10:52 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Dwayne Haskins understood Mike Sullivan’s directions for Thursday night. The veteran quarterback coach, who once helped Eli Manning to one of his best seasons in 2011, told the young Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to channel guys like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington when he stepped on the turf at
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6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears need to walk a fine line with rookie Justin Fields. Technically the second-string quarterback, the No. 11 overall pick out of Ohio State has caught the attention of some of Chicago’s front-line players and already elicited a heady comparison to one of the NFL’s best
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — The biggest storyline for the Cincinnati Bengals for the last two years has involved quarterback Joe Burrow. Last season, the intrigue stemmed from Burrow’s transition from being the top overall pick in the 2020 draft to a rookie season impacted by COVID-19. This preseason, Burrow is coming back from reconstructive
Aug 12, 2021 OXNARD, Calif. — Even though CeeDee Lamb did not play in last week’s Hall of Fame Game, the smile never left his face during his stay in Canton, Ohio. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver looked one way and saw former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson. He looked in another direction and
1:33 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said rookie Mac Jones is so quiet at times that he tries to crack “the Da Vinci Code of the seriousness,” but that didn’t stop Jones from seeking Newton out before Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Washington Football Team. “He came and
11:20 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason really kicks off this week, as all 32 teams will be in action for Week 1. It started Thursday night with two games, as first-round quarterback Mac Jones
8:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired Joe Schobert from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a Thursday night trade, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco, filling a significant need at inside linebacker with a month until the season opener. Terms of the trade, including the Steelers’ return package to the Jaguars, were not
9:23 PM 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay is taking no risk when it comes to the potential of preseason injuries. For a fourth consecutive
7:41 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay said Thursday he told quarterback Carson Wentz that he does not want him to return to the lineup until he’s 100% healthy from his left foot surgery. “I know he’s such a competitor and wants to be there for his team,” Irsay said. “But he
6:46 PM ET Fans attending New Orleans Saints home games will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test from the previous 72 hours, according to a new mandate announced Thursday by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Fans will also be required to wear masks when they aren’t eating or