1:42 PM ET The New England Patriots plan to sign veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer, who visited with the team last week, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Mike Reiss on Tuesday. This signing has been anticipated since Veldheer’s visit, with the deal always expected to come after Tuesday’s compensatory pick deadline, which means the team

12:43 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul suffered a potential season-ending fractured neck injury in a single-car accident last week in South Florida, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Pierre-Paul will likely need surgery, a source told Schefter. He will be visiting with neck specialists at some point this week

10:49 PM ET ESPN News Services When it comes to voluntary workouts, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell said on Monday that he knows what “works for me to be the best player I can be.” “When it’s time to play football…l got to stick to the formula that I know works for me

7:52 PM ET Suspended former Steelers and Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant told ESPN on Monday that he’s planning to apply for reinstatement in the coming weeks. Bryant has been suspended three times in the past four years for violations of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The most recent suspension, which the league actually characterized

11:45 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Smith can finally set aside the bitterness from being released by the Carolina Panthers in March 2014. The organization announced Monday that their all-time leading wide receiver would be a part of the 2019 Hall of Honor. Smith joins quarterback Jake Delhomme, tight end Wesley Walls and offensive

ESPN Staff Writer Rookie defensive end Clelin Ferrell has been a Raider for all of a week and has already impressed with his work ethic. “The play is going to come with itself.” Ferrell, the No. 4 overall draft pick, said Friday, as Oakland opened its rookie minicamp. “But I just want to earn the

3:52 PM ET Fantasy staff We love fantasy football rankings here at ESPN. Each year after the NFL draft is complete, more than 20 men and women — including fantasy writers, NFL writers and insiders, researchers and other members of the football operation here at the Worldwide Leader — spend two full days talking about

1:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Blue chip for Gang Green: As an economics major at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Mike Maccagnan studied risk versus reward — a concept he applies to his current job as general manager of the Jets. Based on risk and reward,

5:20 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The biggest disappointment of Baltimore Ravens rookie minicamp was that a certain tryout player didn’t hide a cell phone underneath a goal post. Joe Horn Jr., son of the former Pro Bowl wide receiver, is looking to make the Ravens after going undrafted. Horn caught 15 passes for

3:29 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants drafted a quarterback with the sixth overall pick in the NFL draft, and coach Pat Shurmur hasn’t seen Eli Manning flinch. “He’s had no response,” Shurmur said. “I will say this again: I’ve never been around a person that can stay in the moment