Feb 28, 2023 NFL Nation reporters We’re quickly approaching the NFL‘s version of Silly Season, as the free agency negotiating period will start March 13 in the lead-up to the start of the league year on March 15. Many players will be getting paid by their current teams, while others will be on the move.

4:04 PM ET George Toma, the longtime groundskeeper who prepared and then advised the preparation of every Super Bowl field, believes the issues that plagued the field at Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, could have been avoided. The 94-year-old told ESPN that he believes the field was overwatered in the

4:35 PM ET Veteran offensive lineman Austin Blythe announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons on Tuesday. “The last 7 years have been nothing short of amazing,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “For a short, unathletic, undersized kid from Iowa, I’ve played a lot of football, met countless coaches and teammates that

8:39 AM ET DANIEL SNYDER’S FINAL breakup from his longtime minority partners in Washington’s NFL franchise began with a footnote in an April 2020 financial report. The note revealed a $55 million credit line the team had taken out 16 months earlier without the knowledge and required approval of Snyder’s minority partners — the three

7:24 AM ET The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12 teams

7:47 AM ET Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter, considered one of the top players in this year’s NFL draft, will not participate in the workout portion of this week’s scouring combine but will conduct interviews with teams and undergo a physical, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus and agent Ryan Matha told

11:30 AM ET Liz Loza with Matt Bowen A new Super Bowl champion may have been crowned two weeks ago, but the NFL is a 365-day proposition. Fans of the game begin looking ahead to “next season” well before the confetti is dropped and the Lombardi is hoisted. Between blockbuster trades, free agency and an

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Meyers’ market: The Patriots are entering the red zone when it comes to answering one of the most pressing questions of their offseason: How far will they extend to retain free agent receiver Jakobi Meyers? The fifth-year

Feb 23, 2023 TEMPE, Ariz. — When new Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon walked to his car around 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, he noticed a nice car parked next to his. Not sure who it belonged to, Gannon walked back inside to find quarterback Kyler Murray still rehabbing his right knee. “He’s been very

6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — At 1-6, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes knew he had to shake things up ahead of the NFL trade deadline. So, he made an unpopular move to send Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson to their division rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, in exchange for a 2023 second-round