Football (NFL)

NEW YORK (AP) — Top prospects Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter will attend next week's NFL draft in person. The league announced on Monday that 17 players have been confirmed to attend the draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Three-time All-Pro Patrick Peterson announced his retirement on Monday as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, where he spent the first 10 of his 13 NFL seasons as one of the league's elite cornerbacks.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns signed defensive end Julian Okwara on Monday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Okwara will be in his sixth season in 2025.

Miami standout Cam Ward is widely considered the top quarterback prospect of this year's NFL draft and the favorite to be selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 1 overall selection.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A political battle fit for the gridiron is underway in Ohio, where state Republican leaders are clashing over whether to single out the Cleveland Browns for help building a new suburban domed stadium or impose tax hikes to fund

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Cam Ward might be the first player off this year's NFL draft board. Five years ago, he was pretty much off everybody's radar outside of West Columbia, Texas.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have agreed to a $40 million, three-year contract extension with cornerback Kyler Gordon, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco is heading back to Cleveland. The veteran NFL quarterback agreed to terms with the Browns on a one-year deal on Friday. Flacco will have a base salary of $4 million but can earn more with incentives.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts released Matt Gay on Thursday, a surprising move that came just two years after he became the NFL's highest-paid kicker. He had two years remaining on his $22.