6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The issues that led to the Seattle Seahawks‘ offensive collapse in the second half of last season were largely, but not exclusively, related to scheme. The Seahawks didn’t have enough of a short and intermediate passing game to keep defenses honest once they started taking away the deep
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6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Better, worse or the same? Where do the Green Bay Packers fall on that subjective scale given that they return 20 of 22 starters from last year’s 13-3 team that reached the NFC title game? Of course, that 20 includes Aaron Rodgers. Rather than picking one of those
4:11 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — It has become a running joke over the past decade that the New Orleans Saints don’t believe in the salary cap. That they kept proving it didn’t really exist every time they made Drew Brees the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback or Michael Thomas the highest-paid receiver or Jahri Evans the
6:00 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Robert Woods flashed a big smile when he realized the question being asked of him during an offseason program
11:47 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have not yet identified their next quarterback following Drew Brees’ retirement. But they ensured that he will be well protected on Wednesday by signing All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk to a five-year extension. The deal is worth $96 million in new money, a source told
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — If the Dallas Cowboys are going to make the playoffs in 2021, their offense will have to carry the day, but their defense has to improve over a horrible showing in 2020 in which it allowed the most points in franchise history (473) and second most rushing yards (2,541).
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has taken his feelings about his contract status public. How that affects his future with the team, one of the hot-button questions entering the 2021 training camp, remains an open-ended question. Public pressure usually doesn’t impel coach Bill Belichick to return to the
3:18 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts received approval Tuesday to host full capacity crowds at their home games this season, becoming the final NFL team to receive that approval from local government. The team said that the decision came after consultation with the Marion County (Indiana) Public Health Department. Full capacity for Colts games at
2:28 PM ET The NFL will not hold a supplemental draft for the second straight year, a source confirmed to ESPN. The supplemental draft is available for players whose eligibility situations changed after the January declaration deadline for the regular draft. In 2019, the year of the most recent supplemental draft, the Arizona Cardinals made
11:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Tanya Snyder has joined her husband, Dan Snyder, as co-CEO of the Washington Football Team. The franchise made the announcement Tuesday, making her one of a few female CEOs in the history of the league. She is also a co-owner of the franchise with Dan Snyder. The Snyder family