5:04 PM ET The NFL informed clubs Tuesday of two important developments for the normalization of the league calendar. First, teams will be permitted to host fans at training camp this summer, subject to state and local guidelines, after keeping their doors closed during the pandemic-influenced camps of 2020. Second, all but two teams have
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5:37 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – Dak Prescott‘s return from a dislocated and compound fracture of his right ankle has crossed another threshold with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback participating in the first two organized team activities the last two days. “It felt great,” Prescott said. “After long months of recovery and just rehab, the main
2:57 PM ET The Deshaun Watson case has entered into discovery, which could play out well into the 2021 regular season, with depositions set to begin in September. The 22 women who are suing the Houston Texans quarterback would be deposed before Watson, who’s not scheduled until early 2022, Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin said Tuesday.
4:20 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Count Matt LaFleur among the many who watched his quarterback on Monday night in Kenny Mayne’s final SportsCenter, but it didn’t change anything in the mind of the Green Bay Packers‘ coach. “Aaron definitely knows how we feel about him, how he’s such an important part to our
3:03 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt honored the late Pat Tillman with his latest signature shoe from Reebok, which was unveiled Tuesday morning. Watt began designing the shoe — the JJ IV Valor — before he signed with the Cardinals on March 1 and had Tillman’s widow, Marie, assist
3:13 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick woke up to an unusual sight, spotting a deer lingering in his backyard. The air, he said, was crisper and far less humid than he was used to in Miami. What wasn’t new for Fitzpatrick: getting used to new teammates, another playbook and
2:40 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said he is vaccinated against COVID-19 but also recognized the topic’s divisive potential in the locker room. McDermott said he “applauds” all those in the Bills’ building who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, including general manager Brandon Beane and owners Terry and
1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady opted not to take part in the team’s OTA practice Tuesday, instead opting to practice Monday with his veteran teammates at the New York Yankees‘ spring training complex across the street. Arians told veteran players and starters that Tuesday’s optional practice would be for the
2:21 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is tired of the Ben Roethlisberger naysayers — so much so that he passionately defended his quarterback after the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first on-field OTA practice Tuesday. “When I hear the badmouthing about him being a not great quarterback and everybody is ready to elevate other quarterbacks, I’m like,
12:44 PM ET Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith did not want to talk about star receiver Julio Jones on Tuesday. He did not want to talk about speculation that Jones, who said “I’m outta there” in a telephone call with FS1 on Monday, would be traded after June 1. He did not want to talk