6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN At 26 years old, Jared Goff is a two-time Pro Bowler with a Super Bowl appearance on his resume, but there’s a burning question still lingering ahead of his first season in Detroit: Can he bring relevance to the Lions? Often viewed as an afterthought in the Matthew Stafford trade,

10:54 AM ET A felony gun charge was dropped Wednesday against Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne after he took a plea deal in a case stemming from a traffic stop in northeast Ohio on April 23. Layne, 23, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possessing criminal tools in Willoughby Municipal Court. Layne received six months of probation,

9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions have released running back Kerryon Johnson, the team announced on Thursday. Detroit drafted the former Auburn standout in the second round in 2018. Johnson became expendable after the team drafted D’Andre Swift No. 35 overall in 2020, signed free-agent running back Jamaal Williams in March and

6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Like most things with the Cincinnati Bengals these days, it all started with quarterback Joe Burrow. Bengals coaches watched film from the 2019 LSU season before they drafted Burrow with the top overall pick in the 2020 draft and spotted wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. They started to dream of a

6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera noticed when the Kansas City Chiefs made their big move four years ago. He paid attention to the aggressive trades the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams made this offseason. Those teams had their rosters ready; they just needed a quarterback they

May 4, 2021 PHILADELPHIA — With another sign of tension between Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and his scouting department appearing to bubble to the surface during the 2021 NFL draft, Roseman on Tuesday offered his take on Friday’s awkward exchange between him and senior football adviser Tom Donahoe. He also responded to the notion

7:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers say they’re not trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has told them he’s not interested in returning to the team. That all came to light Thursday, hours before the first round of the NFL draft, when ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the intimate details of Rodgers’

3:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — At various points during the 2021 NFL draft, New York Jets officials were seen hugging and high-fiving on video released by the team. They weren’t the only ones excited. Often questioned on their draft-day decisions, the Jets received high marks from draft experts on their three-day performance. It

10:09 AM ET San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remembers what it was like to be the rookie apprentice. Now that experience learning under Tom Brady with the New England Patriots apparently will shape his approach to working with newly drafted Niners quarterback Trey Lance. Appearing on the Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin show on ESPN

6:39 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Detroit Lions announced Monday that they’ve agreed to terms with 13 undrafted free agents, including Rakeem Boyd, whose name might ring a bell for football fans. Not only was Boyd a star running back at Arkansas, he also starred in Season 3 of Netflix’s “Last Chance U.” “Swear ima