8:27 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals star safety Jessie Bates III returned to the team facility Tuesday after missing training camp and signed his franchise tender, the team announced. Bates was unable to reach a long-term extension this offseason with the Bengals, who placed the $12.911 million franchise tag on the fifth-year safety in March. Bates,

11:30 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Jamey Rootes, who was the Houston Texans‘ first team president, has died at the age of 56. His wife, Melissa, confirmed the news on Facebook, saying he died “after a battle with mental health issues.” Rootes was hired by late Texans owner Bob McNair in 2002, the franchise’s first season,

9:09 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders will retire quarterback Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9, making him the fourth player in franchise history to earn that honor. Jurgensen, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983, also served as an analyst on the team’s radio broadcast from 1981 to 2019 and was

5:29 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders plan to release veteran running back Kenyan Drake and absorb a $3.6 million salary-cap hit this year and $4.4 million in 2023 as a result. Drake said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Monday that general manager Dave Ziegler called him personally

7:00 AM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings We’re closing in on the start of the 2022 NFL regular season, which means it’s time for one last

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN In a little more than two weeks, the NFL regular season returns. Training camps are winding down, the final cut-down day is approaching (Aug. 30) and the last of preseason games will be played this weekend. What better time than now to present our 2022 NFL preseason Power Rankings to

7:00 AM ET NFL experts The modern NFL quarterback has to be talented in so many different skills, from reading the field to finding open receivers to airing out deep shots to being able to pick up important first downs on the ground when needed. How do the top signal-callers compare in each skill area,

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Only seven of the 252 players drafted in 2008 remain on active NFL rosters. Two of those seven play for the New York Jets — quarterback Joe Flacco and left tackle Duane Brown. It was one of the first things the ’08 classmates talked about when Brown signed

12:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield insists this is not a “redemption year,” but he will make his first start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers against the team that gave up on him. The Panthers on Monday named Mayfield the starter for the Sept. 11 opener against the Cleveland Browns, who moved

12:42 PM ET New York Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux has a sprained MCL, the team announced Monday after initial testing on the defensive end’s right knee. He is expected to miss three to four weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thibodeaux’s ACL and meniscus were intact, and the Giants hope the first-round pick will