6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After 13 distinguished years at left tackle, Joe Staley retired on April 25, leaving the San Francisco 49ers trying to answer a difficult question: How do you replace a franchise legend? But as luck — and a whole lot of patience — would have it, the Niners pivoted
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2:31 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton said Wednesday that he wants to be a “Colt for life” and that he plans to retire at the conclusion of his next contract. Hilton is headed into the final year of his contract. He and the Colts had some contract extension talks, but they shelved
7:00 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing an agreement with veteran cornerback Prince Amukamara, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Amukamara, who has started 99 games in his career, should compete for a starting job with Las Vegas at best and provide much-needed experience and depth at cornerback at the very least. The
11:15 AM ET NFL and club executives have agreed on a proposal to raise the debt limit for each team from $350 million to $500 million for the 2020 season, league and ownership sources told ESPN. The agreement, reached during a conference call Monday, is a response to the financial uncertainties caused by the coronavirus
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Before new Cincinnati Bengals assistant Steve Jackson flipped on his computer’s camera, he needed to get into character. He put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses and reached into his closet for a plaid, multi-color sport coat, one that looks like it belongs at a country club instead of a
8:54 AM ET Solomon Ajayi may be a Cleveland Browns player now, but he came very close to not being selected by any team this year after going undrafted, and tells ESPN it was one of the more nerve-wracking experiences of his life. The younger brother of free agent running back Jay Ajayi, ‘Solo’ watched
7:22 PM ET Tracy Walker says he still can’t make sense of it. He has tried for months to understand why his cousin Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in broad daylight in their hometown of Brunswick, Georgia. The Detroit Lions‘ safety says he has questions he has been trying to answer. When
12:26 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase, who presided over the league’s 31st-ranked rushing offense in 2019, can’t wait to unleash his new one-two punch in the backfield — Le’Veon Bell and the newly signed Frank Gore. “Those two guys can really do some damage together,” Gase said in an interview with the
10:45 PM ET Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa presented his mom, Diane, with a special Mother’s Day gift on Sunday: a black Cadillac Escalade. Tagovailoa posted a video to social media of him surprising his mom with the new SUV, a sign of his appreciation for her coming two-and-a-half weeks after he was selected by
7:46 PM ET New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has put his Super Bowl LI championship ring up for bid to benefit the All In Challenge, which aims to be the world’s largest digital fundraiser in history by raising tens of millions of dollars to feed those in need. The winner will also receive a