12:28 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Coach Matt LaFleur noticed it from the moment Jordan Love walked back into Green Bay Packers headquarters last month for the start of offseason workouts. The quarterback returned for his NFL season No. 4 knowing that as soon as the Aaron Rodgers-to-the-New York Jets trade was finalized, he
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10:03 AM ET The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed on a one-year contract extension worth up to $22.5 million, including $13.5 million fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The extension comes before the deadline for teams to exercise the fifth-year option on players taken in the first
9:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Super Bowl LVII was the most-watched U.S.-based telecast of all time, according to revised data announced Tuesday by ratings agency Nielson. The Kansas City Chiefs‘ 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12 drew an average of 115.1 million viewers across all platforms, nearly 2 million more than
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys took Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the NFL draft, the Michigan defensive tackle heard congratulations from owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy over the phone. There was one part of the conversation between McCarthy and the newest defender that
6:00 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Hours before the NFL draft began Thursday night, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called quarterback Anthony Richardson and shared a secret he’d been keeping for weeks. “I said, ‘There’s a good chance you’ll be coming to Indy in three hours,'” Irsay said. “But I said, ‘I don’t know.
8:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks are declining their fifth-year option on starting inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. Exercising Brooks’ option would have locked him into a fully guaranteed $12.722 million salary for 2024. Instead, he’ll enter the final year of his rookie contract, which
7:40 PM ET After failing to address their offensive tackle need until Day 3 of the NFL draft, the New York Jets bolstered the position Monday by signing veteran free agent Billy Turner, the team announced. Turner, 31, who started seven games last season for the Denver Broncos, will be reunited with offensive coordinator Nathaniel
5:48 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai‘s status for offseason workouts remains uncertain as he recovers from offseason shoulder surgery. On Monday, Ossai told local reporters that he had surgery in February to repair a torn shoulder labrum he sustained in the Week 14 win over the Cleveland Browns on Dec.
12:37 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the weeks leading up to the 2023 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos‘ decision-makers kept saying how much they believed in wide receiver Jerry Jeudy‘s potential. Monday, the team formally showed that by picking up Jeudy’s fifth-year option. Jeudy, who was the Broncos’ first-round pick in 2020, is now
1:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens made the long-expected move of declining the fifth-year option on inside linebacker Patrick Queen, a source told ESPN on Monday. Queen, 23, would have received $12.722 million in 2024 under the option. Now, the 28th overall pick in the 2020 draft enters the final year