3:50 PM ET Jerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter, including her full tuition at SMU and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and to her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas, lawyer who delivered the payments on behalf of the Dallas
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3:23 PM ET Pro-Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner will be staying in the NFC West next season despite his release by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this month. Wagner is signing a five-year, $50 million deal worth up to $65 million with the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.
1:20 PM ET The NFL schedule has yet to be released and the draft is still weeks away, but season-win total odds are already on the board at some sportsbooks. The Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — each with 11.5 — top the season-win totals released Thursday at Caesars Sportsbook. The Green Bay Packers
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Finding “Mount Scoutmore” was the goal. Create a shortlist honoring the most influential and talented NFL scouts in history. Poll those who know, do the research, sift through the records and find four or five who built the foundation of what the profession has become and those who have
1:25 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In one of the most shocking moves of arguably the wildest NFL offseason in recent memory, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that coach Bruce Arians is transitioning from a head-coaching role into a front-office one, with defensive coordinator Todd Bowles being elevated to head coach. The timing of
8:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Arians is stepping down after three seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ head coach and moving into a front-office role with the organization, the team announced Wednesday night. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will replace Arians as head coach. Arians told ESPN he doesn’t see it as a retirement.
6:30 PM ET Cornerback Patrick Peterson announced Wednesday on “All Things Covered,” the podcast he co-hosts with Bryant McFadden, that he will be re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year contract. “I’m gonna stay put in Minnesota and run it back with the guys. Keep it in the North,” he said, while donning a
5:14 PM ET Lawyers for the 25-year-old congressional aide who says Jerry Jones is her biological father blasted the Dallas Cowboys owner Wednesday, saying he “maliciously accuses his own daughter of extortion” and adamantly denying she is part of “a conspiracy to exploit him.” “Even more distasteful is that Mr. Jones has stooped so low
4:07 PM ET Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — The public’s share of the cost of building and operating a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills will exceed $1.1 billion, once long-term maintenance costs are factored in, according to documents released Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a deal Monday in which state and county governments would
3:25 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Evan Neal, a projected top-five pick in the upcoming NFL draft, said he’s willing to play just about any position as a pro. Neal began his career at Alabama at guard but later transitioned to left tackle. “You can pretty much plug me in