4:11 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals extended safety Jalen Thompson on Friday, giving the former supplemental draft pick a long-term deal that will keep him under contract through the 2025 season. His new deal is worth up to $40 million, including $24.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10 million, a

7:51 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Read ESPN’s fantasy football daily notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a

12:58 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — After four decades with the Chicago Bears, team president and chief executive officer Ted Phillips has announced he will retire from his role at the conclusion of the 2022 season. “I have been truly blessed with the honor of working for the Chicago Bears for 40 seasons and

7:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles left tackle Andre Dillard suffered a nondisplaced fracture in his forearm during practice Thursday, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The Eagles do not believe it to be a season-ending injury, but a source said Dillard will undergo further testing to determine whether surgery is needed and a timeline

6:05 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For as surprised as the San Francisco 49ers were that they were able to retain quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on a significantly reduced contract, that paled in comparison to how Garoppolo himself thought his dramatic offseason would end. On Thursday, Garoppolo spoke to Bay Area media for the first

6:21 PM ET The New York Giants released starting middle linebacker Blake Martinez on Thursday in a surprise move. The decision was mutual, according to a source. The two sides deemed it best for both parties. Martinez was excused from practice Wednesday for what was termed as personal reasons. He was back Thursday, but left

5:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott is ready for the season to start and to begin proving to doubters that the Dallas Cowboys can be as good if not better than they were a year ago when they won the NFC East and made the playoffs. “Where we are right now, it’s all

6:54 AM ET Nobody has a more stacked lineup of fantasy football analysts and NFL team reporters than ESPN. It’s the rare “backfield by committee” that is actually a good thing for fantasy managers. Ready for kickoff? Sign up now to play with friends and family. Get started >> Throughout the preseason, our NFL Nation

6:50 AM ET ESPN Fantasy The ESPN staff got together for the last fantasy football mock draft before the start of the NFL season, this time using a 10-team, 1/2 PPR format. Choose your league size, customize the scoring and set the rules you want to follow in order to create the fantasy football league

7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — As the Dolphins prepared for one-on-one drills with the Philadelphia Eagles during a recent joint practice, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receiver Tyreek Hill discussed which route to run first. Hill didn’t have a preference, but quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell jumped in and said: “I want to hear