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Smith-Schuster returning to Chiefs, sources say

Mar 15, 2025, 04:34 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs on a one-year deal, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

Smith-Schuster, 28, played in 14 games for the Chiefs in 2024, catching 18 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns. His biggest game came against the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football” in Week 5, when he caught seven passes for 130 yards.

He was the leading wide receiver on the Chiefs’ 2022 Super Bowl championship team, catching 78 passes for 933 yards in 2022.

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Sources: Falcons to keep Cousins past deadline

Marc RaimondiMar 15, 2025, 02:02 PM 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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Source: Commanders re-sign veteran DE Ferrell

John KeimMar 15, 2025, 10:46 AM ET

CloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on ‘The John Keim Report’, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.Open Extended Reactions

The Washington Commanders have re-signed defensive end Clelin Ferrell to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN on Saturday.

Ferrell provides another veteran end for the Commanders, who have loaded up

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Source: 49ers, Juszczyk reunite after brief split

Mar 15, 2025, 08:10 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Nine-time Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk is returning to the San Francisco 49ers on a two-year, $8 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.

It had been a brief split, as the 49ers released Juszczyk on Tuesday before bringing him back into the fold. Juszczyk, 33, and the 49ers had nearly parted ways last offseason before he agreed to a pay cut.

Juszczyk was one of the first free agents whom 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch signed after taking over in 2017.

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Did the Titans’ free agency moves reveal what they’ll do with the No. 1 pick?

Turron DavenportMar 15, 2025, 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

NASHVILLE — One by one, the free agent quarterbacks flew off the list of options.

Sam Darnold to the Seattle Seahawks. Justin Fields to the New York Jets. Zach Wilson to the Miami Dolphins. Mac Jones to

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Chargers bolster OL, agree to deal with Becton

Kris RhimMar 14, 2025, 11:42 PM ET

CloseKris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-altering first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Kris’ free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men’s leagues across Los Angeles.Open Extended Reactions

The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with guard Mekhi Becton, the team announced Friday.

Becton is perhaps the most important signing of free agency for the Chargers. L.A.’s most significant weakness last season was the team’s interior offensive line, and the Chargers struggled to build the effective

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Source: Kupp to join Seahawks on 3-year deal

Mar 14, 2025, 06:34 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Former Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp has reached agreement on a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.

Kupp was released by the Los Angeles Rams at the start of the new league year Wednesday, ending his eight-season run with the team.

He joined the Rams as a third-round pick in 2017 out of Eastern Washington, as part of Sean McVay’s first draft class, and emerged as one of the game’s best pass-catchers from the slot in the years since.

He had 62

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Bills’ Ogunjobi, Hoecht banned 6 games for PEDs

Alaina GetzenbergMar 14, 2025, 05:14 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

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills will be without two of their free agent additions — defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and defensive end Michael Hoecht — for the first six games of the season due to testing positive for performance enhancing

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Sources: Bengals closer to Chase, Higgins deals

Ben BabyMar 14, 2025, 05:04 PM ET

CloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American

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RB Harris: Harbaugh central to Chargers signing

Kris RhimMar 14, 2025, 05:11 PM ET

CloseKris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-altering first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Kris’ free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men’s leagues across Los Angeles.Open Extended Reactions

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jim Harbaugh began chasing Najee Harris almost a decade ago.

Nine years ago, Harbaugh, then the head coach at the University of Michigan, went all out to recruit Harris, a top player in the 2017 high school class. Harbaugh attended Harris’ homecoming game, sporting Harris’ Antioch High School colors

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