4:37 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller said the health & safety innovation committee will recommend an expanded use of the Guardian Cap to the competition committee after favorable results in 2022. According to Miller, concussions were down 52% for offensive and defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers who wore the

8:46 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has reached an agreement to sell his portion of the team to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam at a $3.5 billion valuation, sources told ESPN. The deal, which represents Lasry’s portion of the Bucks, or approximately 25% of the team, is still pending

9:29 AM ET Longtime New England Patriots captain Devin McCourty passionately defended Mac Jones as the team’s quarterback of the future, adding that team leaders such as Jones are encouraged by coach Bill Belichick to speak up. “What I love about Mac is that Mac came into a leadership role as a quarterback and he

10:08 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The 2023 season will be Dak Prescott‘s eighth as the Dallas Cowboys‘ starting quarterback, and despite Prescott winning just two playoff games, executive vice president Stephen Jones still believes Prescott can take the franchise to its first Super Bowl since 1995. “I’ve got all the faith in the world we

6:45 AM ET NFL Nation reporters We’re quickly approaching the NFL‘s version of Silly Season, as the free agency negotiating period will start March 13 in the lead-up to the start of the league year on March 15. Many players will be getting paid by their current teams, while others will be on the move.

6:00 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum has a good idea of what Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles is about to experience at the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. Tannenbaum, now an ESPN analyst, was the GM of the New York Jets in February 2006 when he spotted Houston Texans GM Charley Casserly in the

6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The first order of business for the New York Giants this offseason was taking care of some of their exclusive rights free agents. Among them was Isaiah Hodgins, the former Buffalo Bills wide receiver whom the Giants claimed off waivers in early November and almost immediately worked his

7:24 AM ET The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12

7:47 AM ET Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter, considered one of the top players in this year’s NFL draft, will not participate in the workout portion of this week’s scouring combine but will conduct interviews with teams and undergo a physical, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus and agent Ryan Matha told

6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers made a significant change after the season when they fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and replaced him with former