6:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year is coming back to Seattle. The Seahawks and Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith have reached an agreement on a three-year, $105 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter on Monday. The deal includes $52 million in the first year,
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3:57 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — After the Dallas Cowboys placed the $10.091 million franchise tag on Tony Pollard on Monday, the attention immediately moved to fellow running back Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott is set to count $16.4 million against the salary cap with a nonguaranteed $10.4 million base salary. The Cowboys could look for Elliott
3:49 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will apparently wait until Tuesday’s deadline before placing the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson. “Today and up until 3:30 tomorrow, a lot of energy will be utilized in trying to get a deal done,” Ravens executive vice president Ozzie Newsome told “The Bernie Kosar
3:03 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in a drunken car crash in 2021. Las
3:11 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees appears to have “a clean tear” in his right ACL after meeting with doctors on Monday, a source told ESPN. Vorhees injured his right knee during drills at the league’s annual scouting combine Sunday in Indianapolis. It’s rare for a player to suffer a
2:44 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs will not be using their franchise tag on left tackle Orlando Brown, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, an unexpected move that opens the door for Brown to become a free agent. Brown and the Chiefs couldn’t agree on a long-term contract last offseason, so he played this
2:13 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The NFL on Monday fully reinstated Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley from his suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy. Ridley, who had applied for reinstatement from his indefinite suspension for gambling on NFL games on Feb. 15, is now eligible to participate in all team activities immediately.
12:20 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — NFL free agency is off and running, and the New Orleans Saints are the first team to make major waves, with the addition of former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. The new league year officially begins at 4 p.m. ET March 15, which means free agent signings can
12:12 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed their franchise tag on running back Tony Pollard, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 2023 franchise tender for a running back is worth $10.09 million, which immediately counts against the Cowboys’ salary cap whether he signs the tender immediately or not. The deadline
11:30 AM ET ESPN staff 2023 NFL free agency officially starts March 15 at 4 p.m. ET, which coincides with the start of the new league year. Teams and free agents can begin to agree to terms on new deals before officially signing them, though. The negotiating window starts on March 13 at noon ET.