FORT WORTH, Texas — Although a shot glass of Common Sense will tell you which direction he leans, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones does his best to duck any talk of political preferences, but he may soon have to stand up to object to an executive order.

The president of the United States recently issued an executive order that targets, albeit...Read more

CHICAGO — There’s confidence at Halas Hall that a busy offseason switching out the coaching staff and adding talent via trades and free agency has produced a better roster as the Chicago Bears prepare for their second season with quarterback Caleb Williams.

The most significant personnel upgrades are on the interior of the offensive line, ...Read more

MIAMI — If not for the inclusion of Brock Bowers, the Las Vegas Raiders’ first-round pick who set multiple NFL records for tight end productivity, the 2024 crop of tight ends might be viewed as the worst position group in that entire draft.

Only 12 tight ends got drafted last season, and few of them made an immediate impact for their teams....Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks aren’t waiting until the NFL draft to add to their quarterback depth behind Sam Darnold.

Instead, they are bringing back a name from their recent past — Drew Lock.

A source confirmed to The Seattle Times on Friday that the Seahawks are expected to re-sign Lock, who spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Seahawks ...Read more

MIAMI — Just like baggy jeans are back in style again, Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry are seemingly leading a resurgence of the tailback position.

For years the NFL had minimized the position’s importance, lessened a back’s role, but Barkley’s dominant season with the Philadelphia Eagles and Henry’s forceful running for the ...Read more

How much more will they take?

How much more can the Miami Dolphins take of Tyreek Hill?

However complicated the decision, however tricky the salary-cap problems, however much further his value decreased with his latest domestic incident that caused his mother-in-law to call police but resulted in no arrest — however you walk around Hill’s ...Read more

MIAMI — Not every draft class is guaranteed to have a crop of stud quarterbacks.

If there’s one franchise quarterback in each class the NFL should consider itself lucky.

Even when there are stud prospects expected to become first-round picks there’s no guarantee those players will even pan out, becoming quarterbacks who can carry a ...Read more

NEW YORK — There have been several changes to the Jets’ roster this offseason.

However, one of their free-agent signings from two years ago will remain on the team in 2025.

Wide receiver Allen Lazard has agreed to a pay cut to continue playing with the Jets, sources told the New York Daily News. Last month, the Jets permitted Lazard to ...Read more

The San Francisco 49ers’ offseason has been a dizzying effort to both get worse and not sign their so-called franchise quarterback.

And all the while, general manager John Lynch has presented the 2025 NFL draft as a panacea for the team’s problems.

“We’ve got this thing called the draft and we’ve got a lot of picks,” Lynch told ...Read more

SEATTLE — As far as entertainment goes, this was one of the more compelling Seahawks offseasons we've ever seen.

Quarterback Geno Smith demanded a trade, and Sam Darnold came in to replace him. Receiver DK Metcalf also wanted out, and then Seattle signed former Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp.

Gone is fellow receiver Tyler Lockett after 10 years ...Read more

NEW YORK — During his four seasons in the NFL, Justin Fields hasn’t been in the best of situations.

That includes last season when he started six games with the Steelers and was later benched after Russell Wilson (calf) was fully healthy.

In his first media availability after signing a two-year, $40 million contract with the Jets, Fields ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officers were called to the luxury apartment of Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill earlier this week after an argument between him and his wife, according to a police report.

Just before 2 p.m. Monday, officers met with Hill; his wife, Keeta; and her mother in their 35th-floor apartment in Sunny Isles Beach ...Read more

CHICAGO — The information feed was both obligatory and routine Monday at Halas Hall as new Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson started to supply his quarterbacks with vital details to aid their orientation into his offense.

By Tuesday morning? Recall time.

“Ben walked in, flung open the door and made a grand entrance,” quarterback Caleb ...Read more

SEATTLE — Geno Smith didn’t write back.

Or, in this case: he didn’t counter.

That’s despite a substantial extension offer from the Seahawks this offseason, which The Seattle Times previously reported was worth two years and up to $40-45 million annually. Instead, a series of dramatic dominoes dropped, as the Seahawks dealt their ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It could be about a month from beginning to end, from the time reports emerged regarding real Steelers interest in Aaron Rodgers to ... for the love of all things holy, please let this saga end this week.

Yeah, it's felt much, much longer.

One way or another, this needs to be done — and a potentially important inflection point...Read more

MIAMI — A young, talented rookie was losing confidence when two aged veterans stepped in to help save his season.

Chop Robinson was pressing as a sackless rookie edge rusher. The 2024 first-round pick was struggling to get snaps and set the edge for a pass rush-starved Miami Dolphins team that was playing without Jaelan Phillips and Bradley ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The chance to work with coach Pete Carroll again was more than enough for Geno Smith to uproot his life and accept a trade from the Seahawks to the Raiders.

Throw in a conversation with minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek, and the quarterback was happy to move to Las Vegas and sign a contract extension that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pete Carroll's syllabus is as lively and star-studded as his sideline.

The legendary football coach, a guest professor at USC, has brought in a parade of celebrities to speak to his "The Game is Life" class of 56 students, chosen from a field of more than 300 applicants.

One week it's Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Raiders and cornerback Jack Jones are parting ways, one way or another.

The team is attempting to trade the veteran cornerback, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. But the Raiders will waive Jones if they can’t make a deal by Monday, saving the club $3.4 million in cap space.

If the Raiders cut Jones, he ...Read more

BOULDER, Colo. — The Giants had 13 men on the field. Cleveland rushed seven for dinner and Deion. The Titans dropped six.

If that’s what a depressed market for Shedeur Sanders looks like, I doubt the Colorado's Indoor Practice Facility would’ve had the space for a happy one.

“I feel like I’m the No. 1 quarterback (in this draft),” ...Read more