BALTIMORE — Closing out the fourth quarter has become a concerning problem for the Ravens.

Over the past five seasons, Baltimore has blown an NFL-worst 16 leads in the final five minutes of games. Last season alone, the Ravens lost three games in which they held a second-half lead.

Does anyone remember that colossal collapse in Buffalo? The ...Read more

Travis Etienne won a national championship with Clemson following the 2018 college football season.

He was named the ACC player of the year in 2018 and 2019.

He was a consensus All-American in 2020, the same year he became the ACC's all-time leading rusher.

He has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in three of his four NFL seasons, all of which...Read more

"Beast Mode" started as a phrase people used to describe the running style of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.

"I think it was just my relentlessness and my no-back-down type of demeanor when it came to running the ball, like, 'Boy, that boy a beast,' " Lynch said. "And it's like, yeah, when I get the ball, that's what type of mode I'm ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The timing of Trey Hendrickson striding into the Ravens’ auditorium on Friday morning in Owings Mills carried with it some irony.

Just a week earlier, Baltimore believed that it had landed a different superstar pass rusher — Maxx Crosby — in a blockbuster trade that would have cost two first-round draft picks. But the deal ...Read more

The latest NFL player to hang 'em up in his 20s after making millions of dollars is San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryce Huff, who announced his retirement Thursday after six seasons.

Huff, 27, made $40.5 million during his career, according to OverTheCap, and was under contract for one more season.

Less than two weeks ago another 27-year-...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis keeps some interesting company in NFL history — Kurt Warner. Jimmy Garoppolo. Jay Fiedler. Jeff Hostetler. Jake Delhomme. Tyrod Taylor. David Garrard.

The quarterbacks listed above are a collection of guys who, such as the 26-year-old Willis, served as a backup for at least their first...Read more

Mike Evans spent 12 seasons wearing the same uniform, catching passes in the same stadium and celebrating touchdowns in front of the same fans.

In a sports world that is becoming more and more rootless and transient, he felt like something rare and precious:

He felt permanent.

That’s why seeing Evans leave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — You will read plenty about Kyler Murray’s football acumen and his fit with the Vikings in the coming days, weeks and months even. Here’s a few fun facts to know about the 28-year-old quarterback, who agreed on Thursday to a one-year contract with the Vikings.

He’s a Vikings fan

Murray said he has been a Vikings fan since ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In a year that the NFL draft is coming to Pittsburgh, one of the Steelers’ biggest additions in free agency also comes from the 412.

Jaquan Brisker, a hard-hitting safety who spent the past four seasons with the Chicago Bears, is signing a one-year contract with his hometown team. Brisker, who turns 27 next month, was a second-...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — George Kittle was at his first Pro Bowl in 2018 when he shared a seat next to wide receiver Mike Evans on their bus ride through Orlando, Fla.

That was the start of a friendship that paid off this week for the 49ers, who officially signed Evans to a three-year contract on Thursday, three days after agreeing to a deal ...Read more

CHICAGO — Four years ago, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles was reflecting on the timing of the NFL’s free-agent negotiating window and the emotions required to renege on a three-year, $40.5 million agreement with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi.

“I almost feel like the process is flawed a little bit where I wish we could have some...Read more

NEW YORK — What’s old is new again.

Since 2013, the New YorkJets have had 13 different starting quarterbacks.

But all veteran bridge options brought them back to Geno Smith. Nearly a decade after his departure, the Jets brought Smith back on Tuesday after agreeing to a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The biggest question many are asking...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ inability to draft and develop corners has been well-documented over the years. Until they selected Joey Porter Jr. in the second round of the 2023 draft, their handling of the position left a lot to be desired.

Draft misses forced the Steelers to try to find their starters in free agency or in trades. ...Read more

There were plenty of reasons for Miami Dolphins fans to wish each other a “Happy New Year” on Wednesday, the first day of the new league year.

So far, it’s been a good offseason for the Dolphins.

There’s a long, long way to go in this rebuild, obviously.

And I don’t agree with every move that’s been made.

But the Dolphins are ...Read more

NEW YORK — Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, treasurer Jonathan Tisch and board director Laurie Tisch have asked the NFL’s finance committee to approve a transfer of their remaining interest in the organization to their children’s trusts.

A league memo obtained by the New York Daily News says Steve, Jonathan and Laurie Tisch “propose to ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins added a measure of pass-rushing depth Wednesday by signing former Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Josh Uche, the 2020 second-round pick by the New England Patriots who has 21 1/2 career sacks in six seasons.

Later in the day, the Dolphins watched one of their former edge rushers, Bradley Chubb, sign with division ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys didn’t let their storied NFC rivalry keep them from executing another trade, though it’s not of the 1992 Charles Haley trophy-seizing proportions, nor of the 2023 Trey Lance yard sale.

Rather than wait until next month’s draft to recharge their defensive front, the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta stood behind a microphone inside the team’s fieldhouse in Owings Mills, Md., hands tucked into the back pockets of his faded blue jeans, dressed in a gray sweatshirt, his eyes betraying a night deprived of sleep, and answered questions for 18 minutes early Wednesday evening.

The news...Read more