LOS ANGELES -- This year, at least, there will be suspense for the Rams.

They hold the 31st pick in the first round of the NFL draft, which begins Thursday in Nashville. They must decide whether to use the pick, trade back for more picks or -- far more unlikely because of their lack of draft capital -- attempt to trade up.

Those are three ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- They've made some great runs in April.

Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Chargers, the NFL holds its Super Bowl in February.

"We just don't grade our draft classes," Tom Telesco said. "We don't do a lot of that assessment. It really comes down to wins and losses, can you make the playoffs, how many playoff wins can you have, can...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The first round of the NFL draft unfolds Thursday night, and Marquise "Hollywood" Brown is strapping in for the ride of his life. He's among the most coveted receivers in this class, yet all the defensive talent is in the spotlight. He knows there will be ups and downs, twists and turns.

But please don't compare this to a ...Read more

The NFL draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Here's a look at each team's needs by division.

AFC WEST

Broncos: Denver has its temporary answer at quarterback in Joe Flacco, but it's possible the Broncos take a quarterback with the 10th pick. They need a tight end too, and a defensive tackle who can fortify the ...Read more

Marshawn Lynch is calling it a career -- again -- as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday morning that Beast Mode doesn't plan to play football again.

Lynch first retired after the 2015 season simply by tweeting a picture of cleats hanging from a telephone pole wire, only to return with his hometown Oakland Raiders in 2017.

Lynch played 21 ...Read more

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, is back in the hospital, but she hopes it's just an overnight stay.

Just a week after brain surgery, Stafford wrote on Instagram on Wednesday she had to go to an emergency room in the morning after dealing with expected pain from weaning off steroids and that she will be ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said Wednesday that he thinks a crime was committed against the 3-year-old son of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill, but he can't prove who did it.

So, Howe said, Hill won't face charges. Neither will Crystal Espinal, the boy's mother.

In a news conference he called at ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Bears fans aching for Robbie Gould to return and solve the team's kicker problem have a new glimmer of hope.

Gould has informed the 49ers he won't sign their franchise tag tender, and he has requested a trade. ESPN reported the unexpected development, quoting Gould and his agent in the report.

Whether the Bears would trade for Gould...Read more

SEATTLE -- Unable to reach agreement on a long-term contract with the Seahawks, defensive end Frank Clark is on his way out of Seattle. The team's best pass rusher in 2018, Clark was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday morning for a package that included the Chiefs' 2019 first-round pick, a 2020 second-rounder and a swap of 2019 third-...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Robbie Gould might have made his last kick with the 49ers after two stellar seasons.

Gould, according to a report from ESPN on Tuesday, requested a trade after being given the franchise tag in February and being unable to agree to a multi-year contract.

"The bottom line is, I'm unsure if I want to play there anymore," ...Read more

The NFL draft begins this Thursday in Nashville, with the Arizona Cardinals holding on to the No. 1 pick.

Philadelphia Inquirer football writer Paul Domowitch ranks his top 50 players:

1. Josh Allen, Edge rusher, Kentucky

6-5, 262 5/8 Arms: 33 1/2 inches 5/8 40 time: 4.64 seconds 5/8 VJ: N/A, BP: 28 reps

In a nutshell: Allen swept the ...Read more

As a thank you to his offensive linemen in the wake of signing a contract last week making him the highest-paid player in the NFL, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson recently gave each of the team's 13 offensive linemen $12,000 in Amazon.com stock.

TMZ Sports reported it first Monday, publishing a letter Wilson sent to each offensive lineman ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Now that the Seahawks have quarterback Russell Wilson signed through 2023, the biggest mystery about their offseason is what they are going to do with defensive end Frank Clark.

That his future remains uncertain has led to rumors he could be traded.

And at least one part of that equation appeared to get some clarity Saturday in a ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- At 34, Ravens guard Marshal Yanda is old for an NFL player. Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden retired when he was 33. Ravens special teams coordinator-in-waiting Chris Horton is just a few months younger than Yanda. No other Ravens lineman was born in the 1980s.

And yet Yanda was honored as second-team All-Pro last season. He...Read more

BALTIMORE -- You could argue it was the moment when the Ravens jettisoned their uneven history as the Cleveland Browns and began their evolution into one of the NFL's most-respected franchises.

And it did not happen on the field.

The year was 1996 and Ozzie Newsome was still better known as a tight end than as an executive. There he was, ...Read more