6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — A Pro Bowl left tackle not practicing because he wants a new contract is a big enough deal in its own right. It’s an even bigger deal when the franchise quarterback, already frustrated by the team’s issues in pass protection, puts public pressure on the front office
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8:31 AM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay has locked up head coach Frank Reich and general manager Chris Ballard with contract extensions through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. Ballard’s new deal has been complete since June, while Reich finalized his deal last week, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. “We
7:17 AM ET NFL NationESPN Whether you are a fantasy football hawk, a super fan of your favorite team or prepping to place NFL bets in 2021, figuring out who will come out on top of key position battles is an important part of the preseason. The New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and Denver
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, this offseason provided plenty of reasons to vent his frustrations with some salty language. But when Garoppolo finally let one fly at the podium in the opening days of training camp, it had nothing to do with the trade up for
11:49 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have made another contract offer to Pro Bowl strong safety Jamal Adams and are waiting on him to accept it, a source tells ESPN. In the meantime, the organization and Adams’ agent have not spoken in several days, a source confirmed. Adams is in
9:37 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif for about four weeks because of a broken bone in his hand, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Duvernay-Tardif will not need surgery and the Chiefs are hopeful he will be available to play in their regular-season
Aug 5, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the things Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes longed for after moving from his native Texas to KC was an order from Whataburger, one of his favorite fast food chains. So Mahomes is bringing Whataburger to him. He’s an investor in a group that over the
3:58 PM ET ESPN staff The first full slate of preseason games is nearing, starting with two on Thursday night. As 2021 NFL training camps continued on Tuesday, word about who will play — and who will sit out — in those games started to spread. Don’t expect to see Deshaun Watson or Aaron Rodgers
4:16 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With the quarterback competition still “even-steven,” Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday that Drew Lock will start Saturday’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Teddy Bridgewater will start the second preseason game, an Aug. 21 road contest against the Seattle Seahawks. Fangio has consistently said through the opening
4:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Acknowledging T.J. Watt‘s hold-in for the first time, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said his edge rusher’s situation is not all that uncommon. “Not unique at all, really,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “That negotiation process is going to run its course. Some run their courses faster than others. If I remember