5:10 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the Patriots selected Devin McCourty in the first round of the 2010 draft, the pick wasn’t met with thunderous optimism. But the 27th overall pick, who was initially viewed by some as a special teams player because coach Bill Belichick was touting his ability to help on all
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5:41 PM ET Courtney Cronin Close Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. David Newton Close David Newton ESPN Staff Writer Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN
5:50 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It sure sounds like the Green Bay Packers would prefer to move on from Aaron Rodgers and begin the Jordan Love era immediately. While Packers president Mark Murphy did not rule out the possibility that Rodgers could return as the team’s starting quarterback, it apparently isn’t the team’s
3:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins will exercise the fifth-year option on Tua Tagovailoa, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday, locking the quarterback in well ahead of the May 2 deadline. The NFL Network was first to report the team’s decision. Tagovailoa set career highs in passing yards, touchdowns, completion percentage and
3:17 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday after 13 seasons, which included three Super Bowl championships. “I’m officially retiring from the NFL. It has been a great ride,” McCourty said in a video posted to Instagram with his twin brother, Jason. “I
1:51 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Forty days after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow during an NFC Championship Game loss, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy finally had surgery to repair it on Friday. The team announced that Purdy’s surgery took place Friday morning. In a statement, the Niners said
2:57 PM ET Running back James Robinson, who was scheduled to be a restricted free agent, will not be tendered an offer by the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday. Robinson, who was acquired by the Jets in a midseason trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, will be a free agent.
1:16 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Needing to get under the salary cap by next week, the Dallas Cowboys created about $30 million in room on Friday by restructuring the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott and right guard Zack Martin. The Cowboys were roughly pegged about $18 million over the cap, but these moves get
11:46 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Veteran defensive end Brandon Graham has agreed to terms on a one-year deal to stay with the Eagles, declining to enter free agency out of loyalty to the organization, he told ESPN on Friday. The deal is worth up to $6 million, according to a source. Graham, 34, is coming
1:28 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80. Taylor’s family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson’s