NEW YORK — Ahead of the deadline, the Jets will have their star rusher for at least another season.

The Jets will place the non-exclusive franchise tag ($14.29 million) on running back Breece Hall, sources confirm to the New York Daily News.

They had until 4 p.m on Tuesday to place either the franchise or transition tag on Hall ahead of the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears center Drew Dalman has informed the team he is retiring at age 27, according to multiple national reports.

Dalman has played five seasons in the NFL, including one with the Bears. He signed a three-year, $42 million free-agent contract with the team last March.

He started at center in all 17 regular-season games and ...Read more

MIAMI — Know that moment when you have found an item you would like to possibly purchase, then your eyes nearly pop out your head looking at the price tag?

You have been hit with sticker shock, and immediately rush to put the overpriced item down.

That seemed to be Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley’s reaction to the asking price on ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers could find out this week if Aaron Rodgers intends to return for the 2026 season to be their starting quarterback, even though his decision will not affect what they might do in the April draft.

Before he left after the playoff loss to the Houston Texans, Rodgers told the Steelers he hoped to make a ...Read more

Few players had more to gain at the NFL Scouting Combine than Ty Simpson.

The polarizing Alabama quarterback entered the so-called “Underwear Olympics” in Indianapolis as the No. 2 quarterback on most analysts’ boards, yet his draft stock was a question due to his relative inexperience and uneven play down the stretch last season.

With ...Read more

DETROIT — The David Montgomery saga has finally come to an end.

After a few days of public back-and-forth, the Detroit Lions are sending Montgomery to the Houston Texans, according to multiple reports. NFL Network and The Athletic reported the compensation going back to Detroit is center Juice Scruggs, a fourth-round pick and a seventh-round ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have informed right tackle Jawaan Taylor that he will be released before the start of the new league year on March 11, according to multiple reports.

The expected roster move saves the Chiefs $20 million against the cap while leaving $7 million in dead money.

After his rookie contract with the ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Time to acknowledge the role the man in the shadows played in returning the Denver Broncos to the spotlight.

They won 15 games. They reached the AFC Championship in their second-straight playoff appearance. And their roster cements them as an annual contender, faster than anyone thought possible.

Which makes it obvious which ...Read more

MIAMI — The shelves are bare, and the pennies are being pinched.

The Miami Dolphins have spent the majority of Steve Ross’ tenure as the franchise’s owner as one of the NFL’s biggest spenders, but South Florida’s football franchise is paying the price for years of living outside its means.

Trades for big-money players, and lucrative ...Read more

CHICAGO — In the rush by the Indiana legislature to bring the Chicago Bears to the state, lawmakers gushed over the proposal.

One sponsor said they’d be “honored” to welcome the Bears owners. Another called the legislation “a major historical event.”

One group was conspicuously absent from comments at the capital in Indianapolis: ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — On Thursday, ESPN published the leaked results of this year’s NFL Players Association annual report cards. For the first time in the four-year history of the union’s survey, the Steelers finished last among the NFL’s 32 franchises. And when this news was announced, very few were surprised.

This year’s report card covered ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Barely two weeks after losing the Super Bowl, the Patriots flew most of their coaching staff and front-office members to get back to work at the NFL scouting combine.

After speaking with several coaches, scouts, agents and executives around the league, here is everything the Boston Herald learned about the Patriots’ plans for...Read more

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez may have been under the influence of several illicit drugs during his violent encounter with a truck driver in Indianapolis last year, at least according to court documents filed by the alleged victim.

Sanchez, 39, is facing a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors in...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The focus of the NFL scouting combine is the looming draft and the flood of college prospects who will comprise it. It’s a head start on a free-agency window that opens in a couple of weeks. It’s the chance to finalize an ideal blueprint for the next couple of months.

Or, more simply, the focus of the combine is the ...Read more

You wonder whether Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley are willing to risk it all on Green Bay quarterback Malik Willis.

Because that’s what they’d be doing if they sign the 26-year-old Willis, who they know from their two years together in Green Bay, to a multi-year free-agent contract.

Sullivan and Hafley ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — There is no position on the Ravens’ roster more polarizing than wide receiver.

The label is inherent to the job, which is high volume/limited opportunity, high pressure and highly visible. But it has also been a particular issue for Baltimore through the years.

Since 2019 — Lamar Jackson’s first year as a full-time ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Vrabel’s recent comments about A.J. Brown may not qualify as tampering, but they are reflective of a certain preoccupation those associated with the Eagles have had with the wide receiver’s future at the scouting combine this week.

And, to some degree, the rest of the league shares that preoccupation — elite ...Read more

DETROIT — A former Michigan football assistant coach has been fired from his job with the Atlanta Falcons following allegations of sexual and physical abuse stemming from his time on staff in Ann Arbor.

LaTroy Lewis was fired as assistant defensive line coach with the Falcons, the team announced Friday afternoon, hours after it said it was ...Read more

DETROIT — The attorney for Terrion Arnold denied the Detroit Lions cornerback's alleged ties to an armed robbery and kidnapping that occurred in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 4.

In a statement provided to The Detroit News, R. Timothy Jansen said that "Mr. Arnold had no involvement whatsoever in the activities" that have led to the arrest of at least ...Read more