6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It doesn’t matter where the Green Bay Packers find their next backup quarterback; Matt Flynn proved that. But find one they must before Jordan Love starts the regular-season opener some five months from now. As if Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst doesn’t have enough on his to-do list

8:02 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Xavier Smith finished his high school playing career without much attention or fanfare. His dreams of playing football at a higher level appeared bleak. He didn’t have the snazzy statistics like some

11:10 AM ET ESPN News Services Denver Broncos legend John Elway is no longer employed by the franchise, as his consulting contract ended and will not be renewed. Elway confirmed his departure to 9News in Denver on Tuesday, saying the new ownership of the team puts the Broncos “in good hands.” His contract as a

2:50 PM ET Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill is accused of gross misconduct, including cheating, discrimination and harassment, in an arbitration claim filed Tuesday by former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. McDonough maintained that both he and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks were left with no choice but to follow

Apr 4, 2023 The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer to a two-year deal, it was announced Tuesday. Earlier this offseason, the Raiders signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million contract on March 17. Las Vegas also has the No. 7 pick in this month’s draft. Hoyer was released by the

3:35 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre argued in a new court filing Monday that a lawsuit against him seeking to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest-ever corruption case should be dismissed because the state Department of Human Services lacks evidence and is attempting to deflect

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — With Lamar Jackson’s future uncertain, the Baltimore Ravens have to prepare for the possibility of needing to find a starting quarterback in 2023, whether it’s signing Teddy Bridgewater or Carson Wentz — or acquiring someone after the draft. Jackson, who has requested a trade, could decide to protest

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks‘ surprising decision to withdraw the restricted free agent tender on safety Ryan Neal last week was a product of how active they’ve been in free agency and how much they still have to do. With the makeover of their front seven still far from complete,

6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles remembers when he met Baker Mayfield. It came in 2018, when Bowles was the head coach of the New York Jets, who held the No. 3 overall pick of that draft. They were in search of a franchise quarterback, which brought Bowles to

7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Gene Chizik still remembers the first time he noticed Cole Holcomb. Only a few months into his first stint as North Carolina defensive coordinator, Chizik was overseeing a rotation of linebackers during a spring scrimmage. When a helmet popped off a member of the second string, Chizik called for the