7:46 PM ET Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers has received a four-year extension, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, which keeps Myers in Seattle through the 2026 season, is for $21.1 million and could be worth up to $22.6 million with incentives, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Myers, whose contract was set to expire in
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4:25 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to a contract extension last spring, the unspoken expectation was that he would remain the team’s quarterback through at least the 2023 season. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirmed that timetable Wednesday. Left uncertain, however, is whether Cousins — who will turn 35
4:20 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Matt Canada is returning as the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, team spokesperson Burt Lauten confirmed to ESPN. Canada, 50, signed a one-year contract extension last year through the 2023 season and will be the offensive coordinator for a third season. He was previously the quarterbacks coach for the 2020 season.
4:12 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys still plan to have Brett Maher kick in Sunday’s divisional round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, but they will sign Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad as insurance, according to sources. Maher missed four extra points in Monday’s wild-card win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
11:51 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues his road to recovery, he has begun spending more time at the team’s facility. Coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday that Hamlin was there “almost daily,” visiting on Tuesday and Wednesday. “It’s limited, just overall,” McDermott said of what Hamlin
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7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The 2022 NFL season‘s rookie class was truly impressive. Two running backs broke 1,000 rushing yards, while two receivers hit 1,000 receiving yards. Seven players scored at least five times from scrimmage. Twelve first-year defenders had three or more sacks, four had 100-plus tackles, and nine had three or more
9:23 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — After experiencing the first winning season in the Motor City since 2017, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has informed the team that he’ll return for the 2023 season, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s David Newton on Tuesday night. Johnson had received serious interest for multiple head-coaching
6:21 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans are hiring Ran Carthon, the San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel, as their new general manager, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini and Jeff Darlington on Tuesday.
7:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will go into the divisional round of the playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers with kicker Brett Maher battling the yips. Maher became the first player in any NFL game since 1932 — a span of 16,207 regular-season and playoff contests — to miss four extra