Free-agent linebacker Mychal Kendricks has signed with the Cleveland Browns, the team announced Tuesday. The a one-year deal is worth up to $3.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The terms were first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The Browns have three starting linebackers in Jamie Collins, Joe Schobert […]
NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, it was announced Wednesday. The policy subjects teams to a fine if […]
Terence Newman said Tuesday that he expects the 2018 season to be his final NFL season. “I think this is probably going to be my last [season],” Newman said on a conference call, according to the team’s website. “I am getting to a point [where] you have to figure out […]
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met Tuesday with New England coach Bill Belichick, telling him that Gronkowski will play for the Patriots this season. The decision ends speculation that Gronkowski could retire. Gronkowski, who turns 29 on May 14, earned All-Pro honors in […]
The NFL is finalizing plans for a summit to continue an unprecedented offseason discussion about player safety, a league spokesman confirmed. The meeting, planned for May 1-2 at NFL headquarters in New York, will include a focus on the future of the kickoff. There is no indication that the kickoff […]
The New York Giants released Brandon Marshall after just one season Thursday, with general manager Dave Gettleman saying the veteran wide receiver had failed a physical. The five-time Pro Bowl receiver, whom the Giants signed last offseason to a two-year, $11 million deal, never seemed to get comfortable and was […]
Former Chicago Bears greats Matt Forte and Devin Hester will both sign a one-day ceremonial contract on Monday, April 23 in order to retire as members of the organization, the team announced Wednesday. Forte and Hester each spent their first eight NFL seasons with the Bears. The greatest return man […]
The NFL and NFL Players Association for the first time have banned specific helmets for use, saying those models performed poorly in its annual testing procedures or are no longer supported by their manufacturers. Ten helmet models from Rawlings, Schutt, SG Helmets and Riddell have been targeted for phaseout, six […]
After much speculation, and a 20 minute late-morning meeting, the Dallas Cowboys surprised everyone by informing Dez Bryant that he would be released on Friday. The Cowboys did not offer Bryant a pay cut and did not designate him a post-June 1 cut. He was set to make $12.5 million […]
The New England Patriots have traded receiver Brandin Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams for the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft. As part of the deal, which was officially announced by the Rams on Tuesday night, New England also sent a fourth-round pick (No. 136 overall) to Los […]