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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 01:21 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The San Jose Sharks have signed Quinnipiac University forward Collin Graf, considered the top NCAA free agent this season. The Sharks signed him to an entry level deal that will begin immediately in the 2023-24 season. “His on-ice awareness allows him to process the game …

The Broncos have added an interior lineman. Denver announced on Thursday that the club has signed center Sam Mustipher to a one-year deal. Mustipher, 27, spent last season with the Ravens. He appeared in nine games with two starts playing 202 offensive snaps and 17 special teams snaps. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019 with …

Getty Images Kirk Cousins spent the last six years leading the Minnesota Vikings. But if he has his way, he’ll finish his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons. Weeks after signing a $180 million deal with the team, Cousins has compared the Falcons to the mid-2000s Miami Heat, telling former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal he envisions a “world championship” finish …

USATSI The Los Angeles Rams handed star wideout Cooper Kupp a three-year, $80 million extension after his historic 2021 campaign in which the Rams won the Super Bowl while Kupp won Super Bowl MVP, but his following two NFL seasons have unfortunately been affected by injuries.  A high ankle sprain which required surgery cost Kupp eight games in 2022, and …

Last year, Carson Wentz had to wait until November to join a team. This year, he’s on a roster in early April. The Chiefs have announced that Wentz has officially joined the team. The second overall pick in the 2016 draft, Wentz was putting together a potential MVP campaign in 2017 before a torn ACL ended his season. After five …

USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles released cornerback Avonte Maddox in early March, but had an eye on bringing him back into the fold. Maddox had a $9.6 million salary cap hit in 2024, leading to his release, but he is now reportedly back. Thursday, the Eagles agreed to terms on a new one-year deal with Maddox, per ESPN.  Maddox played just four …

While the Buffalo Bills traded one of their top players on Wednesday, general manager Brandon Beane insists that the move didn’t signal the onset of a rebuild. Beane proclaimed that the Bills will still be “a damn good team” by the start of the 2024 season, even if their roster took a bit of a hit by trading Stefon Diggs …

Getty Images The Houston Texans sent shockwaves through the NFL on Wednesday by making a trade for Stefon Diggs. To make the deal happen, the Texans sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Diggs and two draft picks (a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-rounder).  It was such a huge move by the Texans that …

Every year, 14 of the NFL’s 32 teams make the playoffs. And on average, only about half of them return the following year. The other half are replaced, with something like six new contenders on an annual basis. It’s a true testament to the league’s parity, and perhaps the greatest argument for the existing salary cap, which requires all franchises …

The Lions made a couple of additions to their cornerback group last month by signing Amik Robertson and trading for Carlton Davis, but they haven’t added any safeties to the mix since the end of last season. Head coach Dan Campbell suggested that could change when he spoke to reporters at last week’s league meetings. Kerby Joseph and Ifeatu Melifonwu …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter It’s been six years since Dave Gettleman famously proclaimed that Saquon Barkley “was touched by the hand of God” before he grabbed what he believed was a future Hall of Famer with the second pick of the NFL Draft. The then-New York Giants general manager scoffed at the league’s devaluation of running backs, insisting the …

If the Bears want Caleb Williams and if Caleb Williams wants the Bears, the two sides don’t have to wait three weeks to make it official. Per the NFL, the rule allowing the team with the first overall pick to sign its eventual selection to a contract before the draft remains on the books. Of course, the league generally frowns …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Since the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars joined the NFL in 1993 and the league expanded to its current 32 teams, at least one traditional off-ball linebacker has been selected in the first round of every NFL draft but one — way back in 2011. Fast-forward 13 years and we may be on the verge …

Every year, 14 of the NFL’s 32 teams make the playoffs. And on average, only about half of them return the following year. The other half are replaced, with something like six new contenders on an annual basis. It’s a true testament to the league’s parity, and perhaps the greatest argument for the existing salary cap, which requires all franchises …

The Stefon Diggs era in Buffalo has come to an end. The Bills finalized a blockbuster trade to send the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to the Houston Texans, the team announced on Wednesday. In exchange for Diggs, the Bills will receive a 2025 second-round pick (via Minnesota) while they will also send a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-round pick …