10:45 AM ET HOUSTON — For the first time in a week, quarterback Deshaun Watson was back at practice for the Houston Texans. Watson, who reported to camp on July 25 after requesting a trade in January, practiced for the first five days of training camp and then was not on the field for the
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8:47 AM ET Plans to build a retail sportsbook at an NFL venue are in the works. Sportsbook operator BetMGM announced a partnership Monday with the Arizona Cardinals and Gila River Hotels & Casinos that will give the company access to the state’s online sports betting market, which is scheduled to launch by the start
9:26 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry sustained a shoulder injury in Sunday’s practice and is having an MRI, according to a source. While initial indications are that the injury doesn’t appear serious, it is painful and Henry could miss time in the preseason, sources say. The Patriots host
9:40 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran running back D’Onta Foreman on Monday. The 25-year-old has played in 17 career games over his stints with the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans with 107 carries for 421 yards and two touchdowns. A third-round pick by the Texans in 2017, Foreman spent
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Before John Elway made Jerry Jeudy his final first-round draft pick as chief football decision-maker of the Denver Broncos back in April of 2020, it had been 16 years since the Broncos had used any draft pick on any player from the University of Alabama. But the Broncos have
7:00 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs may have lost Super Bowl LV, but they are still the NFL team to beat this season, according to the new ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projections for 2021. FPI, which launched Monday, is a forward-looking projection model that includes ratings and projections for every team, from projected
6:26 AM ET CANTON, Ohio — With the largest enshrinement weekend in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s history in the books, an early look at the potential class of 2022 features a trio of wide receivers in their first year of eligibility. Receivers Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson lead the list of
10:47 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Russell Wilson was as blunt as he’s ever been earlier this offseason when he put public pressure on the Seattle Seahawks to beef up his pass-protection. With Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown not practicing as he seeks a new deal, Wilson is again speaking candidly about the
7:00 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021, headlined by three players who were in their first year of eligibility, closed out the Hall’s biggest enshrinement weekend Sunday night in Tom Benson Stadium. Seven members of the class were scheduled to take to the podium during the evening,
6:59 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — One of NFL’s most decorated players helped close out the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement weekend Sunday night as quarterback Peyton Manning led the Hall’s Class of 2021. Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson, who was the only first-team selection to the 1970s All-Decade team who had not