8:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In search of a kicker to replace free agent Robbie Gould, the San Francisco 49ers turned back to an increasingly familiar trade partner on Friday. San Francisco acquired kicker Zane Gonzalez from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional swap of late-round picks in the 2025 NFL

3:13 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Jerry Green, a Detroit sportswriter who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, The Detroit News said Friday. Green retired as a columnist at the News in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year. His streak began with Green

Mar 24, 2023 NFL experts After a busy first week to 2023 NFL free agency, the deals have started to slow down. Teams have added impact playmakers across their depth charts, though free agents like Odell Beckham Jr. and Bobby Wagner are still on the market. Notably, Orlando Brown Jr., Javon Hargrave, Jimmy Garoppolo and

6:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Lamar Jackson offseason saga took another unexpected turn with the distribution of a league-wide memo and the involvement of a business partner on fitness equipment named Ken Francis. On Thursday, the NFL sent out a memo to all clubs notifying them that a person not certified by

7:35 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. He attended an Aces game on May 31 and later sent Las Vegas star Kelsey Plum a jersey and other gifts. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “I am very

8:49 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are giving All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson a one-year, $33.445 million contract extension that includes $30 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Johnson is now under contract through 2026. One of the top offensive tackles in the league, Johnson hasn’t surrendered a sack the

3:49 PM ET Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has narrowed down his options about where to play in 2023 to the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Elliott, 27, would like to make his decision about where to sign by the end of next week, the

5:34 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Carolina Panthers traded for the No. 1 pick of the NFL draft to have a shot at Alabama’s Bryce Young or Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, and consecutive pro days for the quarterbacks only reinforced that decision. Carolina’s large pro day contingent that has included owners David and Nicole

7:32 PM ET The NFL’s competition committee has proposed a new rule that would spot a fair catch on a kickoff at the 25-yard line, even if it is made inside of that yardage marker in the field of play. The proposal was one of eight additional rule-change proposals the committee added to the 15

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers is 0-for-2 in recruiting Odell Beckham Jr. Maybe the third time will be the charm. The New York Jets‘ presumptive quarterback, unsuccessful in 2021 and 2022 when Beckham was a free agent, included him on his so-called wish list, saying recently on “The Pat McAfee Show,”