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A four-time Pro Bowler in eight years of NFL play, former Browns and Texans running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from football on his Instagram account this evening. The 30-year-old finishes his career with the third-highest rushing total in Browns history (behind only Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly) and the

The last time the Denver Broncos saw starting quarterback Bo Nix on the field, they watched him lead the team to a massive divisional-round playoff win, only to find out after the game that he broke his ankle, ending his season. That injury kept him out of the AFC Championship

The Seahawks entered the 2026 offseason with a second Super Bowl title to their name but a looming ownership change and several key roster decisions to make. Like with all champions, a few notable departures have taken place over recent months. For the third time in the three-year Mike Macdonald

A July report indicated that NFL teams weren’t all that interested in taking a flier on former Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill amid Hill’s ongoing recovery from the gruesome knee injury he suffered on Sept. 29, 2025. During a Friday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” big-name

The 2026 NFL schedule features former players returning home, coaches confronting the teams that fired them and one immediate Super Bowl rematch. Some reunion games feel manufactured. These three NFL revenge games arrive with enough history and hostility to sell themselves. Tennessee opens its season against the New York Jets

Several NFL rookies have been granted temporary restraining orders that would allow them to return to college football despite signing professional contracts this year, per ESPN’s Dan Murphy and Pete Thamel. A federal judge ruled in July that athletes from the high school class of 2022 who began their college

Tight end Sam LaPorta played in only nine games last season for the Detroit Lions. He missed the final eight games of the season because of a fully herniated disk in his back that required surgery. He’s now at risk for missing time in 2026, though the good news for

Eight months removed from a December 2025 Achilles tear, Cardinals cornerback Garrett Williams is ready to return to practice. The Cardinals activated Williams from the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Thursday. Although Williams was recovering from a torn ACL at the time, the Cardinals took a third-round

Shortly after Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell named free-agent signing Kyler Murray the team’s Week 1 starting quarterback, whispers surfaced suggesting that veteran Carson Wentz could enter the regular season as the Vikings’ primary backup over 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy.  According to O’Connell, McCarthy will head into the Vikings’

Money can’t fix everything, but it can fix a lot of things. Especially when it comes to professional sports teams and keeping star players happy.  Defensive lineman Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the latest team to prove that reality on Wednesday afternoon. Buccaneers reach deal with star

The Buccaneers have reached an agreement with star defensive tackle Vita Vea on a one-year, $30MM contract extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ending a lengthy standoff with the team that featured a trade request and a “hold-in” at training camp. According to Schefter’s ESPN colleague Jeremy Fowler, $6MM of Vea’s

The Philadelphia Eagles just won the Super Bowl a few years ago, but that seems like an eternity in Philly. This team, spearheaded by quarterback Jalen Hurts, is absolutely determined to get back to the big game as soon as possible. One of the most important positions in the NFL

The Buccaneers may be moving closer to a resolution of defensive tackle Vita Vea‘s contract situation and trade request. The 31-year-old sought an exit from Tampa Bay at the beginning of training camp after reaching an impasses in contract negotiations with the team. The defensive tackle market exploded this offseason,

A Tuesday update hinted that veteran Deshaun Watson remains on track to win the Cleveland Browns‘ starting quarterback job over second-year pro Shedeur Sanders ahead of Cleveland’s joint practice with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday. During a Wednesday appearance on ESPN Cleveland, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler agreed that Watson leads the quarterback battle following

11:39pm: The Seahawks were hoping that Arnold could play in the preseason, per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, but a placement on the commissioner’s exempt list will preclude that. He will have to spend one day on their active roster before moving to the exempt list, so the team

Highly touted Dallas Cowboys rookie safety Caleb Downs bit the dust for, perhaps, the first time in his football career on Tuesday.  The Cowboys hosted the New Orleans Saints in a joint practice ahead of their preseason matchup on Friday (8 p.m. ET). Downs guarded Saints wide receiver Chris Olave for much

Former Cowboys guard John Niland has passed away at the age of 82. “An All-Pro guard, John was at the core of Tom Landry‘s greatest team and a Super Bowl champion,” the team said in a statement. “A tough, dedicated, team-first player that battled relentlessly on the line and represented

The Minnesota Vikings have their starting quarterback in Kyler Murray. It’s official. He’ll get the start when September rolls around, and now the future of J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota is really in question. But just because Murray is getting the start, that doesn’t mean he can relax. Just the opposite.

Several veterans recently worked out for the Commanders. Maurice Hurst Jr. was among them, and the veteran defensive tackle is now in the fold. Hurst signed with Washington on Tuesday, per a team announcement. The 31-year-old will now look to carve out a depth spot on the roster ahead of cutdowns later

Everybody thinks their NFL team has the best fans. Nielsen decided to actually put that claim to the test, and some of the results are pretty surprising. The Nielsen Scarborough NFL Fandom Index compared markets using eight different measurements, ranging from attendance and merchandise purchases to TV viewing, streaming, radio and social

Less than a year after Shane Steichen reunited with ex-Chargers pupil Philip Rivers, he will add another prominent ex-Charger to his Colts roster. Keenan Allen is signing with Indianapolis, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports. Allen agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.32MM on Monday night, per Schultz. This

The New York Giants are one of the more talented teams in the NFL, but they haven’t been able to realize their potential yet thanks to injuries. Quarterback Jaxson Dart was in the medical tent far too often last year, while running back Cam Skattebo’s season was cut short by

Najee Harris met with the Seahawks in March, but no deal was produced as a result. The veteran running back is still unsigned well into August, although his next visit has been lined up. Harris will meet with the Giants today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. This represents the first known visit

A June report indicated that the Green Bay Packers and star tight end Tucker Kraft would come to terms on a contract extension before the 2026 NFL season gets underway.  However, Kraft remains in the final year of his rookie contract as he works to fully recover from the torn ACL he suffered

10:59pm: The Cowboys announced that they have agreed to terms with Miller. 8:06pm: Free agent edge defender Von Miller lobbied to join the Cowboys in July. A month later, it appears Miller will get his wish. He is expected to sign with Dallas, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It will