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RB Cook not at Bills’ OTAs; Bosa sidelined (calf)

Alaina GetzenbergMay 27, 2025, 11:48 AM ET

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Almost the entire Buffalo Bills roster is accounted for as the team begins organized team activities but running back James Cook is not in attendance, coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday.

Pass rusher Joey Bosa “pulled a calf” and “more

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‘We complement each other very well’: How Pickens, Lamb are meshing for Cowboys

Todd ArcherMay 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott looked left toward George Pickens while dropping back. Quickly, Prescott shifted his eyes to the right and fired a completion to Jalen Tolbert for a modest gain in the second of the Dallas Cowboys‘ three organized team activities last week.

Immediately, Prescott walked over to Pickens for a short conversation and a

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Chiefs leaning on rookies to help Karlaftis with pass rush

Adam TeicherMay 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With their sack production at a three-year low in 2024 and Chris Jones getting his lowest total since his rookie season in 2016, the Kansas City Chiefs turned to the 2025 NFL draft for some pass-rush punch.

They selected defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott in the second round and end Ashton Gillotte in the third. If the Chiefs are

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Michael Penix Jr.’s chemistry with Drake London carried over to offseason

Marc RaimondiMay 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.Open Extended Reactions

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Solak’s 100 things to know for the 2025 NFL season … 100 days out

Ben SolakMay 27, 2025, 06:55 AM ET

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The 2025 NFL season is officially 100 days away, so I have written 100 things to know.

They are various in category — important names to know, improved teams, salary cap considerations, jersey number analytics, bold predictions, key returners from IR, etc. You may read them all at once or, if you like, treat this like an Advent calendar and read only one every day from now until

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Sources: Raiders’ Cole now NFL’s top-paid punter

Ryan McFaddenMay 26, 2025, 04:38 PM ET

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The Las Vegas Raiders and two-time All-Pro punter AJ Cole have agreed to a four-year, $15.8 million contract extension with $11 million guaranteed, multiple sources told ESPN on Monday.

The deal makes Cole the highest-paid punter in the NFL.

Cole, 29, was entering the final season of his four-year, $12

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The decline of a dynasty: The Patriots had a ‘difficult’ two seasons. Can Mike Vrabel reignite them?

Mike ReissMay 26, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — First-round draft pick Will Campbell emerged from inside the Gillette Stadium tunnel on his first official day as a member of the New England Patriots, turning the corner onto the field alongside owner Robert Kraft and team president Jonathan Kraft.

With each step, in their

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Are the odds joshing us? Bills favored in every game this year

Alaina GetzenbergMay 26, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Get used to seeing the Buffalo Bills on many different screens later this year.

The team was selected to appear on “Hard Knocks” during training camp for the first time in franchise history after the rules were changed this offseason, allowing teams that have been in

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‘I just want to give him his flowers’: Eagles rally around Sirianni’s contract extension

Tim McManusMay 26, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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PHILADELPHIA — Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown said he didn’t know how long Nick Sirianni’s new multiyear contract ran, but that didn’t stop him from synching his future with that of his head coach.

“[Last week] I told him congrats, and I told him I’m done when he’s done,” Brown said.

Player after player who took to the podium on Tuesday welcomed the

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💍 Jaguars’ Travis Hunter ties the knot

Michael DiRoccoMay 25, 2025, 07:59 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter capped a momentous month by getting married to Leanna De La Fuente on Saturday in Tennessee.

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Hunter, 22, and De La Fuente, 23, met at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and dated throughout Hunter’s three-year

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