USATSI The Detroit Lions wanted to address the cornerback position this offseason, and they completed the task by acquiring Carlton Davis from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Per ESPN, Tampa Bay is sending Davis, a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 sixth-round pick to Detroit and receiving a 2024 third-round pick in the deal. Davis has spent all six of his …

USATSI The Green Bay Packers said goodbye to longtime running back Aaron Jones on Monday. They may still see him in 2024, however, as the rival Minnesota Vikings are now interested in signing the Pro Bowler, according to The Athletic. Jones, 29, was released on the first day of the NFL’s free-agent negotiating period after declining a proposed 50% pay …

Offensive lineman Mike Onwenu has agreed to re-sign with the New England Patriots, according to a report from NFL Media. The versatile blocker will be getting a three-year contract worth up to $57 million with $38 million guaranteed to stay in New England under new head coach Jerod Mayo. Onwenu, 26, has spent his entire four-year NFL career with the …

The Patriots are in agreement with linebacker Sione Takitaki on a two-year deal, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Takitaki, 28, spent his first five seasons with the Browns after they made him a third-round pick. He has appeared in 72 career games with 36 starts and has totaled 269 tackles and four sacks. Takitaki also is a core special teams …

The first day of 2024 NFL free agency is all but in the books, with dozens of big names agreeing to lucrative deals and a few others swapping locations via trade. Technically, signings and trades can’t become official until 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, but already the action is in full swing. That said, here are some of Day 1’s biggest …

The Cincinnati Bengals and safety Geno Stone have agreed on a two-year, $15 million deal, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because free agents can’t sign with new teams until Wednesday. Stone started 11 games for the Baltimore Ravens last season and 19 …

Getty Images Despite hiring Mike MacDonald, the former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator, to be their new head coach, the Seattle Seahawks hadn’t made a defensive move on the first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period of free agency on Monday.  Until now. Seattle is re-signing defensive end Leonard Williams on a three-year, $64.5 million deal with an average per …

Getty Images Austin Ekeler is the latest big-name running back to find a new home in 2024 NFL free agency, agreeing Monday to a two-year contract with the Washington Commanders, as CBS Sports HQ NFL insider Josina Anderson confirmed. Ekeler, 28, spent the last seven seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers. The veteran had also received interest from the Las …

Report: Patriots to sign QB Jacoby Brissett originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots reportedly will welcome an old friend back into their quarterback room for 2024. Jacoby Brissett is set to rejoin the team that drafted him back in 2016, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports it’s a one-year, $8 million contract …

The Iowa Hawkeyes have consistently won football games during the Kirk Ferentz era. Led by spectacular defense and great special teams, Iowa has found a way to win despite an offense that has ranked among the nation’s worst each of the past three seasons. Iowa has posted a 28-13 overall record and a 19-8 mark in Big Ten play during …

Getty Images The New England Patriots are widely expected to pursue a quarterback early in the 2024 NFL Draft. Before that, however, they’re reportedly reuniting with an old friend on a one-year, $8 million deal: quarterback Jacoby Brissett.  Brissett, who was drafted in the third round by the Patriots back in 2016, drew “real” intrigue from his old team prior …

In NFL verbiage, the legal tampering period means agree to deals with as many free agents as you want to and can under the salary cap. There’s no more waiting until Wednesday. NFL free agency is here, y’all. In the spirit of the free-agency floodgates now open in the middle of draft season, let’s evaluate how these decisions will impact …

Defensive lineman Leonard Williams is returning to the Seattle Seahawks on a three-year deal worth an average of $21.5 million per year, NFL.com reported on Monday. Williams split the 2023 NFL season between the Seahawks and New York Giants. He finished with 5.5 sacks and 62 combined tackles. Williams spent the first four-and-a-half seasons of his NFL career with the …

Saquon claps back after Tiki Barber declares him ‘Dead to me’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For the first time in his career, Saquon Barkley is not a member of the New York Giants. Barkley’s agreement to terms on a contract with one of the Giants’ chief rival has led to a real war of words between him and …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders in the first half of the team’s spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado football’s spring game was a sold-out spectacle that aired live on ESPN last season. It should be sold out once again in 2024, but you won’t be able to watch it on ESPN this …