7:50 PM ET The new Alliance of American Football league spoke with Colin Kaepernick during its development about joining the league, co-founder Bill Polian told The Athletic. According to Polian, AAF CEO Charlie Ebersol reached out to Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since 2016, when he started kneeling during the national anthem

4:59 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Follow along. The Indianapolis Colts have the NFL’s highest salary-cap space and have a need for a receiver. One of the NFL’s top receivers personally tweeted Tuesday that he would like to be traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s also the running back who didn’t play a snap in 2018

8:42 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Wednesday they will not exercise the 2019 option on the contract of defensive tackle Corey Liuget, the longest-tenured player on defense. The move means Liuget will become a free agent in March. However, Chargers general manager Tom Telesco said it remains a

5:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is replacing the late Bob McNair as head of the NFL’s influential financial committee. Hunt has been on the committee for seven years. McNair passed away in November. Other owners on the committee are Atlanta’s Arthur Blank, Tampa Bay’s Joel Glazer,

8:44 PM ET Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders have had their first talks about returning for one final season in Oakland since the city filed suit over the team’s planned move to Las Vegas. Oakland Coliseum executive director Scott McKibben said Tuesday that he met with Raiders president Marc Badain last week about

6:04 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown wants out. No more Photoshopped images of him in a San Francisco 49ers jersey or a FaceTime session with Jerry Rice to send his message. Brown was blunt Tuesday in a farewell social media video thanking the Steelers fans for nine years, along with the hashtag #NewDemands. Wide

7:18 AM ET ESPN.com staff Antonio Brown would like to find a new NFL home, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, requesting a trade after nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Twitter had plenty to say on the matter, from advice for the star receiver to sales pitches even though Brown is not totally in

9:40 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions are one of five teams that can be forced to appear on “Hard Knocks” this season, but the team’s brass appears to be doing everything it can to deflect the hit HBO show to another team — specifically Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders. “I think Jon