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Smith outlines message ahead of NFLPA meeting

by: Dan Graziano, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 14h

As 30 NFLPA team player reps prepare to meet for an update on CBA negotiations, executive director DeMaurice Smith says his message to players will be if they want to dig their heels in on any one issue, they have to be willing to take it all the way.

Texans' O'Brien adds GM title after doing job

by: Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 16h

Texans head coach Bill O'Brien has added the general manager title after doing the job for the last eight months.

Houston Texans

... n operated with a general manager by committee approach. Last offseason, the Texans hired Easterby as the executive vice president of team development. After th ...

Patriots O-line coach Scarnecchia retiring

by: Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 16h

Dante Scarnecchia, who has coached with the Patriots for 34 years, is retiring as the team's offensive line coach.

New England Patriots

... d the opportunity to coach with a lot of them." Scarnecchia was hired by the Patriots in 1982 under head coach Ron Meyer, then joined Meyer's Indianapolis Colts s ...

Clark criticizes ex-Chief Ford over "dumb penalty"

by: Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 18h

Frank Clark, the Kansas City Chiefs' top edge pass rusher, said Tuesday he's "not really too fond'' of the team's former DE, Dee Ford, who now plays for the 49ers.

Kansas City Chiefs

... role, Dee Ford. I don't know nothing about him,'' Clark said Tuesday as the Chiefs prepare to face Ford and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. "I could ...

San Francisco 49ers

... Clark said Tuesday as the Chiefs prepare to face Ford and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. "I couldn't name a stat. I don't know the school he went ...

Chiefs: Mahomes' extension may be year away

by: Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 19h

Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt says an extension for Patrick Mahomes will come at the "right time," sometime in the next 12 to 15 months.

Kansas City Chiefs

... time, I mean right time for both the player and the club,'' Hunt said as the Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers. "I don't want to ...

Judge frees AB of ankle monitor, house arrest

by: Associated Press — ESPN 21h

Free-agent wideout Antonio Brown has been freed from house arrest restrictions by a Florida judge, allowing Brown to travel while he awaits trial on charges of attacking the driver of a moving truck.

NFL working with police on social media hacks

by: Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 22h

The NFL acknowledged that league and team social media accounts were hacked, and it's working with platform providers and law enforcement.

Who is new Browns GM Andrew Berry?

by: Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 27 Jan

The youngest general manager in the NFL has Cleveland ties, an Ivy League background and alignment with the new power structure.

Cleveland Browns

... 2016, the Browns drafted wide receiver Corey Coleman, who only played two seasons in Clevelan ...

Dashcam video: Hunt says he'd fail drug test

by: Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 27 Jan

Dashcam video of Kareem Hunt's traffic stop last Tuesday in Rocky River, Ohio, shows the Browns running back admitting he would not pass a drug test.

Cleveland Browns

... 18 surfaced of him kicking a woman in downtown Cleveland. He signed with the Browns in February 2019. "I mean, honestly, I'm like one of the hugest Browns ever, ...

Source: Browns make Berry NFL's youngest GM

by: Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer — ESPN 27 Jan

Andrew Berry is returning to the Browns to fill their general manager vacancy and also will be the team's vice president of football operations, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Cleveland Browns

... , becomes the youngest general manager in the NFL. He returns to the Browns after three years working for the team from 2016-18 as vice president of pla ...

Sources: Judon expected to draw trade interest

by: Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer — ESPN 26 Jan

Ravens defensive end Matthew Judon is expected to draw trade interest this offseason, league sources tell ESPN.

Baltimore Ravens

... y, respectively, and a contending team could try to pry Judon loose from the Ravens. Judon is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason, and the Ravens wo ...