1:00 PM ET Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Anthony Olivieri Former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III unconditionally waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and

10:03 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love will likely have more than just one year to prove he’s the Green Bay Packers‘ quarterback of the future. However, that assurance did not come via the fifth-year option on his rookie deal, which would have paid him a guaranteed $20.272 million for 2024, after making

2:29 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs re-signed one veteran running back, Jerick McKinnon, to a one-year contract while declining the fifth-year option on the contract of another, Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Tuesday. General manager Brett Veach suggested on Monday that a deal with McKinnon, who turns 31 on Wednesday, was imminent. McKinnon had

3:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, sources said — a long-anticipated move that makes the 2020 first-round pick a free agent after the 2023 season. The Jets had until Tuesday to make the decision. The option would’ve guaranteed Becton a salary

2:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have added a key contributor to the middle of the team’s defensive line, signing nose tackle Poona Ford to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that he had hoped to add a defensive tackle in the NFL draft

9:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Super Bowl LVII was the most-watched U.S.-based telecast of all time, according to revised data announced Tuesday by ratings agency Nielson. The Kansas City Chiefs‘ 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12 drew an average of 115.1 million viewers across all platforms, nearly 2 million more than

4:07 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins are declining the fifth-year options for offensive lineman Austin Jackson and cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Jackson and Igbinoghene were two of the Dolphins’ three first-round draft picks in 2020, alongside quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, whose option was picked up in March.

12:28 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Coach Matt LaFleur noticed it from the moment Jordan Love walked back into Green Bay Packers headquarters last month for the start of offseason workouts. The quarterback returned for his NFL season No. 4 knowing that as soon as the Aaron Rodgers-to-the-New York Jets trade was finalized, he

6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys took Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the NFL draft, the Michigan defensive tackle heard congratulations from owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy over the phone. There was one part of the conversation between McCarthy and the newest defender that

1:38 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Hours before the NFL draft began, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called quarterback Anthony Richardson and shared a secret he’d been keeping for weeks. “I said, ‘There’s a good chance you’ll be coming to Indy in three hours,'” Irsay said. “But I said, ‘I don’t know. We’ll have