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6:00 AM ET It seems almost unthinkable now. The stuff of football legend, a Sasquatch story folks with gray around the temples tell once in a while and they simply swear it is true no matter what you’ve heard before. In 1996, no quarterback was selected in the first round of the NFL draft. It

6:35 AM ET NFL NationESPN Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf isn’t going to be traded this offseason — right? General manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll have said that they “intend for him to be with us,” but they also said similar things before dealing superstar quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos last

12:46 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have spent the offseason seeking a replacement for starting quarterback Sam Darnold, but he isn’t concerned. “It’s truly whatever happens happens, because at the end of the day it’s out of my control, and I know that,” Darnold, 24, said on the “Bussin’ with the Boys”

6:35 AM ET We can all see how moments on the field can impact the NFL for years to come. In 2018, the Rams went to a Super Bowl and failed to score a touchdown against the Patriots, which started an overhaul of their running game and eventually led to the decision to trade quarterback

7:00 AM ET TREYLON BURKS WAS interested in LSU and Clemson, but his heart and his family were never going to let him venture far from home in the tiny town of Warren, Arkansas. He committed to Arkansas as a junior in high school and took only one of his five allotted official visits —

12:36 AM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson must say whether he had sex with 18 massage therapists who supported him last year following criminal complaints from 22 other women, a judge in Texas ruled Tuesday. USA Today reported that Watson has 30 days to comply. He previously would not address

7:34 PM ET Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Doug Sutherland, a member of the famed Purple People Eaters defensive line, died Tuesday at the age of 73. “Doug Sutherland was one of our proudest Legends. His humble nature did not allow for him to talk much about his own playing career, but Doug was a

10:00 AM ET Free-agent tight end Rob Gronkowski once said he’d never play without Tom Brady as his quarterback. Now that Brady has unretired to rejoin the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gronkowski says he’s not sure he’ll play this season. “Right now, I’m not ready to get back out on that field,” Gronkowski told TMZ Sports.

7:24 PM ET Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called out NFL owners during the league’s meetings last week in Florida, saying the hiring of minority candidates won’t improve until owners accept that there are candidates out there different than themselves, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carroll spoke for about 10 minutes during a meeting

4:20 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade two of their 2022 first-round picks (No. 16 and No. 19) to the Saints for New Orleans’ 2022 first-round pick (No. 18) and a 2023 first-round pick. The Eagles will also receive a 2024 second-round draft pick, plus a 2022 third-round pick (No. 101) and

7:00 AM ET NFL personnel departments spend the year putting together a draft board they’ll largely use for only three days in April. They take hundreds of names, thousands of hours of evaluation, more than a little hearty debate, piles of airplane tickets, interviews, miles traveled to practices and games, and it’s all tossed into

10:42 AM ET Running back Frank Gore said he plans to sign a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers and retire as a member of the team that drafted him. “We’re still trying to figure out when I’m going to do my one-day contract. To sign, do my retirement,” Gore said on the SFNiners

3:50 PM ET Jerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter, including her full tuition at SMU and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and to her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas, lawyer who delivered the payments on behalf of the Dallas

6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – And now there will be six. Six seasons. Six different Week 1 starting quarterbacks for the Indianapolis Colts. It’s surprising that coach Frank Reich’s head isn’t spinning in circles nonstop, because he’s yet to have the same starting quarterback in back-to-back seasons since his arrival in Indianapolis in 2018. It’s

4:06 PM ET ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw to undrafted receivers at halftime of Michigan’s spring game for NFL scouts on Saturday. Kaepernick was invited to Michigan by coach Jim Harbaugh, who mentored Kaepernick with the San Francisco 49ers, and was an honorary captain for the spring game. He was joined by

3:12 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have acquired wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick, a move that has a significant trickle-down effect in multiple areas. WR depth chart: Parker joins a clear-cut top four on the

1:16 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In a rare trade between AFC East rivals, the New England Patriots have acquired Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Dolphins’ acquisition of Tyreek Hill, and the free-agent signing

8:47 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard agreed to a five-year contract, his agent David Canter announced. The deal is worth $50.6 million in new money and gives Howard the most guaranteed cash for a cornerback in NFL history. Howard had three years and $39 million remaining on the