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Alaina GetzenbergMar 27, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The months that lay ahead are quite significant for the Buffalo Bills.

The team’s new Highmark Stadium is in the final months of substantial work and is set to open this summer. New coach Joe Brady is just over a week away from his

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With less than a month until the 2026 NFL draft, teams are working on their prospect boards. It’s tough for each of them to come to a consensus because there are always a lot of opinions across front offices, coaching staffs and scouting departments. Everyone has their guys — the players they’re standing on the table for and arguing must be in the team’s plans.

These spirited debates were always fun when I was the general manager and executive vice president of the Jets (2006-12) and then executive vice president of football operations for the Dolphins (2015-18). I remember

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Two weeks after Travis Kelce cited Taylor Swift as one of the biggest influences in his decision to return to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 14th season, the couple made their first award show appearance together at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday.

Swift took home seven awards, including Pop Album of the Year for “The Life of a Showgirl.” She also received Artist of the Year, presented by Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu.

In her acceptance speech, Swift gave a nod to Kelce.

“‘The Life of a Showgirl’ was really inspired by the energy that I felt

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ESPN Staff WriterCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist. and 

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ESPN Staff WriterMichael Rothstein, based in Atlanta, is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.Mar 26, 2026, 10:10 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

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Alaina GetzenbergMar 26, 2026, 04:42 PM ET

CloseAlaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.Open Extended Reactions

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added some veteran depth to the roster with a series of one-year deals announced by the team on Thursday.

The team signed two interior offensive linemen in guard/center Austin Corbett and center Lloyd Cushenberry III, in addition to

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Robert Griffin III is heading to another training camp. This time, for flag football.

The Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback received an invitation from USA Football to two training camps starting next month in Chula Vista, California. Griffin is in the running for a spot on the 2026 Team USA flag football squad that will take part in the world championships later this summer in Germany. If things go well, he might be in the mix for a spot when the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 L.A. Games.

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Tom Brady says he explored the possibility of coming out of retirement and returning to the NFL, adding that the league did not “like that idea very much.”

Brady, who last played in 2022 and is currently a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, emphasized in a recent interview with CNBC that he is “very happily retired.”

But the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback also acknowledged that he asked the league about its rules pertaining to active players holding ownership stakes.

“I actually have inquired, and they don’t like that idea very much,” Brady

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