NFL Football 3h Briefing
×Last updated: March 18, 2026, 9:30 PM ET
League Business & Roster Moves
The Cleveland Browns are proposing espn.com a significant structural change to the NFL Draft, pushing to permit the trading of future picks up to five years out, broadening the current three-year window. In personnel news, the Browns simultaneously made a move to bolster their defensive front, reportedly signing former Bills DE Epenesa espn.com to a one-year contract potentially worth $5 million. Elsewhere in the AFC South, Tampa Bay General Manager Jason Licht stated he was not "betrayed" by wide receiver Mike Evans' decision to depart, affirming that Evans had earned the right to choose espn.com his next destination, which ultimately landed him with the Niners espn.com.
Player Departures & Contingency Planning
Veteran wide receiver T.Y. Hilton, a four-time Pro Bowl selection espn.com over his decade with the Colts espn.com, officially announced his retirement after a brief stint with the Cowboys espn.com in 2022. Meanwhile, the league office is reportedly laying groundwork to hire espn.com replacement officials this season, signaling contingency planning should negotiations between the league and the NFL Referees Association fail to yield a new collective bargaining agreement before the start of the regular schedule.