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
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6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mel Kiper Jr. hasn’t simply heard the arguments against taking a running back in the first round of the NFL draft. The ESPN senior draft analyst might have helped to spearhead the movement. But that didn’t stop him from projecting the Buffalo Bills to select Alabama running
11:00 AM ET NFL rule changes for the 2021 season followed a familiar pattern: Big ideas ultimately led to a handful of modest adjustments. Instead of creating a full-time sky judge or a booth umpire, owners decided to formalize communication on a limited menu of calls from the replay official to referees. Rather than adopt
10:30 AM ET MIAMI — NFL teams finally got Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith‘s official measurements two weeks ago at the Indianapolis medical recheck. The results: he’s a hair over 6-feet and is 166 pounds. The reaction (quite frankly an overreaction) centered on whether the Heisman Trophy winner is too skinny to become an elite
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — For months, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields were perceived as the top two quarterback prospects in the 2021 NFL draft (April 29-May 1, on ESPN and the ESPN app). The New York Jets were trending toward Lawrence until they won a game — and another — putting themselves
7:05 AM ET Every year, I offer up my own piece of vaguely NFL draft-related content by producing a mock draft consisting entirely of trades. There are 32 picks in the first round and for each of those selections, I try to construct a trade that makes sense for two or more teams given their
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The 2021 NFL draft is a week away. As teams, evaluators and scouts finish their draft boards, you’ll hear plenty of comparisons between some of the top prospects in this talented class and current and former NFL players. These matches might point to the way they play the game, their
5:42 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Video footage was released from New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s arrest last month in his hometown of Cleveland. Lattimore was charged for possessing a loaded handgun that was believed to be stolen, which is a fourth-degree felony. He was also initially arrested for failure to notify officers of
3:32 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos safety T.J. Ward, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who was a starter in Denver’s Super Bowl 50 win, formally announced his retirement Wednesday. Ward, who played three of his eight seasons in the league for the Broncos, last played in a game for the Tampa Bay
3:46 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The NFL owners approved a rule change on Wednesday proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs that loosens jersey number rules. Get ready for a lot more players rocking single-digit jerseys. Currently running backs, receivers, linebackers, tight ends and defensive backs must wear uniform numbers within a certain numerical range. The