With players being cut, signed and traded throughout the offseason, it's tough to keep track of all the key NFL transactions. To help you stay up to date with all the news, we've compiled this list so you can see the latest moves from around the league.
The Philadelphia Eagles aren't exactly flush with salary cap space entering 2021 NFL free agency. In fact, they're on the opposite end of the spectrum, restructuring the contracts of a handful of big names just to get under the reduced cap for the start of the league year.
Running back Mark Ingram is joining the Houston Texans for the 2021 NFL season, ESPN and the Houston Chronicle reported on Thursday. The Baltimore Ravens released the former Alabama All-American on Jan. 19 - 10 days before the Texans hired David Culley as their new head coach.
Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera was asked about the status of linebacker Reuben Foster during his Wednesday press conference. "Reuben is doing well," Rivera said. And that was it - the total update on the former Alabama All-American who has missed the past two seasons because of a knee injury.
The countdown to the 2021 NFL Draft has almost hit one month, and the New England Patriots should be well-armed with draft capital to improve their roster after a down year. The Patriots currently own nine draft picks, including the No. 15 overall pick and two of the highest compensatory picks in the draft (No.
As teams around the league rush to get under the new NFL salary cap, the Chiefs on Thursday made a pair of moves that few, if any, football fans saw coming. Kansas City released franchise left tackle Eric Fisher and right tackle Mitchell Schwartz, the pair who started Super Bowl 54 when Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a title over the 49ers.
Who's ready for 2021 NFL free agency? With Super Bowl LV in the rearview mirror, one of the strangest NFL offseasons ever is just getting started. We've already seen quarterback trades and other drama around star signal-callers, and the franchise tag window has come and gone with 10 players getting tagged.
Russell Wilson to the Bears? A draft stunner from the Patriots? With free agency right around the corner and the 2021 NFL Draft coming down the pike in short order, Marc Sessler would like to see five things this offseason.
The Chicago Bears remain on the prowl for a quarterback. And don't for a moment discount the depth of their desperation. And desperation has been the fragrance du jour in NFL quarterback transactions early in this 2021 offseason, as evidenced in the Carson Wentz trade and the Jared Goff trade and the Ben Roethlisberger reworked contract.
Sitting 50 days before the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, the league announced compensatory selections Wednesday. The list includes the standard 32 compensatory picks, plus five additional selections granted to teams at the end of the third round for minority hires of head coaches and GMs as part of the NFL's new rule to promote diversity hirings.
NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah answered questions for two hours on Tuesday, previewing the 2021 NFL Draft (April 29-May 1 on NFL Network) during a media Zoom call. As you might expect, he offered insight on which prospects could be a strong fit with certain NFL teams. Here's a look at the prospect-team connections Jeremiah made during the call.
Eight years ago, the NFL settled on a payout system for former players impacted by concussions. Now the settlement is coming under heavy scrutiny as the NFL's process of determining player damages is being exposed as racist.
In the sports world, March is typically a time for basketball, bracketology and bubble teams. The NFL offseason is in a little bit of a lull, as we're now a month removed from the Super Bowl and not quite in the full swing of free agency.
The 2021 NFL franchise tag deadline came and went Tuesday, with nine different teams exercising the tag to secure top free agents ahead of next week's official offseason kickoff: 10 if you count the Cowboys tagging Dak Prescott, which is merely a procedural move for the quarterback's new long-term deal.
The NFL offseason is upon us, and it's time to dive into the mailbag to discuss various topics around the league. Without further ado, let's talk NFL rumors and 2021 news!
7:00 AM ET Matt BowenESPN Staff Writer Close Former NFL safety Matt Bowen is a veteran of four teams over seven seasons, and now provides analysis for ESPN Insider. NFL free agency kicks off next week, and it's a loaded class, even looking beyond the players who were franchise tagged.
The New England Patriots' need at quarterback heading into the 2021 NFL season is no secret, nor is their aggressive scouting of this year's top quarterback prospects in the NFL draft. Two of those signal-callers - Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and BYU's Zach Wilson - are likely well out of the Patriots' range even if they move up from their No.
My second mock draft this year includes one trade - and it's near the top. I have the New York Jets moving down from the second spot in a trade with the Carolina Panthers. The Jets would get the eighth overall pick, a first-rounder next year and a third this year to move down six spots.
One of the NFL's unique stipulations is the franchise tag. Teams can use a tag to effectively guarantee that a soon-to-be free agent will return to the team for the next season, but at a hefty price.
The start of the 2021 free agency period is about a week away. The cap has declined from where it was in 2020, which means teams have been making cap-clearing moves and there are still more to come.