Adam Schefter

ESPN Senior NFL Insider. Host of the Adam Schefter Podcast

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In just over three weeks, Browns and Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam has traded away two of the biggest stars in their respective sports, Myles Garrett and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Cc: @tyschmit

🎧 https://t.co/dPW1QN8byp

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Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel announces that Mike Boynton has been appointed “head coach in an interim capacity.”

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The Dallas Mavericks officially have named Dusty May their new head coach.

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The Falcons now have done contract extensions with both Drake London and Kyle Pitts:

🏈Pitts: 3-years, $54M
🏈London: 4-years, $141.05M

RB Bijan Robinson is up next.

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Highest paid TEs in per year average:

🏈George Kittle: $19.1M
🏈Trey McBride: $19M
🏈Kyle Pitts: $18M
🏈Isaiah Likely: $13.333M
🏈Mark Andrews: $13.089M

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ESPN sources: TE Kyle Pitts and the Atlanta Falcons reached agreement today on a three-year, $54 million contract that includes $36 million fully guaranteed. It is the largest three-year contract for a tight end in NFL history. David Mulugheta of Athletes First and Andre Odom confirmed the deal.

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ESPN sources: TE Kyle Pitts and the Atlanta Falcons reached agreement today on a three-year, $54 million contract that includes $36 million fully guaranteed. It is the largest three-year contract for a tight end in NFL history. David Mulugheta of Athletes First and Andre Odom confirmed the deal.

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First day on the job:

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Welcome to Highmark Stadium. ❤️💙

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Brendan Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, tells ESPN of the NFL's decision to not hold a supplemental draft: "It is a violation of the CBA and the law. We will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA."

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More about the NFL nixing the supplemental draft and blocking Brendan Sorsby’s path to the NFL this season, via @PeteThamel and me.

https://t.co/Y9rjFuyVUR

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An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

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Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL.

A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision.

The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.

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Jets QB Geno Smith is being investigated for an incident in which a woman accused him of battery, police in Davie, Florida, said Tuesday morning.

Officers were summoned to Smith's home Sunday after a woman claiming to be his ex-girlfriend called 911 and said he assaulted her. https://t.co/QTW7F8K5uu

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We're excited to introduce Tony Castricone as the organization’s new radio play-by-play announcer 📻

With more than two decades of experience, @Castricone was selected to succeed Buccaneer legend Gene Deckerhoff and lead Buccaneers Radio Network coverage.

Welcome to the Krewe, Tony! 🏴‍☠️

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Today we officially open the stadium‼️

How to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony: https://t.co/QwhNibrjbR

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First rate:

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A look into the locker room with more to come. 👀

📺: https://t.co/LUnzBfOL2B

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@nfldraftscout @tunasweasel Best wishes for a speedy recovery. We are pulling for you!

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New day, new threads for Giannis 🌴

[Joe Vardon @joevardon]

In the span of one month, Jimmy Haslam traded Myles Garrett and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Overnight:

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Full ESPN story on the Milwaukee Bucks dealing two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for a haul of players and picks, ending a 13-month trade saga: https://t.co/LEOOoEiHUe

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Full ESPN story on the Milwaukee Bucks dealing two-time NBA MVP and 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for a haul of players and picks, ending a 13-month trade saga: https://t.co/LEOOoEiHUe