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2:35 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are signing Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward to a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension that includes $71.25 million guaranteed, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports, who negotiated the contract, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. At age 24, Ward is now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. The $20.1 million average annual

12:00 PM ET The Washington Commanders on Monday strongly disputed claims of financial improprieties in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, laying out the case for why there should be no investigation by the government institution. The 22-page letter, written by team attorney Jordan Siev and addressed to FTC chair Lina M. Khan and

7:00 AM ET As NFL draft prospects are put through the grinder of analysis each year, the numbers always come up: how big, how tall, how short, how heavy, how fast, how slow and so on. But there are always a few who force a double-take because their numbers are staggeringly rare or they have

2:39 PM ET The Green Bay Packers are finally adding to their receiver room by signing veteran Sammy Watkins. It’s a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Packers have lost three of their top receivers this offseason, headed by All Pro Davante Adams in a trade to

1:54 PM ET A day after Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph met with Dallas police, two arrests have been made in the death of Cameron Ray on March 18. On Saturday, police announced the arrests of Aries Jones, 28, and Tivione English, 21, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in connection with the homicide. Joseph’s attorney, Barry

2:27 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Potential top-10 NFL draft pick Drake London did not run the 40-yard dash at his official pro day Friday morning. London, who broke his ankle in late October, participated in a handful of cone drills and situational passing routes with several NFL scouts on hand at USC. “Everybody has six

8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, Gary Davidson sat down at a bar and noticed a giant man a few seats down staring at him. Like … really staring at him. Dangerously staring at him. Davidson tried to nod his head in acknowledgment and leave it at that. But the guy wouldn’t

7:00 AM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick turns 70 on Saturday, which is the point when he once thought he’d say goodbye to coaching. In the NFL Films-produced “A Football Life” feature more than a decade ago, Belichick famously said: “I don’t want to be like Marv Levy and coaching when I’m in

3:00 PM ET Multiple Contributors Four NFL draft analysts, 10 rounds, 40 total picks: Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, Jordan Reid and Matt Miller went head-to-head-to-head-to-head to draft their own superteams of the best 2022 prospects. For the full draft — and the accompanying debates — as it happened, check out the newest edition of

10:11 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts are giving cornerback Stephon Gilmore a two-year, $23 million contract that includes $14 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gilmore becomes the second veteran addition to the Colts’ secondary this week, after Indianapolis signed safety Rodney McLeod on Thursday. Gilmore played the 2021 season with the Carolina

6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The balance of power in the NFC North hung in the balance following the 2021 season as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pondered his future: Would he return to Green Bay, retire or try to force a trade? Without Rodgers, the Minnesota Vikings likely would have entered the season

12:17 AM ET Police want to speak with Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph in connection with a shooting death last month in the Lower Greenville section of Dallas, sources said Thursday. Cameron Ray, 20, was fatally shot after a March 18 altercation with a group of individuals that appeared to include Joseph, a second-round pick

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL draft is just two weeks away (Round 1 begins April 28 at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) and there are still many questions about how all 32 teams will approach the draft. And no wonder why. This year’s wild free agency filled holes for some teams

7:00 AM ET BEFORE 2014, GEORGE KARLAFTIS never had football on his radar. Growing up in Athens, Greece, his sporting plate overflowed with swimming, soccer, tennis, basketball, track and field, judo and water polo, in which Karlaftis fast-tracked as a young teen. Karlaftis fit in every arena. He has a confluence of gifts — size,

1:53 PM ET Baker Mayfield says he feels “disrespected” by the Cleveland Browns after they traded for Deshaun Watson last month, effectively ending Mayfield’s tenure after four seasons as the team’s starting quarterback. “One-hundred percent,” Mayfield said on the YNK podcast released Wednesday. “I was told one thing and they completely did another.” Mayfield covered

11:09 AM ET Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $121.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Carr received a no-trade clause as part of the deal, the source told Fowler. The deal, which was first reported Wednesday by NFL Network, keeps Carr under contract with

1:08 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in unlawful financial conduct. In the letter obtained by The Associated Press, the committee said the team withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable ticket

12:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the second time in his NFL career, 2015 league MVP Cam Newton is being scrutinized on social media for making a sexist comment regarding women. The 32-year-old free-agent quarterback, in the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast released Monday, complained about women who “can’t cook” and “don’t know