7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Gene Chizik still remembers the first time he noticed Cole Holcomb. Only a few months into his first stint as North Carolina defensive coordinator, Chizik was overseeing a rotation of linebackers during a spring scrimmage. When a helmet popped off a member of the second string, Chizik called for the

12:02 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer to a two-year deal, it was announced Tuesday. Earlier this offseason, the Raiders signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million contract on March 17. Las Vegas also has the No. 7 pick in this month’s draft. Hoyer was released by the

9:31 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Travis Kelce is living his best life: On the heels of winning the Super Bowl and hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end will cap his successful string with a music festival this month. The two-time Super Bowl winner announced Tuesday that he’ll

6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Cooper Rush was like a lot of people at DFW on March 16. Stuck. Bad weather delayed his flight. One delay was followed by another. And another. He spent hours at the airport, checking his phone, wondering if he was ever going to get on the plane. After going

6:00 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — Since the start of the offseason, the Houston Texans have made moves to create a stable environment for what they hope is their quarterback of the future. Plans can change, but all signs point to the Texans using the No. 2 overall pick on a quarterback in the

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Before San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan could pull off one of free agency’s biggest deals, they had to get the blessing of chief executive officer Jed York. Since Shanahan and Lynch arrived in 2017, the Niners have never been afraid to spend,

11:25 AM ET Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter is declining visits with any teams selecting outside the top 10 in this month’s NFL draft, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carter is scheduled to visit the Chicago Bears, who will pick ninth, on Monday. It will be his second visit after previously visiting the

6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Speaking at the league meetings in Arizona last week, Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie included Jalen Hurts on a select list of quarterbacks he views as borderline unstoppable in the NFL. Lurie explained his team always allocates more dollars to the offensive side of the ball because even the best defenses

6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Between participating in both the Hula Bowl and East-West Shrine Game following his final season at Rutgers, preparing for the NFL draft and then heading to Kansas City for offseason workouts with the Chiefs, Isiah Pacheco wasn’t able to take any kind of extended break before his rookie

6:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — And in the category of most understated yet painfully obvious statement of the recent NFL owners meetings, we present Exhibit A: “I’d like to see some defensive progress [slight pause] for sure.” Exhibit B? “We didn’t quite get the Darren Waller [production] that could have really helped, helped us