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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 10:32 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs completed a rebuild at offensive tackle by signing veteran Donovan Smith to a one-year contract, a source confirmed Thursday. NFL Network, which first reported the

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 04:07 PM ET Close University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson officially signed his five-year, $260 million contract Thursday, setting NFL records for signing bonus, three-year cash flow and average per season. But Jackson revealed

May 4, 2023, 04:45 PM ET New York Giants All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence reached agreement Thursday on a four-year, $90 million extension, including $60 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal makes Lawrence the third highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL. It comes after Lawrence had elected to stay away from the

Multiple Contributors May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET It’s time to close the books on the 2023 NFL draft and begin looking ahead to next year’s group. And the 2024 class is looking pretty, pretty good. The quarterback class could be even deeper and better than 2023’s was, there are potential franchise options at receiver

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Close Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers‘ new teammates on the New York Jets have spent a week getting to know him — on and off the field — and they don’t mind

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 02:58 PM ET Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has no doubt about where he wants to spend the rest of his career, even after negotiations for a contract extension

May 3, 2023, 10:44 AM ET Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested Wednesday and is facing charges of aggravated sexual battery. Mahomes, 22, was booked into Johnson County (Kansas) Detention Center on a $100,000 bond at 8:42 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to online records. He is

1:00 PM ET Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Anthony Olivieri Former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III unconditionally waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday

6:00 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Hours before the NFL draft began Thursday night, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called quarterback Anthony Richardson and shared a secret he’d been keeping for weeks. “I said, ‘There’s a good chance you’ll be coming to Indy in three hours,'” Irsay said. “But I said, ‘I don’t know.

10:03 AM ET The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed on a one-year contract extension worth up to $22.5 million, including $13.5 million fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The extension comes before the deadline for teams to exercise the fifth-year option on players taken in the first

12:00 PM ET ESPN Fantasy It’s fantasy football draft season! And really, when is it not? With the fantasy impact of free agency digested and rookies finding teams through the NFL draft, it’s time to put it all together with our fresh fantasy football rankings for the 2023 season. Below, you will find our rankings

6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2023 NFL draft wrapped up Saturday and through five rounds, 12 quarterbacks were selected — the most in the common draft era. When the draft ended, there was a total of 43 trades, breaking the record of 40 trades set in 2019. Three general managers ran their first NFL

6:00 AM 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‘ newest quarterback, Will Levis, was one of 17 prospects invited to Kansas City, Missouri, for the 2023 NFL draft. But after not being selected in the

5:37 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett‘s 2-year-old daughter, Arrayah, drowned in a swimming pool at his home in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday. “Today’s tragic news is heartbreaking for all members of the Buccaneers family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shaq, Jordanna and the entire Barrett family during this unimaginably difficult time,”

11:34 AM ET The NFL is targeting May 11 as the date to release its 2023 schedule, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. Commissioner Roger Goodell and scheduling czar Howard Katz will meet Monday as they continue to try to finalize the schedule. They gained more clarity for that task — particularly in scheduling

10:25 AM ET Former Jackson State coach Deion Sanders tweeted Saturday that he is “ashamed” of 31 NFL teams after Isaiah Bolden was the lone HBCU player drafted this year. Bolden, a cornerback and returner for Jackson State, was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (245th overall) on Saturday. Sanders, now

7:25 PM ET When the Houston Texans made the first trade of the NFL’s draft weekend, it was the start of a record number of swaps of players and picks that took place Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At the conclusion of draft business Saturday night teams had completed 43 trades over the three days. It

7:15 PM ET Two things were certain heading into the 2023 NFL draft: Bryce Young would be drafted No. 1 by the Carolina Panthers and everything else would be chaos. Check and check. The other thing that’s certain now that the draft is over: the AFC South is at the dawn of a new era.