9:41 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Patrick Mahomes and his longtime girlfriend, Brittany Matthews, have tied the knot. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback married Matthews in Hawai’i on Saturday. Mahomes and Matthews have been dating since they met as students at Whitehouse (Texas) High School. The couple stayed together while Mahomes went to play college football

5:41 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Three years ago to the month, the Cleveland Browns made a blockbuster trade for the player they believed would be their long-term No. 1 wide receiver for budding quarterback Baker Mayfield. Odell Beckham Jr., however, never materialized into the Pro Bowl performer in Cleveland he had been for the

5:17 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys gave CeeDee Lamb the No. 88 for a reason. They better be right. With the Cowboys agreeing to trade wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns, Lamb, their first-round pick in 2020, ascends to the clear-cut No. 1 receiver role. By trading Cooper, the Cowboys

10:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Believing Terence Steele is their right tackle of the present and future, La’el Collins‘ agents, Deryk Gilmore and Peter Schaffer, have been given permission by the Dallas Cowboys to seek a trade for their client, Schaffer told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Steele, an undrafted free agent signed in 2020, has

7:00 AM ET NFL Nation Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Eight NFL players received the franchise tag this week, and another two of the top presumed-free agents signed extensions. But make no mistake: The 2022 NFL free-agent class is still loaded

6:32 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is returning on a reworked one-year deal, a source told ESPN on Thursday. The team’s longest-tenured player wanted to return. He was previously signed through 2023. Shepard, 29, was set to make $8.5 million in the 2022 season coming off a

6:00 AM ET Ryan Poles hasn’t been shy when addressing the lack of available draft capital and the five picks the new Chicago Bears general manager inherited to build out the roster. “Obviously, you want a lot of picks. But that’s just the hand we were dealt,” Poles said at the recent NFL scouting combine.

2:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — The Lions have informed outside linebacker Trey Flowers that he will be released next week when the league year starts Wednesday, a source told ESPN. The Detroit Free Press was the first to report the news. In a tweet Thursday, Flowers wrote: “Truly grateful for the love and

Mar 9, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are trading quarterback Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders for a package of draft picks, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. 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 selection if Wentz plays

8:20 AM ET Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley is the biggest name to be suspended for gambling since legal sports betting began spreading in the United States four years ago. It seems unlikely that he’ll be the last. Preventing players, coaches, officials and anyone from betting on games in which they participate is a massive