
Former All-Pro P Dustin Colquitt retires as a Chief after signing 1-day deal
Colquitt, 43, has not played since the 2021 season, when he appeared in five games with the Cleveland Browns. He played 15 of 17 seasons with the Chiefs, winning a Super Bowl in the 2019 campaign and voted to Pro Bowls in 2012 and 2016.
He averaged 44.8 yards in punting 1,198 times for 53,660 yards in 255 regular-season games with 103 touchbacks and 483 boots inside the 20-yard line. He had six blocked.
The Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Tennessee. He played for the Chiefs (2005-19), Pittsburgh Steelers (2020), Jacksonville Jaguars (2020), Atlanta Falcons (2021) and Browns (2021).

Report: Lions signing OL Trystan Colon following Frank Ragnow's retirement
Colon, formerly known at Colon-Castillo, is signing a one-year contract, per the report. He played in all 17 games last season for the Arizona Cardinals and made a career-high seven starts at right guard.
The 27-year-old played center for the Baltimore Ravens and made four starts from 2020-22, then 11 starts at right guard for Arizona in 2023 and 2024.
He has played in 51 games and started 15. He became a free agent on March 11.
Ragnow, 29, announced in a post to social media on Monday that he is retiring after seven NFL seasons.
A first-round pick out of Arkansas and a key cog on one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Ragnow was named second-team All-Pro last season and made the Pro Bowl four times. He started all 96 regular-season games and four postseason games he played from 2018-24 but has dealt with numerous injuries.
Tate Ratledge stepped into Ragnow's starting role during offseason workouts. He's a converted guard who started three seasons as a right guard for Georgia. If the Lions decide the rookie second-round pick isn't ready, left guard Graham Glasgow has started at center and could slide to that position.

Steelers email fans after Mason Rudolph attends Trump rally
Rudolph, along with veteran safety Miles Killebrew and 1970s-era running back Rocky Bleier, presented the U.S. president with a Steelers No. 47 jersey during an event Friday near Pittsburgh.
Some fans were unhappy about it and voiced their complaints with the team, which responded with an email on Monday that reminded fans that the opinions of individual players "do not necessarily represent the view of the entire Pittsburgh Steelers organization."
"We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. As valued fans, your voice is an essential part of what makes our Steelers community and fan base so strong," read the email, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"We understand that a recent rally in Pittsburgh has generated a range of reactions from our fan base. Our alumni and current players make their own individual decisions that reflect their views, and they do not necessarily represent the view of the entire Pittsburgh Steelers organization. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your passion and your continued support of the team."
Rudolph, 29, was asked about the controversy on Wednesday at team workouts.
"There's backlash every day," he said. "You look on social media, there's constant ... that's the nature of social media. That's why America is so great. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Speech is free. Par for the course."
Barring the signing of free agent Aaron Rodgers, Rudolph is in line to be the starting quarterback for the Steelers in 2025 following the departures of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.
Rudolph is 9-8-1 as an NFL starter, completing 63.7 percent of his passes for 4,615 yards with 28 touchdowns and 20 interceptions for the Steelers (2019-21, 2023) and Tennessee Titans (2024).
Killebrew, 32, is a special teams standout who was selected for the Pro Bowl the last two seasons and first-team All-Pro in 2023. He has 161 tackles and two interceptions in 146 games (five starts) for the Detroit Lions (2016-20) and Steelers (2021-present).

Eagles' Saquon Barkley: Retirement could come 'out of nowhere'
That said, Barkley raised a few eyebrows recently when he revealed his retirement plan is similar to that of Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.
"I'll probably be one of those guys that it'll be out of nowhere. I'll probably just wake up one day, whether it's next year or two years or four years, and just be like, 'Yeah, it's over,'" Barkley said on Chris Long's Green Light podcast.
"... My favorite player of all time is Barry Sanders, so probably similar to that. Maybe one day, it'll be out of nowhere -- I'll be balling and be like, yeah, call it quits."
Barkley, 28, is three years younger than Sanders was when the Detroit Lions legend opted to retire on the eve of training camp in 1999. Sanders was coming off his 10th straight 1,000-yard season when he made the shocking announcement.
Barkley is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year after he led the league with 345 carries for 2,005 yards while scoring 13 touchdowns in 16 regular-season games (all starts). He also caught 33 passes for 278 yards and two TDs.
He rushed 91 more times in four playoff games for 499 yards and five TDs, giving him a combined single-season record of 2,504 yards to pass Terrell Davis.
Barkley has rushed 1,546 times for 7,216 yards and 48 TDs and caught 321 passes for 2,378 yards and 14 scores in 90 career games (all starts) for the New York Giants (2018-23) and Eagles.
The Giants selected him second overall in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Penn State.

NFL Network to air 21 preseason games
That game will be followed by Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith returning to Seattle to face their former team, the Seahawks.
The following day, NFL Network will air the Browns at the Carolina Panthers, expected to be the pro debuts of quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, both taken by Cleveland in the April draft.
Quarterbacks in new places will be the theme as the opening preseason weekend continues Saturday with a tripleheader. The New York Giants and their three new QBs -- veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and rookie Jaxson Dart -- will take on the Buffalo Bills, followed by J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings against the Houston Texans. In the nightcap, the Justin Fields-led New York Jets will play the Green Bay Packers.
Here's the full NFL Network live preseason schedule. All times are Eastern.
Week 1
Thursday, Aug. 7
Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, 7 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 8
Cleveland Browns vs. Carolina Panthers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 9
New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4 p.m.
New York Jets vs. Green Bay Packers, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 10
Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4 p.m.
Week 2
Friday, Aug. 15
Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons, 7 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16
Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4 p.m.
New York Jets vs. New York Giants, 7 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals vs. Denver Broncos, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 17
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Week 3
Thursday, Aug. 21
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Carolina Panthers, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22
Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23
Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, 4 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals, 10 p.m.

Seahawks coach slams door on Sam Darnold QB2 talk
Whether Darnold, 27, was the best option to start for Seattle this season became a hotter topic on Monday after a rough showing in organized team activities. He was intercepted twice in a span of three plays during 7-on-7 drills. A radio host asked Macdonald in an interview Tuesday morning whether he could envision another quarterback starting for any reason other than an injury to Darnold.
"No, you guys are crazy," Macdonald said in the live call on 710 AM in Seattle. "I respect that you've got to ask it, but it's just a crazy question. It's just not going to happen. Sam's our starting quarterback. We love him. He's doing a tremendous job."
Signed as a free agent after a resurgent season with the Vikings in which Minnesota went 14-3, Darnold is in line to take over the reins of the Seattle offense from Geno Smith. Smith was traded in March to the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting him with former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Rather than re-sign Darnold, Minnesota turned the offense over to second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed his entire rookie season following knee surgery.
Seattle drafted Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and traded backup Sam Howell to the Vikings. Macdonald insists the plan for Milroe isn't to start, but have a role in a unique package of play in each game. He estimated Darnold would still play "90 percent" of Minnesota's first-team snaps.
The Seahawks emerged as a landing spot and offered Darnold a three-year deal worth more than $100 million. Macdonald said Tuesday he's not worried about the quarterback not being on the money in offseason workouts.
"God forbid you're the worst payer of all time because you made one bad throw or one bad decision," he said. "That is not what we're trying to build. We want these guys to go prepare the right way and then when they go out on the practice field, go freaking let it rip and then we'll go fix it ... We've got time. It's June 3 ... They're going to get plenty of reps. We'll get those things fixed."

Ravens WR Zay Flowers practicing with 'no limits' in OTAs
Flowers suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, resulting in the wideout watching from the sidelines as the Ravens fell in the divisional round.
According to Baltimore's team website, Flowers assured that his "knee's great" and that he's "ready for the season, no limits."
A 2023 first-round pick by the Ravens out of Boston College, Flowers led Baltimore with 74 catches and 1,059 receiving yards in 2024. He also hauled in four touchdown passes and became the first Raven to be selected to the Pro Bowl at wide receiver.
With him now practicing at the team's OTAs, Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken emphasized that the Ravens need to prepare to increase Flowers' production in 2025.
"We've just got to get him the ball more," Monken said, via the team's website. "He's an unbelievable football player. He's not only an outside receiver that has elite route-running skills, but he's unbelievable with the ball in his hands.
"So you have a guy that really plays two spots. ... I expect him to take another leap. When you make it to the Pro Bowl, or you're an All-Pro, you're pretty good."
In two years with the Ravens, Flowers has totaled 151 catches for 1,917 yards and nine touchdowns.

Vikings great Jim Marshall dies at 87
A defensive lineman on the legendary "Purple People Eaters" front four, Marshall holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender. He started 270 consecutive games for the Vikings from 1961-79.
"The entire Minnesota Vikings organization is mourning the loss of Jim Marshall," the Vikings said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. "No player in Vikings history lived the ideals of toughness, camaraderie and passion more than the all-time iron man. A cornerstone of the franchise from the beginning, Captain Jim's unmatched durability and quiet leadership earned the respect of teammates and opponents throughout his 20-year career. Jim led by example, and there was no finer example for others to follow. His impact on the Vikings was felt long after he left the field. Jim will always be remembered as a tremendous player and person. Our hearts are with his wife, Susan, and all of Jim's loved ones."
Marshall's No. 70 was retired by the Vikings. He is credited with 130.5 sacks -- tied for 22nd since the league made sacks an official statistic in 1960 -- and 30 fumble recoveries. That includes the infamous "he's going the wrong way" scoop of a Billy Kilmer fumble before he sprinted 66 yards and unwittingly ended in his own end zone resulting in a safety for the 49ers.
A constant on a defense that included Pro Football Hall of Famers Alan Page and Carl Eller, Marshall played at Ohio State and was drafted by Cleveland.
He was acquired from the Browns one year after the Minnesota franchise was established in 1960. At the time of his retirement in 1979, Marshall had played in every game in the history of the team.
He was part of the 1969 NFL Championship team and played in all four of the Vikings' Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s.
Selected to two Pro Bowls (1968, 1969), Marshall was a second-team All-Pro three times (1964, 1968-69).

Eagles first-round pick Jihaad Campbell idle until August
Drafted 31st overall out of Alabama in April, the 21-year-old linebacker is recovering from surgery in March to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
"He won't hit the practice field until sometime in August," defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Tuesday. "We're doing all we can, he's doing all he can in meetings. We're doing all we can with him on the field. I take him to the side and do an individual drill with him that's suited to what he can do right now. He's working good and trying to pick it up."
Fangio added that Campbell, 21, will start off working at inside linebacker when he returns. Any move to the edge will have to wait until the team evaluates his recovery status.
Campbell recorded 5.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 13 games for the Crimson Tide in 2024, earning a spot on the All-Southeastern Conference first team.

Texans QB C.J. Stroud (shoulder) limited at OTAs
Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley recently said that he is not bothered by Stroud's lack of passing reps.
"Yeah, he's locked in every step of the way. No concerns whatsoever," Caley told reporters Friday. "Everybody has a specific routine relative to their own routine, specific to whatever. Whether it's football, whether it's athletic training, et cetera, and he's doing a great job and he's out here and he's working."
Stroud, 23, is entering his third season. He crafted an impressive debut season with a passer rating of 100.8 and 4,108 yards, both the third-best in NFL history for a rookie. He was the first Texans player to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Last season, Stroud came back down to earth a bit. His yards per game dropped from 273.9 in 2023 to 219.2 in 2024, and his interception total jumped from five to 12.
In two seasons with the Texans, Stroud is 19-13 with 43 touchdowns, 7,835 yards and a 93.7 passer rating. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft also has two wild-card playoff wins under his belt.

Report: WR Gabriel Davis to visit Steelers
Davis was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars after one season on May 7 in a move that will saw the team absorb a $20.3 million dead cap hit.
Davis, 26, caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games (nine starts) last season before sustaining a torn meniscus in his left knee on Nov. 17 in a 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Davis had 163 catches for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in 64 games (47 starts) with the Buffalo Bills. He was selected by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of UCF.
The Steelers acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks on March 9. The two-time Pro Bowl selection then signed a four-year, $132 million deal with Pittsburgh.
The Steelers also shipped wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys on May 7 in exchange for draft-pick compensation.
Going to Dallas along with Pickens is a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, while the Steelers received a third-round selection in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2027.
The Steelers still are awaiting an answer from free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers as to whether he will sign with Pittsburgh.

Report: Steelers expect new T.J. Watt deal by start of season
The newspaper added that a deal may not be completed anytime soon.
Watt, 30, is looking for a revision to his deal as he enters the final season of a five-year, $112 million contract that features a guaranteed $80 million.
Per the Post-Gazette, the price tag for Watt might have risen when Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett landed the NFL's richest contract for a defensive player in March: four years, $160 million, $123.5 million guaranteed.
Watt was selected to the Pro Bowl each of the past seven years, and he made first-time All-Pro in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. He was the NFL's 2021 Defensive Player of the Year after making a career-high 22.5 sacks.
In 2024, Watt led the NFL with six forced fumbles while logging 11.5 sacks, 61 tackles, four passes defended and two fumble recoveries in 17 games.
Over his eight-year NFL career, all with the Steelers, Watt has 108 sacks, 462 tackles, 33 forced fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries, 49 passes defensed and seven interceptions.

Dolphins place LT Terron Armstead on reserve-retired list
Armstead let it be known in April that he was retiring, with the Dolphins waiting until June to submit official paperwork in order to move the cap hit obligations over two years instead of one.
Of the $18.548 million in dead money that remains, $10.732 million of it can now be moved to 2026. Miami can also recover more than $7 million signing-bonus money that already was paid and turn it into a credit on their cap hit.
Armstead, 33, played the final three of his 12 NFL seasons with the Dolphins. He spent his first nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and started 131 of his 135 games played. He was named to the Pro Bowl five times, most recently in 2023.

Patriots WR Stefon Diggs appears at OTAs after viral boat video
Diggs' appearance was noteworthy not just because veterans aren't required to take part in OTAs, but because the four-time Pro Bowler recently went viral on social media due to a video of him enjoying himself on a boat with three bikini-clad women that included top-selling rapper Cardi B.
A portion of the video showed the 31-year-old Diggs holding a plastic bag filled with a pink substance. That led to speculation that Diggs, who signed a three-year, $69 million contract in March, could be on the outs with his new team and new Pats coach Mike Vrabel.
While Diggs did not entertain questions after catching passes from Patriots quarterback Drake Maye on Monday, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels did share thoughts with reporters.
"It's a voluntary part of the year," McDaniels said. "We know that. I don't know if we've ever had perfect attendance at these things in general. As a coach, selfishly, you love it when they're all here because you feel like you've got them all in the classroom and all on the field and all the rest of it.
"(Diggs is) here today and we're excited to have an opportunity to work with the guys that are out here and available to us. So, I know he's staying up on the information and the material. And there's so many things and opportunities for us to teach all our guys going forward -- between the rest of the practices here in the spring and then going into the summer and, you know, the many days we have before we actually kick the ball off in September. So I'm not concerned about Stef in that regard.
The Patriots have two more days of OTAs -- Tuesday and Thursday -- followed by mandatory minicamps June 9-11 before the team officially adjourns until training camp begins on July 24.
Diggs, who's still recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered Oct. 27 in his final game for the Houston Texans, has amassed 857 receptions for 10,491 yards and 70 touchdowns during his 10-year career split among the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19), Buffalo Bills (2020-23) and Texans (2024).

Reports: Texans CB Ronald Darby set to retire
Darby, 31, signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract in March to join his fifth team in the past six seasons. Houston has the luxury of talent and depth at the position, drafting Southern California defensive back Jaylin Smith in the third round in April to play behind starters Derek Stingley Jr. and Kamari Lassiter along with nickel Jalen Pitre.
Darby was a Bills' second-round pick in 2015 out of Florida State and played 10 NFL seasons with Buffalo, the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens and spent last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He was Defensive Rookie of the Year runner-up to Marcus Peters (Chiefs) and spent two seasons with the Bills before being acquired by the Eagles and winning a Super Bowl in his first season in Philadelphia.
In 118 career games, he had eight interceptions -- none since 2020 with Washington -- one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 447 total tackles.

NFL Network to air all-female 'Good Morning Football' for two days
Jamie Erdahl, who regularly hosts the weekday program, will be joined on Thursday by Cynthia Frelund, an NFL Network analytics expert; Jane Slater, a reporter for the network; and Kelsey Conway, a Cincinnati Bengals beat reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer and USA Today.
Erdahl will be joined again on Friday by Slater as well as Madelyn Burke, a New York Giants team reporter and CBS Sports HQ host, and Tamara Brown, an NFL and college football reporter who formerly served as a sideline reporter for the New England Patriots.
Others appearing include Andrea Kremer, a sports journalist and winner of multiple Emmy Awards; Tracy Wolfson, the lead reporter for The NFL on CBS; Dawn Mitchell, a television sports anchor and reporter in Minneapolis; and singer Melissa Etheridge, a Grammy and Academy Award winner.
"Good Morning Football resonates with fans, as evidenced by our Emmy nomination this year, because of our unique and fun way we cover the NFL," Erdahl said. "These episodes of GMFB will bring that same personality and energy, just with leading female voices who love the game."
The show airs weekdays from 8-10 a.m. ET on NFL Network and also streams on NFL+.

Falcons TE Kyle Pitts dealing with undisclosed injury
Pitts, 24, is entering the final year of his contract and his absence from practice sessions that were open to the media last week sparked questions about a potential holdout.
Morris appeared to put those rumors to bed, at least for now, as the Falcons began their second week of voluntary OTA practices.
"Extremely cautious with Kyle right now and what he's got going on," Morris said. "Obviously, don't talk about injuries this time of year, but definitely being cautious with him, so you won't see him. He's been here, he's done such a great job. ... He's been in every single thing that we've done other than the field, and he's been absolutely outstanding to be around."
Drafted fourth overall in 2021, Pitts made the Pro Bowl and eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie but has been unable to match that production since.
He caught 47 passes for 602 yards and a career-high four touchdowns in 17 games last season, bringing his career total to 196 receptions for 2,651 yards and 10 TDs in 61 games (55 starts).
Pitts is scheduled to earn $10.878 million in 2025, playing on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal.

Lions C Frank Ragnow retires at age 29
In a post to social media, Ragnow confirmed reports of his impending retirement, saying he's ready to prioritize health and family two weeks after his 29th birthday.
"These past couple of months have been very trying as I've come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I'm officially retiring from the NFL," Ragnow wrote. "I've tried to convince myself that I'm feeling good but I'm not and it's time to prioritize my health and my families (sic) future."
A first-round pick out of Arkansas and a key cog on one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Ragnow was named second-team All-Pro last season and made the Pro Bowl three times.
Tate Ratledge stepped into Ragnow's starting role during offseason workouts. He's a converted guard who started three seasons as a right guard for Georgia. If the Lions decide the rookie second-round pick isn't ready, left guard Graham Glasgow has started at center and could slide to that position.
Ragnow was often lauded for playing through injuries. In 2021 he played with a "fractured throat" after missing two games and he pushed through a partially torn pectoral muscle after being ruled out for only one game, the Monday night trip to Seattle.
Ragnow had chronic toe injuries, the onset of which he believes began with a torn plantar plate in his foot in 2021.

Saquon Barkley hurdles way on to 'Madden 26' cover
EA Sports released a cover image on social media Monday featuring the Super Bowl champion hurdling a defender.
It pays homage to a viral highlight from Barkley's remarkable 2024 season in a Week 9 win against Jacksonville.
Barkley leapt over Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones with an acrobatic, backward hurdle on a 14-yard reception.
"It was the best play I've ever seen," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said afterward, echoing the thoughts of many.
"Saquon you're INSANNE!!" basketball great LeBron James posted on social media.
Barkley finished that game with 159 rushing yards en route to an NFL-leading 2,005 yards on the ground. The NFL Offensive Player of the Year added 499 more rushing yards in the postseason as Philadelphia ultimately upended the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX.
Barkley, 28, is the first Eagles player featured on the cover of the popular franchise since quarterback Donovan McNabb on "Madden NFL 06."

Bills' Josh Allen, actress Hailee Steinfeld marry
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen and actress Hailee Steinfeld married Saturday in what People described as a "gorgeous California wedding." Allen, 29, and Steinfeld, 28, both are California natives.
The couple has been together about two years. Allen proposed last Nov. 22 in Malibu, Calif., during the Bills' bye week. The couple shared photos of the waterfront proposal, surrounded by flowers and candles, on Instagram.
Allen enters the 2025 season as the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player. He credited Steinfeld for her support when he received the award at the NFL Honors ceremony in February in New Orleans.
"You've been my rock, you're my best friend. I would not be standing on the stage if it weren't for you," Allen said to Steinfeld, who was watching from the crowd.
Steinfeld is known for a variety of movie roles, including in the "Pitch Perfect" franchise and the voice of Gwen Stacy in the "Spider-Man" films. She starred in the 2025 release "Sinners."