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Jun 3, 2025, 06:03 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Pittsburgh Steelers renewed conversations Tuesday with Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith, who is seeking a new contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The development brings new life to a possible trade between the Steelers and Dolphins after sources had told Schefter earlier Tuesday that a trade was not expected to be completed.

Sources also told Schefter earlier Tuesday that the team will host free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis on a visit this week. Davis was scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to

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The Steelers are not expected to trade for Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith after engaging in talks with Miami but now will host free agent Gabe Davis on a visit this week in their search for receiving help, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Davis is scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to visit with the Steelers on Thursday, the sources told Schefter. Davis had previously made free agent visits last month with the New York Giants and San Francisco

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Veteran cornerback Ronald Darby has informed the Houston Texans that he is retiring from the NFL, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Darby, 31, had signed a one-year contract in March with the Texans as a free agent after he was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He started 12 games for the Jaguars in 2024 in his only season for the franchise.

A second-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2015, he finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting that season after starting

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders says he was “hurt” by reports that said his son Shedeur Sanders was unprepared during pre-draft meetings with NFL teams, but he also isn’t buying the validity of them, either.

Shedeur Sanders, widely expected to be a first-round pick, dropped all the way to the fifth round before he was selected by the Cleveland Browns. Shilo Sanders, Deion Sanders’ other son available to be drafted, wasn’t selected at all but signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the draft.

“It did hurt. But

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The NFL is introducing the Protector of the Year Award, which will be given to the league’s best offensive lineman, it was announced at the league’s spring meeting Wednesday.

The winner will be decided by a panel that includes a number of former offensive line greats.

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent gave credit to Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and retired offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth for pushing for the creation of the award.

“This award means everything to the big guys up front. The Protector of the

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Even the most powerful figures in the NFL were unable to stop the tush push.

A proposed ban of the tush push play that the Philadelphia Eagles have popularized did not receive enough votes at the spring meeting Wednesday in Eagan, Minnesota.

Before the vote, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and team owner Jeffrey Lurie spoke to the owners to lobby for the merits of keeping the play.

Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the final vote was 22-10 on the proposal, which was submitted by the Green Bay

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When Ashton Jeanty makes his NFL debut for the Las Vegas Raiders this season he might also be debuting a new pre-snap stance in the backfield.

Since high school, Jeanty has stood straight up with his hands to his side in the backfield before the snap, a stance that some have compared to Michael Myers, the infamous killer from the “Halloween” horror movies.

It certainly hasn’t hampered him on the field — he’s coming off a Heisman Trophy runner-up season for Boise State in which he rushed for 2,601 yards —

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The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a multiyear extension with head coach Nick Sirianni, the team announced Monday.

Terms of the extension were not disclosed.

“As an organization, we have always strived to create a championship culture of sustained success,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “Nothing is more important to fostering such an environment than having tremendous leadership. Nick has embodied everything we were looking for in a head coach since we hired him four years ago. His authentic style of leadership, football intelligence, passion for the game, and growth

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CloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 and 2023 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga.Open Extended Reactions

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May 15, 2025, 03:35 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson plans to purchase a 0.1% stake in the Cleveland Browns, according to multiple reports.

The news was first reported by The Athletic.

The sale agreement is contingent on Woodson, who works as an analyst for Fox Sports, agreeing to broadcast restrictions and removing his name, image and likeness from his wine and whiskey businesses.

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady, who also works for Fox Sports, had to agree to similar broadcast restrictions before buying into the Las Vegas franchise. Meanwhile, Woodson would have

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