Feb 22, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks have restructured the contract of quarterback Geno Smith, converting his $9.6 million roster bonus into a signing bonus and creating $4.8 million in 2024 salary cap space, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates on Thursday. The restructure will spread the $9.6 million evenly

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He

Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterFeb 22, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions Chris Partridge, the former Michigan assistant fired by the school in November amid the NCAA investigation into sign stealing, is being hired as the Seattle Seahawks‘

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

Feb 21, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Antonio Pierce says his Raiders will be channeling the “Bad Boy” Detroit Pistons when they play Patrick Mahomes‘ Chiefs as long as he is Las Vegas’ head coach. In a recent episode of Maxx Crosby‘s “The Rush” podcast, Pierce discussed how he got his team ready

Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 09:26 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago, is expected to return home Thursday after being hospitalized the past week, longtime publicist Betsy Shepherd said. The 66-year-old was admitted into intensive care at a suburban hospital last Thursday

ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Former running back Marshawn Lynch submitted to a DUI charge Wednesday, according to Las Vegas Municipal Court records, but the case will be closed as a reckless driving offense pending his completion of certain conditions of a plea agreement, according to his attorneys. A trial had