CBS News: There were no limitations on the Bill Belichick interview
When 60 Minutes did an Aaron Rodgers profile that painted him as sensitive and he complained about it, CBS News issued a statement that said “it was obvious we got it right.” The statement issued by CBS News on Wednesday was far less entertaining, but far more important. In response
Jerry Jones had harsh comment about Cowboys star CB
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had a fairly harsh warning for one of his star players over injury rehab. Jones made a pointed comment about cornerback Trevon Diggs, who is currently working his way back from knee surgery. It is Diggs’ second major injury, as he had to work his
Report: Raiders to hire Brian Stark as assistant G.M.
The Raiders are adding to their front office from a division rival. Per Albert Breer of SI.com, Las Vegas is hiring Brian Stark to be the club’s assistant General Manager under new G.M. John Spytek. Stark was previously Denver’s director of college scouting. He was in that role for eight
Patriots To Decline G Cole Strange’s Fifth-Year Option
The Patriots’ Cole Strange pick generated scrutiny at the time for being a reach, and the young guard has yet to justify his first-round selection. New England will now shift Strange into a contract year. As expected, Strange will not see his fifth-year option exercised, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. That
Patriots will not exercise the fifth-year option on OL Cole Strange’s contract
The Patriots are not picking up the fifth-year option on the contract of offensive lineman Cole Strange, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. The option would have fully guaranteed Strange $16.685 million for 2026. The move is not a surprise given Cole missed most of last season after tearing the patellar
Latest Bills free-agency signing is low-risk, potentially high reward
Perhaps the third time will be the charm. On Wednesday, the Bills signed free-agent wide receiver Elijah Moore to a one-year contract with a max value of $5 million, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter. Entering his fifth season, Moore is already on his third team. The second-round pick
Bills sign wide receiver Elijah Moore
Free agent wide receiver Elijah Moore is heading to Buffalo. The Bills have agreed to a one-year deal with Moore. It’s worth “up to” $5 million, according to multiple reports. What Moore would need to do to make the full $5 million is not known, but he presumably wouldn’t have
Bills To Sign WR Elijah Moore
Elijah Moore‘s Buffalo visit will produce a deal. The Bills are bringing in the former Jets and Browns wide receiver, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reports. The veteran slot receiver can earn up to $5MM on a one-year deal. Moore, who visited the Bills on Monday, will follow former Chargers starter
Raiders sign former rugby player Laki Tasi
The Raiders are the latest team to take a chance on converting a rugby player to the football field. The team announced the signing of Laki Tasi on Wednesday. Tasi is listed as a defensive lineman and the Australian will have an exception for the 90-man roster as part of
Another top NFL Draft pick fell victim to a prank call
Another top NFL Draft prospect revealed that he fell victim to a prank call last Thursday as the NFL continues looking into leaks of draftees’ phone numbers. Defensive end Abdul Carter also received a prank call at the start of the draft, it was revealed Wednesday. Carter’s agent Drew Rosenhaus
Cowboys cut RB Malik Davis, three others
The Cowboys were one of the worst rushing teams in the NFL last season. They ranked 24th in attempts, 27th in yards and last in rushing touchdowns with Rico Dowdle and Ezekiel Elliott, both of whom are gone. The Cowboys also moved on from running back Malik Davis on Wednesday.
Panthers’ View Of OLB Depth Impacted Tetairoa McMillan Pick
The Panthers have now made three first- or second-round wide receiver picks in three years, bringing in Jonathan Mingo, Xavier Legette and Tetairoa McMillan. Although McMillan’s arrival can be viewed as a sign of early concern regarding Legette, Bryce Young made a push to have the Arizona WR prospect routed
Shedeur Sanders now has top-selling jersey of 2025 rookie class
His old jersey has been retired. His new jersey is selling like hotcakes. After initial figures had the jersey to be worn by Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders at No. 3 in sales (behind Jaguars receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter and Titans quarterback Cam Ward), Sanders has moved to No. 1. Via Darren
Which NFL rookies will be difference-makers next season?
Teams hope their rookies have both a short- and long-term impact to help them win games. These 25 players have the best opportunity to help during the 2025 season. Kirby Lee / USA Today Sports Images With the retirement of future Hall of Fame guard Zack Martin, the Cowboys
Packers will exercise fifth-year option on Devonte Wyatt’s contract
The Packers are exercising the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt’s rookie contract, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Wyatt will receive a fully guaranteed $13.922 million for 2026, but General Manager Brian Gutekunst recently said the Packers want to keep both Wyatt and linebacker Quay Walker beyond their
Packers To Pick Up Devonte Wyatt’s Fifth-Year Option
Another team with two fifth-year option decisions to make before Thursday’s deadline, the Packers will make one by deciding to extend a contract to 2026. They are picking up Devonte Wyatt‘s fifth-year option, per Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. The young defensive tackle will lock in $12.94MM guaranteed for 2026 as
Josh Jacobs: Henry Ruggs is training in prison in hopes of second NFL chance
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs remains incarcerated at Casa Grande Transitional Housing in Las Vegas. His earliest parole-eligibility date is Aug. 5, 2026, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections records. His former Alabama and Raiders teammate, Josh Jacobs, said Ruggs is keeping in shape in prison with hopes
Jets’ Jordan Travis makes career-defining decision
Pockets of New York Jets fans previously wondered if the club not selecting a quarterback during the 2025 NFL Draft showed that 2024 fifth-round pick Jordan Travis could be part of the team’s active roster later this year. That won’t be the case, as Travis confirmed on Wednesday that he’s
Steelers release LB Thomas Rush
The Steelers have let go of a defensive player. Pittsburgh announced on Wednesday that the club has released linebacker Thomas Rush. Rush had joined the Steelers on a futures deal after the season ended. He entered the league in 2023 as an undrafted free agent with the Titans. He was
Jets QB Jordan Travis To Retire
Jordan Travis will not end up continuing as a Jets reserve quarterback into a second season. He has informed the team of an intention to retire. The former Florida State quarterback, who suffered a gruesome ankle injury in November 2023, will land on the Jets’ reserve/retired list. Chosen in last
Jordan Travis retires due to leg injury suffered at Florida State
Quarterback Jordan Travis, a fifth-round pick in last year’s draft, has informed the Jets of his intention to retire, New York announced on Wednesday. Travis suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle in Nov. 2023 while playing quarterback for Florida State and spent all of 2024 on the Jets’ non-football injury
Did Browns nearly draft Jaxson Dart over Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders?
The New York Giants leapfrogged the Los Angeles Rams in the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24 to make Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart the 25th overall pick. Later, the Cleveland Browns grabbed Oregon signal-caller Dillon Gabriel at pick No. 94 before the Browns generated headlines by trading up to select Colorado’s Shedeur
Calais Campbell will be back in No. 93 for Cardinals
Calais Campbell is back with the Cardinals and he’s back in his familiar No. 93. The Cardinals announced on Wednesday that the defensive lineman will be wearing the same number that he wore in Arizona for the first nine years of his career. Campbell also wore the number with the
Ravens Exercise Kyle Hamilton’s Fifth-Year Option, Decline Tyler Linderbaum’s
One of the safest fifth-year option bets this year, the Ravens are indeed exercising Kyle Hamilton‘s. This will push the All-Pro safety’s contract through 2026. Baltimore’s other 2022 first-round standout, however, will not see his deal extended beyond 2025. The Ravens declined center Tyler Linderbaum‘s option. The Ravens are interested
Ravens won’t exercise Tyler Linderbaum’s fifth-year option
If center Tyler Linderbaum remains with the Ravens for the 2026 season, it will have to be on a different contract than his current one. The Ravens announced on Wednesday that they will not exercise their fifth-year option on Linderbaum’s rookie deal. Safety Kyle Hamilton’s option is going to be
Super Bowl champion coach shares advice for young QBs after Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide
Long before Bruce Arians guided the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl championship, he served as the offensive coordinator and interim head coach for the 2012 Indianapolis Colts team that had rookie Andrew Luck as its starting quarterback. Following Shedeur Sanders’ slide to the fifth round of the
Jason Licht: Emeka Egbuka allows us to make sure Chris Godwin doesn’t rush back
After the Buccaneers took wide receiver Emeka Egbuka in the first round last week, General Manager Jason Licht said that the selection had nothing to do with how Chris Godwin’s rehab from a dislocated ankle is going. The selection of Egbuka isn’t completely unrelated to Godwin, however. Licht explained on
Buccaneers Promote Rob McCartney To Assistant GM
Nearly two years ago, the Buccaneers promoted John Spytek to assistant general manager. With Spytek parlaying that climb to a GM job (with the Raiders), the Bucs are moving another longtime staffer into that role. Rob McCartney will rise to an assistant GM spot in Tampa, according to Insidetheleague.com’s Neil
Vikings add UDFA receiver Myles Price
After agreeing to terms with 19 undrafted free agents over the weekend, the Vikings have added another. Minnesota announced on Wednesday that the club has agreed to terms with UDFA receiver Myles Price. Price played four seasons at Texas Tech before transferring to Indiana in 2024. He caught 38 passes
Patriots’ Austin Hooper explains what to expect from HC Mike Vrabel
New England Patriots tight end Austin Hooper played under first-year New England head coach Mike Vrabel when the two were employed by the Tennessee Titans during the 2022 season. While speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Hooper addressed what his teammates can expect to see and hear from Vrabel over the next
NFL fines Falcons $250,000, Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 for Shedeur Sanders prank call
A prank call has resulted in a very real punishment for the Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. The NFL has announced that it has fined the team $250,000 and Ulbrich $100,000 “for failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL
Matthew Stafford’s Rams Reworking Includes Guarantee Bumps
The Rams and Matthew Stafford agreed on another reworked deal earlier this year, ending the trade storyline and ensuring the talented quarterback would return for a fifth season in Los Angeles. Some details on the QB’s contract adjustment have finally surfaced. Stafford is still tied to a $40MM-per-year deal, but
Falcons to exercise Drake London’s fifth-year option
The Falcons have made a decision on receiver Drake London. Atlanta will exercise London’s fifth-year option, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. London was the No. 8 overall pick of the 2022 draft out of USC. He was the lone remaining top-10 pick from that class whose team had not made
Legendary coach explains why Will Campbell can prove doubters wrong
Some argued throughout April that a New England Patriots team in need of pass protection should make Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft over LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell. This is largely because Campbell’s arm length suggests he’ll never become an elite left
Brad Holmes: Lions evaluate based on film, not height, weight and speed
Lions General Manager Brad Holmes wore a sweatshirt reading HWS while in Detroit’s draft room, and he said the message was clear: Cross off height. Cross off weight. Cross off speed. Draft players based on how they look on film. “It’s just a line through height, weight, speed,” Holmes said
Jaguars To Decline LB Devin Lloyd’s Fifth-Year Option
The Jaguars will continue the string of teams declining fifth-year options on off-ball linebackers. As the NFL’s option formula still groups all linebackers together, Devin Lloyd will become the latest ILB to see his not exercised. Lloyd is now in a contract year, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler confirms. He would have
Jaguars won’t exercise Devin Lloyd’s 2026 option
Jaguars head coach Liam Coen said earlier this month that the team had no plans to exercise their fifth-year option on linebacker Devin Lloyd’s contract, but that they were still talking about it. Those conversations have Lloyd set for a contract year in 2025. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that
Insider names frontrunner in Browns’ QB competition
The Cleveland Browns shocked the football community when they used the 2025 NFL Draft to add rookie quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel (third round, pick No. 94) and Shedeur Sanders (fifth round, pick No. 144) to a room already occupied by veteran Joe Flacco and 2022 first-round selection Kenny Pickett. One unnamed
Nick Emmanwori: Seahawks said I’m similar to Kyle Hamilton
One of the reasons why Mike Macdonald became the Seahawks head coach was his work with safety Kyle Hamilton during his time as the Ravens’ defensive coordinator and Hamilton was likely on his mind early in the second round of this year’s draft. The Seahawks traded the 52nd and 82nd
Eagles To Exercise DT Jordan Davis’ Fifth-Year Option
The Eagles will keep their all-Georgia defensive tackle duo together beyond 2025. They will pick up Jordan Davis‘ fifth-year option, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz, ensuring he and Jalen Carter will remain under contract through 2026. Davis has proven to be an important piece for the Eagles, though his
The ‘Active NFL rushing leaders’ quiz
Happy 28th birthday to Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard! His birthday present is the addition of the top-overall pick in the NFL Draft — quarterback Cam Ward. Pollard had another strong individual season in his first year with the Titans, eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards for the third-straight season. Which
Could 49ers, Brock Purdy contract talks extend into the summer?
For a piece published on April 28, Nick Wagoner of ESPN wrote that “it wouldn’t be a surprise” if the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy put pen to paper on a contract extension “by the time the Niners begin [organized team activities] near the end of May.” It
Jaguars sign undrafted WRs Darius Lassiter, Dorian Singer
The Jaguars signed a pair of undrafted rookie wide receivers on Tuesday. The team announced the additions of Darius Lassiter and Dorian Singer to their offseason roster. They also announced that wide receiver Louis Rees-Zammit has received a roster exemption as an international player, so they are now at the
Brad Holmes: Isaac TeSlaa was my favorite receiver in the draft
General Manager Brad Holmes has built the Lions into a winner in recent years and that earns him the opportunity to take some chances in the draft. Holmes took one of them in the third round this year. He dealt the 102nd pick and two 2026 third-rounders to move up
Josh Metellus: J.J. McCarthy’s poise, energy are very special
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy feels ready to take over the starting job after recovering from the knee injury that wiped out his rookie season and his teammates appear to agree that McCarthy has what it takes to handle the job. The Vikings are still in the first phase of their
Raiders sixth-rounder Tommy Mellott will do whatever is asked of him moving from QB to WR
Tommy Mellott started 41 games at quarterback at Montana State, but when the Raiders drafted him in the sixth round, they announced that he would play wide receiver. Mellott says he just wants to do whatever he has to do to make an NFL roster. Mellott noted that he’s a
Titans to hire Browns director of player personnel Dan Saganey
The Titans are continuing to reshape their front office by hiring someone away from the Browns. Cleveland director of player personnel Dan Saganey is departing the franchise for a high-level role with Tennessee. The news was first reported by Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com. Saganey had been with the Browns since
Chargers use unrestricted free agent tender on J.K. Dobbins
The Chargers have joined the Browns in utilizing their option to apply an unrestricted free agent tender on one of their players. The NFL’s morning transaction report for Tuesday shows that the Chargers have applied the tender to running back J.K. Dobbins, who became a free agent at the start
Giants returning to Super Bowl roots in effort to jump-start revival
Coming off a 3-14 record, one of the worst seasons in franchise history, the New York Giants have plenty to look forward to after an impressive NFL Draft. In the first round, the Giants drafted edge-rusher Abdul Carter with the third pick and traded back into the round to select
UFL suspends Samson Nacua for one game after altercation with fan
The UFL has suspended Michigan receiver Samson Nacua for one game without pay after an altercation with a fan during last weekend’s game against the Battlehawks in St. Louis. Video of the incident shows Nacua at the stands, talking to a fan. He can be seen slapping the fan. Samson