NFL franchise tag tracker 2026: Top candidates including George Pickens, salary values by position, rules and window

The franchise tag window is here, and there are several big names to keep an eye this offseason.

While there are plenty of players whocouldpick up the tag over the next two weeks, it's unclear how many actuallywillget the franchise tag. Last offseason, only two players — Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith — were tagged. The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly already planning to use the tool, so we're halfway to reaching last year's mark.

Here's everything you need to know, and who to watch out for, during the franchise tag window.

What dates is the franchise tag window open?

The franchise tag window opens on Tuesday, Feb. 17 and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 3.

What are the franchise tag rules?

During this two-week window, teams are allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. That would then keep that player with the team for the 2026 season. The sides can still negotiate a long-term deal up until July 15. If that deadline passes without a new deal, a tagged player will play on a one-year contract under the tag's price determined by position.

Franchise tag salaries by position for 2026

The projected franchise tag costs for each position in 2026,per Spotrac.

OffenseQB:$47.242 millionRB:$14.186 millionWR:$28.037 millionTE:$16.007 millionOL:$27.764 million

DefenseDE:$26.710 millionDT:$27.424 millionLB:$27.559 millionCB:$20.783 millionS:$20.758 million

Special TeamsK/P:$6.846 million

Top franchise tag candidates for 2026

George Pickens, WR, Dallas Cowboys

This is an easy one, and a move the Cowboys have been planning to do for quite some time.

Pickens is coming off the best season of his career in 2025, his first with the Cowboys after being traded there from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickens had 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns on 93 catches last season alongside star CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys will have the second-most expensive wide receiver duo in the league next season when the deal is done. TheCowboys have made it clear they want Pickens on a long-term contract, too.

While negotiations on that deal could take some time, the Cowboys aren't going to risk losing Pickens to free agency this offseason.

Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

The Jets may want to spend their money elsewhere this offseason amid yet another rebuild, but Hall would be a great franchise tag option for them. That is, if they want to keep him.

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Hall racked up a career-high 1,065 rushing yards with five total touchdowns last season, his fourth in the league. The former Iowa State star was easily the most consistent part of New York's offense amid a 3-14 campaign, and he may be the top running back in thefree agent market this offseason. There will undoubtedly be interest for him, and Hall would get paid if he left.

But Hall, remember, was a big name to watch at the trade deadline. So who knows if the team even wants to utilize this option.

Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons

Pitts looked significantly better last season, much more like the dominant tight end he was during his rookie campaign. He had 928 yards and a career-high five touchdowns on 88 catches, and was a very reliable piece for the Falcons' offense that lost both quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and wide receiver Drake London due to injuries.

But Pitts has been underwhelming for much of his career. Outside of his first and most recent season, Pitts has largely failed to live up to the expectations that came with being the No. 4 overall draft pick.

If the Falcons' new leadership still isn't sure about committing to Pitts, tagging him for one final season might be a good move. The Falcons can then revisit his long-term future with the organization this fall.

Odafe Oweh, LB, Los Angeles Chargers

Oweh looked like a different player once he landed with the Chargers ahead of the trade deadline. Oweh had 7.5 sacks and 28 total tackles in just 12 games, and he had three total sacks and a pair of forced fumbles in L.A.'s playoff loss in New England. He seemed to be a very good fit for a Chargers defense that struggled frequently last fall.

The Chargers have a lot of money to spend this offseason, too, so securing Oweh could be a very easy move if the two sides can't agree to a long-term deal. But letting Oweh walk after his revival of sorts feels like something the Chargers need to avoid.

Daniel Jones, QB, Indianapolis Colts

This may not even be necessary, but it's something to look out for. Both the Colts and Jones have made it clear that they want to reunite next season after Jones' career-best start with the franchise last fall. He's currently recovering from a torn Achilles he went down with in December, but said he expects to be ready for training camp.

If the Colts use the tag on Jones — they've used it only once in the past decade — expect it to be a short-term option before a real extension is reached.

Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks rarely use the franchise tag, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change, even if they don't want to let Walker go this offseason. On Tuesday, ESPNreported the Seahawks won't use their franchise tagon Walker.

Walker racked up 1,027 yards and five touchdowns on 221 carries last season while leading the Seahawks to their Super Bowl title. He was the game's MVP, with 135 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards in the Seahawks' 29-13 win over the Patriots. Thatmade him the first running back to win the award in decades.

Walker will be a free agent this offseason if the Seahawks don't reach a long-term deal with him. And the team is very likely going to want him back this fall, especially since fellow running back Zach Charbonnet is recovering from an ACL injury. Yet considering Walker's injury history — he made it in only 11 games during the 2024 campaign, and last season was his first full season in the league — securing Walker on the tag would be an easy short-term solution for the Seahawks as they work to defend their title. Then a long-term deal, or the decision to move on, will be an issue for another day.

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Tony Clark's poorly-timed exit leaves MLBPA without a paddle for major storm

Tony Clarkalways chose his words carefully, pausing and stroking his chin and perhaps bending the question more toward his desires before delivering a crisp and often lengthy response.

Over his 13 years serving as executive director of theMajor League BaseballPlayers' Association, the responses became almost boilerplate, prefaced by safe words such as, "But what I can tell you is this," before issuing a verbal essay that could roll on thoughtfully for several minutes.

And in those mid-term years of collective bargaining agreements, he'd typically dust this one off when asked, casually, what was going on:

"Everything looks calm on the surface of the water," he'd say, "but you look underneath and the ducks are paddling very hard."

Those words resonate a bit more now, with Clark set to resign from his post as the head of one of the nation's strongest unions just weeks before long and contentious talks are set to begin on the third CBA he's negotiated.

The timing is wild, for obvious reasons: Labor war is coming. Clark, if nothing else, was always a good soldier. And at 53, he's got the battle scars of more than two decades spent at the MLBPA. Ostensibly, he's entering his prime negotiating years as he squares off for a third time against MLB and its owners, a group that sometimes makes it easier on him to win the PR war.

Yet those frenetic paddles beneath the surface took a bit too much oxygen in his final years.

It was a lot: The MLBPA remains under federal investigation due to its role in a licensing company co-owned with the NFLPA and other sports unions. Theinvestigation widenedin 2025 to include Players Way, a youth baseball charitable arm of the union that has been the subject of whistleblower complaints of waste, nepotism and, ESPN reported, excessive union spending on international and domestic trips for Clark and other union employees.

An insurgent group within the MLBPA's eight-player executive subcommittee launchedsomething of a coup in 2024, aiming to remove Bruce Meyer as the union's lead negotiator. The three players – Jack Flaherty, Ian Happ and Lucas Giolito – were voted off the executive subcommittee that December, seemingly a victory for Clark.

Yet this is not the 10-toes-down stance a union would prefer its leader adopt as it nears what is perhaps the most important negotiation since standing firm on a salary cap in 1994.

While the union has been, relatively, flush with cash thanks to its licensing agreements, it's also not hard to get outflanked by MLB's cabal of attorneys and negotiators. Harder still when facing ambivalence from within and potential legal liability externally.

This is hardly the stuff of Marvin Miller and Donald Fehr.

Those two truly made the MLBPA a powerhouse, Miller guiding it toward free agency and a landscape that altered global sports for the good. Fehr was immovable in his approach, becoming one of the public faces of the 1994 World Series cancellation yet more vindicated in the coming decades as baseball exploded into a $12 billion industry, with player movement almost as large a cottage industry as the games themselves.

Weiner, far more low-key than any other union head, kept the labor peace and perhaps was more respected by friend and foe alike than any executive director. His 2013 death due to an inoperable brain tumor was devastating to the union on both a personal and professional level.

And it was far from ideal conditions for Clark to take the gavel.

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The 2011-12 CBA struck under Weiner and Clark was also suboptimal from the union's standpoint, as it heralded the arrival of the qualifying offer, which forced acquiring teams to forfeit draft picks when signing free agents. Suddenly, in concert with changes to the amateur draft and introduction of bonus pools, teams treated those picks like treasures.

In the decade-plus since, the qualifying offer has dogged almost every free agent – first the handy but not-elite veteran, all the way to the near cream of the crop: Alex Bregman, Blake Snell and Pete Alonso all had to pass twice through free agency to duck it, while young stars like Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette aimed for opt-out laden deals this winter that will likely send them into free agency again, too.

Suddenly, the union was on its heels a bit and Manfred, now commissioner after years as MLB's lead negotiator, kept on the offensive. In 2016-17, a lockout was narrowly averted, yet the union only nudged the luxury tax threshold from $189 million to $195 million, growing to $210 million over the five years.

Needless to say, that did not match the rate of revenue growth in that period.

Tony Clark's MLBPA legacy

Meanwhile, owners established greater penalties for exceeding the tax, a governor on salaries for upper middle class clubs who might only occasionally bump their payroll into the penalty zone.

And the next two winters were ugly.

A glut of unsigned free agents forced the MLBPA to open alate-winter training campfor unsigned players. Former All-Stars loomed on the market past June, in order to avoid qualifying-offer restrictions.

And those who did sign late saw their performancesuffer significantly.

The union could do nothing about it, except toss around a c-word – collusion - that hadn't been heard for a while. And plot aholy war of their ownfor the next CBA.

Lest the union continue stacking Ls, Clark went and got his own pit bull – Bruce Meyer, a skilled litigator touting past experience with all four major men's professional sports leagues.

Manfred responded with a lockout in December 2021. The union held firm into March, peace prevailed and the players might have clawed back an inch or two here or there.

Years later, at least eight teams are spending enough to exceed the luxury-tax threshold. Service-time suppression has been dealt with, and pre-arbitration superstars rewarded for elite performance.

Yet that deal seemed to come at the expense of the rank-and-file, which seemed to chafe at topline salaries remaining sky-high but veterans of lesser pedigree frozen out. In fairness, that may be an eternal reality with clubs hewing ever closer to "age curves" and other proprietary data.

Nonetheless, it's all peanuts compared to what's coming. It is hard to say Clark left the union in a better place, given the ground ceded and, now, a rudderless ship at a time the seas will grow much rougher.

Indeed, the paddling under the surface just got a lot more intense.

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Tiger Woods still working on recovery after latest injuries, doesn’t rule out Masters return in April

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods isn't ready to start playing competitive golf again just yet after the latest injury setbacks of his career.

But a return to the PGA Tour may actually be only a few months away.

Woods, who is recovering from both a new back injury and an Achilles injury he suffered while training at home, was asked directly on Tuesday ahead of the Genesis Invitational if he was ruling out a return at the Masters in April.

"No," he replied plainly.

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Woods announced last March that he hadruptured his left Achilles' tendonwhile training at home, which knocked him out for the majority of the PGA Tour season. Then in October, Woods announced that he hadundergone a lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back, which marked at least the seventh back procedure of his career.

Woods had already started cutting his playing schedule significantly in recent years, especially after the car crash that nearly resulted in him losing his right leg in 2021. He has said repeatedly that his goal is to play in the four major championships and a select few other events each season.

Woods, though, missed the cut in three of the four majors in 2024. He made the cut at the Masters that season, but he finished 60th. Woods has actually only finished three of his last 13 Tour events dating back to 2020.

The Achilles injury is no longer an issue for him, Woods said on Tuesday from Riviera Country Club. He's able to hit full shots again, too. The issue, he said, is simply his back.

"I can't dunk a basketball anymore, so don't have to worry about that," Woods said with a laugh. "As far as the disc replacement, it's just sore. It takes time ... My body has been through a lot. It's just one of those things where it's each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing, I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again."

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Woods is not in the field this week for the signature event on Tour, the final one on the west coast swing, though he is the event's host. He also said he didn't have a direct target to start playing again.

"I'm trying, put it that way," Woods said about how close he is to a return.

Woods has won 82 times on Tour in his career, which has him tied with Sam Snead's all-time record. He's won 15 major championships, too, which trails only Jack Nicklaus' record of 18. His last major win was at Augusta National in 2019.

Despite his one-word comment on Tuesday, Woods playing at Augusta National in a few months is still very much up in the air. He hasn't played on Tour since the British Open in July 2024. And simply saying it's not off the table is far from a commitment to being in the field at the premier golf event on the calendar each year.

Also, based on his recent playing history, no one knows how well he'd actually do at Augusta.

But as a five-time winner, Woods has an invitation to play in the Masters whenever he wants it. If he's physically able, knowing Woods, he's going to make the trip.

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The Kennedy Family Tree: A Who's Who Guide to the Famous Political Family

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NEED TO KNOW

• The Kennedy family has played an important role in American politics for over a century

• John F. Kennedy's presidency is regarded as a success until his assassination in 1963

• The family has also faced many tragedies and scandals over the years

The Kennedy familyhas been a big part of American politics since the late 1800s.

For well over a century, members of the famous family have pursued both political and philanthropic careers, holding offices that span from city council to Commander-in-Chief along with spearheading some of the biggest nonprofits and charitable initiatives on the globe.

John F. Kennedy's presidency, in particular, is heralded as a golden era in U.S. history, often referred to asCamelot(in reference to the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table), that the nation still remembers with a heightened sense of nostalgia.

However, the Kennedy family is not without itstragedies and many scandals, which have spanned generations. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, and his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968 marked a period of great turmoil in the U.S., and the tragic death of JFK's son, John F. Kennedy Jr., in a plane crash in 1999 was yet another untimely death. In December 2025, Tatiana Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy's daughter,died at the age of 35of acute myeloid leukemia.

Below is a guide to the Kennedy family tree, starting with patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy and matriarch Rose Fitzgerald and their nine children, and some of the most notable faces of each generation since.

The Kennedy Family Tree

The modern Kennedy family can be traced to Joseph P. Kennedy and his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. The two wed on Oct. 7, 1914, and had nine children together: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (1915), John F. Kennedy (1917), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (1920), Eunice Kennedy (1921), Patricia Kennedy (1924),Robert F. Kennedy Sr.(1925)Jean Kennedy(1928) andEdward "Ted" Moore Kennedy(1932).

And while the family's political pursuits peaked when JFK was elected president in 1960, the Kennedys' history in politics began long before that. JFK's father, Joseph, is said to have become acquainted with Franklin D. Roosevelt while working at a steel shipyard, who would later appoint him as the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Joseph also served as the United States Ambassador to the U.K. from 1938 to 1940.

Joseph's father, P.J. Kennedy also held political offices. P.J. Kennedy, a local bar owner, began his political career in his mid-20s, winning a campaign for theMassachusetts House of Representativesat the age of 27. According to the 2022 bookThe First Kennedys, he spent five years in legislation before deciding to step back to focus on his business. However, he ultimately ended up taking a higher political position instead, being elected to the Senate in 1892. With no desire to relocate to Washington, D.C., however, P.J. ultimately left politics for more financially focused endeavors.

John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy's Family Tree

John F. Kennedy met his wife, Jackie Kennedy Onassis,through a mutual friendin 1952. One year later, theymarriedin Newport, R.I., on Sept. 12. with 600 guests in attendance. They went on to have four children during their 10-year marriage: astillborn babynamed Arabella (Aug. 23, 1956); son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who died on  Aug. 9, 1963; daughterCaroline Kennedy, who was born on Nov. 27, 1957; and sonJohn F. Kennedy Jr., who was born on Nov. 25, 1960, and died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999.

Here's a look at John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy's lives and their most notable descendants.

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the second-born child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Born in Brookline, Mass., in 1917, he became the 35th President of the United States.

Prior to his presidential term, JFK earned a degree from Harvard University, served in the Navy, and was a legislator in theHouse of Representativesfrom 1947 to 1953 before becoming the junior senator of Massachusetts.

He wasassassinated while riding in a motorcadenext to Jackie in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Kennedy Onassis (née Jacqueline Lee Bouvier), was the oldest of four children born to Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III and Janet Lee Bouvier. Born in Southampton, N.Y., in 1929, Jackie was anational championin horse riding by age 11. She attended Vassar College, where she studied history, literature, art and French. Her first job was as a photojournalist and writer for theWashington-Times Herald.

She consistently appeared on the campaign trail in support of her husband's 1960 bid for the presidency and became the nation's First Lady on Jan. 20, 1961. During her time in the White House, Jackie undertook a massive $2 million restoration of the property, which she filmed for aCBS special.

Following JFK's death, she married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis in 1968, marking the start of her affectionate public nickname "Jackie O." Jackiedied of Hodgkin's lymphomaat the age of 64 on May 19, 1994.

Caroline Kennedy

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Caroline Kennedy is the third and only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy.

Born on Nov. 27, 1957, Caroline grew up in the White House andattended the Brearley Schoolin New York, but summers of her youth in Greece with her mother and stepfather, Aristotle. She attended Radcliffe College (now part of Harvard) and Columbia University School of Law. She spent two years working for the New York City Department of Education and also penned several books, including two on civil liberties, and edited several others, including 2001's The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In 2013, she was appointed byPresident Barack Obamaas theUnited States Ambassador to Japan, a role she served for four years. In 2022, she wasappointed the United States Ambassador to Australiaby President Joe Biden.

Caroline has been married to Edwin Schlossberg since 1986. They share three adult children: daughters Rose Kennedy Schlossberg (born in 1988) and Tatiana Kennedy Schlossberg (born in 1990) and son John "Jack" Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (born in 1993).

In December 2025, Tatiana died at 35 just one month after revealing she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in an essay published byThe New Yorker.

John F. Kennedy Jr.

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John F. Kennedy Jr. was the first-born son of John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. He was born on Nov. 25, 1960 — just two weeks after his father was elected president of the United States. He spent the first three years of his life in the White House until his father was killed in a motorcade in Dallas. JFK Jr. studied first at Brown University, then the New York University School of Law. In 1995, he co-founded the political magazineGeorge.

He met his wife,Carolyn Bessette Kennedyin 1992. The pair began dating a few years later and wed in a super private ceremony on Sept. 21, 1996, on Cumberland Island with roughly 40 guests in attendance.

JFK Jr. and his wife, Carolyn, tragically died on July 16, 1999, when the plane he was piloting to cousin Rory Kennedy's weddingcrashed into the Atlantic Ocean. JFK Jr.'s sister-in-law Lauren Bessette was also killed in the accident.

An anthology series about their relationship,Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,premiered on Feb. 12, 2026.

Jack Schlossberg

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Jack is the only son and youngest child of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg.

According to Jack, born on Jan. 19, 1993, he is a "student of his grandfather's life, legacy and administration." He attended Yale University and graduated in 2015 with a degree in history before entering Harvard Law School in 2017 and Harvard Business School in 2018, from which hegraduated in 2022. Jack has also dipped his toe into politics,speaking at the DNC conventionsin 2020 and 2024 and previouslyworking as a senate pageand intern for John Kerry.

Jack is now continuing his political career on a larger scale. In November 2025, he announced that he isrunning for Congressin the hopes of representing New York and working toward a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.

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Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and Ethel Kennedy's Family Tree

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The seventh child born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Sr. had 11 children with his wife Ethel Kennedy, whom he married in 1950: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (1951), Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (1952),Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), David Anthony Kennedy (1955), Mary Courtney Kennedy Hill (1956), Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (1958), Mary Kerry Kennedy (1959), Christopher George Kennedy (1963), Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy (1965), Douglas Harriman Kennedy (1967) and Rory Elizabeth Kennedy (1968).

Many of RFK Sr. and Ethel Kennedy's children — nine of whom are still alive — have pursued political or philanthropic careers, most notably their third child and second son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is President Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Here's a look at Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and Ethel Kennedy's lives and their most notable descendants.

Robert F. Kennedy Sr.

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Robert "Bobby" F. Kennedy Sr. was the seventh child born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. During his life, he was a 1968 presidential candidate, a New York Senator and the 64th Attorney General of the United States. He was assassinated on June 5, 1968, shortly after winning the presidential California Primary and pronounced dead one day later.

Six of his childrenspoke out in a joint statement after his killer, Sirhan Bushara Sirhan, was granted parole in August 2021, and called for an immediate reversal, writing, "Our father's death impacted our family in ways that can never adequately be articulated and today's decision by a two-member parole board has inflicted enormous additional pain."

Ethel Kennedy

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Born in 1928, Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel) was the sixth child of George and Ann Skakel's seven children. Her father was the Great Lakes Carbon Corporation and she grew up in Greenwich, Conn.

She and RFK Sr. raised their 11 children (two of whom she outlived) in their 13-bedroom home in McLean, Va., known as Hickory Hill. After her husband's death, she founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, which is now run by her daughter Kerry Kennedy. She was also the grandmother to over 30 grandchildren.

Ethel died at age 96on Oct. 10, 2024, "from complications related toa stroke suffered last week," according to a statement from her daughter, Kerry, posted on X.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the third child of Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and Ethel Kennedy. Born on Jan. 17, 1954, he was 14 when his father was killed.

Thepolitician is a father of six: He shares Robert "Bobby" Kennedy Jr. III (1984) and Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (1988) with first wife Emily Ruth Black and Conor Kennedy (1994), Kyra Kennedy (1995), William Kennedy (1997) and Aidan Kennedy (2001) with late second wifeMary Richardson, who died by suicide in 2012. RFK. Jr. has been married to his third wife, actressCheryl Hines, since 2014.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in American history and literature from Harvard, a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and a Master of Laws from Pace University. He pled guilty to afelony charge of heroin possession aboard an aircraftin 1984, for which he wassentenced to a two-year probationwith community service. He also sought out treatment. He later wrote of his struggles in a book calledAmerican Values: Lessons I Learned From My Family.He has maintained a long career as an environmental law specialist and isan outspoken anti-vaxxer.

A former Democrat, RFK Jr. abandoned his independent bid for president in 2024 and endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump. In February 2025,RFK Jr. was confirmedas Secretary of Health and Human Services, though his nomination was met with much skepticism.

The Kennedy-Shriver Family Tree

JFK's younger sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, married her husband, Robert Sargant Shriver Jr. — another political heavyweight — in 1957. They welcomed four sons, Robert "Bobby" Sargant Shriver III (1954), Timothy Perry Shriver (1959), Mark Kennedy Shriver (1964) and Anthony Paul Shriver (1965), and one daughter Maria Owings Shriver (1955).

Here's a look at Eunice Shriver's life and her most notable descendants.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

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Eunice Kennedy Shriverwas the fifth child born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Born in 1921, she is best remembered as the founder of the Special Olympics. She started the organization with her husband, Robert, in 1968 as a way to turn her anger over the treatment of her sisterRosemary, who had developmental disabilities and then underwent a lobotomy, at their father's directive, into positive action. Though Eunice initially found herself in politics, working for the Special War Problems Division of the U.S. State Department and as a secretary for the U.S. Executive Department, she found her calling in charity work.

She was also a strong supporter of her brother JFK, supporting him on the campaign trail of his 1960 presidential campaign. She died on Aug. 11, 2009, after suffering a stroke four years earlier. She posthumously received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2017 ESPY Awards.

Maria Shriver

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Maria Shriveris the second child and only daughter of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Former U.S. Ambassador to France Robert Sargant Shriver Jr.

Though Maria was born at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 6, 1955, she spent several of her formative years in Paris, where herfather was stationedas the U.S. Ambassador to the country. She later moved to New York, where she attended Manhattanville College before transferring to Georgetown University. She became a journalist, co-anchoringThe CBS Morning Newsfor a year in 1985 before moving over toSunday Today. She also worked atNBC Nightly Newsand contributed toDateline NBCfrom 1992 to 1994. Shereturned to media as a special anchorin 2013 and has executive producedat least six film projectsand published multipleself-help and children's booksover the years.

Maria shares four children with her ex-husband and actorArnold Schwarzenegger, whom she wed in 1986:Katherine Schwarzenegger(1989); Christina Schwarzenegger (1991); Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993); and Christopher Schwarzenegger (1997). Maria and Arnold split in 2011 and their divorce was finalized in 2021.

Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy's Family Tree

Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy

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Sen. Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy was the ninth and last child born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, who welcomed him in 1932. He had a long career as the Democratic U.S. Senator for Massachusetts for nearly four decades.

After suffering from a malignant brain tumor first diagnosed in 2008, Ted died at 77 years old in August 2009.

Joan Kennedy

Ted met his first wife,Joan Kennedy, in 1957. They were introduced by his older sister, Jean, who met Joan while they were students at Manhattanville College. Ted and Joan were engaged within the year and wed on Nov. 29, 1958, in Bronxville, N.Y.

The pair welcomed three children together —Kara, Ted Jr. and Patrick— before their split in 1978. It wasn't until after his failed 1980 presidential campaign that they officially divorced in 1983. Joan died at 89 years old on Oct. 8, 2025.

Victoria "Vicki" Kennedy

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Following his split from Joan, Ted went on to marryVictoria "Vicki" Kennedy, an attorney and mother of two. According toNPR, their romance began on Vicki's parents' 40th wedding anniversary, when her father suggested they invite Ted, a longtime friend, over for dinner.

They wed on July 3, 1992, per the outlet, and she became one of Ted's most trusted political advisor over the years. They were married for nearly 17 years when he died in 2009.

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Topher Grace Says Longtime Friend Glen Powell Is 'Exactly the Same Human' Since 'Blowing Up' (Exclusive)

Topher Grace says that his longtime friend Glen Powell has remained "exactly the same human" since skyrocketing to success

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• How to Make a Killing releases in theaters Feb. 20

Topher Graceis marveling at how his friendGlen Powellhasn't changed over the years.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere ofHow to Make a Killingon Saturday, Feb. 14, Grace, 47, gushed about how Powell, 37, has remained the "same human" despite becoming an A-list actor in recent years.

"I've known Glen for a long time," Grace says of his friend and costar in the A24 thriller. "I've known him for years. Yeah, we've never acted together — up until now."

According to Grace, he and Powell met "through a friend" back in 2009.

"I remember being very impressed by him when I met him," theThat '70s Showalum recalls. "I have kids now, so I don't know anyone I knew back then," adds the father of three. "I remember thinking, 'Okay, let's go over there and see if Glen is the same,' because he was really blowing up at that moment, and he was exactly the same human."

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"All my time in Hollywood I've never seen someone handle it so well and just be the same guy," Grace says.

TheFlight Riskstar also gave Powell credits for his performance as Becket Redfellow inHow to Make a Killing.

"The thing that ties it all together is Glen," Grace tells PEOPLE. "He's a great leading man."

In the film, Powell plays the role of a man seeking revenge after his wealthy family disowns him.

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"Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way," an official synopsis for the movie read.

In addition to Powell and Grace, the cast includesMargaret Qualley,Ed Harris,Zach Woods, Jessica Henwick,Raff Law(Jude Law's son) Bill Camp, and Sean Cameron Michael.

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