CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are acquiring New England Patriots center Garrett Bradbury for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick, according to a report Friday evening.

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport first reported the trade, which will fill a vacancy left by the unexpected retirement of Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman. The transaction won’t be ...Read more

BOSTON — Americans fleeing the Middle East amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran were brought home on a New England Patriots team plane.

A U.S. State Department employee on Friday posted a photo of Americans in the Middle East boarding “AirKraft” with the Patriots logo and six championship trophies.

“Americans boarding one of the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to release quarterback Geno Smith after his one year as the starter resulted in a 3-14 season, according to multiple reports.

With the Raiders poised to select Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, parting ways with Smith represents a fresh start for both sides. Releasing...Read more

DETROIT — Less than two weeks after announcing his intentions to return to the Detroit Lions for an 11th season, offensive tackle Taylor Decker announced on his Instagram on Friday that he has requested his release from the one and only franchise he's ever played for.

While Decker, the Lions' longest-tenured player, didn't fully divulge the ...Read more

The NFL scouting combine always claims to provide clarity.

What it actually delivers is a fresh set of arguments inside draft rooms across the league. Forty-yard dashes get dissected, arm lengths get debated, and somewhere along the way a few prospects quietly climb ten spots on someone’s board.

This year’s biggest winner might have been ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have a new minority owner. And he’s not an entertainer or pro athlete.

Billionaire Lin Bin and Dolphins owner Stephen Ross have agreed on a deal in which the businessman will pay $125 million for his stake.

Don’t worry about his bank account going to a zero balance. According to Forbes, Lin has a net worth of $...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are trading wide receiver DJ Moore and a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick, NFL Network and ESPN reported Thursday.

In doing so, the Bears are trading a player who not long ago they saw as a big part of their future. However, last season young playmakers Rome ...Read more

Myles Garrett is in a hurry to become the greatest pass rusher in NFL history. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end set the single-season sack record in 2025 and has cracked the top 20 career leaders after only nine seasons.

"I'm going to take that down, and I prefer I take it down in the next five years," Garrett told Casino Guru News ...Read more

MIAMI — This is what being down bad looks like in the early stages of an NFL franchise’s rebuild.

It’s adding an aged veteran (Trent Green, Chad Pennington or Ryan Fitzpatrick) who has had success in spurts, and having him compete with a young quarterback (John Beck, Chad Henne or Josh Rosen) who is supposed to have upside.

The Miami ...Read more

SEATTLE — When he was introduced as a Seattle Seahawk the day after his acquisition from New Orleans last November, Rashid Shaheed said he’d hoped he had found his long-term home.

“I’m here to stay,” said Shaheed, who was available, in part, because he was in the final season of his contract and it had become clear he was likely not ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers made his first public comments of the offseason on Wednesday in an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” and anyone hoping for news on his playing status for the 2026 season walked away disappointed.

Rodgers talked glowingly of his year in Pittsburgh with the Steelers and of his relationship with new coach Mike ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Les Snead, no stranger to blockbuster trades involving first-round picks, might be on the verge of doing it again.

On Wednesday, the Rams general manager appeared to be getting closer to addressing his team's most pressing need by nearing a possible agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs to trade for cornerback Trent McDuffie, a ...Read more

As the Chicago Bears were rocketing toward an NFC North title and playoff run, quarterback Caleb Williams made a comment on social media about his Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman that has proven prophetic.

"He's the brains behind all of it."

Dalman informed the Bears on Tuesday that he will retire. Now. At age 27. After only five NFL seasons. ...Read more

BOSTON — The Patriots plan to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs after the start of the league year, a source confirmed to the Boston Herald.

The move frees up $16.8 million in cap space, per OverTheCap.com. On March 13, two days after the new league year begins, $6 million of Diggs’ $20.6 million salary was set to be guaranteed.

Diggs ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Days before his most recent media interview, Andy Reid’s Chiefs were conspicuously absent from the Super Bowl for the first time in four years — and from the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.

More distressingly, their 11 losses last season didn’t just mark the head coach’s first losing season since ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday continued mounting their public pitches for where the Chicago Bears should build their next stadium in Illinois, even as the NFL franchise keeps up its flirtation with a move to Indiana.

During the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chicago Fire’s new — ...Read more

With Matthew Stafford back in the fold for the 2026 season, the quarterback and his representatives have begun discussions with the Los Angeles Rams about a potential reworking of his contract, head coach Sean McVay said Tuesday.

“We’ve had great dialogue,” McVay said. “I feel confident about being able to work those things out. … We�...Read more

SEATTLE — As expected, the Seahawks did not place a franchise or transition tag on running back Kenneth Walker III by Tuesday’s 1 p.m. deadline.

The deadline came and went a few hours after there were multiple reports from national NFL writers reiterating that it was expected Walker would not get tagged.

Not being tagged means Walker, who ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ahead of the deadline, the Jets will have their star rusher for at least another season.

The Jets will place the non-exclusive franchise tag ($14.29 million) on running back Breece Hall, sources confirm to the New York Daily News.

They had until 4 p.m on Tuesday to place either the franchise or transition tag on Hall ahead of the ...Read more