KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the Chiefs prepared to play in the most recent Super Bowl, linebacker and upcoming free agent Nick Bolton expressed his desire to remain in Kansas City.

After all, he’d been here in the area for seven seasons, including three with the Missouri Tigers.

“It feels like home,” Bolton said. “The Chiefs welcomed me ...Read more

SEATTLE — On the eve of the NFL free agent negotiating period Monday, the Seahawks took care of one big piece of business, agreeing to a three-year deal worth up to $25 million to re-sign defensive tackle Jarran Reed.

A source confirmed the signing to The Seattle Times.

The 32-year-old Reed has emerged as not only one of the team’s most ...Read more

SEATTLE — It was hard to look at that Seahawks roster and see something beyond mediocrity. This was true last week and became even more so when receiver DK Metcalf requested a trade Wednesday.

It's been a position Seattle has been stuck in for several years, missing the past two postseasons with winning records and sneaking into the playoffs ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The true value of the NFL scouting combine, which wrapped up last week, is not in the world of 40-yard dash times and hand widths. The combine also serves, of course, as an annual convention of the league’s executives, coaches, and cognoscenti.

Howie Roseman, Nick Sirianni, and their fellow executives and coaches say some ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The delay in deciding between quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields — a decision that could have been made months ago — would appear to suggest the Steelers are considering another option.

And that includes the possibility of going outside the organization — again — to find a starting quarterback, something the ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.

However, according to the updated jail record Saturday night, Worthy’s charges had been “...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ronnie Stanley is staying with the Ravens.

Baltimore signed the Pro Bowl left tackle to a contract extension Saturday worth $60 million over three years with $44 million guaranteed over the first two years, a source with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.

The move comes less than 48 hours before Stanley ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs locked in a key piece for their offense just before the start of free agency.

Receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown will be returning to KC on a one-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal, Schefter reported, will be worth up to $11 million if Brown reaches all incentives.

The 27-...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.

A Chiefs spokesperson said Saturday morning the team was aware of the incident and gathering ...Read more

In the biggest move yet in what had already been a transformative week for the franchise, the Seahawks have agreed to trade quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2025 third-round pick, a source confirmed to the Seattle Times.

The pick, as first reported by The NFL Network, is number 92 of the third round.

The deal is expected ...Read more

The Raiders are trading for veteran Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith, reuniting him with his former coach in Seattle.

The Raiders will send the Seahawks a third-round pick for the 35-year-old Smith, who prospered in Seattle under coach Pete Carroll from 2020 to 2023 and now will join Carroll in Las Vegas.

In 52 starts in Seattle, Smith posted a...Read more

Aldous Huxley famously said of orthodoxy that it learns not and neither does it forget. It is a pertinent piece of criticism as we consider Howie Roseman’s brave new world.

Once upon a time it was said that a smart general manager saves resources at running back and linebacker in order to reinvest them elsewhere. Yet, there was Roseman on ...Read more

There will never be a more momentous day in Seahawks history than March 8, 2022, when Russell Wilson was traded to Denver in the morning and the news of Bobby Wagner’s release came that night.

But Wednesday is up there on the list.

Within about a half-hour of the Seahawks officially releasing Tyler Lockett came the news that DK Metcalf had ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Deebo Samuel’s self-authored goodbye story is titled “Thank you, San Francisco.” What transpires over the next 2,133 words reads like a Deebo Diary, plus a Dear John (and Kyle) letter.

The 49ers’ trade of Samuel to the Washington Commanders was agreed to Saturday and can’t become official until Wednesday’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers released star edge rusher Joey Bosa, the team announced Wednesday, cutting ties with their longest-tenured player before he was due to collect a $12.36-million bonus.

Bosa, 29, was drafted third overall in 2016 when the Chargers were in San Diego. He announced his presence as a game-wrecking force as the NFL’s ...Read more

SEATTLE — This was supposed to be a tribute to the receiver who seemed like he would have played in Seattle his whole life if he could.

Now it’s about the receiver who made clear he wants to play here no more.

This space was going to be one of celebration and acclaim.

Now it’s going to be one of speculation and new names.

The Seahawks ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Not even one month after their offensive line was battered and bruised in Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs have traded away one of their most reliable linemen.

And it’s really good business.

Or, rather, necessary business.

The Chiefs agreed to trade left guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round ...Read more

NEW YORK — Travis Kelce isn’t going out on a low note.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end confirmed he will return for a 13th NFL season after he took time to consider his future following last month’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

“I love playing,” Kelce said on Tuesday’s episode of his “New Heights” podcast...Read more

CHICAGO — A day after finalizing a trade for an offensive lineman who worked previously with new coach Ben Johnson, the Chicago Bears are wheeling and dealing again.

The Bears acquired Joe Thuney from the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday morning in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026. That gives Johnson and the Bears two veteran ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are re-signing All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun, according to league sources, securing the future of one of their biggest free agents before he could hit the market next week.

ESPN was first to report the news of the deal, which will reportedly span three seasons and pay the 28-year-old $51 million with $34 million ...Read more