Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! After a crazy first week of free agency, I thought for sure that things would slow down over the weekend, but I was wrong. The Steelers pulled off the most surprising trade of free agency so far by acquiring Justin Fields in a deal with the Bears.  We’ll be breaking …

Getty Images It has long been widely assumed that Ohio State star Marvin Harrison Jr. will be the first wide receiver off the board in next month’s NFL Draft. Harrison, the son of Colts legend Marvin Harrison, is the latest first-rounder to come out of the OSU receiver factory, and he posted receiving lines of 77 catches for 1,263 yards …

Why Patriots might still take OT early in NFL Draft despite Onwenu’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots re-signed their most important free agent, Mike Onwenu, early in NFL free agency. But there’s more work to be done to improve the team’s talent and depth at the offensive tackle position. Despite Onwenu’s return, the Patriots …

More players could soon be suiting up for the Oklahoma Sooners and other FBS and FCS schools across the country. There was a limit of 110 student-athletes who may engage in practice activities before the school’s first day of classes or before the fifth day before the school’s first game, whichever occurs earlier. But that will change for the 2024 …

Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals aren’t just rebuilding their team. They’re also rebuilding their stadium — sort of. Starting in 2024, the Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium will feature new state-of-the-art game-day seating options, including everything from end-zone “casitas” to field-level sideline suites and garden clubs. “Casitas,” which is Spanish for small houses, are prevalent in Arizona. Now, 10 of them …

For the most part, we’re lucky to get just one or two quarterback trades during a normal offseason, but that definitely wasn’t the case this year. When it comes to QB trades, the NFL went absolutely off the rails over the past week. Starting on March 10, we saw a total of five QB trades go down in a span …

Well before Mike Sainristil became Mike Sainristil, Michigan football had hoped that it had managed to secure his clone. Similarly hailing from New England, Eamonn Dennis had many comparables to his Wolverines predecessor — size, skill, ability to play on both sides of the ball, and more. Contrasted with Sainristil, Dennis started at defensive back and switched midway through his …

The Jaguars doubled up on signings to kick off the week. The team announced their previously reported deal with kicker Joey Slye and they also announced an agreement with linebacker Trevis Gipson. They did not announce the terms of the deal. Gipson signed with the Titans last August an played in eight games for them during the regular season. He …

The Oklahoma Sooners have spent their offseason trying to build their offensive line and make it “SEC Ready.” They signed four guys in the transfer portal and five in the 2024 Recruiting Class. That is after they lost five starters from a season ago and only return two players who started a few games last season in Troy Everett and …

Mar 18, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Forward Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday after 15 seasons with six teams. The Philadelphia Flyers are signing him to a one-day contract and will honor his career on April 13 during a game against the New Jersey Devils. Simmonds, 35, appeared in 1,037 games and tallied 526 points (263 …

The Browns are going outside the box to take a look at a potential defensive addition. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Cleveland had a workout with defensive end Aaron Lynch on Monday. Lynch, 31, was a 49ers fifth-round pick in 2014. But he hasn’t played since 2020 when he was with the Jaguars. That season, he appeared in eight …

Marcus Applefield, a former Rutgers football offensive lineman, took his turn on the combine coaching circuit over the weekend. Applefield coached the offensive line at the US Army Bowl National Combine Series in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Applefield, who transferred to Virginia following his time at Rutgers, played in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. He currently owns and …

Last week, legendary Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald announced his retirement after 10 NFL seasons. A no-doubt future first-ballot Hall of Famer, Donald was named to the Pro Bowl in each and every one of his seasons, to the All-Pro first team in eight of them, and the Defensive Player of the Year in three. He was the …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comMar 18, 2024, 11:27 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Men’s Tournament Challenge Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament …

Chicago’s move to trade Justin Fields for, basically, whatever they could get for him suggests they’ll be taking a quarterback with the first overall pick in 2024. But which quarterback will they take? Presumably, it will be Caleb Williams. Presumably, Williams has decided not to resist playing for the Bears. Presumably, he’s willing to submit to the “honor and privilege” …