6:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Without the trade of running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989, the Dallas Cowboys‘ Super Bowl drought could be in its fifth decade, who knows? Instead it is at 26 years and counting because the Walker deal propelled the Cowboys from 1-15 in coach Jimmy Johnson’s first
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1:52 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are trading quarterback Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders for a package of picks, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Colts will receive the Commanders’ third-round picks in 2022 and 2023, sources told Schefter. The 2023 third-rounder can become a second-round pick if Wentz plays 70% of Washington’s
3:57 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals released veteran linebacker Jordan Hicks on Wednesday. Hicks, 29, played at a high level last season, registering 116 tackles and four sacks, but the Cardinals are making the move to give fellow inside linebacker Zaven Collins, drafted in the first round last year, more playing time. The Cardinals had
7:17 PM ET A 25-year-old woman is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging that the billionaire paid her mother hundreds of thousands of dollars in 1996 to conceal that he was the girl’s biological father, a secret that the lawsuit says she has carried her entire life. At the age of 1, the girl
4:32 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva announced his retirement Wednesday after seven NFL seasons, which followed his time serving in the U.S. Army. Villanueva, 33, reached two Pro Bowls as a left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, protecting Ben Roethlisberger‘s blind side for six years. But Villanueva decided to call
9:56 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As the quarterback carousel spins, the New York Giants are expected to make a run at free agent Mitchell Trubisky when the negotiating window opens next week, sources told ESPN. If Trubisky were to sign with the Giants, it would be with the intention of pushing incumbent Daniel
3:45 PM ET Associated Press Brian Flores wants the NFL to reject the Miami Dolphins‘ request for an arbitration hearing regarding his class-action lawsuit against the team and the league alleging racist hiring practices. Flores’ lawyer sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, urging him to turn down Miami’s request and have
9:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — A franchise-altering day for the Seattle Seahawks continued Tuesday evening with the team informing All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner that he is being released, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The news came hours after Schefter’s report that the Seahawks have agreed to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the
Mar 8, 2022 After weeks of negotiations, in one of the biggest trades in NFL history, the Denver Broncos have agreed to send a significant package of players and draft picks to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Broncos have agreed to trade quarterback
1:29 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The text had more exclamation points than words. In response to a message asking how happy he was on Tuesday afternoon, after Aaron Rodgers had announced his return to the Green Bay Packers and receiver Davante Adams had been retained on the franchise tag (for now), a member
1:16 PM ET The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore to the Panthers for a 2023 sixth-round pick, Carolina announced Wednesday. The trade comes after the Patriots and Gilmore could not agree to terms on a restructured contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and both sides had said public farewells.
1:07 PM ET Rookie Justin Fields will remain the Chicago Bears‘ starting quarterback going forward this season, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Nagy had previously said veteran Andy Dalton would regain the starting job once he was healthy enough to return from a knee injury that has sidelined him the past two weeks. Fields led
1:26 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he never considered resigning in the wake of two viral videos that emerged showing him with at least one woman who was not his wife in a Columbus, Ohio, bar. But he did apologize again Wednesday, once to players and staff in a
5:27 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr took umbrage Wednesday with Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa‘s critical comments of his play, intimating that they could serve as motivation. “I just thought it was unfortunate that he’d even think to say it,” Carr said. “Maybe he was just trying
3:42 PM ET Associated Press NFL and network executives expected ratings to increase this season. But the rate through the first four weeks has still taken many by surprise. Games are averaging 17.3 million viewers on television and digital, a whopping 17% increase over last season and 3% compared to two years ago. Whether the
11:36 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer said Monday he apologized to his team, his family and owner Shad Khan after a viral video surfaced over the weekend that showed a young woman dancing close to his lap. Meyer said he went to Columbus, Ohio, after the Jaguars’ loss at Tennessee
7:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Given the seemingly never-ending spate of injuries that plague his team, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan long ago learned not to believe too much in what he’s told on game days, whether the news is good or bad. Shanahan prefers to wait for further tests to take
7:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets safety Marcus Maye is facing charges from a DUI arrest and car crash that occurred Feb. 22 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to Broward County court records. The arrest, which had not been previously reported, subjects Maye to the NFL’s personal-conduct policy — meaning it