6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Receiver Adam Thielen started every game he played for the Minnesota Vikings over the past six seasons. In March, the Vikings released him. Since then, the team has added only one receiver to its roster: Journeyman Brandon Powell, who has started eight games for three teams over the past

6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Just one year ago, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen flew to Eugene, Oregon, for a first-hand look at Kayvon Thibodeaux. It seemed par for the course at the time, a first-year general manager with the fifth and seventh picks in the NFL draft scouting a highly

6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — One of the newest Cincinnati Bengals sat in front of a relatively empty locker, grinned and reflected on the opportunity ahead as the team started its offseason program. Tight end Irv Smith Jr. had a couple of clothing items, a water bottle and a commemorative game ball in his new

11:29 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Four Lions players, including 2022 first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players leaguewide to be suspended for violating the NFL’s gambling policy after an investigation by the league. Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore have been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games, as

8:13 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have done the easy part by picking up the fifth-year option for 2024 on CeeDee Lamb, but would like to sign the wide receiver to a long-term extension at some point this season. The Cowboys made the option official on Thursday about two weeks before a

3:26 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have hired former Detroit Lions head coach and New England Patriots assistant Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Coach Nick Sirianni said during a news conference Thursday that it was “trending” in the direction of Patricia being hired. “Obviously his résumé speaks

9:01 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have signed kicker Tyler Bass to a four-year extension that keeps him with the team through the 2027 season, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth up to $21 million with $12.3 million guaranteed, sources confirmed to ESPN. “I’m still going to grind,” Bass

Apr 19, 2023 When Chris Weinke talked to teams before the 2001 NFL draft, he didn’t receive many direct questions about his age. But Weinke, a national championship and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Florida State, knew that the numbers 28 and 29 — his playing age when he finished college, and his age when the

6:40 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They still talk about the “Odell Beckham catch” all these years later, not only because Anthony Richardson appeared to be levitating midair as he reached behind for the football, but because Anthony Richardson is no wide receiver. Richardson has always been a quarterback, but his team had a need

Apr 21, 2023 DJ Bien-AimeESPN We are heading into the last week of the XFL regular season, and four teams are fighting for the two remaining playoff spots. In the North Division, the Seattle Sea Dragons and the St. Louis Battlehawks enter Week 10 with identical 6-3 records. The Battlehawks take on the Orlando Guardians