BALTIMORE — The Ravens’ blockbuster trade for Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby is stunningly off.

Baltimore backed out of the deal, according to Las Vegas, which announced the news in a statement Tuesday evening. “We will have no further comment at this time,” the statement also read.

Crosby, who turns 29 in August, reportedly ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The date was March 18, 1997, and the Baltimore Ravens made a bold announcement. They had agreed to a four-year deal with Dallas Cowboys safety Brock Marion, a move that was expected to bolster the defense.

Two days later, after a CT scan in Baltimore revealed that Marion’s left scapula had not fully healed, then-owner Art Modell...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens’ blockbuster trade for Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby is stunningly off.

Baltimore backed out of the deal, according to Las Vegas, which announced the news in a statement Tuesday evening. “We will have no further comment at this time,” the statement also read.

Crosby reportedly failed his physical. All NFL ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Here’s what The Baltimore Sun staff had to say immediately after the Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade for Maxx Crosby that included two first-round draft picks:

Sam Cohn, reporter

When you first read that, did you assume it was fake? Maybe the notification popped up, but you still figured that it was a dupe, or that the...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It didn’t take long for tight end Travis Kelce to realize he wanted to return to the Chiefs for the 2026 NFL season.

While on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Kelce spoke Tuesday about his motivation for playing a 14th year in the league, all with the Chiefs.

Retirement was never really on Kelce’s mind.

“I’m not gonna ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens have apparently backed out of their trade for Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby, according to the Raiders.

Baltimore had agreed to trade this year’s first-round draft pick (14th overall) to Las Vegas and next year’s first-round pick in exchange for the five-time Pro Bowl selection.

Crosby was...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are making a short-term yet significant investment at their vacant outside cornerback spot opposite Quinyon Mitchell, agreeing to terms with former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen on a one-year deal, ESPN reported Tuesday.

The deal is reportedly worth up to $15 million.

Woolen, who turns 27 in ...Read more

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