8:02 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent tight end Mike Gesicki that is worth up to $9 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. Gesicki will pair with veteran Hunter Henry to give the Patriots a dual-tight end attack the team hoped
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7:00 AM ET The Carolina Panthers now have the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, and they will surely be targeting a quarterback prospect. The Panthers moved up from No. 9 overall in a trade with the Chicago Bears, who originally had the top pick after a 3-14 season. Four quarterbacks have the
1:14 AM ET Quarterback Marcus Mariota has reached an agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year, $5 million deal worth up to $8 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Atlanta Falcons released Mariota on Feb. 28 in a move to both free up more salary cap space and move on from a
7:44 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles and star cornerback Darius Slay agreed to a $42 million extension that includes $23 million fully guaranteed, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Slay had been scheduled to enter the final year of his three-year, $50 million deal that he signed in 2020. With the extension, which
7:10 PM ET The Chicago Bears are signing former Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan and former Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman to one-year deals, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Foreman’s deal is worth $3 million, a source said. Tonyan becomes the second key offensive player to leave the Packers in free agency,
8:01 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are expected to make additional quarterback maneuvers before the offseason ends, but they bolstered the position a bit with Thursday’s signing of former Philadelphia Eagles backup Gardner Minshew, a team source confirmed. Indianapolis holds the fourth overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, with which it
6:48 PM ET DALLAS — The 2023 offseason has been nothing but change for Dak Prescott. Kellen Moore is now the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers after serving as Prescott’s teammate, position coach and coordinator since 2016. Doug Nussmeier is also with the Chargers after serving three years as the quarterbacks coach. And
7:08 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The Jefferson Parish district attorney’s office has refused charges against New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye due to lack of evidence, it said in a statement Thursday. Maye was arrested on Sept. 1, 2022, on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm after an alleged road rage incident
7:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider made it clear before the start of free agency that the team wanted to re-sign backup quarterback Drew Lock in addition to starter Geno Smith. After keeping Smith on a three-year deal earlier this month, they accomplished that goal by agreeing to terms with
4:24 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Turnover at quarterback was the underlying theme of DJ Moore‘s five seasons in Carolina. Despite catching passes from eight different quarterbacks, the wide receiver, who was a key figure in the Chicago Bears trading the No. 1 overall pick to the Panthers for Moore and four draft picks