5:45 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The first time Jimmy Garoppolo met Josh McDaniels? Garoppolo was on a pre-draft visit with the New England Patriots in the spring of 2014 and McDaniels, then the Patriots’ offensive coordinator, was running the quarterback through his offense on the whiteboard. “I don’t know if it was planned, but

7:04 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans approached Kevin Byard about taking a pay cut, but the Pro Bowl safety does not believe his play warrants a decrease in salary, sources told ESPN’s

4:03 PM ET The Miami Dolphins signed a pair of AFC East castoffs Friday, adding former New York Jets wide receiver Braxton Berrios and former New England Patriots punter Jake Bailey. Berrios was released Wednesday after four seasons in New York when talks on a possible restructured deal fell through. In 2021, Berrios was named

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The first week of 2023 NFL free agency is in the books. Quarterbacks Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints), Jimmy Garoppolo (Las Vegas Raiders), Taylor Heinicke (Atlanta Falcons), Andy Dalton (Carolina Panthers), Jarrett Stidham (Denver Broncos), Jacoby Brissett (Washington Commanders), Mike White (Miami Dolphins), Case Keenum (Houston Texans), Sam Darnold (San

8:02 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent tight end Mike Gesicki that is worth up to $9 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. Gesicki will pair with veteran Hunter Henry to give the Patriots a tight end duo the team

10:26 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott will have one familiar voice in the quarterback room this year: backup Cooper Rush has agreed to a two-year deal worth $5 million and includes a $1.25 million signing bonus, according to sources. Rush can make up to $6 million on the deal. Rush has a 5-1

7:44 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles and star cornerback Darius Slay agreed to a $42 million extension that includes $23 million fully guaranteed, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Slay had been scheduled to enter the final year of his three-year, $50 million deal that he signed in 2020. With the extension, which

7:10 PM ET The Chicago Bears are signing former Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan and former Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman to one-year deals, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Foreman’s deal is worth $3 million, a source said. Tonyan becomes the second key offensive player to leave the Packers in free agency,

1:14 AM ET Quarterback Marcus Mariota has reached an agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year, $5 million deal worth up to $8 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Atlanta Falcons released Mariota on Feb. 28 in a move to both free up more salary cap space and move on from a

8:01 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are expected to make additional quarterback maneuvers before the offseason ends, but they bolstered the position a bit with Thursday’s signing of former Philadelphia Eagles backup Gardner Minshew, a team source confirmed. Indianapolis holds the fourth overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, with which it