TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin rattled off the list of the Bucs’ wide receivers, a position group teeming with talent even if much of it remains young and unproven. One name, however, was noticeably absent: Mike Evans.

The longtime Tampa Bay star signed with the 49ers in free agency, news that caught Godwin the same way it did everyone else. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Myles Garrett has played nine NFL seasons.

But with the Cleveland Browns, the five-time All-Pro defensive end never came close to reaching the Super Bowl.

That prospect changed dramatically this week when the Rams sent edge rusher Jared Verse, a first-round draft pick and two other future draft picks to the Browns in exchange ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers and outside linebacker Nick Herbig on Tuesday agreed to a stunning new contract worth $103.67 million over five years, sources told the Post-Gazette. The deal includes $42 million guaranteed.

It is a whopping amount for a player who is not technically considered a starter, as it makes Herbig the 14th-highest-paid ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What a thrill for the Rams. For Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay. And for Myles Garrett, the generational defensive talent who finally got out of Cleveland and into a situation in which everyone cares as much about winning as he does.

But what about you, L.A. sports fan?

Are you hyped about the Rams’ latest blockbuster trade? ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It’s yearbook season, and there was some reminiscing about the past after the Eagles finished their practice Tuesday, one day after A.J. Brown was finally traded to the New England Patriots.

There was no scribbling of that corny “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” quote long misattributed to Dr. ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — As he strolled out to the Gillette Stadium practice fields Tuesday, A.J. Brown paused, smiled and reflected.

Seven years after a fateful draft-day decision that left the wide receiver in tears, Brown was finally about to run routes in a Patriots helmet for the first time. Even after months of trade rumors linking him to New ...Read more

SEATTLE — Outside linebacker Derick Hall has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Seahawks, a league source confirmed to The Seattle Times Tuesday morning, keeping a young player for the long haul at a position facing future uncertainty.

The deal is reported to be worth up to a base of $42 million and could earn Hall as much as ...Read more

SEATTLE — He never got in trouble. There wasn’t going to be a headline accompanied by Russell Wilson’s mug shot on a random Wednesday morning.

His personal life has been scandal-free. There wasn’t going to be a Page Six picture exposing the Super Bowl champ for stepping out.

He isn’t particularly political. There may have been a ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — By now, a significant percentage of the Carolina Panthers fan base has given up on wide receiver Xavier Legette.

Two years of generally disappointing numbers for the team’s first-round pick in 2024 has made that happen, as well as Legette’s demotion late last season. Legette lost his starting job late in 2025. He played ...Read more

There is absolutely no sugarcoating what happened to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday.

The 49ers already harbored a massive, glaring, neon-lit problem heading into the 2026 season: The two best teams in the NFC reside in their own division.

But that problem just mutated into a full-blown catastrophe.

The NFC West is an unabashed, unhinged ...Read more

SEATTLE — Seattle serving as a host this summer to what many consider the biggest sporting event on the planet — the World Cup — inevitably raises another question.

Could Seattle someday host a Super Bowl, the biggest annual sporting event in the United States?

The short and unappetizing answer is that the odds may be about as long as ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As the midnight adjournment deadline approached on the final night of Illinois’ 1988 spring legislative session, a sense of pressure gripped the statehouse.

Gov. James R. Thompson and House Speaker Michael Madigan roamed the rows of the House chamber, offering trades — pet projects, promises of political support — in...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As if anyone needed a reminder, the Rams know how to go all-in.

Their no-fear approach and penchant for pulling off massive trades resulted in two previous Super Bowl appearances — and one Super Bowl title.

On Monday, with a clear eye toward playing in Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium, they did it again.

Having already built a...Read more

CHICAGO — After Illinois lawmakers failed to pass legislation to help the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed a new proposal as an opening to reconsider Chicago as the site for a new Bears stadium.

Johnson voiced tentative support for efforts that would allow municipalities in Cook County with ...Read more

The talks, rumors, reports and waiting are all over.

A.J. Brown is a New England Patriot.

The Patriots have agreed to acquire Brown in a trade with the Eagles, the teams announced. The deal will send a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for the three-time Pro Bowler, according to multiple reports.

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NEW YORK — OBJ is back in blue.

The Giants signed veteran wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and JuJu Smith-Schuster and veteran punt returner Braxton Berrios after a Monday morning workout.

Beckham, 33, and Smith-Schuster, 29, add depth to an underwhelming receiving corps that has no timetable on the return of top playmaker Malik Nabers as he...Read more

NEW YORK — It appears Russell Wilson has laced up his cleats for the final time.

The 10-time Pro Bowler is expected to accept the job to replace Matt Ryan on CBS’s NFL Today studio program, according to Front Office Sports.

Ryan left the network this offseason to become the Falcons’ new president of football.

Following April’s draft, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are moving on from A.J. Brown, agreeing to trade the star receiver to the New England Patriots, the teams announced on Monday.

Pending Brown’s physical, the Eagles are receiving a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder.

Brown, who turns 29 later this month, had been Jalen Hurts’ top weapon in the passing...Read more

Soon, the offseason program will be over and the Miami Dolphins players and coaches will begin six weeks of summer vacation.

That time is typically used to get themselves ready mentally and physically for the 2026 season, which begins when training camp starts in the final week of July.

Whether the 2026 Dolphins are ready for the season — a ...Read more