7:05 AM ET Every year, I offer up my own piece of vaguely NFL draft-related content by producing a mock draft consisting entirely of trades. There are 32 picks in the first round and for each of those selections, I try to construct a trade that makes sense for two or more teams given their

3:01 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If he makes the Kansas City Chiefs‘ roster to begin this season, tight end Sean Culkin will be the first NFL player to convert all of his salary to Bitcoin. Culkin, who is vying to be a backup behind starter Travis Kelce, would be paid his $920,000 salary

2:12 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New left tackle Orlando Brown said he’s ready for the pressure of protecting Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback and half-billion dollar investment. “I put a lot of pressure on myself and have very high expectations for myself and that’s keeping Pat as clean as possible, creating

6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was early last season in the most unusual of years. For weeks, months even, Tae Crowder sat spaced 6 feet apart from his fellow New York Giants linebackers with his face hidden behind a mask. He rarely participated in any casual chats, opening himself up to his

Apr 23, 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne was arrested Friday morning. Layne was arrested on suspicion of felony transportation of a firearm inside of a vehicle, according to jail records in Lake County, Ohio. He was also charged with two misdemeanors — driving with a suspended license and exceeding speed limits. Layne was booked

Apr 23, 2021 BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have exercised the fifth-year option on the contract of quarterback Baker Mayfield, the team said Friday. The move extends Mayfield’s contract in Cleveland through 2022, when he’ll make $18.86 million. The team also exercised the fifth-year option on cornerback Denzel Ward, the No. 4 overall pick

7:23 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — No one was surprised that the Baltimore Ravens traded Orlando Brown Jr. on Friday. The shocker was where he landed. Why would the Ravens send Brown to the Kansas City Chiefs, the team standing in their way of getting to the Super Bowl? This trade shows how much

3:09 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are trading their first-round pick Thursday night, along with three other picks in the 2021 and 2022 drafts, to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown and one pick in the 2021 draft and another in 2022, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The

Apr 23, 2021 CHICAGO — Steve McMichael, the charismatic former Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion defensive lineman and ex-WCW professional wrestler, revealed in an interview with the Chicago Tribune that doctors diagnosed him with ALS three months ago. “I promise you, this epitaph that I’m going to have on me now? This ain’t ever how

1:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have talked to “at least five teams” about trading back from the No. 8 pick in Thursday’s NFL draft. “We’re very open to moving back,” general manager Scott Fitterer said Friday in a pre-draft Zoom call with coach Matt Rhule. “It just depends on how the