6:41 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement on Sunday, capping a colorful nine-year career which saw “Gronk” dominate on the field and at the postgame party. Needless to say, reaction to the news came quick on social media. Here’s some of the reaction to the retirement of a likely

9:25 AM ET FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback Byron Jones had hip surgery on Wednesday but the hope is he will be ready for the start of training camp, according to sources. The issue cropped up late last season but the hope was time off would alleviate the issue. With Jones still

3:19 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson and executive vice president of football operation Howie Roseman gave the equivalent of an Aaron Rodgers “R-E-L-A-X” to those panicked about the lack of moves to address the offensive backfield this offseason. Both noted at the owners meetings that all three of their primary runners in

1:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The negotiation dance between the Dallas Cowboys and DeMarcus Lawrence is at an “impasse,” according to executive vice president Stephen Jones. And the longer the one-two-three goes, the longer the prospect grows of shoulder surgery that awaits the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end. Unless Lawrence goes full-on Le’Veon Bell

1:00 AM ET PHOENIX — The Pittsburgh Steelers had obvious reasons to trade wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders. His presence in Pittsburgh became untenable after he skipped work and disparaged the organization. Brown wanted a new contract the Steelers were never going to give him. And keeping an All-Pro malcontent on the

10:01 PM ET PHOENIX, Ariz. — Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown had no problem being the lone dissenting voice against revised instant replay rules at the NFL’s annual meeting this week. “Well I’ve been in that position before. I just vote with my conscience and how I see it. I’m not trying to be offensive.

3:56 PM ET Mike DiRocco GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jachai Polite wasn’t able to do much at Florida’s pro day to make up for his lackluster on-field performance at the NFL combine. The 6-foot-2, 254-pound defensive lineman ran another disappointing 4.8-second 40-yard dash — the same number he posted in Indianapolis — and aggravated the hamstring

6:37 PM ET PHOENIX — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer wants to see Pro Bowl cornerback Xavier Rhodes return to his “Rhodes Closed” form that rose to prominence throughout the 2017 season. During Tuesday’s coaches breakfast at the annual NFL owners meetings in Phoenix, Zimmer expressed disappointment in the way Rhodes performed last season and

12:56 AM ET PHOENIX — Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said he would rather fire Jon Gruden than have his team appear on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” the training camp reality series, this summer. Gruden, who is entering Year 2 of his 10-year contract worth a reported $100 million, said he was fine with that notion.

4:19 PM ET PHOENIX — Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson believes Carson Wentz can grow as a teammate by being more “vulnerable” with his peers, a key part of the maturation process that he saw greats like Dan Marino and Brett Favre go through firsthand. “First of all, I think everybody can be a better