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 organization’s

9:24 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have agreed to a contract with wide receiver Robert Woods, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The Texans signed Woods to a two-year, $15.25 million deal with $10 million fully guaranteed, sources said. The contract’s max potential is $17 million. Last season, Woods caught 53

6:46 PM ET ESPN staff The Chicago Bears owned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, thanks to a 3-14 record and the Houston Texans winning in Week 18 of the 2022 season. The Bears parlayed that pick into wide receiver DJ Moore and three additional picks in the next three drafts,

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

9:20 PM ET About a dozen NFL teams seeking flashes of the Odell Beckham Jr. of old attended his free agency workout Friday in Arizona, a source told ESPN. According to the source, coaches and scouts from the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens were among the

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

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

9:59 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings released receiver Adam Thielen on Friday, concluding a storied tenure for the Minnesotan who captured the hearts of fans throughout the region. Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and having played collegiately at Minnesota State Mankato, Thielen signed with the team in 2013 after serving as a tryout player at

6:29 PM ET The NFL Players Association is urging the NFL to avoid a rule change prohibiting the “hip-drop” tackle technique, the union said Friday afternoon in a statement. Officials from the NFL’s health and safety department presented data last month to the competition committee that suggested the method causes injuries at a higher rate

8:17 PM ET 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 in 2006 Courtney Cronin Close Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN