Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jalen Hurts is releasing a children's book next year.

• Hurts announced the new work on social media on Monday, posting a photo of the cover on X.

  It's called "Better Than a Touchdown" and is set to be released March 10.

  According to a synopsis of the book posted to Bookshop.org, "Better Than a Touchdown" is "an empowering story about friendship, the power of teamwork, and achieving goals together."

  The book was illustrated by Canadian artist Nneka Myers.

  Hurts, 26, is a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February.

  --Field Level Media

New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson is purchasing a 43 percent stake in Crystal Palace FC, the Premier League club confirmed Monday.

• Johnson signed a legally binding contract to purchase American businessman John Textor's holding in the club, with multiple outlets reporting the value of the deal at $254 million.

  "Whilst the completion is pending approval from the Premier League and Women's Super League, we do not envisage any issues and look forward to welcoming Woody as a partner and director of the club," Crystal Palace added in a statement.

  The South London-based Crystal Palace is controlled by chairman Steve Parish and American investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer.

  The sale could clear the way for Crystal Palace, the 2024-25 FA Cup champions, to compete in next season's UEFA Europa League.

  The club has not yet been cleared because Textor's Eagle Football Holdings Group also has a controlling interest in the French side Lyon. There are UEFA rules that prevent two teams with the same ownership from competing in the same event.

  Johnson, 78, purchased the Jets in 2000 and served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017-21 during President Donald Trump's first term in office. He made a failed attempt to purchase the Premier League club Chelsea in 2022.

  --Field Level Media

Ramzee Robinson, a former NFL defensive back who then served as director of player engagement for the Kansas City Chiefs, filed a lawsuit against the franchise for wrongful termination. The suit accuses the Chiefs of discriminating against Robinson because he is Black.

• A nine-year employee with Kansas City, Robinson filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri earlier this week. He claims that, in a meeting in February, he was accused of attacking a female co-worker, though the Chiefs refused to show him security footage of the incident.

  Kansas City ultimately fired Robinson, who added that the team paid him a salary of $125,000 while other franchises paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits. The suit claims that "the Chiefs paid African-American business employees less than their white counterparts."

  Robinson, 41, was the last player selected in the 2007 NFL draft out of Alabama. He played in 26 games across four seasons with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, registering 37 tackles and a fumble recovery.

  --Field Level Media

Police cited Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders for driving 41 miles over the posted speed limit in the early hours Tuesday after the 23-year-old was clocked at 101 mph by the Strongsville Police Department in Ohio.

• Police records indicated that Sanders was stopped at 12:24 a.m. local time for exceeding the 60 mph limit in his black Dodge TRX truck in Strongsville, located about 20 miles southwest of Cleveland.

  As a result, he must either pay a $250 fine for the fourth-degree misdemeanor or dispute the ticket in court on July 3.

  A projected first-round pick in April's NFL draft after throwing for 4,134 yards (fourth in FBS) and 37 touchdowns (second) at Colorado, Sanders was selected by Cleveland in the fifth round after the Browns also drafted Oregon's Dillon Gabriel in the third.

  --Field Level Media

The Denver Broncos signed former UFL cornerback Mario Goodrich on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.

• Goodrich, 25, played in four games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 with one start and five tackles.

  In seven games with the UFL's Birmingham Stallions in 2025, he recorded 17 tackles and three forced fumbles.

  The Broncos waived defensive back Tanner McCalister in a corresponding move.

  McCalister, 25, appeared in three games with Denver in 2024 and three with the Cleveland Browns in 2023.

  --Field Level Media

The Houston Texans are signing former first-round pick Damon Arnette Jr., who has not played in the NFL since legal problems derailed his career in 2022, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

• The defensive back worked out for the Texans on June 9 ahead of the team's minicamp.

  Arnette most recently played for the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL, racking up 18 tackles and an interception in the recently completed season.

  Arnette, 28, was selected No. 19 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 draft. He played in 13 games (seven starts) before being hit with felony gun charges stemming from an incident at a Las Vegas casino in January 2022. Arnette was accused of brandishing a .45-caliber handgun during an argument with casino valets.

  Arnette was sentenced to community service and fined $2,000 in August 2023 after agreeing to a plea deal.

  The Raiders released Arnette in November 2021 amid two lawsuits and a troubling video posted by the player. The video showed Arnette repeatedly threatening to kill someone while brandishing what appeared to be semi-automatic weapons. The Kansas City Chiefs, who had signed Arnette to a reserve contract, released him after the arrest at the casino.

  Injuries limited Arnette to 13 games (seven starts) in his one-plus seasons with the Raiders. He didn't record any interceptions and had 29 tackles.

  Arnette told Houston television station KPRC 2 earlier this spring that he initially was rejected by the UFL by Daryl Johnston, the executive vice president of football operations, because of his past.

  Arnette said that led to a change, and Johnston reconsidered.

  "One, I had to take a look in the mirror," Arnette said. "I had to make some serious life changes. And the main thing that I did was I invited back my support system, my foundation, and that's probably something I will never let go of again because I see how dangerous it is to be trying to navigate in a new world, new environment, new situations with no experience. So, I definitely learn from that end. I said to coach Johnston, I needed him to tell me no, that I couldn't play."

  --Field Level Media

The Baltimore Ravens added former Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander to their roster.

• Alexander signed his contract on Wednesday, but the Ravens didn't share any details. According to ESPN, it's a one-year deal with a base value of $4 million, plus $2 million in incentives.

  Multiple outlets reported he turned down other opportunities for a chance to play with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, his teammate in college at Louisville.

  The Packers released the two-time All-Pro cornerback on June 9 amid a contentious relationship between the two parties. The Packers were seeking to restructure his contract, frustrated over his lack of availability. Alexander, 28, appeared in just 14 games over the past two seasons combined.

  He had skipped the team's in-person, voluntary workouts this offseason but was expected to be at the mandatory minicamp but the Packers opted to let him go before the start.

  Last season, he didn't play after Week 11, contending he was injured, though he did participate in some practices. In 2023, shoulder and knee injuries -- along with a one-game team suspension -- that limited his availability.

  The team attempted to trade him this offseason to no avail.

  The Packers selected Alexander in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Alexander was a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection in both 2020 and 2022. Over seven seasons, he appeared in 78 games (76 starts) with Green Bay.

  He has 12 career interceptions with a high of five in 2022. He also recorded three picks in seven playoff appearances.

  --Field Level Media

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that he isn't concerned about star wide receiver Malik Nabers' availability for training camp.

• Daboll said the team is aware of Nabers' ailing toe, an injury that he has dealt with dating back to his college days at LSU. But, the coach said Nabers is "doing good" despite the second-year player sitting out both organized team activities and minicamp due to the injury.

  "Every person's at a different part in -- we'll call it rehab, if you will -- rehab," Daboll said. "We just did what we thought was best for Malik to try to get him as healthy as we can."

  Nabers, 21, set an NFL rookie-record with 109 catches last season, which also was a franchise mark with the Giants.

  He totaled 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games (13 games) en route to being named to the Pro Bowl.

  The Giants selected Nabers with the sixth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Jets signed UFL standout Harrison Mevis and released fellow kicker Anders Carlson on Wednesday.

• Mevis, 23, played for the Birmingham Stallions in 2025 and made 20 of 21 field goals, with a long of 56 yards.

  Dubbed the "Thiccer Kicker" for his burly frame, Mevis set the school record at Missouri with 405 career points.

  The 5-foot-11, 243-pound All-American made 84.0 percent (89 of 106) of his field goals and 148 of 149 PATs for the Tigers from 2020-23.

  His career-long 61-yard field goal as time expired gave Mizzou a 30-27 upset of No. 15 Kansas State in 2023.

  Mevis signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in May 2024 but was waived in August.

  Carlson, 27, kicked in five games for the Jets in 2024 and made 8 of 10 field goals and 9 of 11 extra points.

  A sixth-round pick by Green Bay in 2023, Carlson has converted 40 of 48 field goals and 46 of 54 PATs in 24 career games with the Packers, San Francisco 49ers (2024) and Jets.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Jets signed kicker Harrison Mevis, who most recently played for the Birmingham Stallions in the 2025 UFL season, according to ESPN and other reports Tuesday.

• Mevis, 23, has yet to appear in an NFL game after a successful college career at Missouri. In 2024, he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent but was waived during training camp.

  Mevis -- nicknamed "The Thiccer Kicker" for his burly frame -- went 20-for-21 on field goal attempts for Birmingham in the recently completed UFL season.

  The biggest play of his four-year career at Missouri was a 61-yard game-winning field goal to upset No. 15 Kansas State in 2023. He was a first-team All-American selection in 2021 and went 89-for-106 on field goals and 148-for-149 on extra point attempts in his career.

  The Jets already have two kickers on their roster ahead of training camp: veteran Anders Carlson and 2025 undrafted free agent Caden Davis.

  --Field Level Media

Preparing for his first season with the New York Giants and his 14th in the NFL, starting quarterback Russell Wilson is enthused about the team's daily improvement in all facets of the game at this week's minicamp.

• Wilson, who signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract in April with the potential to earn an additional $10 million in incentives, listed inside linebacker Bobby Okereke, defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence and outside linebacker Brian Burns, along with center John Michael Schmitz, guard Greg Van Roten and wide receivers Darius Slayton and Wan'Dale Robinson, among the group of players who have stood out.

  "I just think that we're just on this constant growth of trajectory and we've got to stay there," Wilson said. "I think that we've grown so much every day. The team, the team, the team, the team. I think we just have gotten better and better every day.

  "Offense, defense, special teams. I think our camaraderie has been amazing. It's always cool ... and it's fun to be able to see guys who are young, staying extra, doing the extra necessary things."

  Wilson, who went 6-5 as a starter in 2024 during his lone season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, also lauded the Giants' coaching staff and the joy he has felt since joining the organization.

  "I think if I had to describe it, just the joy to be able to do what I love to do, number one -- and number two, to do it with the people that you really want to be around," the 10-time Pro Bowl selection said.

  "I think the coaching staff is tremendous. I think their ability to teach every day -- I think what makes a great coach is the ability to teach, to be able to teach young guys, to be able to teach veterans to be able to constantly learn. I think being on that constant quest for knowledge is such a necessary thing and that's the part that I love the most."

  As for the offense, Wilson praised head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka for the work they've put in this spring after New York's offense ranked 30th in total yards (294.8) and 31st in points (16.1 ppg) last season.

  Wilson was brought in this season after the quartet of Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito and Tim Boyle combined for just 15 touchdown passes along with 13 interceptions. The team's 77.8 passer-efficiency rating ranked last in the NFC.

  "I think that we've been stacking great days and just seeing guys really shine is a really cool thing," Wilson said of the offense. ... "Like I said, teaching and when you put it on, you get to do the walkthroughs and do the film and all the notes and all the things you do to try to be great and then you take it out to the field, that's what you want to see. That's what you want to feel. And I think that we're definitely feeling that."

  The Giants drafted quarterback Jaxson Dart with the No. 25 pick in the first round, but the starting job is Wilson's entering the summer. The team brought in veteran Jameis Winston to serve as a backup and DeVito remains on the roster to provide more depth.

  "I think you're always just trying to prove yourself right," said Wilson, who has 350 touchdown passes in 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2012-21), Denver Broncos (2022-23) and Steelers. "I know what I'm capable of every day. I never lack confidence."

  --Field Level Media

The Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday re-signed cornerback Derion Kendrick, who missed all of the 2024 season due to a torn ACL and had been waived just last week.

• Kendrick, 24, sustained the injury in practice in July 2024 and was on injured reserve last season.

  He played in 17 regular-season games in 2023 and started 12, making 49 tackles with three tackles for loss, one interception and 10 passes defended. In two seasons (2022-23), he has a total of 92 tackles and 14 passes defended in 32 games (18 starts).

  The Rams selected Kendrick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia, where he played after starting his college career at Clemson.

  --Field Level Media

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles said he was prepared to race Miami Dolphins star wideout Tyreek Hill in New York before plans fell through.

• Speaking at a Sport Beach event in Cannes, France, on Monday, Lyles spoke about the proposed event that seemingly came to fruition after several months of back-and-forth trash talk.

  "We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend," Lyles said, per the New York Post. "Unfortunately there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on.

  "We were gonna have a big event, we were going to shut down New York Times Square and everything, we were gonna have all the billboards for the event, it was going to be a lot of fun."

  Lyles did not elaborate on the "complications" or "personal reasons" that he referenced.

  Lyles, 27, won the gold medal last summer at the Paris Olympics in the 100 meters and is a three-time world champion, winning the gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m events in 2023.

  Hill, 31, entered a track meet on Friday in California and won the 100-meter dash in a personal-best 10.15 seconds.

  After the event, Hill held up a sign that read, "Noah could never."

  Actually, Lyles has easily bettered that time. His winning time in Paris was a personal-best 9.79 seconds.

  --Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension that includes $9.21 million in guarantees, NFL Network reported.

• Elliott elected to stay with the Steelers despite the team signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a one-year contract. Elliott previously said "leave his (expletive) in the retirement home" when the topic of Rodgers joining the Steelers first emerged.

  While the Steelers have yet to publicly announce the extension, Elliott confirmed the deal on social media Tuesday.

  "Grateful to the Rooney family, (general manager) Omar Khan and Coach (Mike) Tomlin for bringing me to Pittsburgh and giving me a home. Thankful to be extended for two more years to play for the best organization and in front of the best fans in the NFL," Elliott wrote on Instagram.

  Elliott, 28, recorded career highs in tackles (108) and fumble recoveries (three) in 15 games (14 starts) last season. He was playing in the first season of a two-year, $6 million contract.

  He has totaled 395 tackles, five fumble recoveries and four interceptions in 72 career games (64 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2019-21), Detroit Lions (2022), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Steelers. He was selected by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

The Cincinnati Bengals and star defensive end Trey Hendrickson have reportedly resumed contract discussions.

• The NFL sack leader has been at odds with the franchise over the lack of a contract extension, but ESPN reported Sunday that dialogue has picked up.

  Hendrickson, 30, skipped last week's mandatory three-day mini-camp and is reportedly subject to $105,000 in fines.

  Hendrickson is slated to earn $15.8 million in base salary in 2025. That pales in comparison to the recent $40 million average deal Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett signed in the offseason. Hendrickson has indicated he won't play without a bump in pay and expressed disappointment in the process in mid-May.

  "When there's a lack of communication in any relationship, where it's a business or personal relationship, lack of communication leads to animosity, and that leaves my narrative only to me with no clear direction," Hendrickson said May 13 when asked about whether he wants to remain with the Bengals.

  Hendrickson had 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons with that output being the best in the league in 2024. He has 57 total sacks in his four seasons with Cincinnati and has made the Pro Bowl on each occasion.

  Overall, Hendrickson has 77 career sacks in 110 games (81 starts), divided equally between the New Orleans Saints (2017-20) and Bengals.

  Bengals rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart also is in a dispute with the team over the language in his contract.

  --Field Level Media

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed off on legislation that could provide millions of dollars for stadium upgrades for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

• Under the bill approved in a special session Wednesday by Missouri lawmakers, the state agreed to authorize bonds to pay for up to half of the cost to build or renovate a stadium, as well as offer tax credits. Local governments also would provide unspecifed assistance.

  The two teams play at the Truman Sports Complex, with their stadiums side by side. Arrowhead Stadium opened in 1972 as the home of the Chiefs, with the Royals moving into what now is called Kauffman Stadium the following season.

  Though still aesthetically pleasing, the two stadiums are among the oldest in their sports.

  In the NFL, only the Chicago Bears (Soldier Field, built in 1924) and Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field, 1957) play in older venues. In Major League Baseball, only the Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park, 1912), Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field, 1914), Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium, 1962) and Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium, 1966) have stadiums with a longer life span.

  The signed bill in Missouri applies to any assistance for any NFL or MLB team that wants to undergo a stadium renovation or build of at least $500 million. That means the St. Louis Cardinals also could get financial aid should they want to improve Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006 amid a wave of new stadiums.

  The Chiefs and Royals have a looming deadline, however.

  In an effort to lure the teams to Kansas, that state last year authorized the issuance of bonds for as much as 70 percent of the cost of new stadiums. That offer is scheduled to expire June 30.

  Kansas City, Mo., tucked in the northwest corner of the state, sits right on the border with Kansas. Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo. are separated by just four miles, for example.

  Neither team has discounted a move to Kansas.

  The Chiefs previously unveiled renderings for a proposed multimillion dollar renovation of Arrowhead Stadium. The Royals have said they want to move from Kauffman Stadium, preferably to a new ballpark downtown.

  In April 2024, voters in Jackson County, Mo., rejected a sales tax measure that would have helped to pay for Arrowhead renovations and a stadium for the Royals.

  The teams' leases for their existing stadiums expire in January 2031.

  --Field Level Media

The New Orleans Saints signed free agent running back Cam Akers to a one-year contract.

• Financial terms were not disclosed in the team announcement on Friday for Akers, who participated in the Saints' minicamp on a tryout basis.

  Akers, who turns 26 on June 22, had 104 carries for 444 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (two starts) split between the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings in 2024.

  He has rushed for 2,025 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 52 passes for 388 yards and four scores in 53 games (17 starts). He also has played for the Los Angeles Rams (2020-23), who selected him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Despite a recent injury scare surrounding his right (throwing) shoulder, quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected to be healthy for Indianapolis Colts training camp, NFL Network reported Friday.

• The third-year signal-caller aggravated the AC joint in his right shoulder and was held out of team minicamp this week. That shoulder is the same one he had AC joint surgery on in 2023.

  A second opinion on this latest setback confirmed that surgery wouldn't be necessary. Moreover, the timetable for his return looks more optimistic than previously suggested.

  In an interview a week ago, head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson would return "at some point" in training camp.

  "Doctors, trainers checked it out," Steichen said. "He's got some aggravation in his AC joint ... We'll see when he comes back. Not gonna put a timetable for training camp on it, but when he does come back, we'll ease him into throwing, and then we'll go from there. The good thing is he's not gonna need a procedure right now."

  Richardson, the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, is expected to battle former New York Giants starter Daniel Jones for the Colts' starting quarterback job this season.

  "Obviously, it's frustrating, but he is in good spirits," Steichen said. "So, we're working through it right now."

  Richardson, 23, enters his third season with 15 starts under his belt (8-7 record), a 50.6 completion percentage, 11 touchdown passes, 10 rushing touchdowns, 13 interceptions and 12 fumbles (four lost).

  He completed 47.7 percent of his passes in 2024, historically bad from an accuracy perspective and easily the worst among NFL starters. He had 10 or fewer completions in six of the 11 games he appeared in last season.

  Jones, 28, has appeared in 70 games (69 starts) over six seasons in New York. He is a career 64.1 percent passer with 70 touchdowns and 47 interceptions. He also has 15 touchdowns rushing and has suffered 50 career fumbles.

  --Field Level Media

Barry Sanders is imploring folks to undergo a complete medical checkup, nearly one year after the Hall of Fame running back suffered what he initially labeled as a heart-related health scare.

• During an exclusive interview with CBS Sports, Sanders disclosed that the "health scare" indeed was a heart attack.

  "Of all things, I don't know why, that just never entered my mind," Sanders said of his heart attack. "I'm learning through this process that there aren't necessarily any warning signs, unless you do what we're encouraging people to do, which is to go the doctor, get tested for LDLC levels, or bad cholesterol. That's the only way to find out if you have high cholesterol. It's not something you're going to be able to feel. You don't have to fit a certain physical profile."

  Sanders, 56, shared his experience in "The Making of a Heart Attack," which will air on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on A&E.

  He said he woke up with a burning sensation in his chest while attending a recruiting visit for his son.

  "I couldn't believe it, honestly. I thought it was like heartburn, but it just kind of persisted," Sanders said.

  He said he drove himself to the emergency room later that afternoon, with tests revealing that his enzyme levels were "really high and getting higher."

  Sanders was a first-ballot selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

  The Lions made Sanders, a Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma State, the third overall pick of the 1989 NFL Draft. He spent his entire 10-year career with Detroit (1989-98), running for 15,269 yards -- now the fourth-most rushing yards in NFL history -- and 99 touchdowns while catching 352 passes for 2,921 yards and 10 TDs.

  Sanders rushed for 2,053 yards in 1997 when he shared Most Valuable Player honors with Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre. Sanders was selected to 10 Pro Bowls in 10 seasons, named first-team All-Pro six times, voted the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1989 and selected to the NFL 100 All-Time Team.

  --Field Level Media

The Indianapolis Colts will induct late owner and CEO Jim Irsay into their Ring of Honor during the Sept. 7 season opener against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium.

• The team made the announcement on Friday, which would have been the longtime executive's 66th birthday. Irsay passed away on May 21.

  Irsay will become the 20th member of the Ring of Honor, whose inaugural inductee in 1996 was his father and former team owner, Robert Irsay. Membership also includes Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dwight Freeney and former coach Tony Dungy.

  Earlier this month, team ownership was passed down to Irsay's three daughters: Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson.

  "There was no bigger advocate for the Colts, the NFL, the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana than our dad, Jim Irsay," Irsay's daughters said in a statement. "It's only fitting that he now joins the other amazing Colts legends in our Ring of Honor who contributed so much to our franchise and our community over the past four decades."

  Under Jim Irsay's involvement with the franchise from 1984-2024, the Colts went 316-294-1 in the regular season and 13-16 in the playoffs with a victory in Super Bowl XLI.

  --Field Level Media

Los Angeles Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson is dealing with blood clots for the second time since 2022, NFL Network reported on Friday.

• While Jackson is expected to play this season, the Rams secured insurance at the position by agreeing to terms with free agent tackle D.J. Humphries on Thursday.

  Jackson, 26, followed up the 2022 season in which he played just eight games (six starts) by starting 29 of the Rams' 34 games over the past two campaigns.

  Humphries, 31, started 15 games with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 before sustaining a torn ACL. He joined the Kansas City Chiefs in late November of last season and started two games.

  Humphries has started all 100 career games he has played since the Cardinals selected him with the 24th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. He made the Pro Bowl in 2021.

  --Field Level Media

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown isn't keeping a low profile in the wake of reports emerging earlier Friday that a warrant has been issued for his arrest on a charge of attempted murder.

• Instead, he's tweeting his way through it.

  The four-time All-Pro is being sought by authorities in Miami-Dade County on a charge of attempted murder with a firearm, according to a warrant reviewed by The Washington Post. That charge stems from a shooting Brown allegedly was involved in at a celebrity boxing event in Miami last month.

  The warrant, signed by a judge on Wednesday, requires Brown to post a $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest until trial.

  Despite the warrant, Brown is remaining active on social media -- specifically X/Twitter -- sharing video of him riding a bicycle, a post (perhaps jokingly) pinning the crime on someone else, and a defiant message stating, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. Wanna play? Then play hard."

  Brown, 36, temporarily was detained by police after gunshots were fired at the boxing event in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami on May 16. The mercurial wide receiver was spotted fighting with several people on a video posted to social media.

  "Regarding the boxing event that happened last night," Brown wrote following the incident on X. "I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me. Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED.

  "I will be talking to my legal council (sic) and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me. I will keep you all posted step-by-step on the process."

  Per the warrant, people in the parking lot told police that Brown was the shooter. Brown did not have a weapon on him when he was patted down, but investigators discovered two used shell casings and an empty gun holster.

  Police found video footage that showed Brown punching another person. That same footage showed Brown appearing to take the gun of a security officer and running in the direction of the person he had initially hit.

  Cell phone footage revealed two gunshots as Brown approached the victim, who ducked the bullets.

  Per the warrant, detectives met with the alleged victim on May 21. He said Brown "began to run toward him with a firearm" and shot at him twice. Brown walked away before police arrived, and the man went to Aventura Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

  Brown previously was a top wide receiver in the NFL before his erratic behavior led to a turbulent exit from the league.

  He made seven Pro Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2010-18 before being traded to the then-Oakland Raiders. He didn't play a down there, however, and ended his career after one game with the New England Patriots (2019) and 15 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-21).

  Brown caught 928 passes for 12,291 yards and 83 touchdowns in 146 games. He led the league in catches twice, receiving yards twice and touchdown receptions once.

  --Field Level Media

The New England Patriots will unveil a statue of quarterback Tom Brady outside of Gillette Stadium before their Aug. 8 preseason game against the Washington Commanders.

• The team announced the details on Thursday, since June 12 is known as "Tom Brady Day" in Patriots territory because the date also can be written as 6/12. That represents the number of Super Bowl championships Brady won with the team (six) and his jersey number (12).

  Plans for a 12-foot-tall bronze statue were originally announced in June 2024 when Brady was inducted into the franchise's Hall of Fame.

  "(The statue) will stand alone in the plaza outside of the Hall of Fame to symbolize his position, not as the greatest in franchise history, but as the greatest in all of NFL history," team owner Robert Kraft said at the time.

  Brady, 47, was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player who holds the league records for completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649). He added his record seventh Super Bowl championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 season.

  --Field Level Media

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward is facing a felony assault family violence charge following an alleged incident at his home on Thursday morning in Magnolia, Texas.

• Ward, 33, was arrested on the scene around 5:30 a.m. and was being held on third-degree felony charges, per information from the Montgomery County Jail. Bond had yet to be set.

  "We are aware of the report involving Jimmie Ward," the Texans said in a statement. "We are gathering more information and have no further comment at this time."

  Ward has not been spotted at the team's offseason workouts or this week's mandatory minicamp as he works his way back from a foot injury that required season-ending surgery.

  He recorded 48 tackles and two interceptions -- one returned for a touchdown -- in 10 games (all starts) last season.

  Ward has totaled 549 tackles, 10 interceptions -- three returned for a touchdown -- in 126 career games (99 starts) with the San Francisco 49ers (2014-22) and Texans. He was selected by the 49ers with the 30th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Northern Illinois.

  --Field Level Media

Bengals unsigned first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart has left mandatory minicamp in Cincinnati, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.

• Per the Cincinnati Enquirer, Stewart left camp so as not to be a distraction to the other players.

  Stewart, 21, had been attending voluntary workouts and team meetings but steered clear of participating in on-field activities. The Bengals selected the Texas A&M defensive end with the 17th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.

  Stewart is not planning to sign with the Bengals until they adjust the language in their contract offer to match the outline of the contracts signed by the team's previous two first-round selections (Myles Murphy and Amarius Mims).

  "I've been doing this for most of my whole life, and then all of a sudden it's gone over something very simple to fix," Stewart told reporters on Tuesday. "It's kind of disappointing."

  Bengals coach Zac Taylor talked to the media about Stewart after practice Thursday.

  "For all the rookies, you'd like them to be on the field but certainly there's things that happen over the course of an NFL career and this is one of them right now," Taylor said of Stewart missing out on preparation time. "So he's been in the meetings. He's been positive in that way. He's been learning. He's been a good learner, and we look forward to getting him back on the field quickly."

  Taylor said he didn't know how the contract process would progress and wouldn't guess whether Stewart would be with the team when camp opens next month.

  "I'm not going to make any predictions," he said.

  --Field Level Media