Apr 21, 2023 The Atlanta Falcons have released cornerback Casey Hayward with a failed physical designation halfway through the two-year deal he signed with the club last season. Hayward, 33, was brought in for the 2022 season to be the starter opposite A.J. Terrell. He played six games — defending three passes with an interception

6:00 AM ET FOR THE BRIEFEST of moments, the Minnesota Vikings‘ 2003 draft room swelled with relief. A frenzied effort to trade their No. 7 pick had seemingly concluded with a last-minute deal. Rob Brzezinski, Minnesota’s vice president of football operations at the time, had reported the terms to the NFL’s draft table in New

6:00 AM ET Rich Cimini Close Rich Cimini ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association It

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The further down the first-round order, the harder it typically is for teams and draft analysts to know which players will be available at a given spot. That’s been the reality for the Seattle Seahawks, who have routinely picked in the 20s in 13 drafts under general

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8:00 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. IT’S WILL LEVIS‘ pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard

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6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Mayo’s role: When the Patriots took the unconventional step of announcing Jan. 12 that they had “begun contract extension discussions with Jerod Mayo that would keep him with the team long-term,” it sparked several questions. Why would

4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have released cornerback Casey Hayward with a failed physical designation halfway through the two-year deal he signed with the club last season. Hayward, 33, was brought in for the 2022 season to be the starter opposite A.J. Terrell. He played six games — defending three passes with an interception

2:31 PM ET The University of Oklahoma unveiled a statue of former quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray this weekend ahead of the Sooners’ annual spring game. Murray and his family were in Norman for the festivities, which began Friday night in Oklahoma City where the statue was revealed during an event at