7:05 AM ET The ultimate examples of how the “next man up” can make or break an NFL team are two recent Super Bowls. Last season, we saw the Chiefs lose various starting offensive linemen throughout the season, but when Eric Fisher tore his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game, the dam broke. Andy Reid
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6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — After the Arizona Cardinals lost a game they should’ve won to the New England Patriots last November, quarterback Kyler Murray said what he had to say as Arizona’s leader and face of the Cardinals’ franchise. He deflected and praised. “I don’t think I have to run for us to
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Marlon Humphrey acknowledged he couldn’t get a read on Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman early in offseason workouts. Then, Bateman showed why he was a first-round pick by hitting Humphrey with an impressive move and even more impressive trash talk. After catching the ball, Bateman ran
6:45 AM ET New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson once trucked a linebacker and sent him away in an ambulance. He made deep, back-shoulder throws with such velocity that people actually heard them whistling when they arrived. He was a fantastic high school player, leading Corner Canyon to the Utah Class 5A state semifinals in
3:58 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — John Facenda, a longtime narrator of NFL highlights whose voice became synonymous with the league, is the winner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Facenda, who died in 1984, was a television news anchor in Philadelphia when NFL Films creator Ed
1:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Demaryius Thomas announced his retirement from the NFL Monday in a typically understated fashion for the four-time Pro Bowl selection. Quiet off the field, driven to succeed on it, Thomas — known as “D.T.” to most everyone associated with the Denver Broncos — simply sat down for a short
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos sent their players and coaches into the offseason two weeks ago with a summer camp field day of sorts. It included a dunk tank and a basketball hoop on an afternoon geared more toward downtime than third down. For at least two of the players over
7:05 AM ET NFL NationESPN Every team has offseason goals. For some, such as the world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it’s how to maintain the standard. For others, such as those teams that missed the postseason, it’s how to get better, particularly now that there are two extra playoff teams this season. Mandatory minicamps are
6:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Maye day approaching: The Jets have 18 days to sign safety Marcus Maye to a contract extension or else he will play the season on the franchise tag ($10.6 million), setting up a likely departure in 2022. For a couple of
7:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s voice echoed across the turf on a steamy 90-degree day at Lipscomb Academy field in Nashville as a crowd of 49 tight