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Kris RhimMar 10, 2025, 11:08 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

Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack reached an agreement today on a one-year, fully guaranteed $18 million deal that will keep him with the Los Angeles Chargers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

One of the great outside linebackers in league history, Mack, who won the Defensive Player of

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David NewtonMar 10, 2025, 10:42 AM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions

Jaycee Horn will become the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history after agreeing to a four-year extension with the Carolina Panthers through the 2029 season, it was announced Monday.

The deal, negotiated by Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta, is for $100 million and includes $70 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It averages $25

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Marc RaimondiMar 10, 2025, 10:40 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

In a somewhat surprising move,

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Jenna LaineMar 10, 2025, 11:14 AM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

Guard Ben Bredeson will remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, agreeing to a three-year, $22 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

The Bucs signed Bredeson to a one-year deal last year

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DJ Bien-AimeMar 10, 2025, 10:23 AM ET

CloseDJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”Open Extended Reactions

HOUSTON — Sheldon Rankins is reuniting with the Houston Texans, who signed the defensive tackle to a one-year deal worth $7 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.

It marks Rankins’ second stint in Houston after joining in 2023 on a

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One day after trading for a star wide receiver, the Pittsburgh Steelers may be closing in on a big-name quarterback as well.

As the Steelers continue talks with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields entering this week’s free agency period, Aaron Rodgers also has emerged as a quarterback option for Pittsburgh, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Rodgers and the Steelers are expected to talk, sources told Schefter, and explore a union between the four-time MVP and longtime coach Mike Tomlin.

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