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The Kansas City Chiefs have reached an agreement to send outside linebacker Dee Ford to the San Francisco 49ers for a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft, a source tells Yahoo Sports. The Chiefs recently placed the franchise tag on Ford, who emerged as one of the NFL’s best pass rushers in 2018.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign quarterback Nick Foles.

As the weather warms up, golfers will be finding themselves on the green moreand more

Much like the rules for Fight Club, the first rule of tanking in professional sports is you don’t talk about tanking. Teams will call it “rebuilding,” which has been the word that comes out Steve Ross, Chris Grier or Brian Flores’ mouth every time the Miami Dolphins’ owner, general manager

“The lockout, it was not inevitable, it was likely,” says Marc Ganis, president of Sportscorp, a Chicago-based consulting firm, and an adviser to several team owners. “All parties could demonstrate to their constituencies how strong their resolve was to fight for them. For the players,

Eight years ago at this time, when the NFL was hitting a mere 91 and counting, discord between players and owners reached such a fevered state that the league locked out the union. Two years from now, when the NFL heads into its 102nd season, it could happen again. The boil could come in 2021, when

The dust may have long since settled on Super Bowl 53, but there will plenty of NFL activity over the coming days as the new league year, and with it free agency, begins. Teams are permitted to begin negotiating with out-of-contract players from Monday as the so-called “legal-tampering period”

Dallas Cowboys defensive end David Irving has said he is quitting the NFL before the league “Kaepernicks” him and forces him out forever. Irving, 25, has been banned indefinitely by the NFL after a third violation of the league’s substance abuse policy inside thee years. The league does

Banned Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving quit the NFL live on Instagram as he blasted the league. Irving went live on the social media platform on Thursday, telling his followers that he was quitting American football. Appearing to be smoking marijuana during the video, Irving said: “

There aren’t many great offensive linemen in free agency, and the few good ones will have plenty of interest.

More important than charisma in the NFL: Respect. And you know how you get that from teammates? By playing well on Sundays.

After being found not guilty of sexual assault, former Baylor star Shawn Oakman is trying to return to football.  Oakman was accused of raping a woman in 2016 but was found not guilty after his trial last week, per TMZ Sports. This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Maurkice Pouncey have agreed to a three-year deal that will make him the highest-paid center in the NFL, ESPN reports.

Kevin Seifert Close Kevin Seifert NFL Nation ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Follow on Twitter Dan Graziano Close Dan Graziano ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published

34 NFL quarterbacks make at least $5 million in average salary per year per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through March 5, 2019). 23 make at least $10 million a season. 16 make at least $20 million. Aaron Rodgers is the highest paid quarterback in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers

In his third NFL mock draft, which was released Wednesday, ESPN draft expert Todd McShay predicted the Arizona Cardinals will spurn Josh Rosen and select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick. McShay noted that while he isn’t “all-in” on the Cards taking Murray,

NFL Network’s Charley Casserly said many teams had some negative things to say about Kyler Murray after the combine.

One of the greatest games in football is months away from starting, but that isn’t keeping the players from getting warmed up. The NFL and some of the media companies that broadcast some of its most-watched matches have considered the idea of shaking up the Sunday-afternoon packages that regularly air

The NFL free agency tampering period gets started next Monday, and free agency formally opens a week from tomorrow. In the meantime, the league released information on the 2019 salary cap late last week. That included the total cap, and the tender salaries for franchise players, transition players, and

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Owner/Co-Chairman Joel Glazer, who has served on the NFL’s International Committee since 2007, is now assuming a more prominent role in that important league endeavor. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has appointed Glazer as the chairman of the International Committee, replacing

Once NFL free agency starts, conversations will paint a picture that the players are killing it with their contracts. Don’t be conned, the owners always, always win.

So it’s no surprise that fans are going wild over the latest youngster to take the NFL by storm. Recent pics of DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf (D.K. Metcalf) have sent social media into meltdown. The 21-year-old wide receiver is wowing experts with his incredible physical stats: including a 1.6 per cent

Tyree Jackson was admonished by an NFL legend for taking a drill too seriously, but he’s also making teams seriously consider his potential.

The biggest hurdle for small school players is proving they can handle the jump in competition. NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah has a litmus test when deciding whether to anoint players like Butler true prospects. “If you’re playing at that level, you have to be a dominant player,” Jeremiah said

INDIANAPOLIS – Stanley Morgan looked down from the podium and cracked a smile at the reporter who asked him the question. Then Morgan responded, giving the same answer he’s had to give to every NFL coach who has asked him the exact same thing this week at the NFL combine. “That’s not my

So often this time of year, we hear members of the sports media say that a certain player or players “stock is on the rise” after the NFL scouting combine. Does that really happen? The answer is no. That saying is uttered in the media but not by clubs. Here’s why: During the college football season

The term came up so often during the competition committee meetings in Indianapolis that Troy Vincent, the league’s top football executive, scribbled four stars next to it on his notepad to indicate some strong sentiment in the room for providing a new official to monitor from above. It should also

Many wondered if he should just turn his attention to the pros like Bosa did six months ago when he got hurt in Ohio State’s third game of the season. Instead of rehabbing for a return to the Buckeyes, Bosa began training for the combine, the draft and a career in the NFL.

Oliver looks more like a linebacker than a defensive tackle. He is believed to be 6-1, which would make him exponentially shorter and smaller than a typical NFL defensive tackle.

Indianpolis, IN — February 28, 2019 – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) hosted an awards ceremony at its annual General Medical & Scientific Meeting during the NFL Scouting Combine where it honored Jim Whalen of the New England Patriots with the Fain-Cain Memorial Award for Outstanding NFL Athletic