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Getty Images Five-time Pro Bowl Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans was arguably going to be the most coveted free agent at his position.  However, the five-time Pro Bowler decided to stay home after agreeing to a two-year deal, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. The deal is worth $52 million, including $35 million guaranteed, Evans’ …

Formerly a dry period for the NFL, springtime has become one of the most exciting periods on the league calendar. Free agency, which began in the early 1990s, has blossomed into a two-week stream of big signings and team-altering acquisitions. And when the dust begins to settle, NFL fans turn their attention to the draft and the subsequent signing of …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA — The Bucs have a surprise resolution ahead of NFL free agency, working out a deal to keep Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans in Tampa. Evans, 30, was prepared to hit free agency for the first time in his 10-year career next week, but the Bucs were able to agree to terms Monday on …

Quarterback Caleb Williams expects to be the first overall pick in the draft and he’s reportedly set up a visit with the team that owns that selection. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the Bears plan to bring Williams to Chicago for a visit after USC’s March 20 Pro Day. Per the report, the original plan was for Williams to …

Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kelce has made a decision on his NFL future, as the six-time All-Pro center has called a press conference Monday, scheduled at the NovaCare Complex at 1 p.m. Kelce is expected to announce his plans for 2024 and address other things.  The Philadelphia Eagles center was selected as a First-Team All-Pro for the sixth time in his …

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Patriots Combine Notebook: Intel on Drake Maye, McAdoo’s role and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston INDIANAPOLIS — After five days at the NFL Scouting Combine, picking the brains of league sources at all levels, here are some of the most noteworthy Patriots-related takeaways: Maye wins the first impression Throughout combine week, there is a mess of quantifiable information …

The NFL Combine took place this past week, and the next generation of football stars had the chance to put their athletic gifts on display. The combine is more than just working out in tight clothes, however. It’s an opportunity for teams to meet with prospects one-on-one, and it’s also the first official NFL meeting of the offseason, where head coaches and …

Every year, NFL free agency sends a handful of quarterbacks to the open market. But few signal-callers have worked the offseason landscape to their benefit quite like Kirk Cousins. First came the unexpected early-career breakout in Washington, which prompted the first back-to-back franchise tags for a quarterback in league history, earning Cousins more than $40 million in a span of …

Schrock’s Bears NFL mock draft 3.0: How to build contender around Caleb Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears are going to draft Caleb Williams. That was always believed to be the case, but a week spent in Indianapolis at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine backed that up. The Bears haven’t completely locked in the Williams decision yet, …

The Patriots would reportedly like to have wide receiver Kendrick Bourne back for the 2024 season. Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reports that the Patriots offered Bourne a contract extension before the Scouting Combine got underway last week. The terms of the offer are unknown. Impending free agents can begin talking to other teams on March 11, so Bourne …

Players are increasingly recognizing that if they don’t think the workouts at the Scouting Combine are going to raise their draft stock, they’re free to skip them. This year, the NFL invited 321 players to the Scouting Combine. Barring some type of emergency, players who are invited always show up to meet with teams, and they almost always do the …

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye throws against Virginia in October. Maye is among the players projected to be selected in the top 10 of the 2024 NFL draft. (Chris Seward / Associated Press) Many NFL teams are looking for quarterbacks, and there are plenty of enticing prospects out there this season. This inaugural mock draft contemplates quarterbacks going with the …

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, seen here working an NFL game in 2006, died on Sunday. He was 72. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) (Al Messerschmidt via Getty Images) Longtime NFL reporter and ESPN journalist Chris Mortensen died on Sunday morning, the network announced. He was 72. Specifics of his death are not yet known, though Mortensen had been battling cancer for years. ESPN …

Timing of players at the Scouting Combine isn’t just done with stopwatches. It’s also done with chips worn by every player, that tracking their speed during every drill. And last year, that player tracking data showed off the talents of Puka Nacua, a relatively unknown receiver out of BYU who went from fifth-round pick of the Rams to the most …