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Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars have been busy in 2024 NFL free agency. On Thursday, they got busier, signing former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead to a three-year, $51 million contract, according to ESPN and NFL Media. A nine-year stalwart of San Francisco’s front, the 30-year-old Armstead will average $17 million per year on the new deal, keeping …

The Texans have agreed to a two-year deal with defensive tackle Tim Settle, Dianna Russini of ESPN reports. The deal has a maximum value of $7 million with incentives. Settle visited Houston on Thursday. The Texans traded Maliek Collins to the 49ers and the Bengals signed Sheldon Rankins, leaving Houston with a need at the position. Settle, 26, appeared in …

Mar 14, 2024, 05:43 PM ET The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry’s situation with the Chicago Blackhawks in which they terminated his contract, according to multiple reports Thursday. A grievance was threatened but never filed, and the league and union agreed to extend the window to consider it beyond the 60-day …

49ers’ five remaining roster needs after first wave of free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ latest apparent free-agent departure leaves the team without a reliable return specialist. Ray-Ray McCloud filled that role the past two seasons and averaged a solid 9.8 yards on 57 punt returns during that time. The 49ers filled their biggest offseason …

The Seattle Seahawks have acquired quarterback Sam Howell from the Washington Commanders, ESPN reported Thursday. Seattle is sending the No. 78 and 152 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft to Washington for Howell and picks No. 102 and 179. Howell started all 17 regular-season games for the Commanders in 2023, his second NFL season. The young signal-caller totaled 3,946 passing …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyMar 14, 2024, 05:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 It’s crunch time. With only five short weeks remaining in the NHL regular season, it’s more important than ever to take the “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately” approach to assembling your nightly fantasy lineup. A philosophy that applies even more heavily to the goaltending position, where a …

USATSI Less than a year after “stepping away from the sport of football,” former NFL wide receiver Corey Davis is set to return to the league, according to ESPN, applying for reinstatement after a season on the reserve/retired list. Davis, 29, announced last August, just before the start of the 2023 campaign, that he would be “stepping away … at …

Just a day after Arik Armstead was released by the defending NFC champions, the Jacksonville Jaguars have an agreement to sign the longtime San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle, per multiple reports. NFL Media first reported the Jaguars were nearing a deal with Armstead. Armstead has been a stalwart for the 49ers since he was drafted No. 17 overall by San …

Report: Former 49ers DT Armstead set to sign Jaguars contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears that Arik Armstead’s 49ers tenure has come to an end. After being officially released by San Francisco on Wednesday, the former 49ers defensive tackle is set to sign a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Thursday, citing …

Hours after the Atlanta Falcons traded Desmond Ridder to the Arizona Cardinals, another quarterback from the 2022 NFL Draft class is on the move, with the Washington Commanders sending Sam Howell to the Seattle Seahawks, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has confirmed. Seattle will receive Howell, a 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 102 overall) and a 2024 sixth-rounder (No. …

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! We are now in Day 4 of free agency. I haven’t seen my family in 72 hours, I’m on my 14th pot of coffee this week and I haven’t slept since Monday, but it’s all been worth it, because free agency has been a wild ride.  We’re going to continue …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter In theory, the Washington Commanders could have outbid any team in the NFL for any free agent on the market. With more than $90 million in salary cap space to burn, they could have signed two or three of the highest-priced, biggest-name free agents in the league. That had to be tempting for a new …

After just two seasons in Atlanta, Desmond Ridder’s time with the Falcons has come to an end.  CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has reported that the Falcons are finalizing a deal that will send Ridder to Arizona. To make the trade happen, the Cardinals are sending Rondale Moore to Atlanta.  For the Falcons, Ridder became expendable this week …

Josh Uche explains why he took apparent pay cut to stay with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Josh Uche reportedly turned down a serious raise to stay in New England. The Patriots edge rusher agreed to a one-year contract with the Patriots earlier this week worth $3 million with incentives that max out at $8 million, per Sports …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Looking for the teams pushing all their chips in with big-money free agent deals? Well, the NFC West division is not that place.  While three of the four teams within the division had enough salary cap space to make some big deals, the Cardinals, Rams, 49ers and Seahawks mainly focused on more sensible signings and …