4:36 PM ET Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah did not reach a deal by Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to sign franchise players and will play under the franchise tag, the team announced. Ansah’s contract will expire after this season, when he will be scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Ansah has recorded
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7:45 AM ET What would a lineup of under-25 NFL all-stars look like? Glad you asked. We polled 43 of our NFL insiders — reporters, analysts, former players — to find out which players under age 25 will be the best at each position over the next three seasons. The results included four Saints (the
9:25 PM ET Detroit Lions franchise-tagged defensive end Ziggy Ansah will not reach a deal by Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to sign franchise players, league sources said Sunday. Ansah’s contract will expire after this season, when he will be scheduled to become a free agent. Ansah has recorded 44 sacks in five NFL seasons,
10:55 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is taking the optimistic approach to Le’Veon Bell‘s franchise tag negotiations. Appearing at the Hampton Roads Youth Foundation football camp over the weekend, Tomlin told WAVY Channel 10 that he would like the Steelers to sign Bell to a long-term contract before Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline.
8:23 PM ET An executive for the NFLPA on Friday told a room of state legislators and gaming industry officials that players are concerned about what expanded legal sports betting means for them in their private and on-field lives. “There are serious consequences, particularly for the athletes,” said Casey Schwab, vice president of business and
9:12 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Michael Irvin agrees with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s decision not to acknowledge Terrell Owens individually during enshrinement weekend in Canton, Ohio, next month. “We can’t spend this moment for all these other guys talking about the guy that is not here,” the Hall of Fame wide
8:33 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In an offseason that saw Jason Witten retire to the Monday Night Football broadcast booth while Antonio Gates awaits a team to sign him and Rob Gronkowski flirts with ending his NFL career, it’s safe to say the tight end position in the NFL is in a state
3:54 PM ET As NFL offenses change, so does the tight end position. The classic two-way tight ends who spend a majority of their time in-line and are equally adept at catching the football and blocking are on their way to extinction with Jason Witten retired, Antonio Gates‘ future unclear and speculation that Rob Gronkowski
8:25 PM ET Associated Press PLANO, Texas — Walt Coleman doesn’t see the revamped catch rule as a big change for NFL game officials because the veteran referee believes they’ve already been calling catches the new way. If anything, Coleman figures there will be fewer reviews of their rulings. “Most of the calls that seemed
2:39 PM ET DeMarco Murray, a three-time Pro Bowl running back, has retired after seven seasons in the NFL. “It’s been a long time thinking, the last year or two, and physically, mentally and emotionally, I think it’s time for me to hang it up,” Murray said in making his announcement Friday on ESPN’s NFL