4:09 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When Jaguars coach Urban Meyer watched film of the 2020 season shortly after he was hired to get an idea about the talent on his roster, he didn’t like what he saw from wide receiver DJ Chark. Meyer expected a big, strong, physical receiver. That’s not what he saw,
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4:24 PM ET HOUSTON — Speaking to the media for the first time since he signed with the Houston Texans in March, quarterback Tyrod Taylor did not dance around the fact that he expects to be the team’s starting quarterback this season. “Of course, yes, Deshaun played at a very high level,” said Taylor when
1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen on Thursday said he believes Tom Brady‘s knee injury last season was a “nagging nuisance” that affected him all season. “I don’t think he was 100% last year,” Christensen said, relaying a conversation he had with Brady the morning after the Bucs
12:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Another solid running back could be headed to Motown, as Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday that the team has been in talks with free agent Todd Gurley. Gurley, who played for the Atlanta Falcons last season, was in Detroit last week to visit with the organization. “Look,
9:43 AM ET ESPN News Services The USFL is relaunching in 2022, four decades after the spring football league’s short-lived run that featured such stars as Reggie White, Herschel Walker, Steve Young and Jim Kelly, as well as future President Donald Trump as an owner. The new USFL announced Thursday that it will play next
10:07 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed former All-Pro kick returner Pharoh Cooper on Thursday. Cooper has 55 catches for 506 yards and one touchdown, 82 punt returns for 729 yards, and 104 kickoff returns for 2,523 yards and one touchdown during his career with the Rams, Cardinals and Panthers. His best
10:45 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan are proposing a plan for a development project around TIAA Bank Field that would include the stand-alone football facility desired by coach Urban Meyer. The cost for the two-phase project would be more than $441 million, with Khan paying for half of
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — After a lost decade that included seven losing seasons, five general manager and head coach tandems, five starting quarterbacks and zero playoff appearances — the longest active drought in the NFL — the New York Jets are starting over yet again, except this time there’s a fresh vibe
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It has been a while since a raucous crowd at MetLife Stadium had the opportunity to influence a truly meaningful New York Giants game. And the lack of opportunities have not all been coronavirus pandemic-related. A case can be made the last big-time Giants home game was on
8:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is once again giving us the social media content we didn’t know we needed this offseason. In a slow news cycle that’s been dominated by Julio Jones trade rumors, Brady first released an Instagram video Tuesday in which he’s seen throwing and running