MIAMI — “The market [is] the market,” and the Miami Dolphins made a horrendous mistake by, in Tua Tagovailoa’s own words, “show[ing him] the money.”

Those were Tagovailoa’s infamous words spoken two offseasons ago when the Miami’s Dolphins’ Pro Bowl quarterback was explaining why he wasn’t participating in the 11-on-11 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — You never know how Jeffrey Lurie sees his team, but, after two Super Bowl trips and two post-Super Bowl disasters, it feels more than ever like there’s a one-year window in which Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts can save their jobs in Philadelphia.

Their chances got a lot better Thursday.

That’s when The Philadelphia Inquirer...Read more

In the NFL, the bill always comes due. Last year, the San Francisco 49ers were handed a travel schedule so soft you could practically sleep on it.

In 2026? The league is sending them on a forced march across the globe.

The massive geographical advantage the Niners enjoyed in 2025 is dead, and plans are being drawn on how to dump it into the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday, according to the New Albany, Ind., police department.

Moore, 25, is suspected to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

New Albany police chief Todd Bailey said in a statement that Moore was found deceased in the garage of a property, adding that an investigation is ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday, according to the New Albany, Ind., police department.

Moore, 25, is suspected to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

New Albany police chief Todd Bailey said in a statement that Moore was found deceased in the garage of a property, adding that an investigation is ...Read more

SEATTLE — One of the big questions for the Seattle Seahawks as they enter the offseason is whether they will get long-term extensions done with receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and cornerback Devon Witherspoon.

First-round picks in 2023 and three years into their initial rookie deals, each is now eligible for a new contract.

When it comes to ...Read more

The new head coach of Eureka (Ill.) College finished the football team’s laundry earlier in the day. He vacuumed the coaches’ offices. The financial-aid office is closed for the weekend, so he didn’t constantly deal with players’ paperwork, like on most days.

So, he sat at a school wrestling match, representing his Division III football...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers believe Aaron Rodgers could return for another season, and the process won’t be as prolonged or cloaked in a cloud of mystery as it was last year.

New coach Mike McCarthy is quietly doubling down on his stated desire to be reunited with the quarterback who helped him win five division titles and a Super Bowl in 13 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Everyone is asking the wrong question with regard to A.J. Brown.

It isn’t, “Should the Eagles trade him?”

It’s, “Who will replace him?”

You have to start there. It is the independent variable. You have to define it in order to solve the rest of the equation. You can’t have an opinion on how the Eagles should ...Read more

NEW YORK — John Harbaugh stacked his new Giants staff on Friday with a ninth coach in the strength and conditioning department.

Sam Rosengarten is following Harbaugh to New York from the Ravens to become the Giants’ new “director of high performance,” the same title he held in his ninth and final season in Baltimore.

This is an ...Read more

CHICAGO — As Indiana and Illinois lawmakers spar over where the Chicago Bears should build a new stadium, even Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Friday the team’s next home is unlikely to rise within Chicago’s city limits.

“I think now there’s a common understanding by most of the (Illinois) General Assembly that they’re not ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For all the speculation about selecting a defensive lineman or running back with the ninth overall pick in the NFL draft, the Chiefs may find themselves in need of a boost in another area — wide receiver.

The Chiefs have six players at that position under contract for 2026, and only three of them — Xavier Worthy, Rashee...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four months after hinting a serious knee injury might prompt him to call it quits, Tyreek Hill insisted on social media that he will be back playing football.

It just won’t be with Miami.

The Dolphins released Hill on Monday, the aftermath of which leaves a player who has garnered plenty of publicity for his play on the ...Read more

SEATTLE — After years of speculation over when it would happen, and a month of reports that it would happen soon, the Seattle Seahawks were put up for sale Wednesday.

At some point in the next year or so, the team will have the fourth owner in its more than 50-year history. It will mean the end of the longest and most successful of the three...Read more

MESA, Ariz. — Sitting in the box seats at Sloan Park on Thursday while watching Chicago Cubs pitchers throwing live batting practice, I scrolled through the latest news on the Bears stadium search.

It looked as if the Bears were heading to Indiana after the state’s politicians voted to establish a stadium authority that would do whatever it...Read more

CHICAGO — Indiana lawmakers took another step Thursday toward potentially luring the Chicago Bears to the state, as a key committee approved a plan to create an agency that would build a new stadium for the team.

The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, which oversees state spending, voted 24-0 to establish a northwest ...Read more

BALTIMORE — First-year head coach Jesse Minter attended his news conference in tennis shoes, a slightly grey and beige sports coat, tennis shoes and a hooded shirt.

The new wave has arrived at The Castle.

Minter, 42, was in Owings Mills on Wednesday to introduce his three coordinators in Declan Doyle (offense), 29, Anthony Weaver (defense), ...Read more

MIAMI — It seems obvious, but it might not be. Seems easy, but might not happen without a fight.

The Miami Dolphins signing free agent quarterback Malik Willis should be an offseason priority or close to it as the club’s new leaders dig into this major rebuild.

That should be clear because Miami has a glaring need at the most important ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As 29-year-old Declan Doyle interviewed to become the Baltimore Ravens’ new offensive coordinator, he spent more than an hour on Zoom with quarterback Lamar Jackson. It was less formal than a calibration. They discussed the architecture of an offense — what it should feel like, how it should stress a defense, where it might ...Read more