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Defensive tackle Teair Tart visited with the Bengals last month, but he’s reportedly set to sign with a different AFC team. Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report reports that Tart has agreed to terms on a contract with the Dolphins. There’s no details about the terms of that deal. Tart split last season between the Titans and the Texans. He joined …

Although he has yet to play a game with the Falcons, newly acquired quarterback Kirk Cousins wants to finish his playing career in Atlanta. “I want this to be my final stop,” Cousins told NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal on the latest edition of his podcast. “No offense, but I don’t want to play for the [Phoenix] Suns and …

It’s ironic that Adrian Peterson, a Texas native, omitted Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith from his list of the top five running backs in NFL history.  Instead of including Smith (the NFL’s all-time rushing leader), Peterson made two somewhat surprising choices while going with three obvious ones. Peterson ultimately picked six running backs but said two of them would rotate …

The Giants have re-signed linebacker/safety Isaiah Simmons, the team announced Friday. The terms of the deal were not released by the club. Simmons, who came over last August in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for a seventh-round pick, played in all 17 games during the 2023 season. In his first year with Big Blue, Simmons recorded 50 tackles (33 …

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning both had highly successful NFL careers, and they will definitely go down as two of the best quarterbacks of all-time, but not everyone can agree on who was actually better.  The debate about who was better between Brady and Manning has been going on for years, and although Brady has more Super Bowl wins (7 …

Now that he’s retired, Aaron Donald is finally ready to give up his crown as the NFL’s defensive king. Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year during his 10-year career with the Rams, has passed the baton to Steelers defensive standout T.J. Watt.  “If you wanna say that next guy, that defensive player, I would say right now it’s …

USATSI The Houston Texans got a new weapon for quarterback C.J. Stroud this week, acquiring former Buffalo Bills star Stefon Diggs via trade. It turns out Diggs got a little something in return. Not only will the wide receiver join one of the AFC’s upstart contenders, but he’s also headed for 2025 free agency, according to ESPN, after Houston agreed …

Patriots pre-NFL Draft tracker: Updates on top 30 visits, meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are busy doing their due diligence on the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. After finishing last in the AFC with a 4-13 record last season, it is of the utmost importance for the Patriots that they conduct a …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter During an offseason in which the Panthers have had such heavy turnover on their defense, Carolina took a major step Friday to lock up a central part of that unit, signing defensive tackle Derrick Brown to a four-year extension worth $96 million. Brown, who turns 26 this month, made his first Pro Bowl this past …

Getty Images The Carolina Panthers are keeping one of their defensive anchors in-house for the foreseeable future. The club has agreed to a four-year, $96 million extension with star defensive tackle Derrick Brown, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones.  The massive deal includes $63.165 million guaranteed, per ESPN. Brown’s $24 million AAV now has him as one …

We are under three weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft. Yes, that reads like the “It Is Your Birthday” banner hung by Dwight Schrute at Dunder Mifflin, but I felt compelled to toss aside my normal aversion to writing a calendar lede out of sheer excitement that the draft is that darn close!  While we got more clarity on …

The Panthers are locking up one of their best players. Carolina has agreed to a four-year extension with defensive tackle Derrick Brown, the team announced on Friday. Multiple reports initially indicate Brown’s deal is worth $96 million with $63 million guaranteed. Brown, who turns 26 this month, was the No. 7 overall pick in 2020. He has become a key …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyApr 5, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Clock’s ticking. There are fewer than two weeks left for fantasy managers who remain in the competitive thick of matters to make the most of each and every opportunity. Thirteen days. So, with many perceived favorable match-ups peppering this long weekend’s schedule – …

What would it take for Patriots to trade down from No. 3 pick in draft? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots will probably get calls from several teams looking to trade up in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. And according to our Tom E. Curran, it’s going to take quite a large package …

Getty Images They say everything is bigger in Texas. But can one of the state’s marquee football cities really handle two pro football teams? Its mayor thinks so.  Dallas mayor Eric Johnson is publicly supporting a return to Dallas for the Kansas City Chiefs after a sales tax in Jackson County, Missouri, was shot down by voters earlier this week. …