KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Harrison Butker arrived in Kansas City nine days after losing his job. As a rookie that season in 2017, he walked into the Chiefs' locker room having never attempted a kick in an NFL game, and he couldn't be more serious about changing that.

And then he met his new team's elder statesman.

You see, punter Dustin Colquitt had...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wide receiver Tyreek Hill admits he didn't know much about running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire when the Chiefs used a first-round draft pick on the LSU star last month.

So, what was Hill's initial reaction after doing some quick research on his new teammate?

"I looked at his highlights and I was like, 'Dang, this dude is ...Read more

SEATTLE -- There was no real surprise when the contract details finally came in for Carlos Hyde, a free-agent running back the Seahawks agreed to sign to a one-year deal last week.

Hyde's signing became official this week, and the contract calls for him to make a base salary of $1.5 million with bonuses of $1.25 million (including $31,250 for ...Read more

Last year Brian Flores became the first current NFL coach to publicly support Colin Kaepernick and other players who knelt before football games to create awareness to social justice issues, which include the police brutality that has plagued communities of color for decades.

This week the Miami Dolphins coach provided ESPN an exclusive ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The Chargers' struggle to attract fans in Los Angeles continued to be a source of derision this week when Melvin Gordon referenced the situation during an interview with former NFL cornerback Marcus Cromartie.

The ex-Chargers running back now with Denver suggested the situation prepared him for the possibility of having no fans ...Read more

On the same day NFL owners made some subtle changes to the pro game, the league prepared for Phase 2 of its reopening plan.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 clubs Thursday rolling out plans for the second phase. Beginning Monday, franchises may reopen ticket offices, retail shops, and other customer-facing facilities, ...Read more

Feeling cooped up and deprived of your favorite routines? If so, you have much in common with Ravens coach John Harbaugh.

On a conference call with season-ticket holders Thursday, Harbaugh said he's going stir crazy, just like so many other people trapped at home by the coronavirus pandemic.

Harbaugh said the Ravens have done their best to "...Read more

The Panthers have signed cornerback Eli Apple to a one-year deal.

The move fills a major need for the team in the defensive backfield. Prior to the signing, Carolina only had one cornerback with three-plus years of experience going into this upcoming season. While Apple won't turn 25 until August, he has spent the last four seasons in the ...Read more

Taylor Decker has spent most of the spring at his home in Arizona, where his gym has remained opened and fully functional during the coronavirus pandemic.

Decker figures he's more fortunate than many of his NFL peers, who've been left to build makeshift weight rooms in their garages.

A product of his own experience, he's also not the least bit...Read more

NFL owners shied away from making a quirky rules change Thursday, opting instead to table the discussion of creating an alternative to onside kicks.

The owners, who convened via teleconference, approved four less conspicuous changes to the game:

-- Automatic replay reviews have been expanded to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a ...Read more

Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki waited for the NFL draft dust to settle before reaching out to new teammate Tua Tagovailoa.

When they finally connected, it didn't take long for Gesicki to see what makes the Dolphins' next franchise quarterback so special.

"Obviously, his performance in college kind of speaks for itself," Gesicki said ...Read more

Has serenity arrived at dysfunction junction?

Things are going smoother for Mark Davis in Las Vegas than they ever did for his father Al Davis during the Raiders' second act in Oakland. For East Bay fans that are heartbroken over the Raiders leaving town a second time, it's a tough concept to swallow but impossible to refute.

Allegiant Stadium...Read more

Duane Brown is the second-oldest Seahawk at 34, entering his 13th NFL season in a career in which he has established himself as one of the best left tackles of his generation but also coming off a season in which injuries took their toll, and with a contract situation that puts him at risk of being a salary-cap casualty a year from now.

But if ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- There's no set day, time or place, and very little warning.

The texts get sent out to various NFL players interested in attending South Florida's commando workouts the night before with a location and time, and that gets circulated around by past, present and hopeful professional football players.

When morning arrives,...Read more

COVID-19 has kept NFL players away from the team, but it hasn't stopped Jason McCourty from showing up to Gillette Stadium.

There are no secret tunnels, and head coach Bill Belichick is not handing him a secret pass card or doing anything the NFL would investigate.

The veteran cornerback's off-season groin surgery requires rehabilitation, so ...Read more

CHICAGO -- The announcement came April 3 over a conference call with local media. Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy declared "an open competition" for the starting quarterback job. It was a significant development but hardly surprising. The Bears had put the writing on the wall in spray paint two weeks earlier when they...Read more