The unfiltered year of Aaron Rodgers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Needing to rebuild their receiving room after trading Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs had options when they got to the second round of the NFL draft. They could have, for instance, taken Velus Jones Jr., whose 4.31-second 40-yard dash at the scouting combine put him in Hill's range in terms of speed.

EAGAN, Minn. --  The Minnesota Vikings hired Demitrius Washington as vice president of football operations on Monday, a new position under new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah that's designed to take the front office deeper into data-based decision-making. Washington was the manager of football research and development for the past...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. --  The Atlanta Falcons signed inside linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski to a one-year contract Monday, and also added receiver Geronimo Allison to the roster. Kwiatkoski has played in 77 career games with 34 starts in six seasons with the Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders. The 6-foot-2, 242-pounder was a fourth-round pick by the Bears in 2016.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Shortly after the news broke that All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander had agreed to a record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers on Monday, one of his teammates posed a rhetorical question on Twitter. “What wins championships,” Packers outside linebacker Preston Smith posted. The defense...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --  The Tennessee Titans have signed veteran defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker and cornerback Kenneth George. The Titans also placed safety Jamal Carter on injured reserve Monday. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound Walker has played 49 games in five seasons with Denver and Houston. He has 12 1/2 sacks, 14...

WASHINGTON --  The Houston Astros acquired utilityman Mauricio Dubón in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. The 27-year-old Dubón is batting .239 with two homers and eight RBI in 21 games this season. He has big league experience at second base, third base, shortstop and center field.

It's been two months since Joe Buck jumped from Fox to ESPN. It wasnt until Monday that the gravity of moving into the Monday Night Football booth hit him. Buck and Troy Aikman made their first trips to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to meet with executives and future co-workers who are preparing for the upcoming season.

NEW YORK --  The New York Jets signed defensive end Jermaine Johnson, the No. 26 overall pick in the NFL draft, to a fully guaranteed four-year, $13.1 million rookie deal Monday. Johnson joins cornerback Ahmad Sauce Gardner, selected fourth overall, as Jets first-round picks under contract. Gardner signed his...

LAS VEGAS --  First-year Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon told Kelsey Plum before the season began that she would be the hardest guard in the league to defend. Plums offensive prowess is no secret. But her versatility in being able to thread passing seams in the Aces new system led Hammon to believe Plum's ability to run Las Vegas' high-powered offense could make her the WNBA's most dangerous guard.

HBP--Alcantara 2 (Ruiz,Robles). Umpires--Home, Adam Beck; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Ryan Additon. T--3:01. A--6,601 (36,742). This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index.

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DENVER --  San Francisco Giants infielder Tommy La Stella was reinstated Monday from the 10-day injured list and was slated to make his season debut at Colorado. In other moves, the Giants transferred right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (right ankle inflammation) to the 60-day injured list and optioned outfielder Luis González to Triple-A Sacramento. Right-hander Yunior Marte was optioned to Sacramento on Sunday, and the Giants selected the contract of right-hander Mauricio Llovera.

KENNER, La. – Chances are, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was just having a little fun on social media Sunday night when he threw out the phrase, “I may play football again” while responding to a report about his broadcasting future. But when you are...