3:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Raiders center Rodney Hudson has agreed to a three-year, $33.4 million contract extension, with $24.4 million guaranteed, ESPN has confirmed, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL in terms of average annual per year pay at $11.13 million a season. Per ESPN Stats & Information, only two other

1:15 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN If U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd pursues an NFL career, Stephen Hauschka wants to help however he can. The Buffalo Bills kicker told ESPN on Thursday night he is “excited” for Lloyd, who went viral last week after a video of her kicking a 55-yard field goal during a Philadelphia

10:27 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, does not begrudge Ezekiel Elliott holding out in hopes of a new contract from the Dallas Cowboys. “If he doesn’t do it now when the league is talking about devaluing the running back position, and he’s proven he can carry the ball

10:29 AM ET According to a study done by Microsoft, the average person’s attention span these days is just eight seconds. I’m not sure when the study was done or any other details about it beyond that — it was just the first thing that popped up when I Googled “average person’s attention span” and

6:55 AM ET The Miami Dolphins will own the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). The Andrew Luck-less Indianapolis Colts? They’re projected to pick 11th. Each week during the season, FPI projects the draft order by simulating the remainder

6:35 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans signed outside linebacker Brennan Scarlett to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday, putting him under contract with Houston through 2020. Terms were not disclosed, but the Houston Chronicle reported the deal is worth $3.75 million. Scarlett is scheduled to make $2.025 million in base salary this

3:22 PM ET The Buffalo Bills signed veteran kicker Stephen Hauschka to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 34-year-old Hauschka was entering the final season of his contract with the Bills after joining Buffalo as a free agent in 2017. “I’m super excited,” Hauschka said in a

7:30 AM ET You already saw the 2019 edition of NFLRank, our annual ranking of the top 100 players in the NFL for the upcoming season. But what about everything else? Football is more than just the players on the field. We asked 10 NFL analysts — Louis Riddick, Mike Clay, Mina Kimes, Seth Walder,

10:54 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals suspended executive vice president and chief operating officer Ron Minegar for six weeks and fined him $200,000 as punishment for his DUI arrest on Aug. 10, the team said in a statement Tuesday. Minegar has been away from the team since the incident, the team said.

2:21 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera says there’s “no doubt in my mind” quarterback Cam Newton will be ready for the Sept. 8 opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Newton suffered a sprained left foot in last Thursday’s preseason game against the New England Patriots. X-rays came back negative and