4:55 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have signed Brandin Cooks to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is worth $80 million, a source told ESPN’s
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9:30 AM ET They say it takes three years to truly evaluate an NFL draft class, but the New Orleans Saints shifted that process into hyperdrive last season with one of the best rookie hauls in league history. Running back Alvin Kamara and cornerback Marshon Lattimore became the first duo to sweep the league’s Offensive
10:35 PM ET Six-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas used his Instagram account to nudge the Seattle Seahawks in contract negotiations, suggesting that the team he helped lead to its lone Super Bowl victory should trade him if an extension remains elusive. Thomas is entering the final year of a four-year, $40 million extension. His
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
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