NEW YORK — The Giants went 3-14 and still found their way to the White House with the Super Bowl champion Eagles on Monday.

President Donald Trump claimed during the Eagles’ visit — which did not include quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts — that he told the Giants not to let Saquon Barkley leave in free agency last offseason.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings players came back to the team’s practice facility in Eagan for the start of offseason workouts on April 21. Soon after Jonathan Greenard returned to the Vikings’ locker room, he was greeted by a face that had been around the TCO Performance Center for months.

“A lot of people are just saying, ‘How you doing?,’ ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — George Kittle’s days as the most prolific tight end in 49ers history are now numbered ... through at least 2029.

Kittle has signed a four-year extension on his contract, which was set to expire after the 2025 season.

The $76.4 million deal averages $19.1 million per year and makes Kittle the NFL’s highest-paid tight...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The old Yiddish saying goes, “Man Plans, and God Laughs,” and there’s another one somewhere that says, “Quarterback Dads Make Plans, and the NFL Laughs Much Harder.”

For the first time in his life, having Deion Sanders as his father worked against Shedeur Sanders.

For the first time since he was a freshman at ...Read more

Which teams fared the best this past weekend in Green Bay, Wis., and which teams missed an opportunity to get better? Here are my draft grades for 2025:

AFC WEST

Denver

— Grade: A

— Draft picks: Round 1 (20 overall) Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas; 2 (60) RJ Harvey, RB, UCF; 3 (74) Pat Bryant, WR, Illinois; 3 (101) Sai’vion Jones, DL, LSU; ...Read more

CHICAGO — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said it best when addressing the story of the defensive coordinator’s 21-year-old son who pranked quarterback Shedeur Sanders on draft day by pretending to be an NFL general manager.

“People are morons,” Stefanski said. “It’s sad.”

Confirmed. Seldom has that been as evident as it ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Eagles’ campaign to prevent the Tush Push from getting banned is getting a boost from President Donald Trump.

At the Super Bowl ceremony on the White House steps leading out to the South Lawn on Monday, Trump touted the iteration of the quarterback sneak that the Eagles have popularized in recent years, which is currently ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers safety Ryan Watts is stepping away from football due to the neck injury that ended his rookie season before it began.

Watts injured his neck during a preseason game against the Lions last summer and spent his rookie season on injured reserve.

"After consulting with our medical team, our medical experts, and Ryan's ...Read more

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the team’s visit to the White House and meeting with President Trump on Monday.

Hurts and other Eagles players missing the trip have “scheduling conflicts,” the White House told NBC News.

The Eagles’ White House visit, a tradition for all Super Bowl champions, has been hotly debated...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley doesn’t want to hear from critics on social media after spending a large part of Sunday with President Donald Trump.

After spending time golfing and hanging out with Trump at his golf course in Bedminster, N.J., Barkley took to social media to respond to critics of his trip.

In a post on X shared Monday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During the NFL draft, the Rams added depth to multiple positions in their Super Bowl-ready roster.

Though not one of the most pressing: Cornerback.

Perhaps prospects that general manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay were already off the board each time the Rams were due to select a player. Maybe they were unsuccessful in ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Will this draft help the Seattle Seahawks sidestep the “death zone?”

Those two words were printed on the wall beside where I sat Saturday, among rows of media members in Seattle’s defensive backs room. While fans co-opted the phrase to describe Mike Macdonald’s defense, it’s also a reminder of what the 2024 Seahawks ...Read more

ATLANTA — Did it have to be the son of a Falcons defensive coordinator to be the one who prank called the most prominent draft prospect, the one whose father is one of the team’s most legendary players?

Somehow, of course it did.

Sunday, the franchise that can’t escape embarrassment and blunders found itself having to issue a statement ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.— The NFL is investigating a prank call to former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, according to the league office.

“We will look into the matter,” a league spokesman wrote in an email to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We have no further comment.”

Profootballtalk.com also reported that the league will ...Read more

GREEN BAY, Wis. — How does the NFL draft shape this season's schedule?

Maybe a little bit, but not a lot.

At the start of the draft in Green Bay, the league announced the schedule would be released May 14. Like the draft, the schedule release has grown from a procedural box to be checked to a national sports holiday, with teams staging ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — I hate the NFL draft.

Is that too strong to say? I suppose it is. I suppose it’s better to say that the NFL draft — with its months of overwrought coverage, with all its hyperbole, with all the guesswork masquerading as expertise — annoys me. But now I’m guilty of the same charge that I am levying against all those who ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Ashton Jeanty is a phenomenal player whose character by all accounts might be more impressive than the sensational highlight reels he created at Boise State.

He’s likely to maximize every carry, even if it’s turning 1 yard into 3 yards, and there’s no reason to think he can’t be a Pro Bowler for the Raiders. Jeanty should ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The wait is over for the Sanders family.

It took five long rounds of the NFL draft before Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was finally taken by the Browns on Saturday.

His brother, Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders, waited even longer than that.

Shilo is signing with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent.

Shilo has a decent ...Read more