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NFL free agency for the 2026 offseason officially begins on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET, but teams can start negotiating with players on Monday at noon ET.

We have you covered with everything you need to know ahead of the many upcoming moves. That includes a preview of what to expect, a look at the best available players, key teams to watch, quarterbacks who could be on the move, perfect player-team fits and bold predictions. We also picked out free agents who could break the bank and asked one big question to our Titans, Raiders, Chiefs and Saints

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NFL free agency officially begins at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 11, with the start of the new league year, but teams can actually start negotiating and agreeing to terms with players at noon ET on Monday, March 9.

In the lead-up to that negotiating window, teams can also re-sign their own free agents to extensions and place the franchise or transition tags on players. The franchise tag deadline is Tuesday, March 3, at 4 p.m. ET.

Which teams could be interested in quarterback Malik Willis? What’s the latest on edge rusher Trey Hendrickson and

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The 2026 NFL scouting combine once again transformed Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis into the epicenter of offseason with over 300 top prospects set to participate.

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The invitation-only showcase gives players the chance to perform in front of team executives, coaches and evaluators, testing their speed, strength and explosiveness in drills such as the 40-yard dash, bench press and vertical leap.

It also means bright lights and nonstop cameras, documenting every rep, reaction and raw moment — from laser-focused stares to split-second expressions that quickly become near-unforgettable.

As the next wave of NFL hopefuls made their case in Indianapolis,

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New Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken recently turned 60 and received an interesting birthday present from quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

A porcelain horse head. Yes, like the horse head of “The Godfather” fame.

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Thankfully, Sanders’ intentions with the gift weren’t akin to those of the Corleone family. The quarterback’s much more simple explanation? He just happened to like it.

“For my birthday, I got this package. I thought it was from my wife,” Monken recalled in an interview with CBS Sports. “[I] open[ed] it up, it’s like this porcelain, like, horse head. And it’s from

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The NFL offseason is in full swing, with the franchise tag window open until March 3, and the legal negotiation period for free agency starting March 9. The first official event of the offseason, however, is the 2026 combine.

Front office executives, coaches and scouts are in Indianapolis to get a closer look at 2026 NFL draft prospects at the combine. On Tuesday, coaches and general managers spoke to reporters, looking ahead to free agency, the draft and even next season. On-field workouts for prospects begin Thursday and go through Sunday.

We tracked all the news from the combine on

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The NFL combine starts this week at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with more than 300 prospects for the 2026 NFL draft participating in front of coaches, scouts and front office executives. Each prospect will interview with teams, go through medical evaluations and/or participate in on-field workouts, among other activities.

The punters, kickers, defensive linemen and linebackers will start the on-field workouts at 3 p.m. ET Thursday. Defensive backs and tight ends do their workouts at 3 p.m. ET Friday, followed by the quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs at 1 p.m. ET Saturday. The offensive linemen finish up

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SAN FRANCISCO — No, you’re not in the Upside Down, but you might be experiencing a little bit of déjà vu.

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Eleven years after facing off in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are meeting again with the Lombardi Trophy on the line in Super Bowl LX. And while there are some similarities to those teams — like a nickname-worthy Seattle defense (aka “The Dark Side”) — these two teams don’t carry the same reputations they had back then.

Led by MVP runner-up Drake Maye and AP Coach

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While the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots gear up for football’s biggest night, a different kind of roster is ready to steal the spotlight for Puppy Bowl XXII.

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On Team Ruff, Button — a Boston Terrier Beagle from Nickel City Canine Rescue in Buffalo, New York — brings legitimate NFL ties. She was trained by Khalil Shakir at Highmark Stadium before heading to the Puppy Bowl field. She’s joined by Barker Playfield, a nod to quarterback Baker Mayfield and Devon-tails Smith, inspired by receiver DeVonta Smith.

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