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Mar 5, 2025, 01:25 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf has requested a trade, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The request came Wednesday after a series of conversations over the past two weeks, the source told Schefter.

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Metcalf, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, had 66 catches for 992 yards last season, his sixth with the Seahawks, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 draft.

Metcalf, 27, has 438 catches for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in his career.

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Mar 5, 2025, 11:13 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Longtime Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard announced his retirement Wednesday after seven seasons.

“I want to send a sincere thank you to my teammates, coaches, trainers, support staff, Bengals ownership, and the NFL for everything you all have done for me,” Hubbard said on social media. “I could not have done any of this alone. To the fans — Who Dey Nation — I thank you the most; you inspired me. From the years of struggle and adversity to Super Bowl LVI, you never stopped believing. I hope I

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Mar 5, 2025, 09:40 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Chicago Bears are trading a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

It’s the second trade the Bears have agreed to this week to beef up their offensive line to provide better protection for quarterback Caleb Williams. On Tuesday, the Bears agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Rams to acquire guard Jonah Jackson.

Thuney was selected as the Chiefs’ MVP last season by his teammates,

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The Philadelphia Eagles are rewarding Saquon Barkley with a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The deal makes Barkley the NFL’s first $20 million-plus per-year running back.

Barkley, 28, also has the ability to earn an additional $15 million in incentives and escalators. The deal includes $36 million fully guaranteed at signing.

The extension comes after Barkley completed the first year of a three-year contract he signed with the Eagles in free agency last offseason.

In his

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Mar 4, 2025, 01:23 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The New York Jets are releasing wide receiver Davante Adams as they embark on the post-Aaron Rodgers era, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The Jets also have given permission to wide receiver Allen Lazard to seek a trade before the start of the new league year on March 12, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Adams was due to make $35.6 million in 2025 base pay, non-guaranteed.

Adams was acquired last October in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders — a

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The Cincinnati Bengals have placed the franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins for the second straight year.

Higgins announced the news Monday by posting on X, “tag.”

The Bengals later announced the move, stating they did so “with the intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal in Cincinnati” with Higgins.

Higgins’ franchise tender would pay him $26.2 million for the 2025 season if he’s unable to agree to a long-term contract with the Bengals by the July 15 deadline for such deals.

Teams have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET

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The Dallas Cowboys plan to utilize the franchise tag on defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa if a long-term deal is not reached by Tuesday’s deadline, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Sunday.

The franchise tag for defensive tackles is projected at $25.1 million.

Teams have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET to place the franchise tag on their pending free agents.

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A third-round pick by the Cowboys in 2021 out of UCLA, Odighizuwa, 26, has not missed a game in his career (67 straight with 63 starts).

He had his best season

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Feb 28, 2025, 04:42 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Los Angeles Rams and offensive tackle Alaric Jackson have agreed to a three-year, $57 million contract, with $37 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday.

Jackson had been slated to enter free agency next month, but instead will stay in Los Angeles, where he’ll continue to protect Matthew Stafford. The star quarterback agreed to a restructured deal with the Rams earlier Friday.

Jackson, 26, started 14 games for the Rams last season. He was suspended for the first two games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy

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Feb 27, 2025, 02:16 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Kansas City Chiefs have informed Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith that he will use the franchise tag on him, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

The deadline for teams to use the franchise tag is Monday at 4 p.m. ET.

The Chiefs and Smith will have until July 15 to agree to a long-term contract. If no deal is reached by that date, Smith will play the 2025 season on his franchise tender.

Smith, 25, joined the Chiefs as a sixth-round draft pick in 2021 out of Tennessee.

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Feb 27, 2025, 02:20 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Travis Kelce plans to play in the 2025 season, Pat McAfee confirmed Thursday with the Kansas City Chiefs‘ star tight end.

McAfee read a text from Kelce on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday.

“I’m coming back for sure. Gonna try to get into the best shape I’ve been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop,” Kelce wrote in the text. “Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and with how I got the guys ready for battle. I can’t go

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