6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — In early January, Houston Texans chairman Cal McNair made it clear he was looking to find a new identity for the franchise. In his opening statement of general manager Nick Caserio’s news conference, after mentioning the New England Patriots franchise, from which Caserio came, Cal said, “With respect to their
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6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Tryon hasn’t had to look far for inspiration in his 22 years on this earth. As the first-round pick’s NFL career takes off this fall as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his sister Julia, who is 16 months older, is set to begin her first semester
7:13 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Mac Jones, the New England Patriots‘ first-round pick, has made a favorable first impression on his veteran teammates. “He has a swag to him that I didn’t know that he had at first,” receiver Kendrick Bourne said Thursday. “He’s out there confident, and that is what you need
6:53 PM ET Veteran offensive lineman Jared Veldheer said in a statement to NFL Network on Thursday that he plans to retire after he was suspended for six games by the league. Veldheer, 33, said in a statement to NFL Network that a Clomid prescription resulted in the suspension. He said was taking the medication
6:34 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans cornerback Janoris Jenkins returned from a trip to West Palm Beach, Florida, to find his 2016 Rolls-Royce Wraith was stolen from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Jenkins
5:33 PM ET It’s the hottest NFL player prop bet in Las Vegas: over/under 2.5 touchdowns this season for Tim Tebow. Last week, after the former Heisman Trophy winner signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, Station Casinos in Las Vegas put the Tebow touchdown prop on the board and took instant action,
4:44 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Since signing a record-setting contract with the New York Jets in March 2019, linebacker C.J. Mosley has collected $29 million even though he has yet to play a complete game. He knows there are naysayers out there. “There’s a little added chip [on his shoulder] because you’ve always
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — For the fourth consecutive season, the Buffalo Bills will have the same offensive coordinator (Brian Daboll), defensive coordinator (Leslie Frazier) and coach (Sean McDermott). The trio is looking to build on the Bills’ AFC runner-up finish a year ago. And as they, along with third-year special teams
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The list of issues on offense were long, highlighted by bottom-of-the-NFL rankings. As the Washington Football Team entered the offseason, this much was clear: It needed better personnel. So it signed a veteran quarterback. It signed a speedy wide receiver and then drafted another. It added a steady move-the-chains
6:05 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — First, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Karl Joseph. Then they used a second-round draft pick on Trevon Moehrig. Tyree Gillespie came in the fourth round. Surely, bringing in three new safeties had to send a message to incumbent starter Johnathan Abram, right? Meh … “It doesn’t,” insisted Abram, a