7:02 AM ET Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have had positive and ongoing dialogue about a lucrative contract extension, league sources told ESPN, but the star quarterback does not have an agent negotiating the deal. As Jackson prepares for Baltimore’s season opener Monday night against the Raiders in Las Vegas, he is immersed in
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6:53 AM ET LAS VEGAS — In quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s third training camp practice this summer, he watched rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman — the Baltimore Ravens‘ first-round pick — drop to the ground in pain, holding his groin while yelling “I popped that s—.” In Jackson’s first preseason game, he saw starting running back
7:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — A year ago, Mark Davis stood at the northern end of Allegiant Stadium in the shadow of the massive Al Davis Torch and welcomed the Las Vegas Raiders players to their new home. The team owner called it the Death Star, “Where our opponents’ dreams come to die.” Alas,
2:07 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford faked a handoff, rolled to his left, then it fly. The SoFi Stadium crowd jumped to its feet
first Quarter CHI LAR TD 10:48 Van Jefferson Pass From Matthew Stafford for 67 Yrds Matt Gay Made Ex. Pt 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18 0 7 FG 4:44 Matt Gay Made 53 Yrd Field Goal 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:38 0 10 second Quarter CHI LAR FG 11:42 Matt Gay Made 22 Yrd Field
9:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This isn’t a stat line you see from Aaron Rodgers every day: 15-of-28 passing for 133 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. This isn’t a statement you hear every day, either: “I played bad.” And no one on the Green Bay Packers saw it coming. Coming off their
10:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This probably wasn’t what New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley had in mind when he returned Sunday from a torn right ACL in a game he considered a “milestone.” Barkley had 10 rushes for 26 yards and one catch for 1 yard in 28 total snaps 11-plus
10:49 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Pete Carroll’s postgame slip of the tongue was one of only a few things he regrets about the Seattle Seahawks‘ season opener. They had just beaten the Indianapolis Colts 28-16 behind brilliant performances by Russell Wilson and Shane Waldron, so the head coach was giving his veteran quarterback
7:41 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones turned in a stellar performance in his NFL debut Sunday, but a late fumble by running back Damien Harris at the Miami Dolphins‘ 9-yard line ended what could have been a go-ahead touchdown drive, as New England fell 17-16 at Gillette Stadium. Jones finished
8:29 PM ET New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has agreed to a five-year, $97.6 million contract extension that could be worth up to $100 million, with $68.3 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. It is the largest full guarantee at signing for any cornerback in NFL history. Lattimore, 25, is in