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ESPN Senior NFL Insider. Interview & Podcast Requests: ESPNPR @espn .com Host of the Adam Schefter Podcast

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Tom Brady is retiring from football after 22 extraordinary seasons, multiple sources tell @JeffDarlington and me. More coming on .
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2020 has been fired, per sources.
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Patriots’ HC Bill Belichick will not be traveling to Washington nor accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he announced today.
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Legend....RIP.
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Doctors said after Damar Hamlin awakened last night, he asked in writing who won the game. Doctors told him: “Yes, you won. You’ve won the game of life.”
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Confirming Aaron Rodgers’ report:
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Detroit is dealing QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff, per sources. Two former No. 1 overall picks trading places in the first blockbuster NFL trade of 2021.
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Super-Bowl winning HC Andy Reid at this morning’s press conference: "I didn't spend the night with the trophy. I spent it with my trophy wife."
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Legend….
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After the Texans’ latest loss today, J.J. Watt was asked how he and his team would be able to bounce back next week. His answer is required watching for many.
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Mannings aren’t supposed to move like this:
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ARCH MANNING TAKES IT 67 YARDS TO THE HOUSE WITH HIS LEGS 😱 It's the longest rush by a Texas QB since Vince Young in 2005.
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NFL legend John Madden died unexpected this morning. He was 85.
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Six-time All-Pro and future Hall-of-Fame center Jason Kelce told his Eagles’ teammates in Monday night’s postgame locker room that he is in fact retiring, per league sources. The 36-year-old Kelce became visibly emotional at the end of the Eagles’ 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers. He
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, has been arrested in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington announced.
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Has to be seen to be believed:
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Blockbuster: Packers are trading Pro-Bowl WR Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for two prime 2022 picks, league sources tell ESPN.
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Michigan HC Juwan Howard embracing Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler:
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Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team, league and team sources told ESPN on Thursday. More on NFL Live now....
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Bruce Arians said Antonio Brown “is no longer a Buc.”
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Tom Brady officially announced his retirement.
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Falcons punter Matt Bosher just made one of the hardest tackles of the season.
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Stunner: Panthers are trading Pro-Bowl RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks, sources tell ESPN. McCaffrey returns to the Bay Area, where he attended Stanford.
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Fifteen years to the date he signed with New Orleans, Drew Brees has announced his retirement. Next stop: Canton.
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Alabama RB Najee Harris’ flight from Dallas to Birmingham was cancelled last night due to lightning, so with no other travel options available, Harris drove nine hours to make it to Alabama’s Pro Day by 10 am today. He’s not even working out today but wanted to support teammates.
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Blockbuster: After weeks of negotiations, in one of the largest trades in NFL history, the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have agreed to terms for a deal involving Super-Bowl winning QB Russell Wilson, sources tell ESPN. Trade is pending a physical and Wilson’s approval.
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NFL announced that Super Bowl LV in Tampa will host 22,000 fans — 7,500 of which will be vaccinated healthcare workers being given free tickets to the game.
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Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year -- 10-year! -- contract extension that ties him to Kansas City through the 2031 season, league sources tell ESPN.
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Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook graduated today from Florida State. He didn’t walk to the podium to receive his Bachelors of Science in interdisciplinary studies/public policy due to training camp practice; instead Cook put on the gown at his Minnesota home to bask in his accomplishment.
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After less than one year in Jacksonville, Urban Meyer is out as the Jaguars’ head coach, sources tell ESPN.
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The Madden 23 cover. As it should be. It’s the first time John Madden is on the cover since 2000.
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Thrilled after 53 years to make my hip-hop debut (finally some cred with my children). Thank you, @jackharlow .
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Maybe no one in the NBA ever will wear No. 24 again....
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Mavericks owner @mcuban : “Kobe’s legacy transcends basketball, and our organization has decided that the number 24 will never again be worn by a Dallas Maverick.”
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The Vikings’ new all-white; Winter Warrior alternate uniforms:
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Michael Jordan will be the presenter for the late great Kobe Bryant’s enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame, per the Hall.
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Seahawks informed eight-time All-Pro and Pro-Bowl LB Bobby Wagner, a franchise icon, that they are releasing him, per source. Wagner arrived in Seattle on the same 2012 day as Russell Wilson and now leaves the same day, too. End of an era in Seattle.
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Falcons’ punter Matt Bosher said he got drug tested after the game after this tackle:
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Falcons punter Matt Bosher just made one of the hardest tackles of the season.
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From sharing a draft class to sharing microphones….
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Compensation update, per sources: Bears trading No. 1 overall pick to Carolina for: 🏈pick No. 9 🏈pick No. 61 🏈a first-round pick in 2024 🏈a second-round pick in 2025 🏈WR DJ Moore
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This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints.
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Television legend Larry King passed away this morning in Los Angeles. He was 87.
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Dwayne Haskins was training in South Florida with other Steelers QBs, RBs and WRs. He was killed this morning in South Florida when he got hit by a vehicle. Tragic….
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For the first time in what feels like forever, a real live sporting event.
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Filed to ESPN: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, per source. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn down, and now checking out.
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“The Professor”….RIP.
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JJ Watt is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, per @JJWatt .
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Steelers’ WR JuJu Smith-Schuster told reporters this today: “For the betterment of myself and my teammates, I'm going to stop dancing on the logos."
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Bengals will wear these all-white uniforms Thursday Night against the Miami Dolphins:
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Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges.
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Chiefs are trading six-time Pro-Bowl WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 1st-round pick (No. 29), a 2nd-round pick (No. 50) and a 4th-round pick, as well as 4th- and 6th-round picks in the 2023 draft, sources tell ESPN.
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Dayton, 9 El Paso, 20 Virginia Beach, 12 Aurora, Ill., 5 Thousand Oaks, 12 Pittsburgh, 11 Annapolis, 5 Santa Fe, Tx., 10 Parkland, 17 Sutherland Springs, Tx., 26 Las Vegas, 58 Orlando, 5 Ft. Lauderdale, 5 Burlington, Wash., 5 Only the sites and numbers change; nothing else does.
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History…
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Former NFL MVP Cam Newton has reached agreement on a one-year, incentive-laden deal with the New England Patriots, league sources tell @mortreport and me. Newton now will step into the mix to try to help replace former Patriots’ QB Tom Brady.
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Ron Rivera’s final treatment was today; he didn’t miss coaching a game. This is awesome.
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It's a different kind of Victory Monday 💛 #RiveraStrong
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What Chiefs’ HC Andy Reid told Patrick Mahomes in the final 13 seconds of regulation: “When it’s grim, be the grim reaper.”
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Deshaun Watson has decided he wants to play for the Cleveland Browns in a stunning change of events, per sources. Watson has informed the Houston Texans that he now is willing to waive the no-trade clause in his contract to be dealt to Cleveland.
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Giants’ RB Saquon Barkley graduated from Penn State today, receiving his degree in communications.
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Philadelphia has agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick that could turn into a first, league sources tell @mortreport and me.
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Tom Brady will play in Tampa. This season’s Super Bowl is in Tampa. No host city ever has had its home team play in the Super Bowl. Tom Brady now aiming at more history.
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Richard Sherman Deshaun Watson Andrew Luck Aaron Rodgers Odell Beckham Jr. Brandon Marshall Zach Miller Jason Peters Joe Thomas Marshall Yanda JJ Watt Whitney Mercilus Eric Berry Dalvin Cook David Johnson Darren Sproles Ryan Tannehill Julian Edelman Allen Robinson Way too many.
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Bills placed Damar Hamlin on IR.
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Video of Tyreek Hill’s arrest today:
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Anyone ever have a day like this…?
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Last NFL-less Sunday until February 20, 2022.
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Assault.
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Trade compensation, per sources: Jets get: 🏈Aaron Rodgers, pick No. 15, a 2023 5th-rd pick (No. 170). Packers get: 🏈Pick No. 13, a 2023 2nd-rd pick (No. 42), a 6th-rd pick (No. 207), a conditional 2024 2nd-rd pick that becomes a 1st if Rodgers plays 65 percent of the plays.
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Texans fired HC and GM Bill O’Brien, per @DanGrazianoESPN and me.
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Dolphins are now the first team in NFL history to have both a seven-game winning streak and a seven-game losing streak in the same season.
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Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins the 2020 Heisman Trophy.
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Officials missed a call that could have been pass interference, helmet to helmet, unnecessary roughness, face guarding, any of them. Instead it was none of them. The game, and legacies, were changed.
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Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch wearing an "Everybody vs Trump" T-shirt:
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Philip Rivers’ statement to ESPN is dadgum tremendous:
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No. 40 would have been 45 years old today. RIP…
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Antonio Brown took off his uniform and ran off the field.
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A record deal: Joe Burrow has reached agreement with the Bengals on an 5-year, $275 million extension that includes $219.01 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources tell ESPN.
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After today’s workout in Atlanta, an NFL executive at Colin Kaepernick’s throwing session said his arm talent is “elite” and is the same as when he came out of college. He said that Kaepernick threw the ball well.
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What a picture....
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Anyone disagree….?
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Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital and is returning home to Buffalo, per the physicians at the University of Cincinnati Health.
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Antonio Brown has agreed to terms with the Patriots, per source.
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Can’t make this up.....
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Trevor Lawrence and his girlfriend started a GoFundMe page to try to help coronavirus victims. NCAA rules forced it to be shut down
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Jets released Le’Veon Bell.
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Demaryius Thomas, a first-round pick, five-time Pro-Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion for Denver Broncos, was found dead at his home in Roswell, Ga. He would have turned 34 Christmas Day.
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Atlanta is not expected to take another quarterback.
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Top 10 picks from the NBA Draft Lottery: 1. Hawks 2. Wizards 3. Rockets 4. Spurs 5. Pistons 6. Hornets 7. Blazers 8. Spurs 9. Grizzlies 10. Jazz
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Paul Rudd: “My Doppelgänger.”
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👏 👏
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Legend…
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Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Vikings today, he will be returning to school for the 2022 season, sources tell ESPN. Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision.
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The Chargers’ team doctor accidentally punctured his own quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s lung just before kickoff Sunday while trying to administer a pain-killing injection to the quarterback’s cracked ribs, league and team sources told ESPN.
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Blockbuster trade: Titans are planning to trade WR A.J. Brown to the Eagles, sources tell ESPN.
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Deshaun Watson officially has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, per league sources. He actually did it weeks ago. Their new head-coaching hire, David Culley, has not and will not alter Watson’s thinking.
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Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per source. The soon-to-be 45-year Tom Brady now will have a chance to throw to the 33-year-old Jones. More on ESPN’s NFL Live.
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Washington's Head Coach Ron Rivera, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, got a planned IV at halftime in order to make sure he could continue in the 2nd half. Then got his first W as Washington’s HC.
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Jaguars have released TE Tim Tebow.
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Colin Kaepernick’s final pass today today at Michigan’s Maize and Blue Spring Game. 📹 @BigTenNetwork
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So Matthew Stafford is a Super-Bowl winning QB.
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All four Divisional Playoff games this weekend ended on the last play.
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John Clayton will be remembered in so many ways, from how he looked after his wife Pat, to the mark he made in reporting, to the standard he set. He dedicated his life to his wife and to football. He was a pioneer, a caretaker, a Hall of Famer and a slayer, in every sense.
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Steelers named Brian Flores as their senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach.
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Raiders released Antonio Brown.
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And this from Detroit:
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