LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors presented grisly evidence to support the first-degree murder charge against former NFL and Ohio State star linebacker Darron Lee during a preliminary hearing Monday in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Most shocking were the injuries to the body of victim Gabriella Carvalho Perpétuo, Lee's girlfriend. According to testimony, she ...Read more

NEW YORK — Who says you can’t go home again?

The Jets are acquiring quarterback Geno Smith from the Raiders, and a seventh-round pick, in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.

Las Vegas was expected to release Smith after the start of the new league year on Wednesday. The Jets were looking for a veteran quarterback after Justin Fields ...Read more

BOSTON — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has a new playmaker.

The Patriots have agreed to terms with free-agent wide receiver Romeo Doubs, a source confirmed to the Boston Herald.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported Doubs agreed to a four-year deal worth $68 million. Based on other reports, the deal is worth up to $80 million.

The ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have found a new complement to running back Jahmyr Gibbs.

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco has agreed to terms with the Lions, a source confirmed to The Detroit News on Tuesday. Pacheco will presumably fill the void left by David Montgomery, who the Lions agreed to trade to the Houston Texans ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Kyler Murray has played in the NFL for seven seasons. He has played in one playoff game, and he lost it while producing only 137 passing yards and throwing two interceptions and no touchdowns.

His team, the Arizona Cardinals, put an “independent study” clause in one of his contracts to ensure he would do his homework.

He is...Read more

SEATTLE — They don't get paid like the top players at several other positions, but they still matter.

The man carrying the ball can be the one carrying the offense, and that was no different with Kenneth Walker III.

The MVP of Super Bowl LX will no longer be a Seahawk after agreeing to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Kansas City ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s one thing to say the Las Vegas Raiders and general manager John Spytek won Friday’s blockbuster trade of star defensive end Maxx Crosby on paper.

They did.

Spytek turned a disgruntled veteran who has had eight surgeries in seven seasons and likely won’t be playing at an elite level by the time the team is ready to ...Read more

DENVER — J.K. Dobbins is the Chrysler Pacifica of NFL tailbacks. He’s smooth and agile for his size. He corners like a charm. He gets you from Point A to Point B, and comfortably, in all kinds of weather. But after those first two years, good luck keeping him running and on the road.

“I don’t think I’m ‘injury-prone,'” the Broncos...Read more

The Tua Tagovailoa era, the most disappointing and confounding stretch in Miami Dolphins history, closed with a predictable whimper with the team’s announcement Monday morning that the quarterback, Miami’s No. 5 pick of the 2020 draft, will be released after the start of the new league year on Wednesday.

Tua’s six-year legacy with the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The accountants won. Common sense prevailed.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did not overwhelm Mike Evans with an offer too lucrative to refuse, and he will put on an unfamiliar uniform for the first time in 13 years and 13,000 yards.

As longtime breakups go, this was more amicable than most. Feelings were not hurt and fingers were ...Read more

CHICAGO — The big dollars and gaudy contract terms flying around Monday morning when doors to the NFL’s negotiating window swung open — a 52-hour period that leads into the start of the new league year and free agency at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday — offered one important reminder:

It’s good for the Chicago Bears that the April draft is deep ...Read more

Love it.

Let me expand that thought.

Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it that the Miami Dolphins are releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, signing Malik Willis and effectively changed the arc and tone of their franchise over a couple of hours Monday.

That doesn’t mean Willis is the certain answer to this franchise’s eternal search...Read more

The San Francisco 49ers’ signing of wide receiver Mike Evans is not just a splashy, big-name transaction to start off NFL free agency.

No, it’s a terrifying, exhilarating, high-wire act performed without a safety net, hovering over a pit of hungry alligators.

And for Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, this isn’t just a flyer; It’s a ...Read more

MIAMI — The “Tank for Tua” era — or error — was rooted in failure from the very start, and that’s exactly how Tua Tagovailoa’s tenure as the Miami Dolphins’ starting quarterback should be remembered.

One misstep after another, an avalanche of miscalculations, and doubling down on bad decisions.

It was yet another era of failure...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jaelan Phillips is reportedly on his way out of Philadelphia, agreeing to terms with the Carolina Panthers on a four-year, $120 million deal ($80 million guaranteed), ESPN reported Monday.

Phillips, who turns 27 in May, was set for the biggest payday of the Eagles’ free agents this offseason given his youth, his performance, ...Read more

The Tua Tagovailoa era for the Miami Dolphins is over.

The Dolphins are cutting their one-time franchise quarterback whom the team selected with the No. 5 pick of the 2020 draft and signed to a lucrative contract extension in 2024, the Dolphins announced Monday morning before free agency in the NFL kicked off at noon.

“I recently informed ...Read more

SEATTLE — Turns out, Rashid Shaheed hit the free agent market only to end up right back in Seattle.

Shaheed, the Seahawks receiver whose electric return ability proved a pivotal part of Seattle’s run to the Super Bowl title,agreed Monday afternoon to re-sign with the Seahawks on a three-year deal worth up to $51 million with $34.7 million ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders had a clear need to make a big splash on the offensive line and plenty of cap space to make it happen.

They did it by agreeing to make former Baltimore Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history.

The deal, which can’t be officially signed until the new league ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Travis Kelce is on his way back to the NFL for a 14th season, and it was reported Monday that his destination will be a return to the Kansas City Chiefs, the only team for which he has played.

The Chiefs don't have as much money to spend in free agency as many other teams, but Kelce, 36, is expected to turn down more lucrative ...Read more

MIAMI — Minkah Fitzpatrick will stay within the division.

The Miami Dolphins traded the star safety to the New York Jets in exchange for the Los Angeles Chargers’ seventh-round pick, according to multiple reports. New York will sign Fitzpatrick to a three-year deal worth $40 million.

This comes just weeks after reports surfaced that Miami ...Read more