6:08 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have the final financing piece for the NFL’s next pricey stadium with the largest public investment yet that they hope to open for the 2027 season. The Metro Nashville City Council approved by a 26-12 vote early Wednesday morning on the final reading to
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8:55 PM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL draft is almost here. You’ve read the latest mock drafts from ESPN gurus Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay, and even one in which they collaborated. Now it’s time for our NFL Nation reporters to share their expertise on the 2023 NFL draft as we close in on
8:17 PM ET Aaron Rodgers will say hello to the New York Jets with an introductory news conference on Wednesday. He said goodbye to the Green Bay Packers in an Instagram post Tuesday evening. What began with myriad thank-you notes — to the late Ted Thompson for drafting him, his many coaches, teammates, behind-the-scenes staffers
5:06 PM ET Tisha Thompson The NFL has selected the NBA’s former top lawyer to arbitrate an employment dispute between Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell and the team’s former vice president of player personnel, Terry McDonough. Jeffrey Mishkin, the former chief legal officer for the NBA, will “serve as the hearing officer” in the dispute,
5:13 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have picked up the fifth-year option for quarterback Joe Burrow, the team announced Tuesday. The transaction comes ahead of the May 2 deadline for teams to exercise such options for the first-round picks in the 2020 class. According to projections by OverTheCap.com, Burrow’s fifth-year option will land him
4:55 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have formalized the easiest contract move of their complicated offseason, exercising the fifth-year option of All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson. The sides have been working through negotiations on a long-term extension since the end of the 2022 season. In the meantime, Tuesday’s announcement means the Vikings have Jefferson under contract
3:21 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ coaches, scouts and top brass celebrated the acquisition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers with hugs and high fives. The blockbuster move, in the words of general manager Joe Douglas, is “a historic trade for this franchise.” It’s not official yet, as Rodgers still must pass
12:54 PM ET It’s NFL draft week, a time when even an anonymous post on social media can trigger rushes of betting action at sportsbooks. It happened again Tuesday morning. Bryce Young remains the consensus favorite to be the top pick, listed at -1400 at Caesars Sportsbook, but Tuesday, multiple sportsbooks reported receiving a surge
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scott Fitterer appeared relaxed, as relaxed as a general manager with the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL draft could be nine days away from making the biggest decision of his professional career. Even though he hadn’t asked new Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich which quarterback he favored
7:00 AM ET Let’s predict the 2023 NFL draft, probabilistically. That’s the job of ESPN’s Draft Day Predictor, our publicly available tool that uses expert mock drafts, Scouts Inc. grades and team needs to forecast pick probabilities for prospects in the upcoming draft. In other words, we can get a better look at when the