7:15 AM ET Despite what you’ve seen and heard on social media and the exclamatory talk that has been tossed around outside the walls of team complexes in the weeks leading up to the 2021 NFL draft, a “riser” is not just a prospect who blew up at his pro day and posted ridiculous numbers.
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8:00 AM ET INVESTMENTS FROM AT least 15 current and former NFL players, including Von Miller, Nick Foles and Mark Brunell, were used in a complex investment program designed to profit at the expense of low-income borrowers, according to civil and bankruptcy court documents obtained by ESPN. The players invested in a now-defunct company that
5:32 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — There’s a new NFC West title at stake: The battle of the draft rooms. Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury’s reign as owner of the best draft-day digs is being threatened by Los Angeles Rams’ setup in a Malibu beach house, and Kingsbury blames it on Rams coach and good
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold didn’t hold back his enthusiasm recently about being reunited with Robby Anderson, his favorite receiver with the New York Jets. “Robby’s one of a kind,” said Darnold, who completed 88 passes to Anderson for 1,341 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2018-19, the most
5:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton wants to add “competition” at quarterback for Drew Lock, but he also still believes in exercising patience. In his pre-draft remarks Thursday, Paton once again said he likes Lock’s potential as a quarterback, but wouldn’t commit to Lock being the team’s Week 1
5:08 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The status of Larry Fitzgerald‘s future will not impact the Arizona Cardinals‘ decision-making in next week’s NFL draft, general manager Steve Keim said Thursday. Asked whether he wanted to know if the 37-year-old Fitzgerald will come back for an 18th season before the start of next Thursday’s first round,
4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett is salivating at the team’s potential after seeing the free agent additions made by the Cleveland Browns this winter. With Jadeveon Clowney coming aboard, the Browns’ defense will be better. Maybe even dangerous. “We’ll be very scary,” Garrett said. The All-Pro defensive end spoke Thursday
5:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed quarterback Geno Smith, the team announced Thursday. Smith, 30, returns for a third season as Russell Wilson‘s backup. He has appeared in one game for Seattle — a blowout win last season over the New York Jets in which Smith completed 4 of
2:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — While several NFL players expressed excitement this week over a newly adopted rule that allows more flexibility when it comes to the numbers worn on players’ jerseys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is not at all a fan. Brady took to Instagram on Thursday to express his dissatisfaction
2:20 PM ET Dave Gettleman insists he would trade back in the NFL draft and called it an “urban myth” that he’s unwilling, despite never having done so in his eight years as a general manager with the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. Gettleman, the current general manager of the Gaints, has the 11th