Free agent offensive tackle Jason Peters is hopeful to play in the upcoming NFL season, ESPN reported Friday.

Peters, 41, has played in 18 seasons since entering the NFL in 2004 after being undrafted out of Arkansas.

The nine-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro previously suited up for the Buffalo Bills (2004-08), Philadelphia Eagles (2009-20), Chicago Bears (2021) and Dallas Cowboys (2022). He played in 10 games (one start) last season with the Cowboys.

A Super Bowl champion with the Eagles during the 2017 season, Peters has started 219 of the 238 career games in which he has appeared. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2010s.

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Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Ravens, but multiple outlets said it was a one-year deal worth up to $6 million for the veteran free agent.

Clowney, 30, visited with both the Ravens on Aug. 8 and the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

“Guys just really want to win,” Clowney said of his decision to choose Baltimore. “I think they got a great team, a great chance to win, and I just want to be part of it.”

He recorded 28 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 12 games (10 starts) last season with the Cleveland Browns. He will now face the Browns on two occasions this season while playing for the AFC North-rival Ravens.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Clowney has appeared in 109 games (98 starts) and has tallied 320 tackles (90 for loss), 43 sacks, 109 quarterback hits, 23 passes defensed and one interception.

Clowney was selected by the Houston Texans with the top overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.

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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson will miss the 2023 season after sustaining a torn right Achilles in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

The Eagles announced that wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive tackle Moro Ojomo are both expected to make full recoveries after leaving the game on carts with apparent neck injuries.

McPhearson, 25, was injured in the second quarter of Thursday’s game after breaking up a pass over the middle. He was assisted off the field before being carted to the locker room.

McPhearson was playing in place of injured starter Avonte Maddox during training camp. He’s also a key contributor with the Eagles’ special teams units.

McPhearson has totaled 30 tackles and one sack in 33 career games (one start) since being selected by Philadelphia in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The Eagles confirmed Friday that Cleveland and Ojomo both have been diagnosed with concussions, and Cleveland also has a neck sprain.

“We commend our medical team for quickly diagnosing each player’s condition and acting with precision as they administered care,” the team posted on Twitter. “A full recovery for both players is expected in due time.”

Midway through the third quarter, Cleveland leaped in an attempt to make a catch. The pass was broken up by a defender, and Cleveland landed on his head and neck. He lay face down on the turf after the play before the medical staff came to assist him.

Cleveland had one reception for 4 yards before exiting the game.

The 25-year-old Florida alumnus was selected by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2020 draft. He spent the past three years in Denver, seeing the majority of his action on special teams. Cleveland signed with the Eagles earlier this year.

In six games last year, Cleveland had two receptions for 28 yards. Overall in 23 NFL games, he has eight catches for 91 yards. He has also returned 12 kickoffs an average of 21 yards.

Ojomo got hurt early in the fourth quarter. The 22-year-old rookie was credited with three tackles and one quarterback hit in the game. The Eagles selected him in the seventh round of this year’s draft out of Texas.

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The Detroit Lions waived wide receiver Denzel Mims with an injury designation on Friday, nearly a month after he was acquired in a trade with the New York Jets.

Per reports, Mims injured his ankle during a training camp practice on Aug. 5 and then sustained a calf ailment during his rehab.

The Lions will get back their sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, while a seventh-round pick in the same draft will return to the Jets because the initial trade was conditional on Mims making Detroit’s 53-man roster.

Mims, 25, caught just 11 passes for 186 yards in 10 games (four starts) last season. The second-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft did not score a touchdown in three seasons with New York, amassing 42 catches for 676 yards in 30 games (15 starts).

Also on Friday, the Lions signed wide receiver Jason Moore to a contract.

Terms were not disclosed.

Moore, 28, has six catches for 104 yards in 20 career games (one start) with the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Washington Commanders second-year quarterback Sam Howell will be under center to start the season, coach Ron Rivera announced Friday.

“Sam’s our guy,” Rivera said. “I’m very confident and comfortable saying he’s our starter.”

The Commanders open the season at home against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 10.

Friday’s announcement wasn’t a surprising one, considering Howell has worked with the starters since the beginning of spring practices. Offseason acquisition Jacoby Brissett replaced Howell for a number of first-team snaps prior to the preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns last Friday.

“I didn’t really think about it. I wasn’t really worried about it,” Howell said of being told this summer the job was his to lose. “Just going into the offseason, I focused on this opportunity that I have, trying to make the most of it.”

Howell completed 9 of 12 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown in Washington’s 17-15 victory over Cleveland.

“This was about what Sam did,” Rivera said. “Jacoby has been a true pro and done everything asked, and he’s also helped mentor Sam. He’s a more than viable quarterback. But there were certain things Sam had to show us and everybody knew from my perspective it was Sam’s to lose and he did nothing to lose it.”

Howell, who turns 23 next month, was a fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft out of North Carolina.

His lone appearance last season was in the season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. He completed 11 of 19 passes for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for a touchdown.

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Tanner McKee threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Brady Russell and connected with Johnny King on the subsequent two-point conversion, lifting the host Philadelphia Eagles to an 18-18 tie with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.

NFL preseason games do not go to overtime.

The Browns had a chance to win in the last two minutes. Cade York missed a 47-yard field-goal attempt, then got another opportunity due to a Philadelphia penalty but missed from 41 yards. York had been 3-for-3 on field-goal tries earlier in the game.

The regular quarterbacks for both teams, Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts, sat out.

McKee completed 10 of 18 passes for 147 yards, while teammate Marcus Mariota was 9 of 17 for 86 yards and an interception for the Eagles (0-1-1).

The Browns (1-1-1) split quarterback duties between Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who went 13 of 25 for 164 yards, and Kellen Mond, 12 of 24 for 126 yards and a touchdown. Cleveland’s Austin Watkins Jr. had seven receptions for 139 yards, including a 32-yard scoring grab.

Eagles wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive lineman Moro Ojomo sustained neck injuries and were carted off the field at separate points in the second half. The team announced that both players retained movement in all of their extremities.

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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson will miss the 2023 season after sustaining a torn right Achilles in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

The Eagles announced that wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive tackle Moro Ojomo are both expected to make full recoveries after leaving the game on carts with apparent neck injuries.

McPhearson, 25, was injured in the second quarter of Thursday’s game after breaking up a pass over the middle. He was assisted off the field before being carted to the locker room.

McPhearson was playing in place of injured starter Avonte Maddox during training camp. He’s also a key contributor with the Eagles’ special teams units.

McPhearson has totaled 30 tackles and one sack in 33 career games (one start) since being selected by Philadelphia in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The Eagles confirmed Friday that Cleveland and Ojomo both have been diagnosed with concussions, and Cleveland also has a neck sprain.

“We commend our medical team for quickly diagnosing each player’s condition and acting with precision as they administered care,” the team posted on Twitter. “A full recovery for both players is expected in due time.”

Midway through the third quarter, Cleveland leaped in an attempt to make a catch. The pass was broken up by a defender, and Cleveland landed on his head and neck. He lay face down on the turf after the play before the medical staff came to assist him.

Cleveland had one reception for 4 yards before exiting the game.

The 25-year-old Florida alumnus was selected by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2020 draft. He spent the past three years in Denver, seeing the majority of his action on special teams. Cleveland signed with the Eagles earlier this year.

In six games last year, Cleveland had two receptions for 28 yards. Overall in 23 NFL games, he has eight catches for 91 yards. He has also returned 12 kickoffs an average of 21 yards.

Ojomo got hurt early in the fourth quarter. The 22-year-old rookie was credited with three tackles and one quarterback hit in the game. The Eagles selected him in the seventh round of this year’s draft out of Texas.

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