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Brooke PryorMar 4, 2026, 07:30 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing veteran tight end Jonnu Smith ahead of the new league year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Releasing Smith, 30, saves the Steelers about $7 million in cap space.

Smith, who arrived in Pittsburgh from the Miami Dolphins as part of the trade that also

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Brooke PryorMar 4, 2026, 04:53 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Here we go (again).

Speaking publicly for the first time since the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season ended in January, four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers was noncommittal about the future of his playing career — with the Pittsburgh Steelers or elsewhere — in a wide-ranging interview with “The Pat McAfee Show” on

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Mike ReissMar 4, 2026, 03:40 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots informed veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs that he will be released at the start of the 2026 league year next week, according to a league source.

Diggs’ salary cap charge was set to rise from $10.5 million to $26.5 million, which

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Sarah BarshopMar 4, 2026, 03:00 PM ET

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LOS ANGELES — Last month, general manager Les Snead said the Los Angeles Rams would like to make the most of however long they have quarterback Matthew Stafford, who is coming off an MVP season.

They took one major step toward maximizing that window

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CANTON, Ohio — The Arizona Cardinals will take on the Carolina Panthers in the annual Hall of Fame exhibition game on Aug. 6 as part of enshrinement week.

The Hall announced the matchup on Wednesday between two of the teams that have former stars set to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame next summer.

The Cardinals and Panthers will play in the Aug. 6 Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, with Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly being part of the five-person class for enshrinement this year. Kirby

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The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles Rams to send All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles for four draft picks, including the 29th pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

The Chiefs also will receive fifth- and sixth-round picks in this year’s draft and a 2027 third-round selection from the Rams, the sources told Schefter.

McDuffie would be expected to sign a long-term contract extension with the Rams.

The Rams had two

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Todd ArcherMar 4, 2026, 10:41 AM ET

CloseTodd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010.Open Extended Reactions

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have gotten under the $301.2 million salary cap Wednesday by restructuring the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and left guard Tyler Smith, according to sources.

The Cowboys were nearly $55 million over the cap before the moves, but the restructuring cleared around $66 million in space.

While the

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CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia is moving into the same role at the college ranks with Clemson.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney announced Bisaccia as his new special teams coordinator Wednesday after the hire was finalized by the Board of Trustees’ compensation committee.

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This isn’t Bisaccia’s first stint at Clemson. He previously worked there from 1994-98 coaching the Tigers’ running backs and special teams.

“I am really excited to have the opportunity to work with the young men in the Clemson Football program and be

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The Los Angeles Chargers plan to release guard Mekhi Becton in a move that will save them $9.7 million against the salary cap, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Becton struggled last season after joining the Chargers on a two-year, $20 million deal last March. The six-year veteran battled injuries throughout the season and voiced his frustration with the Chargers at one point last November.

The Chargers already entered the offseason with a projected $86 million in salary cap space and are expected to actively rebuild their interior offensive line, where

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Turron DavenportMar 4, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD.”Open Extended Reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — In just 4.36 seconds, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love may have run himself into top-five pick status in this year’s NFL draft, or at least cemented it.

ESPN ranks Love as the consensus No. 2 prospect, and for the Tennessee Titans, who

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