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6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After spending his first five NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey became a free agent for the first time March 13. The No. 9 pick in the 2018 NFL draft, McGlinchey started 75 games, including the playoffs, with a run block win rate

12:35 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens‘ first significant free-agent signing addresses their biggest need. The Ravens reached a one-year, $3.25 million deal with Nelson Agholor, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The deal, first reported by The Score, can reach $6.25 million with incentives, sources said. The addition of Agholor represents

1:31 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While the Carolina Panthers were evaluating quarterback Will Levis at Kentucky pro day on Friday, they also were adding depth at wide receiver to support whomever they select with the top pick of the draft. The Panthers agreed to a deal with former Detroit Lions wideout DJ Chark, the

8:49 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are giving All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson a one-year, $33.445 million contract extension that includes $30 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Johnson is now under contract through the 2026 season. Last season, Johnson, 32, was named a first-team All-Pro for the second time and

6:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The NFL sent out a memo to all clubs Thursday notifying them that a person who is not certified by the NFLPA might be attempting to persuade team personnel to enter into contract negotiations with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who received the nonexclusive franchise tag. Under league

7:00 AM ET NFL experts After a busy first week to 2023 NFL free agency, the deals have started to slow down. Teams have added impact playmakers across their depth charts, though free agents like Odell Beckham Jr. and Bobby Wagner are still on the market. Notably, Orlando Brown Jr., Javon Hargrave, Jimmy Garoppolo and

6:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN The initial NFL free agency rush of 2023 was a frenzy, as hundreds of players were given millions of dollars to relocate to new cities. There were quarterbacks on the move (though the fates of the two big names have yet to be finalized), and teams such as the Bears

9:12 PM ET NFL tight end Foster Moreau has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and is stepping away from football while he undergoes treatment, the 26-year-old announced Wednesday. The free agent was diagnosed following a physical conducted by the New Orleans Saints‘ medical staff. Moreau visited with the Saints in New Orleans and also visited

2:39 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Adding to an already crowded wide receiver room, the New York Jets agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday with former Kansas City Chiefs wideout Mecole Hardman, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Hardman joins newly signed Allen Lazard, Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore as the Jets’ top receivers.

11:28 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots‘ plans to release starting cornerback Jalen Mills have changed, with the sides agreeing to a revised one-year deal worth up to $6.1 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Releasing Mills would have saved the Patriots about $5 million on the salary cap;

8:11 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — After not playing at all during the 2022 season, Cam Newton got to show what he can still do. Newton threw in front of scouts at a pro day event Tuesday at Auburn, where he won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship in the 2010 season.

2:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A week after releasing Ezekiel Elliott, the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent running back Ronald Jones, according to a source. It doesn’t mean Jones, a former second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be Elliott’s sole replacement in 2023, but the Cowboys have

10:32 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Longtime New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower, who won three Super Bowl championships over his nine-year career, officially announced his retirement Tuesday. “I can’t think of a better story than the one I wrote in New England,” Hightower said in an essay posted on The Players’ Tribune website. “So

9:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton, a Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, will throw at the Tigers’ pro day on Tuesday, he announced in a 54-second video on social media Monday night. The video came complete with plenty of Newton’s patented laughs, while throwing to receivers inside a practice bubble.

6:08 PM ET Earvin “Magic” Johnson has joined a group led by Josh Harris bidding to own the Washington Commanders, sources told ESPN on Monday, confirming reports. Johnson, the Basketball Hall of Famer and part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was part of the Harris group when it failed to land the Denver Broncos

7:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adam Thielen will help fill the void of a veteran wide receiver the Carolina Panthers lost when they included DJ Moore in a trade with the Chicago Bears for the first pick of the NFL draft. The Panthers announced Sunday they reached a deal with Thielen. The deal is

9:37 PM ET Free-agent safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and the Detroit Lions reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth up to $8 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday night. Gardner-Johnson, 25, was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles from the New Orleans Saints in late August along with the Saints’ 2025 seventh-round draft

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers wants to leave the Green Bay Packers and play for the New York Jets. The Jets want that too. The Packers are willing to make a trade happen. So what’s the holdup? It’s a complex transaction, perhaps unprecedented. You’re talking about an all-time great quarterback with