5:54 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon, speaking Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine, offered some insight regarding his evaluation of quarterback Ryan Tannehill. “He’s been a diligent worker, been in

5:07 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Dolphins have not yet made a decision on whether to pick up quarterback Tua Tagovailoa‘s fifth-year option, coach Mike McDaniel said Tuesday. Speaking at the NFL scouting combine, McDaniel said it’s still something he and general manager Chris Grier are discussing leading up to the May

4:04 PM ET George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper who prepared and then advised the preparation of every Super Bowl field, believes the issues that plagued the field at Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, could have been avoided. The 94-year-old told ESPN that he believes the field was overwatered in the

4:35 PM ET Veteran offensive lineman Austin Blythe announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons on Tuesday. “The last 7 years have been nothing short of amazing,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “For a short, unathletic, undersized kid from Iowa, I’ve played a lot of football, met countless coaches and teammates that

6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2023 NFL combine is in full swing, which means that the NFL draft is swiftly approaching. This year’s draft will offer plenty of excitement, starting right at the top. The Chicago Bears are “leaning toward” trading the No. 1 pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. And with multiple quarterback-needy

8:28 AM ET DANIEL SNYDER’S FINAL breakup from his longtime minority partners in Washington’s NFL franchise began with a footnote in an April 2020 financial report. The note revealed a $55 million credit line the team had taken out 16 months earlier without the knowledge and required approval of Snyder’s minority partners — the three

8:03 AM ET NFL NationESPN Before NFL free agency begins, teams are allowed to apply franchise tags to players beginning Feb. 21 through March 7 to give them a sense of what they need to do before the league year starts on March 15. The franchise tag is a designation that teams can apply to

6:35 AM ET The Washington Commanders placed the franchise tag on defensive tackle Daron Payne on Tuesday, making Payne the first player to receive the tag this offseason, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. If Payne plays on the franchise tag, he is projected to receive $18.937 million. It is a nonexclusive tag, meaning other teams

3:38 PM ET The Washington Commanders released quarterback Carson Wentz on Monday, in a move that had been long expected. The move saves Washington $26.176 million on the salary cap this offseason. Wentz had two years remaining on his contract but had no guaranteed money. The Commanders also released defensive back Bobby McCain on Monday,

10:07 AM ET Quarterbacks C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will throw at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, but Bryce Young will wait for Alabama’s pro day on March 23, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Reid on Monday. Although he won’t throw, Young will go through medicals and measurements, the sources told Reid. Richardson also