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7:45 AM ET New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower is opting out of the 2020 season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.‬ Running back Brandon Bolden also is planning to opt out of the season, a source told ESPN. Starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Danny Vitale and reserve offensive lineman Najee Toran
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8:22 PM ET NFL players who contract the coronavirus through “high-risk” activity away from team facilities can face team discipline and may even be at risk of not being paid, according to the league’s new protocols. A memo sent by the NFLPA to agents this weekend, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, outlines
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7:04 PM ET Under the circumstances, the New York Jets made a terrific trade. Not only did they unload a me-first player whose poisonous attitude threatened locker-room chemistry, but they parlayed Jamal Adams into one of the richest NFL hauls in recent years — a package from the Seattle Seahawks that includes first-round picks in
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10:08 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN In John Schneider’s 10 years as the Seattle Seahawks‘ general manager, he’s spelled out his big-picture approach to roster-building with an oft-repeated phrase. When Schneider says he wants to be a “consistent championship-caliber football team,” it’s his way of saying he’s always going to place as much importance on the
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4:17 PM ET After a seven-month contract dispute, the New York Jets agreed to trade All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks for a package that includes first-round draft picks in each of the next two years. The Seahawks will send safety Bradley McDougald, first-round picks in 2021 and 2022 and a third-round pick
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6:57 PM ET NFLPA team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. According to the sources, the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at
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12:21 PM ET Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team” pending the adoption of a new name, league sources tell ESPN. This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new name at some point in the
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12:00 AM ET Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown wrote an Instagram post Wednesday night in which he indicated he wants to play in the NFL again and urged the league to resolve its investigation into his conduct. The post came two days after Brown teased his potential retirement from the NFL in a tweet. In
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11:38 PM ET The independent group that advises the NFL on matters of diversity and inclusion on Friday will formally request that the league investigate whether the Washington franchise adhered to a new rule in hiring two high-ranking executives earlier this week. The Fritz Pollard Alliance, which assists the NFL in enforcing compliance of the
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