11:57 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have signed versatile tight end Josh Hill to a three-year extension worth $8.85 million, sources told ESPN’s Field Yates. Hill, 28, has been a valuable blocker, pass-catcher and special-teams player for the Saints since they first signed him as an undrafted free agent from Idaho
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12:29 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have parted ways with longtime coach Marvin Lewis, who endorsed his friend Hue Jackson as his replacement. Lewis had one season remaining on a contract extension he signed last year. In a statement, the team said the decision was mutual. The 60-year-old Lewis coached the Bengals for 16
11:07 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Steve Wilks era in Arizona is over. A source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that the Cardinals fired Wilks on Monday, a day after finishing 3-13 in his first season as head coach for their worst record in 18 years. Wilks, 49, was hired Jan. 22 for his first
10:09 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have parted ways with longtime coach Marvin Lewis, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Lewis had one season remaining on a contract extension he signed last year. Lewis, 60, coached the Bengals for 16 seasons and will leave with a 131-122-3 record. Although he leaves with the
10:16 AM ET Adam Gase has been fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins after three seasons, he told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington on Monday, and the team will begin a search to find the franchise’s fourth full-time coach this decade. Gase couldn’t escape the mediocrity that has followed the Dolphins since 2000. He finished 23-25,
9:51 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Freddie Kitchens has joined Gregg Williams as candidates for the Cleveland Browns‘ head-coaching opening, general manager John Dorsey said Monday. Williams will interview Tuesday, while Kitchens’ interview has not yet been scheduled. Dorsey said both earned their interviews with the way they handled the team as interim coach (Williams)
9:46 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Having just completed their first back-to-back losing seasons since the early 1970s, the Denver Broncos fired Vance Joseph on Monday, a day after the team finished 6-10. Joseph told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he has been fired. “We just met, and (John Elway) is making a change,” Joseph told
9:00 AM ET Every NFL season is a new opportunity to learn. In some cases, the things you pick up from a campaign are brand new (or close), like seeing Chip Kelly work in that debut Monday Night Football game against Washington in 2013. Others are just reminders of things I either took for granted
8:49 AM ET The Oakland Raiders are hiring NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock as their general manager, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Raiders coach Jon Gruden called Mayock a “passionate personnel man” following his team’s season-ending 35-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. “He loves it,” Gruden said. “He has done it for
8:30 AM ET The Los Angeles Chargers are expected to have a pair of key offensive playmakers for the first round of the playoffs, including the return of a star tight end who has yet to play this season. Despite limping off in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos in Week 17, running back