Mike Garafolo

Veteran S Jordan Whitehead has been fully cleared to resume his football career post-neck surgery by Alex Vaccaro, his surgeon and the #Eagles’ spine specialist. Whitehead had recent workouts with the #Colts and #Texans and is expected to meet with more teams soon.

🚨The NFL has suspended Arizona Cardinals personnel executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. An NFL investigation determined that Gold provided confidential, non-public inside information regarding 2026 Draft selections by the Cardinals before the picks were announced, and Gold also participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games. Gold, who is in his 13th season with the Cardinals, was promoted to director of college scouting in June 2025. He spent the previous three years (2022-24) as the assistant director of college scouting after working for four seasons (2018-21) as a college scouting coordinator. Gold has the right to appeal the suspension.

Alvin Kamara’s agent Brad Cicala tells me and @RapSheet the new deal for his client, which @nick_underhill and @T_Armstead72 reported was imminent, has been agreed to. “Alvin’s goal, and the team’s goal, was for him to remain with the #Saints and retire a Saint,” Cicala says.

Alvin Kamara and the Saints are finalizing a new deal

@Eric_Edholm Congrats, pal. You can go home again!

Humbled to be back! Really excited about this season and beyond. My comp is Jeremiah Trotter ... just keep ending up back home. 😀

From the #Seahawks, announcing their agreement of sale to a group led by the Khosla Family.

A group led by San Francisco 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla has agreed to purchase the Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, a record sale price for an NFL franchise, per @SethWickersham and me.

@Idontwaitinline @nflnetwork @ACChampionship Eyes closed. Brutal, Ant.

@MikeGarafolo @nflnetwork @ACChampionship Maybe he’ll remember this one around the same time

The Insiders on @nflnetwork, July Friday no-days-off edition, with Charles Barkley joining us from @ACChampionship to reminisce about this pic from 35 or so years ago he definitely remembers. Starts NOW, knuckleheads.

Charles Barkley joins the show to share his thoughts on his @Eagles heading into 2026 🦅

Derek Carr joined us on @gmfb from @ACChampionship this morning. Says a few “good, solid football teams” reached out to him this offseason. If he were to return, it would take a “special” situation. More 👇🏼

The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement is a month away. Class of 26 WR Larry Fitzgerald said his speech is done, arrangements are made…so it’s time to play golf and humble some fellow HOFers before his historic weekend.

#Jets fan Ray Romano joined The Insiders from @ACChampionship, where he’ll be paired with Robert Saleh: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and thinking you’re going to get a different result. If being a Jet fan is insane, we’ll take it.”

From The Insiders on @nflnetwork: Late #Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland was diagnosed with Stage 1 CTE, with his family saying the information “provides important context about some of the struggles he may have been facing” before he died by suicide.

Europe is the best at this ⚽️ 33% of the tournament (16/48 teams) 75% of the quarterfinalists (6/8)

🚨 And the Giants have claimed C.J. Ravenell on waivers. 👇

In the #Falcons’ home stadium, too.

Former #Lions CB Terrion Arnold officially passed through waivers unclaimed today.

FOUND A WAY THROUGH! 🇺🇸

Short-handed goal!