7:20 AM ET Evaluating NFL trades in the moment is, to put it nicely, an inexact science. Teams have more information about their players than the public does. The more honest organizations around the NFL will tell you that even they don’t know how a guy they’re acquiring might fit in their scheme or with
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9:15 AM ET Training camps begin for all 32 NFL teams this week, which means Madden NFL 22 season is almost upon us. This year’s version of the video game will be released worldwide on Aug. 20. Who will join the 99 Club after five made it last year? Those players will be revealed during
7:15 AM ET NFL training camps this summer will be unlike any other in league history. They’ll represent a hybrid between the tightly restricted version we saw in 2020, as the league began its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the traditional structure from 2019 and earlier. Fans will be allowed at camp, but they
8:33 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans, after initially insisting they would not trade Deshaun Watson, shifted their stance on the quarterback’s trade availability earlier this offseason and have been willing to field offers from interested teams, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Texans already have had preliminary discussions with other teams about Watson, who
6:05 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — It took 17 years with some magic mixed with, well, ugly results. It took nine teams. It took playing what Ryan Fitzpatrick considers the best ball of his career the previous several years. But with the Washington Football Team, the veteran quarterback said he has found himself in an
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury comes into his third training camp with lessons learned during a meltdown in the second half of the 2020 season. Once the sting of finishing last year3-6 and a game out of the playoffs wore off, Kingsbury began the painstaking process of self-scouting. What
7:36 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings made an addition to their receiving corps three days ahead of the start of training camp. Former Jacksonville receiver Dede Westbrook signed with the Vikings on Sunday, his agency Young Money APAA Sports announced. The length of Westbrook’s contract is for one year, a source told
2:50 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Signed just a day after the Pittsburgh Steelers released longtime right guard David DeCastro, Pro Bowl lineman Trai Turner isn’t viewing himself as a direct replacement of DeCastro. Instead, he sees himself as one part of Pittsburgh’s rebuilt offensive line. “I just look at it like it’s a new era,
3:15 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with cornerback Steven Nelson on a one-year contract Sunday, filling a need in their secondary. Terms were not disclosed but a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that the contract is worth more than $4 million. Nelson is expected to compete for playing time opposite Darius Slay
2:20 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals and defensive end Sam Hubbard have agreed to terms on a contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bengals signed the 2018 third-round pick to a four-year deal worth up to $40 million, sources said. Hubbard was entering the final year of his rookie contract. The