MIAMI — It’s not about what he has accomplished so far, or hasn’t.

De’Von Achane’s resume in his first three NFL seasons isn’t just impressive. It’s stellar.

Hell, he set the NFL’s rushing average (7.8) for a tailback with a minimum of 100 carries for a single season as a rookie.

He led the Dolphins in rushing yards (907 yards...Read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Generating pressure is Von Miller’s forte.

It’s made him a Super Bowl champion. It’s made him generational wealth. It’s made him a potential Pro Football Hall of Famer someday.

The 37-year-old is holding out hope these days that his latest pressure campaign lands him back where his career started: Playing for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson’s impression of new Ravens coach Jesse Minter is that he’s a “cool dude.”

For the first time, the 29-year-old quarterback and two-time NFL Most Valuable Player has a different coach than he had for the first eight years of his career. John Harbaugh was fired in January after 18 seasons following a disastrous ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — One of the Patriots’ best players would love to see a trade for A.J. Brown.

Star defensive tackle Milton Williams, who played with Brown in Philadelphia, was asked after Wednesday’s organized team activities practice about the heavily rumored deal that would send the veteran wide receiver to New England.

“You see the ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks acquired receiver and special teams standout Irv Charles from the New York Jets for a conditional 2028 seventh-round draft pick, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. The move is official pending a physical.

The Seahawks waived Trayvon Rudolph, an undrafted rookie out of Toledo who signed on May 14, to make ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The first question I asked in the Eagles’ locker room last season was directed to a politically aware Black player with distinct anti-Trump sentiments.

The question, asked with the understanding the response would be anonymous: “What do you think of Barkley hanging out with Trump?”

Response: “Don’t care. Long as he ...Read more

I found myself in Las Vegas this past weekend. It was against my will, naturally.

But while navigating that neon wasteland of terrible life choices and overpriced, well, everything, I just might have stumbled across a sportsbook offering NFL MVP odds.

When in Caesar’s Rome, right?

I didn’t actually put any of my hard-earned money on the ...Read more

The Chargers and Derwin James Jr. agreed on a three-year contract extension on Tuesday potentially worth as much as $75.6 million, making him the highest-paid safety in the NFL by average annual salary for the second time in his stellar career. The deal calls for about $57 million to be guaranteed for the five-time Pro Bowl selection.

James’ ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL will proceed in federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away a request for review by the league of a lower court’s ruling Tuesday.

The NFL requested a review of the August 2025 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ...Read more

NEW YORK — John Harbaugh said his Giants would be all about football.

Four months into his tenure as head coach, Harbaugh is finding out just how difficult it will be to make that a reality.

The team he inherited is rife with immaturity and entitlement. It is lacking in accountability, perspective and any semblance of a winning mentality.

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MIAMI — Imagine an offense with a well-behaved Stefon Diggs and a healthy Tyreek Hill out wide, with Deebo Samuel in the slot, and Darren Waller and/or Jonnu Smith serving as the tight ends.

Taylor Decker, Cam Robinson and Mekhi Becton are opening up running lanes for Najee Harris or Nick Chubb, and protecting quarterbacks Russell Wilson or ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Elijah Sarratt almost quit football during his first practice.

He was 6 years old, running gassers on a field in Stafford County, Va., when he unbuckled his chin strap and drifted toward the sideline. His father, Donnie — the team’s coach — had just told the kids that if they didn’t want to run, they could “go sit with ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I’m a realist. I’m not expecting much from the 2026 Miami Dolphins wide receivers. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Allow me to explain.

The 2026 Miami Dolphins won’t have a top wide receiver, a so-called WR1, in the same class as Tyreek Hill, their best player for the previous four seasons and a likely ...Read more

SEATTLE — In 1997, Paul Allen offered Seattle Seahawks fans a stark choice.

If state voters agreed to pay for most of a new stadium to replace the Kingdome, Allen, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, would buy the Seattle Seahawks and stop then-owner Ken Behring from taking the team to California.

They held their noses and voted yes," ...Read more

This much we know about Jaxson Dart: If the Giants win the Super Bowl this season, he’s going to the White House.

That much became clear on Friday after the Giants quarterback made a surprise appearance to introduce President Trump at a Rockland County event to campaign for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), who is running for reelection.

“What�...Read more

The news came in a text message from quarterback Baker Mayfield, a day before the rest of the world learned that Mike Evans was leaving the Bucs to sign with the 49ers.

Emeka Egbuka knew what that meant. For the first time in 12 years, the Bucs would have a new No. 1 target.

The Bucs’ all-time leading receiver is no longer in the building at...Read more

The Vikings will start the second round of interviews for their general manager position in the coming days, with five candidates expected to make visits to TCO Performance Center during the opening week of organized team activities (OTAs).

Four of the five candidates who’ve been tapped for these in-person interviews have ties to the ...Read more

DENVER — Creativity will pull the Denver Broncos closer to Ricky Bobby than Vince Lombardi.

At least that is the educated guess of former Denver quarterback Ben DiNucci when asked how the offense will look different with Davis Webb calling plays.

“I think it will be spread and uptempo for Bo (Nix) and these receivers to let it rip,” ...Read more

CHICAGO — The same holes the Chicago Bears defense had for much of last season have yet to be filled to this point in the offseason.

Two weeks remain in the voluntary offseason program before mandatory minicamp June 9-11, and so far the Bears are missing 40% of their starting secondary — a situation they frequently were in last fall because...Read more