Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are declining the fifth-year option for the 2025 season for running back Najee Harris on Thursday, a source told ESPN,

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 01:54 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Thomas, one of the most prolific receiving tight ends in the history of the New York Giants, died last week at his home in Corvallis, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. He was 86. The Giants announced Thomas’ death Friday. The team said

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs declined Thursday to exercise the fifth-year option for the 2025 season on the contract of wide receiver Kadarius Toney, a source told

Kris Rhim, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Chargers agreed to terms with wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. on Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network was first to report the news. Chark, who has played six seasons in the NFL, brings experience to an unproven Chargers

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can

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