BALTIMORE — The Ravens broke their free agency silence Tuesday, announcing they agreed to a one-year deal with fullback Patrick Ricard, who has made five Pro Bowls in eight seasons with the team.

Ricard, 30, has not played as large a role in two seasons under offensive coordinator Todd Monken as he did under previous coordinator Greg Roman, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After contributing to a historic season, several members of the Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning defense cashed in big on Monday.

Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Isaiah Rodgers, and Oren Burks agreed to contract terms with new teams on the opening day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, sources confirmed, with Williams and Sweat ...Read more

SEATTLE — Whether you think the Seahawks are contenders again, whether you think the roster is suddenly rejuvenated, whether you think Monday’s big news was the springboard for a division title and then some all depends on this question: Which Sam Darnold do you believe?

Days after shipping out quarterback Geno Smith and receiver DK Metcalf...Read more

PITTSBURGH — If the Steelers wanted Justin Fields back, they royally screwed up in how they have handled this offseason and the negotiations with him.

If the Steelers didn’t really want Fields back, they wasted a lot of time and energy making people think they did, and that was time and energy they couldn’t afford to lose.

Either way, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — How long was this darkness retreat anyway?

On Sunday night, when the Steelers traded for DK Metcalf and agreed to terms on a five-year, $150 million contract extension, their offseason took on a different feel. After months of courting wide receivers, they finally and impressively snagged the best one available.

Monday didn’t ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The White House said Monday that it formally extended an invitation to the Eagles to visit after winning Super Bowl LIX.

“We sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted,” a White House official told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We are working with them to determine a date and logistics.”

A team spokesperson ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are trading backup quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for second-year signal caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick, according to a league source confirming an NFL Network report.

The Eagles acquired Pickett, 26, in a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers last offseason to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford is not the only quarterback returning to the Rams.

On Monday, the Rams agreed to terms with backup Jimmy Garoppolo on a new deal. It's a one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.

Garoppolo, 33, played last season on a one-year deal for $3 million ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — This one gets a dateline, because its origin is the Big Easy.

For most of Super Bowl week, Milton Williams and Josh Sweat shared a table during the Eagles’ interview availability in a partitioned ballroom on the third floor of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, where the team lived before it dismantled the Chiefs in Super Bowl ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks have reportedly found their new quarterback to replace the traded Geno Smith.

And after three days of rumors following Smith’s trade to the Raiders, the Seahawks’ search for his successor ended where most had speculated it would from the beginning — Sam Darnold.

The NFL Network, ESPN and other national outlets ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The White House said Monday that it has formally extended an invitation to the Eagles to visit after winning Super Bowl LIX.

“We sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted,” a White House official told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We are working with them to determine a date and logistics.”

The Eagles did not ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Quarterback Sam Darnold is officially departing the Vikings.

Darnold agreed to a three-year, $100.5-million contract with the Seahawks on Monday, according to reports from both ESPN and NFL Network.

In his one season in Minnesota, Darnold revitalized his image as starter, leading the Vikings to a 14-3 finish in the regular ...Read more

NEW YORK — After moving on from Aaron Rodgers last month, the Jets have found their next quarterback.

Justin Fields has agreed to a two-year deal with the Jets, according to a source. NFL Network reports Fields’ deal is for $40 million, including $30 million guaranteed.

The Jets and Fields agreed on terms after the legal tampering period ...Read more

BOSTON — The New England Patriots are making a splash addition on the first unofficial day of free agency.

The Patriots are signing defensive tackle Milton Williams, according to a source. The Patriots pried him away from the Carolina Panthers. The deal is worth $26 million per year, per NFL Media.

Williams, 25, was among the top free agents...Read more

Eight years ago, San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York stood at the lectern in Levi’s Stadium and declared “I own this football team. You don’t dismiss owners.”

It was a moment of defiance born of years of incompetence — a stretch during which the 49ers had fired three head coaches in three seasons and had only 15 total wins.

And it looks...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Skylar Thompson sure has his work cut out for him.

OK, the only quarterback on the Steelers' roster at the moment probably isn't going to be under center for Week 1. But after the Steelers acquired DK Metcalf for a 2025 second-round pick on Sunday night, I couldn't help but laugh a little at the premise.

Get your rest, Skylar. ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers made their first big move ahead of free agency when they traded with the Seattle Seahawks for two-time Pro Bowl receiver DK Metcalf, sources told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Metcalf, 27, was acquired for a second-round pick and will immediately upgrade a position that has been in desperate need of another receiver ...Read more

SEATTLE — Could Aaron Rodgers really become a factor in Seattle’s search to replace Geno Smith at quarterback?

From the moment Smith was traded to the Raiders on Friday afternoon Rodgers’ name had been mentioned as a possible successor in Seattle, due in part to his connection with Seahawks general manager John Schneider.

But a report ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jets general manager Darren Mougey made his first key move on Sunday after he locked up one of the team’s top defensive players ahead of free agency.

Linebacker Jamien Sherwood is returning to the Jets, according to a source. The deal is for three years and $45 million, with $30 million guaranteed, according to ESPN, who first ...Read more

SEATTLE — The DK Metcalf era is over in Seattle.

Four days after it became known that he had requested a trade, the team pulled off a deal Sunday sending him to Pittsburgh for a 2025 second-round pick.

A league source confirmed the trade to The Seattle Times.

That is apparently pick number 52.

The NFL Network reported that the trade came ...Read more