7:18 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are unquestionably Ben Roethlisberger’s team, according to general manager Kevin Colbert. Colbert called Roethlisberger the “unquestioned leader” of the locker room who has the freedom to publicly criticize teammates if he sees fit. “He’s the elder statesmen and the Super Bowl winner,” Colbert told a group of
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12:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are one of three teams that haven’t used the franchise tag in the past eight years. The streak may come to an end with defensive end Frank Clark reaching the end of his rookie contract after the best season of his career. The window for applying the
1:00 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Le’Veon Bell is officially a free agent. The Pittsburgh Steelers will not place a franchise or transition tag on the All-Pro running back, general manager Kevin Colbert told local reporters on Wednesday. “Le’Veon is still a great player,” Colbert said. “We can’t afford to use any other type of tags.
7:19 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — In past offseasons, the Minnesota Vikings have doled out contract extensions ahead of when a handful of players’ current deals were set to expire. It’s the way the franchise rewarded the likes of Eric Kendricks, Danielle Hunter and Stefon Diggs during the 2018 offseason. Another Viking who could be in
12:29 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired veteran defensive coordinator Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant. Capers, 68, will work on all aspects of the defense, which will be in its fourth season under coordinator Todd Wash. Capers spent the 2018 season with the Jaguars as an unpaid consultant after
1:24 PM ET Former Buffalo Bills tight end Charles Clay is signing a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals that is worth up to $3.25 million and includes a $350,000 signing bonus, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Clay, 30, was scheduled to count $9 million against the Bills’ salary cap in the
8:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray said he will attend the NFL Combine next week, but he hasn’t decided if he will participate in any of the drills, he told reporters at the Davey O’Brien Awards banquet Monday. The former Oklahoma star did, however, address one of the biggest questions
5:55 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have picked up the 2019 option on defensive end Calais Campbell, meaning one of the team’s best players will be around for at least one more season. Campbell had previously said the team told him he would be back in 2019, but the team officially announced
12:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray‘s announcement last week that he intends to focus on football made waves in the Bay Area, particularly at the headquarters of the Oakland Athletics. While the A’s most directly felt the impact of Murray’s apparent decision to bypass the chance to play baseball for