Open Extended Reactions The deadline for NFL teams to pick up fifth-year options on the rookie contracts of 2021 first-round draft picks has arrives. Teams must decide whether to keep those players for a fifth season by the end of Thursday. Some teams will sign players — like Eagles WR DeVonta Smith — to contract

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Justin Fields, return man? Maybe if Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith has his way. In a live recording of Cam

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 1, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Unsurprisingly,

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears‘ proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a “nonstarter,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 1, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — When

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterMay 1, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton is “confident” there will be a resolution to

Multiple Contributors May 2, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the 2024 NFL draft now in the rearview mirror, our focus has already started to turn to the 2025 prospects. Next year’s class looks to have another intriguing quarterback group, and the defensive side of the ball is sure to rebound after being

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Pat Meyer grinned as he took a seat at the dais Saturday afternoon. As reporters approached the table, greeting the Steelers offensive

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 06:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOPEKA, Kan. — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Royals finance new stadiums in the state fizzled over concerns

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 1, 2024, 01:09 PM 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