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7:00 AM ET Let’s predict the 2023 NFL draft, probabilistically. That’s the job of ESPN’s Draft Day Predictor, our publicly available tool that uses expert mock drafts, Scouts Inc. grades and team needs to forecast pick probabilities for prospects in the upcoming draft. In other words, we can get a better look at when the

6:45 PM ET After months of speculation, Aaron Rodgers has been traded to the New York Jets. It has been nearly three years since Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst used a first-round pick on Jordan Love, a move that seemed to hint at the end of the Hall of Famer’s tenure in Green

3:59 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans general manager Ran Carthon said the team has not fielded calls regarding trades for Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry. “It is what it is,” Carthon said Monday.

6:00 AM ET FOR THE BRIEFEST of moments, the Minnesota Vikings‘ 2003 draft room swelled with relief. A frenzied effort to trade their No. 7 overall pick had seemingly concluded with a last-minute deal. Rob Brzezinski, the Vikings vice president of football operations at the time, had reported the terms to the NFL’s draft table

9:01 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills reached agreement with kicker Tyler Bass on a four-year extension that keeps him with the team through the 2027 season, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal is worth up to $21 million with $12.3 million guaranteed, according to a source. Bass, 26, was

8:00 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. IT’S WILL LEVIS‘ pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard

9:58 AM ET Noncontact injuries for NFL players occurred at a higher rate on artificial turf compared to grass during the 2022 regular season, according to data released this week by the NFL Players Association. The gap arose one year after the league moved to neutralize the debate about the two types of playing surfaces

3:26 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former New England Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia as their new senior defensive assistant, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Coach Nick Sirianni had said Thursday at a news conference that it was “trending” toward the Eagles hiring Patricia. Patricia, a longtime defensive assistant and former Detroit Lions

12:18 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Despite the uncertainty surrounding Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter ahead of the upcoming NFL draft, the unanimous All-American left a strong impression on the front office after visiting the Detroit Lions facility on Monday. Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his poker face during Thursday’s media

6:55 AM ET Over the past several months as the NFL prepares for the 2023 draft, there have been two things evaluators have agreed on the most: (1), The top four quarterbacks in this draft are not the top four players on the board; (2), Despite that, history will be made if those four quarterbacks

4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have released cornerback Casey Hayward halfway through the two-year deal he signed with the club last season. Hayward, 33, was brought in for the 2022 season to be the starter opposite A.J. Terrell. He played six games – defending three passes with an interception – before a torn pec

11:29 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Four Lions players, including 2022 first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players leaguewide to be suspended for violating the NFL’s gambling policy after an investigation by the league. Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore have been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games, as

6:40 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They still talk about the “Odell Beckham catch” all these years later, not only because Anthony Richardson appeared to be levitating midair as he reached behind for the football, but because Anthony Richardson is no wide receiver. Richardson has always been a quarterback, but his team had a need,

8:13 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have done the easy part by picking up the fifth-year option for 2024 on CeeDee Lamb, but would like to sign the wide receiver to a long-term extension at some point this season. The Cowboys made the option official on Thursday about two weeks before a

7:00 AM ET IT’S LATE MARCH, one month until the 2023 NFL draft, and Bijan Robinson is in South Philadelphia, tucked into an office in the Eagles’ practice facility with one of his potential future bosses: Howie Roseman, the team’s general manager. Robinson is the best running back in this year’s draft — the space

2:23 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa considered retirement after his multiple stints in the concussion protocol last season — the first of which briefly landed him in the hospital. In his first news conference since sustaining a concussion on Dec. 25, Tagovailoa said he briefly mulled walking away from football

4:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Wide receiver Allen Robinson has passed his physical in Pittsburgh, making his trade from the Los Angeles Rams to the Steelers official, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini on Wednesday. The Steelers receive Robinson and a seventh-round draft pick (No. 251) for Pittsburgh’s seventh-round pick (No. 234), sources told ESPN’s Adam

6:35 AM ET When Chris Weinke talked to teams before the 2001 NFL draft, he didn’t receive many direct questions about his age. But Weinke, a national championship and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Florida State, knew that the numbers 28 and 29 — his playing age when he finished college, and his age when the