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Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin is expected to retire after an 11-year NFL career. He informed the team of his decision on Thursday, NFL Network Tom Pelissero reported. Martin, 34, earned first-team All-Pro honors seven times (and second-team twice) and was named to nine Pro Bowls, a performance that likely has him ticketed for the

Michael RothsteinFeb 20, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Carolyn “Birdlady” Freeman sat in her familiar season-ticket perch on Nov. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the Atlanta Falcons superfan had maintained

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is not planning to be there to hear his name called in Green Bay at the 2025 NFL draft. Sanders, who is expected to be among the top picks, was asked in an interview with Overtime if he will be in Green Bay, and he said he most likely will not

Marcel Louis-JacquesFeb 19, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for

Jameson Williams’ gun case with the league is now behind him. The NFL will not discipline the Detroit Lions wide receiver over an incident in October when he was pulled over with an unlicensed gun, according to the Detroit Free Press. The NFL considers the matter now closed. Williams was facing arrest on a gun

The Los Angeles Chargers will face an unnamed opponent on Friday night of Week 1 as the NFL goes back to Brazil for a second consecutive season. (Jevone Moore/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Chargers will serve as the home team when the NFL returns to Brazil next season at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, the

David NewtonFeb 18, 2025, 04:11 PM ET Close David 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 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton has been

The Panthers and backup quarterback Andy Dalton have reached agreement on a two-year contract to keep him in Carolina. The Panthers announced the deal on Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that it’s valued at $8 million with $6 million in guaranteed money and could escalate to $10 million. The contract escalators weren’t initially reported. Dalton

The Lions did not promote from within to replace offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but they did choose someone with ties to the team’s offensive scheme. John Morton was a senior offensive assistant in 2022, so he worked with Johnson before spending the last two seasons on Sean Payton’s staff in Denver. Morton also worked with

Open Extended Reactions The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 4. During that time frame, each team is allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Doing so would keep the player with the franchise for the 2025 season. Franchise

Are Josh Allen’s Bills coming for the Chiefs’ crown?Photograph: Timothy T Ludwig/Getty NFL fans are spoiled when it comes to dynasties this century. Just as Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots ran out of gas after two decades of dominance, along came the Kansas City Chiefs to replace them. But the manner in which the Eagles

Todd ArcherFeb 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Todd 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 — It’s about an hour before Brian Schottenheimer is introduced as the 10th

The Saints interviewed Dolphins wide receivers coach Robert Prince on Saturday for their offensive coordinator job, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Prince, 59, just took the Dolphins’ job on Jan. 29, replacing Wes Welker. The Saints hired Kellen Moore as their head coach earlier this week, and Moore and Prince have a history together.

Michael DiRoccoFeb 15, 2025, 07:37 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Raiders assistant GM Champ Kelly has interviewed with the Jaguars for their general manager vacancy. Kelly just completed his third year as assistant GM in Las Vegas. He also briefly served as interim GM between the firing of Dave Ziegler and the hiring of Tom Telesco. He has previously worked in the scouting departments of

Open Extended Reactions The 2025 NFL draft is just over two months away. It kicks off on April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Tennessee Titans will be on the clock first with the No. 1 pick. But what does the top of the draft board look like right now? We used the recent

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Charles Robinson are back for another edition of Inside Coverage as we turn the page on the NFL season and head towards the draft. But first they question how the Kansas City Chiefs demoralizing Super Bowl loss to the

The Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory parade kicked off Friday morning with the festivities beginning at Lincoln Financial Field. The route will take the team to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art where a formal ceremony will be held. It’s been a whirlwind week for some of the Eagles’ biggest names. Following their