12:54 PM ET It’s NFL draft week, a time when even an anonymous post on social media can trigger rushes of betting action at sportsbooks. It happened again Tuesday morning. Bryce Young remains the consensus favorite to be the top pick, listed at -1400 at Caesars Sportsbook, but Tuesday, multiple sportsbooks reported receiving a surge

8:03 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Don’t tell the Green Bay Packers they’re about to go through a rebuild. That’s not how general manager Brian Gutekunst is looking at the post-Aaron Rodgers era even if one of their most prominent veteran players, All Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, has used that very word on

3:59 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans general manager Ran Carthon said the team has not fielded calls regarding trades for Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry. “It is what it is,” Carthon said Monday.

4:25 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After offering the biggest public vote of confidence yet in Brock Purdy as the San Francisco 49ers‘ starting quarterback on March 27, general manager John Lynch has seen an uptick in interest from other teams in another quarterback on the roster: Trey Lance. At the league meetings in

8:36 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl edge rusher Brian Burns had surgery on his right ankle last week, but he’s expected to be ready for training camp with no limitations for the upcoming season, the team said Monday. Burns missed the regular-season finale with an ankle sprain. He recovered in time

1:01 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Did Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay privately prefer quarterback Ryan Leaf over Peyton Manning with the top pick in the 1998 NFL draft? Leaf, the eventual No. 2 selection, says he believes Irsay did. Irsay, however, has a different recollection. “That is a complete untruth and a complete

Apr 25, 2023 Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Did Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay privately prefer quarterback Ryan Leaf over Peyton Manning with the top pick in the 1998 NFL draft? Leaf, the eventual No. 2 selection, says he believes Irsay did. Irsay, however, has a different recollection. “That is a complete untruth and a complete

6:00 AM ET FOR THE BRIEFEST of moments, the Minnesota Vikings‘ 2003 draft room swelled with relief. A frenzied effort to trade their No. 7 pick had seemingly concluded with a last-minute deal. Rob Brzezinski, Minnesota’s vice president of football operations at the time, had reported the terms to the NFL’s draft table in New

1:04 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts spoke of having “mixed emotions” as his five-year extension worth $255 million was recognized by the organization Monday, saying he was thankful for the financial windfall but “just so hungry” to achieve more on the football field. “Money is nice,” Hurts said. “Championships are better.” That

2:04 PM ET PITTSBURGH — At 29 years old, wide receiver Allen Robinson is the oldest wide receiver in the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ position group. It’s a spot he’s never been in before in his 10-year NFL career. But Robinson, traded to the Steelers from the Los Angeles Rams last week in exchange for a swap