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9:08 PM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara had a pretty great season, racking up 1688 yards and 21 touchdowns between his rushing and receiving duties. Work like that deserves some kind of vacation, and Kamara has apparently chosen the great state of Montana for his rest and relaxation time this offseason. It’s

12:27 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are hopeful quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have recovered from recent toe surgery to participate in the team’s June mini-camp. The expectation is that he will be ready to go by the start of training camp later in the summer. Mahomes had surgery for turf

3:47 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — About an hour-and-a-half after J.J. Watt broke the news on Twitter he’s signing with the Arizona Cardinals, defensive linemate Jordan Phillips tweeted the question everybody is asking. “Who are you gonna double now lol,” he posted with a few laughing emojis followed by a skull emoji. In other words:

12:57 PM ET Star defensive end J.J. Watt is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, he announced Monday. He received a two-year, $31 million deal that includes $23 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt made the announcement by sharing a photo on Twitter: source: me. pic.twitter.com/1Y6okQBUy5 — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 1, 2021

10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Irv Cross, the former Pro Bowl defensive back who became the first Black man to work full time as a sports analyst on national television with CBS, died Sunday. He was 81. The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent his six of his nine seasons with, said

1:30 PM ET Associated Press The number of minority hires for open positions in the NFL nearly doubled to 34.6% in 2021. According to the league’s demographics study obtained Friday by The Associated Press, the minority hirings included: three general managers, two head coaches, three offensive coordinators, six defensive coordinators, four special-teams coordinators, three quarterbacks

4:51 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — The son of a former Green Bay Packer says he is heartbroken after losing his father’s Super Bowl II ring, and he is offering a $5,000 reward for its return. Mike Kostelnik told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he believes he lost the ring that belonged

4:08 PM ET Former NFL wide receiver Josh Gordon will return to the sport in the startup Fan Controlled Football league, as a member of the Zappers, team owner Bob Menery told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Gordon will join former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel on that team’s roster. The league, which began play this

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks could be in much worse shape with their salary cap as the March 17 start of free agency approaches. Just look at how many teams are currently over the estimated spending limit for 2021. The NFL has not announced an exact salary cap for next

8:00 AM ET Matthew Willig first met Dwayne Johnson about a decade ago at an Equinox gym outside Los Angeles. Willig was a fledgling actor, a few years removed from a 14-year career in the NFL trenches. Johnson was … well, The Rock. The Rock wore a hoodie that day, Willig recalled, surmising the Hollywood

6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team needs to settle who will throw the ball for it this season. However, while quarterback remains the hottest topic, the group he will throw to is a big priority. To help any quarterback, Washington must improve at wide receiver. And there’s one quality the team

2:07 PM ET The Houston Texans have released running back Duke Johnson, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The Texans acquired Johnson from the Cleveland Browns during training camp in 2019 for a third-round pick. In 11 games for the Texans last season, Johnson rushed for 235 yards and a touchdown on 77

5:20 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL is in the midst of a feeding frenzy in terms of trading for established quarterbacks. The Detroit Lions swapped Matthew Stafford for the Los Angeles Rams‘ Jared Goff, a pair of future first-round picks and a third-rounder this year, and the Philadelphia Eagles traded Carson Wentz to

1:50 PM ET Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has not demanded a trade, his agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. According to Schefter, Wilson has told the Seahawks that he wants to play in Seattle but if a trade were considered, the only teams he would go to are the Dallas Cowboys,

4:30 PM ET The Russell Wilson saga continued to evolve Thursday, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that while the Seattle Seahawks‘ Pro Bowl quarterback hasn’t demanded a trade from the franchise that he’s spent all nine seasons of his career playing for, his agent has a wish list in case that scenario comes to pass.

8:24 AM ET Free-agent defensive lineman J.J. Watt has received contract offers from multiple teams, league sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Multiple sources told Russini that the most lucrative offer Watt currently has on the table is believed to be worth between $15 million and $16 million. The Browns are among the teams interested in

5:46 PM ET Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that he and coach Bruce Arians would be “elated” if they could get a deal done with quarterback Tom Brady to keep him in Tampa beyond his two-year contract, which will end after the 2021 season. Licht said Tuesday on the Rich Eisen Show that

2:34 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t done with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and with a statement Wednesday morning, the Steelers made it clear they’re not done with their franchise quarterback either. “Ben Roethlisberger and I met [Tuesday] morning and we had a productive meeting,” team president Art Rooney II said. “We were able to