Former Ravens and Michigan assistant Matt Weiss indicted on 24 counts
Matt Weiss, an assistant coach who worked for John Harbaugh on the Ravens and Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, has been indicted on 24 counts related to unauthorized access to computer data and identity theft as part of a scheme in which prosecutors say he downloaded individuals’ intimate photos and videos.
NFL Draft intel: Speedy SEC QB lands on radar for Steelers
In four seasons with the Buckeyes, Henderson (5-foot-10, 202 pounds) finished fourth in program history in rushing yards (3,761). Keep in mind he split carries with Quinshon Judkins (6-foot, 221 pounds) in his final season with Ohio State. In Tankathon’s latest mock draft, the Dallas Cowboys take Henderson with pick
Browns add former Bears guard Teven Jenkins
One of the NFL’s top available free agent offensive linemen is heading to Cleveland. Former Bears guard Teven Jenkins is signing with the Browns, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. Jenkins was a 2021 second-round pick of the Bears and played out his rookie contract in Chicago. The Bears
Lions To Sign CB Rock Ya-Sin
March 20th, 2025 at 1:47pm CST by Nikhil Mehta The Lions are signing cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Ya-Sin spent the 2024 season with the 49ers, appearing in 13 games with a majority of his snaps on special teams. He was targeted three times on defense, allowing
Lions agree to terms with CB Rock Ya-Sin
Detroit is adding some depth at defensive back. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, the Lions have agreed to terms with cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. Ya-Sin spent last season with the 49ers, mainly playing special teams. He appeared in 13 contests for the club, playing 32 percent of special teams snaps
Former Cowboys WR making comeback attempt with division rival
Add another ex-Cowboy to Dan Quinn‘s Commanders roster. After visiting Washington early in free agency, Michael Gallup signed with the Commanders on Thursday. Gallup also visited the Commanders last week and scheduled a Seahawks meeting, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports. Gallup will make his comeback attempt for a team rostering a few former Cowboys. Noah
Zack Baun: 2024 was starting point with Eagles, excited to build off of it
Zack Baun had no intention of going anywhere this offseason and the Eagles had no intention of letting him go. Baun joined the Eagles on a one-year deal last offseason and was named a first-team All-Pro and finalist for defensive player of the year before intercepting a pass to help
Patriots Pursued LT Dan Moore Jr.
Despite entering the offseason with a runaway lead in cap space, the Patriots have not added a starting left tackle yet. The draft may become New England’s avenue to address this high-level need, but the team does look to have contributed to framing a pricey market the Titans closed. Dan
Commanders sign Michael Gallup – NBC Sports
Wide receiver Michael Gallup’s NFL return will come in Washington. The Commanders announced that they have signed Gallup on Thursday. He visited with the team earlier this month. Gallup retired after spending the offseason with the Raiders last year and was released from their reserve/retired list when he moved to
Why beat writers changed minds about what Titans will do with top pick
In a mock draft first published on Feb. 20, NFL reporters and beat writers from The Athletic predicted that the Tennessee Titans would hold onto the first pick of the 2025 draft and use it to grab Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter instead of Miami’s Cam Ward, the consensus top
Revamped playoff seeding, if it happens, should spark discussion about schedule formula
The Lions have codified the thing about which many have complained over the years: Division champions hosting wild-card teams with better records. Detroit’s proposal takes the seven playoff teams (four division winners and three wild cards) and seeds them based on record. Winning the division would no longer guarantee a
Giants Eyed Mason Rudolph As QB Option
It is unclear where the Giants reside in the Aaron Rodgers race, but most indications do not have them in the lead. The Vikings may well have been in front, and their decision to stand down for the time being may not accelerate Rodgers’ interest in taking a Pittsburgh or
OL Lucas Patrick set to visit Bengals
The Bengals are scheduled to meet with a potential addition to the interior of their offensive line. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports that guard Lucas Patrick is set to arrive in Cincinnati on Thursday night and to meet with the Bengals on Friday. Patrick signed a one-year deal with
The ‘Most passing yards in an NFL game’ quiz
While Kirk Cousins’ playing future remains uncertain after a rough year with the Atlanta Falcons, you WILL be able to see him on the second season of the Netflix series “Quarterback,” set to come out in July. The Falcons recently raised some eyebrows when they paid the veteran they benched
Damar Hamlin on re-signing with Bills: This is where I want to be my whole career
Bills safety Damar Hamlin will remain in Buffalo after signing a new one-year contract, and he hopes he never plays anywhere else. “It feels amazing to be back,” Hamlin said. “This is home, this is all I know as a pro. I’m connected to this place on a totally different
NFC North Notes: Bears, Lions, Kelly, Pack
March 20th, 2025 at 10:50am CST by Sam Robinson Prior to the Bears agreeing to re-sign Travis Homer, they considered a veteran with ties to Ryan Poles and new running backs coach Eric Bieniemy. Chicago considered Kareem Hunt in free agency, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler tweets. Poles and Bieniemy were with
Overtime proposal shows short-week concerns no longer move the needle
In 2017, when the NFL was still trying to reconcile short-week football with player health and safety, the league reduced regular-season overtime to 10 minutes. Eight years later, a proposal from the Eagles would return the overtime duration to 15 minutes. Although it’s not an official proposal from the Competition
Why Giants, Steelers, Rodgers can wait each other out amid Vikings’ uncertainty
It was initially reported on Wednesday morning that the Minnesota Vikings were “not pursuing” quarterback Aaron Rodgers and were turning to 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy. It’s now clear that the Vikings could give Rodgers a call depending on how McCarthy looks during springtime workouts coming off the full meniscus repair that
Andrew Luck keeps quiet, for now, regarding investigations of Stanford coach Troy Taylor
Andrew Luck might be wondering what he’s gotten himself into. The former Colts quarterback, who shocked the football-following world with a sudden retirement in August 2019, became the G.M. of the Stanford football program last year. And he already has a mess on his hands. As reported by Xuan Thai
Bengals To Meet With OL Lucas Patrick
Managing to carve out starting roles for three teams as a pro, Lucas Patrick is searching for a new team. The 2024 Saints starter may have an opportunity soon, as the Bengals are bringing him in on a visit. Patrick is heading to Cincinnati tonight for a Friday meeting, FOX
Dolphins restructure Austin Jackson’s contract for cap space
The Dolphins have made a procedural move to help out the club. Via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the franchise has restructured offensive lineman Austin Jackson’s contract for cap space. The team converted $9.71 million of Jackson’s 2025 salary to a signing bonus, lowering Jackson’s cap hit from $13.83
Why Andrews was excited about Patriots return before release
Part of New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel closing the door on the franchise’s Bill Belichick era involved the club somewhat surprisingly parting ways with center and team captain David Andrews earlier in March. On the latest edition of his “The Quick Snap Podcast,” Andrews explained why he’s disappointed he
Celtics sell for $6.1 billion, more than any American sports team
NFL business keeps booming. And the latest evidence of the ongoing spike in franchise value comes from the latest sale of a non-NFL team. Via Shams Charania of ESPN.com, Bill Chisolm will buy the Boston Celtics for $6.1 billion. That beats the highest price ever paid for an NFL franchise
Chiefs Pursued Charvarius Ward Reunion
Establishing a clear M.O. during the Andy Reid-Steve Spagnuolo years, the Chiefs have preferred to make their key cornerbacks one-contract players. A recent reminder of this strategy emerged last year, when the team traded L’Jarius Sneed. After a Super Bowl LIX effort that saw the Eagles pick on Sneed replacement
Why insider doesn’t ‘buy’ NFL media partners wouldn’t want Rodgers
Eyebrows were raised when Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports shared in an article published on Wednesday that NFL media partners currently have “surprisingly little interest” in hiring quarterback Aaron Rodgers as an on-air personality, in part because he’s seen as “insufferable” and has “rubbed many members of the press
John Lynch: We have big things coming our way, had to clear room
The 49ers have said goodbye to a number of players since the start of the league year and General Manager John Lynch said on Wednesday that it has been “terrible” to see those players depart, but he also offered some positive thoughts for fans worried that the team is preparing
Could NFL backup QB keep Giants from drafting Sanders, Dart?
While some mock drafts featuring trades have linked the New York Giants with to-be rookie quarterbacks Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders, there’s no guarantee as of the third Thursday of March that the Giants will be able to land either player on the night of April 24. Thus, Ben Volin
David Andrews “a little shocked” by Patriots release, no plans for “drastic moves”
David Andrews’s long run as the starting center for the Patriots came to an end when the team released him earlier this month and he admitted that he was caught off guard by the move. Andrews said on his Quick Snap Podcast that he knew that being let go was
NFL Draft analyst compares Jaxson Dart to Super Bowl MVP
In his latest mock draft posted on Tuesday morning, NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah predicted that the Pittsburgh Steelers will grab Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart with the 21st overall pick of this year’s draft. During a Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Jeremiah compared Dart to the reigning Super Bowl Most
Zach Wilson: Dolphins a great fit for what I’m looking for
Quarterback Zach Wilson isn’t in line for a starting job in Miami, but he is set to move up a rung on the depth chart from last season. Wilson was the No. 3 quarterback behind Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham in Denver last year and he’s now on track to
Justin Fields reveals biggest reason he signed with Jets
Quarterback Justin Fields was with the Chicago Bears from 2021 through the 2023 season as first-year New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn served as the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions. It turns out that being on opposite sides of that rivalry played a part in Fields’ decision to
How long will Steelers, Giants wait for Aaron Rodgers?
The calliope has stopped for the NFL’s game of musical chairs. Multiple teams had been waiting for Aaron Rodgers to pick a seat, any seat. If he’s not going to do it any time soon, at what point does the chase for chairs continue without him? The Steelers and Giants
With new contract, Derek Stingley Jr. says he’s thankful that the Texans believe in him
Houston’s Derek Stingley Jr. is the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL after signing a new contract with the Texans, and he says what that tells him is the team that took him with the third overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft believes in him. “It means a lot that
Insider expands on why Sam Darnold chose Seahawks over Steelers
NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated previously revealed that quarterback Sam Darnold “really did love the idea of playing for (Pittsburgh Steelers head coach) Mike Tomlin and (offensive coordinator) Arthur Smith” before the Seattle Seahawks signed Darnold to a “three-year deal that would give him $37.5M in Year 1, a
Former exec gives bold take on Sanders’ ability to handle pressure
The NFL is a pressure cooker and that’s true whether you’re a quarterback or a long snapper. There is something about being the franchise quarterback of a team that takes that pressure and dials it up to 100, however. You’re the face of the franchise, after all. When things go
GM reveals when Falcons have ‘best shot’ of trading Cousins
The Atlanta Falcons are still holding out hope that they will be able to trade Kirk Cousins at some point, and they may have one final opportunity to do so next month. Cousins signed a four-year, $180M deal with the Falcons last offseason. The veteran quarterback was due a $10M
Have Titans made decision on what to do with No. 1 pick?
Updated mock drafts recently produced by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah caused some fans to assume the Tennessee Titans have decided to hold onto the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft so they can acquire Miami’s Cam Ward, the consensus top quarterback in his class.
Steelers propose allowing direct contact between teams, impending free agents during negotiating window
The Steelers have proposed a couple of changes to the way teams and impending free agents can communicate during the two-day negotiating window ahead of the start of the new league year. Under current rules, teams can contact the agents of prospective unrestricted free agents to discuss contract terms but
Commanders, Deebo Samuel Agree To Reworked Deal
No immediate Deebo Samuel extension followed his Washington arrival, separating this trade of a 2019 second-round wideout from the trades involving D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown. Samuel will be assured of a nice 2025 payout, at least. Samuel’s near-$17MM base salary will become fully guaranteed, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who
New Raider Raheem Mostert confident he can play running back at a high level at age 33
Last season in Miami, Raheem Mostert had a down year, carrying 85 times for just 278 yards. But playing running back in the NFL at all was impressive, considering his age: Mostert was the oldest running back in the league to top 200 yards last season. Mostert signed with the
Steelers reportedly willing to wait on Rodgers, but should they?
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still letting quarterback Aaron Rodgers take his sweet old time. In a story published Wednesday night, Fox Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the Steelers are willing to wait on Rodgers, who’s still determining whether he’ll retire or sign elsewhere. Schultz added, “Money isn’t an issue.”
Seven teams propose allowing teams to prepare K-Balls before game day
The NFL released the list of team-proposed changes to playing rules and bylaws on Wednesday and they include a proposal made by several clubs to change procedures used for footballs used in the kicking game. Current rules call for those balls — known as K-Balls — to be prepared by
Steelers Believe They’re Still In The Running For Aaron Rodgers
The Aaron Rodgers saga continues, as we heard this morning that the Vikings were likely exiting the sweepstakes. This news followed a report from last weekend that the free agent quarterback may only be considering two options: the Vikings or retirement. Still, both the Steelers and Giants loomed as suitors,
Report: Browns, Carson Wentz definitely have mutual interest
Could Carson Wentz be on his way to Cleveland? According to one Wednesday report, it could happen if the right dominoes fall. Per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Wentz and the Browns “definitely have mutual interest” if the team does not end up signing quarterback Russell Wilson. Wentz, 32, would
Most maddening player (or coach/executive) on every NFC team
March Madness is upon us, but the NFL is never far from the minds of most sports fans. So before the NCAA Tournament kicks into high gear, Yardbarker NFL writers offer the most maddening player, coach or executive on every NFC team. NFC East DALLAS COWBOYS | Owner/GM Jerry Jones
P Matt Haack agrees to terms with Broncos
The Broncos have found a new punter. The agents for Matt Haack announced that their client has agreed to terms in Denver. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that it is a one-year deal worth $1.255 million. Riley Dixon handled the punting duties for the Broncos in 2024, but he signed
Texans To Sign T Cam Robinson
A week after trading Laremy Tunsil to the Commanders, the Texans are bringing in a hired gun at left tackle. Cam Robinson is heading to Houston, FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz tweets. While rumored to be planning to shift Tytus Howard to left tackle, the Texans now appear more likely to
Commanders, Deebo Samuel agree to reworked contract
The Commanders traded for wide receiver Deebo Samuel earlier this month and they have now come to an agreement with him about a revised contract for the 2025 season. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Samuel now has a guaranteed salary of $17 million for the year. Samuel’s previous base
Vikings’ decision pushes Rodgers one step closer to retirement
For someone as purportedly enlightened as free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he should listen to what the universe is telling him. With the Vikings bowing out of the Rodgers sweepstakes, the four-time MVP is running out of starting options in 2025. His best landing spot this season might be his couch.
Steelers sign DL Esezi Otomewo
The Steelers announced a new addition to their defensive line on Wednesday. They have signed defensive tackle Esezi Otomewo to a one-year contract. No other terms of the deal were announced. Otomewo was a 2022 fifth-round pick of the Vikings and played five games as a rookie before being waived
















































