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2:10 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets added a former Green Bay Packers quarterback Thursday, but not the one everyone has been expecting. While continuing trade talks for Aaron Rodgers, the Jets signed one of his former backups, Tim Boyle, to a one-year contract, a source confirmed. Boyle, 28, who finished
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2:53 PM ET Defensive lineman Corey Peters announced his retirement Thursday after 12 NFL seasons. Peters, 34, played in 12 games (three starts) with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season. “Sincerely, I never imagined that I would continue playing football professionally for this long,” Peters posted to Instagram. “I’ll always be appreciative of the time I’ve
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1:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Bobby Wagner will be back in the middle of the Seattle Seahawks‘ defense and back in his familiar No. 54 after wearing No. 45 last year in his lone season with the Los Angeles Rams. But in his first public comments since returning to the organization with which
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2:35 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens declined to answer any questions about Lamar Jackson at Wednesday’s pre-draft news conference, but general manager Eric DeCosta did have something interesting to say about Baltimore’s quarterback position. DeCosta acknowledged the possibility of the Ravens selecting a quarterback in the first round. “It depends on the
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3:35 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre argued in a new court filing Monday that a civil lawsuit against him seeking to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest ever corruption case should be dismissed because the state Department of Human Services lacks evidence and is attempting
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11:10 AM ET ESPN News Services Denver Broncos legend John Elway is no longer employed by the franchise, as his consulting contract ended and will not be renewed. Elway confirmed his departure to 9News in Denver on Tuesday, saying the new ownership of the team puts the Broncos “in good hands.” His contract as a
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2:50 PM ET Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill is accused of gross misconduct, including cheating, discrimination and harassment, in an arbitration claim filed Tuesday by former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. McDonough maintains that both he and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks were left no choice but to follow Bidwill’s
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12:02 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer to a two-year deal, it was announced Tuesday. Earlier this offseason, the Raiders signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million contract on March 17. Las Vegas also has the No. 7 pick in this month’s draft. Hoyer was released by the
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9:31 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Travis Kelce is living his best life: On the heels of winning the Super Bowl and hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end will cap his successful string with a music festival this month. The two-time Super Bowl winner announced Tuesday that he’ll
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11:25 AM ET Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter is declining visits with any teams selecting outside the top 10 in this month’s NFL draft, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carter is scheduled to visit the Chicago Bears, who will pick ninth, on Monday. It will be his second visit after previously visiting the
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9:27 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay was, as he put it, almost a different bird this offseason. On his “Big Play Slay” podcast, Slay revealed that he nearly joined the Baltimore Ravens before re-signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. “I was almost — this close — a Baltimore Raven. This
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5:40 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have withdrawn the restricted free agent tender on safety Ryan Neal, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. The unexpected move makes Neal an unrestricted free agent and clears $2.627 million in much-needed salary cap space for Seattle. The Seahawks assigned Neal the low RFA tender earlier this month,
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6:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — John Brockington, a former All-Pro fullback who ranks fourth on the Green Bay Packers‘ career rushing list, has died. He was 74. The Packers announced Brockington died Friday in San Diego. Brockington played for the Packers from 1971-77 and rushed for 5,024 yards during that stretch. The
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