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9:59 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings will release receiver Adam Thielen on Friday, according to a source, concluding a storied tenure for the Minnesotan who captured the hearts of fans throughout the region. Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and having played collegiately at Minnesota State Mankato, Thielen signed with the team in 2013 after serving

7:21 PM ET Free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be holding a workout for NFL teams on Friday in Arizona, sources told ESPN. Beckham, 30, missed all of this past season because of a torn ACL that occurred in last year’s Super Bowl. He did go on a free-agent tour in which he visited

7:00 AM ET RUSSELL GAGE WAS taking out the trash at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 — two days before the official start of NFL free agency — when a random number popped up on his phone. Gage answered the call with suspicion. “Hi, this is Tom Brady,” Gage heard on the other

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff NFL free agency is just a few days away, and the 2023 class is loaded. Who are the top free agents, and where will they sign? Which teams should be watched closely over the next few weeks? And which quarterbacks could find a new home? The legal negotiation period opens

2:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley said he gambled on football during a period when he was depressed and angry and called it “stupid” and the “‘worst mistake of his life.” Ridley said in a piece posted on The Players’ Tribune that he was not in a good place after leaving

4:44 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals released wide receiver Chosen Robbie Anderson on Wednesday, marking the end of his brief career in Arizona. The Cardinals traded for Anderson on Oct. 17 from the Carolina Panthers, but he didn’t reach the same level of productivity in 10 games with Arizona as he did

7:15 AM ET NFL NationESPN NFL free agency is right around the corner, with the negotiating window starting Monday before players can be signed at the start of the new league year on Wednesday, March 15. This results in multiyear contracts worth millions of dollars, news conferences and giddiness from fans and front office people

4:05 PM ET The New York Giants on Tuesday signed quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year contract and used their nonexclusive franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. The Giants made the moves just ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline for NFL teams to use their franchise and transition tags. The team confirmed the

3:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens placed the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson on Tuesday, taking the NFL’s top potential free agent off the market. The Ravens made the long-expected move official by using the tag just before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. Baltimore and Jackson, who doesn’t have an

6:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year is coming back to Seattle. The Seahawks and Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith reached agreement on a contract Monday, the team announced. Sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter that the deal is for three years and $105 million, and includes

3:57 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — After the Dallas Cowboys placed the $10.091 million franchise tag on Tony Pollard on Monday, the attention immediately moved to fellow running back Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott is set to count $16.4 million against the salary cap with a nonguaranteed $10.4 million base salary. The Cowboys could look for Elliott

3:49 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will apparently wait until Tuesday’s deadline before placing the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson. “Today and up until 3:30 tomorrow, a lot of energy will be utilized in trying to get a deal done,” Ravens executive vice president Ozzie Newsome told “The Bernie Kosar

7:06 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The bystander couldn’t help but notice the young man with the huge frame and gigantic shoulders, the one towering over everyone in his orbit. Finally, curiosity got the best of this visitor to the Indiana Convention Center. “So, what position do you play?” the man asked Anthony Richardson,

1:36 PM ET New York Jets left tackle Duane Brown, 37, a five-time Pro Bowl selection who underwent recent surgery to repair a torn left rotator cuff, has decided to return for his 17th season, his agent, Kennard McGuire, told ESPN on Sunday. Brown said at the end of the season that he’d take some

Mar 3, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS — Wide receiver Jordan Addison doesn’t have much control over his future home, but he supports the idea of teaming with Steelers quarterback and former Pitt teammate Kenny Pickett. “Hey man, if we reunite, that’d be good,” Addison said at the NFL scouting combine Friday. “That’d be real cool. Real easy

9:17 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have informed veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer of their intention to release him before the start of free agency on March 15, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The Patriots have starter Mac Jones and 2022 fourth-round pick Bailey Zappe at quarterback and will likely

6:28 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson said he has referred to himself as “Cam Jackson” because he liked Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson so much. During the quarterback workouts at the NFL’s scouting combine on Saturday, Richardson looked every bit as physically imposing as Newton and ran almost like Jackson. At

7:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Save for a global pandemic, the NFL scouting combine has been held in Indianapolis each year since 1987. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, however, believes the combine has outlived its usefulness. During Super Bowl week, he took aim at the annual centralized event, which involves more than 300