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Kris RhimMar 11, 2026, 10:28 AM 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 are bringing back veteran offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III on a two-year, $10 million deal, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.

The deal can be worth up to $12 million through incentives the source said.

It’s the fourth move the team has made to address their offensive line,

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Rich CiminiMar 11, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As a 25-year-old, Geno Smith lost his starting job on the New York Jets in the most surreal way — a punch in the face during a 2015 locker-room

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Ben SolakMar 11, 2026, 06:30 AM ET

CloseBen Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network.Open Extended Reactions

And just like that, NFL free agency is over!

Well, not really. It actually starts on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET — but as ESPN’s Adam Schefter rightfully bemoaned earlier this week, let’s just start calling the legal negotiation period (which began Monday) the real opening of free agency. Almost all of the significant dust has settled on major movers and new deals.

I like to hand out awards

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Bill BarnwellMar 11, 2026, 01:30 AM ET

CloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.

He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.

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If you purchased a purple-and-gold Maxx Crosby jersey over the weekend, you might be experiencing buyer’s remorse. The team that stunningly traded for Crosby on Friday night also appears as if

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Jamison Hensley

ESPN Staff WriterJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011., 

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Ryan McFadden

Ryan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden

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Another familiar face is following John Harbaugh to New York, as longtime Baltimore Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard agreed to a two-year deal with the Giants, a source told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan on Tuesday.

Ricard, 31, had been a physical tone-setter for the Ravens, opening holes for their dominant rushing attack.

Nicknamed “Pancake Pat” after repeatedly putting defenders on their backs, Ricard has made the Pro Bowl six times, the seventh most in Ravens history. Since he became a full-time fullback in 2019, Baltimore has produced 20,078 yards on the

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