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8:29 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE – Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirmed that he’s been in communication with Richard Sherman, but said a reunion with the former All-Pro cornerback isn’t currently in the works. “That’s not one of our thoughts right now that we’re going out and getting another guy at that spot, but

6:50 PM ET By most measures, NFL offenses last year produced their best season in the history of pro football. Never had the collective environment been more conducive to scoring, especially via the pass, and new records were set for points, touchdown throws and completion percentage. So after taking three months to analyze their rosters

12:53 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The foreseeable future could now be defined as 2021 and beyond after Packers president Mark Murphy said the team is committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers for more than just next season. None of that may matter if Rodgers follows through on what he has told some in and

10:29 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL draft began Thursday and continues through Saturday (ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). With quarterbacks going 1-2-3 — Trevor Lawrence to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Zach Wilson to the New York Jets and Trey Lance to the San Francisco 49ers — the rest of the draft promises to be just as exciting.

3:10 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joe Horn was disappointed Friday morning, not as a former Pro Bowl wide receiver who once was fined for hiding a cellphone in a goalpost pad, but as the parent of one of the 32 players selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. Horn had wanted

12:54 PM ET Trey Lance went from underdog to favorite be the No. 3 pick quickly Thursday afternoon, with a rush of betting action on the quarterback out of North Dakota State hitting sportsbooks leading up the NFL draft. Lance was as high as a 15-1 underdog to be taken third in early April, but

2:03 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers still believe Aaron Rodgers will play for them in 2021, and perhaps beyond, and they have no plans to trade him. That was general manager Brian Gutekunst’s message late Thursday night following the first round of the NFL draft, which came after sources told

8:26 PM ET The wait is over. Trevor Lawrence is finally the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ quarterback. The Jaguars selected Lawrence with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, ending a process that began last December when the New York Jets‘ Week 16 upset of the Cleveland Browns gave the top selection

8:49 PM ET For most of his NFL career, Lamar Jackson has made people pay for thinking he wasn’t a quarterback. But on Wednesday, Jackson actually paid one lucky passerby $100 after the man thought Jackson was a wide receiver and then an offensive lineman. Lamar Jackson offered a man $100 if he could tell

5:32 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — General manager John Schneider says that he never “actively negotiated” with any teams that called the Seattle Seahawks about a possible trade for Russell Wilson. Coach Pete Carroll says the organization and Wilson are in a “fantastic place” and that the Seahawks were never going to trade their

1:58 PM ET The Carolina Panthers have traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick, it was announced Wednesday. The Panthers will pay $7 million to Bridgewater, while the Broncos will pay him $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The trade will not take the Broncos

8:12 AM ET Wide receiver Antonio Brown is re-signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year contract, his agent told NFL Network on Wednesday. Brown’s deal could be worth up to $6.25 million, his agent said. He is guaranteed $3.1 million, including a $2 million signing bonus. The re-signing means the Buccaneers are bringing

9:30 PM ET ESPN NFL Nation You’ve read the latest mock drafts from draft gurus Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay. Now it’s time for our NFL Nation reporters to share their expertise on the 2021 NFL draft as we close in on Round 1 (Thursday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). NFL Nation reporters played

3:38 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott “is right on track or maybe a little ahead of schedule” as he returns from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle suffered last season, coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday. McCarthy said he attended Prescott’s workout on Saturday, calling it the most

11:25 AM ET MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have agreed to terms to trade starting left guard Ereck Flowers to the Washington Football Team in a deal that will send that includes a swap of late-round picks, sources confirm to ESPN. It’s a return to Washington for Flowers, who revived his career there in 2019

11:03 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are open to hearing trade offers for wide receiver Julio Jones, general manager Terry Fontenot told FOX 5 in Atlanta on Monday night. Fontenot answered the question about possibly moving Jones broadly, but the question asked was a direct one about the team’s star receiver for a decade. “That’s

5:46 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Three weeks after the San Francisco 49ers‘ bold trade up to the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft, coach Kyle Shanahan said the team was already comfortable enough to draft three of the top five quarterbacks but the team could “get there” with Nos. 4 and 5.

4:44 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN With the 2021 NFL draft less than a week away, new Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes says the franchise is open to trading its No. 7 overall pick. “Yeah, there has been discussion with other teams,” Holmes said during Friday’s pre-draft news conference. “I will keep those in-house, but