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May 6, 2021 It’s a move no one would really want to make. Parting with franchise stars, players who could end up in the Hall of Fame, is never an easy thing. Teams do it every year, the multibillion-dollar business side of a game. But every career sees changes, and in the National Football League …

6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN At 26 years old, Jared Goff is a two-time Pro Bowler with a Super Bowl appearance on his resume, but there’s a burning question still lingering ahead of his first season in Detroit: Can he bring relevance to the Lions? Often viewed as an afterthought in the Matthew Stafford trade, …

6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It’s not an overstatement to call quarterback Justin Fields’ arrival in Chicago the city’s most celebrated sports moment since the Cubs won the World Series in 2016. The Bears — almost universally panned for their spotty Day 1 draft record over the past decade — administered a shot …

8:06 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos and tackle Ja’Wuan James have become the focal points in the growing acrimony between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over attendance of players at voluntary offseason workouts. That relationship grew even more strained on Thursday when the players’ union fired back to its membership …

9:32 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Tight end Josh Hill officially announced his retirement Thursday, less than two months after joining the Detroit Lions as a free agent. The Lions signed veteran tight end Darren Fells as a replacement. Hill, who turns 31 later this month, spent his first eight years with the New Orleans …

May 6, 2021 ESPN News Services The Miami Dolphins have released team captain and starting safety Bobby McCain, the team announced Thursday. The Dolphins later made an addition to their secondary, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with former New England Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty, a source told ESPN. McCain, a fifth-round draft pick …

10:54 AM ET A felony gun charge was dropped Wednesday against Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne after he took a plea deal in a case stemming from a traffic stop in northeast Ohio on April 23. Layne, 23, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possessing criminal tools in Willoughby Municipal Court. Layne received six months of probation, …

1:13 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have fired four longtime employees in the scouting and personnel department, including one who has been with the franchise since its inception, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Andy Dengler (assistant director of player personnel), Chris Driggers (director of pro personnel), Mark Ellenz (director of college scouting) …

10:07 AM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions and Frank Ragnow have agreed to a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ragnow had been under contract for two more seasons after the Lions exercised their fifth-year option on his deal last week. …

7:27 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have begun exploring quarterbacks they can add to their roster for upcoming OTAs and training camp, sources told ESPN. Their inquiries could be in part because Jordan Love currently is the only quarterback on the roster other than Aaron Rodgers and could be related to the uncertainty facing …

10:16 AM ET The Miami Dolphins have informed team captain and starting safety Bobby McCain that they are releasing him on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCain, a fifth-round draft pick by the Dolphins in 2015, had 46 tackles and an interception in 2020. In his six seasons with the team, he had …

7:10 PM ET The NFL reminded teams Wednesday that they are not obligated to pay players who suffer an injury away from the team facility, an issue that moved this week to the center of an ongoing dispute between the league and NFL Players Association over in-person participation in offseason workouts. The memo, obtained by …