8:49 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders received backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said, “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than
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10:23 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he remains on track for the start of the 2021 season. In an interview with “The Cris Collinsworth Podcast featuring Richard Sherman,” Burrow said he is “ahead of schedule” following reconstructive knee surgery to repair injuries that ended his rookie season. He said he should be
8:58 PM ET ESPN staff George Floyd’s murder — and the graphic footage that captured his final breaths — rocked athletes, coaches and executives throughout professional and amateur sports. With the country already on edge just a couple months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a viral video showed then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s
6:33 PM ET On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty to the charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, 46, died on May 25, 2020, while in Minneapolis police custody. Bystander videos showed that Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck for
5:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane isn’t rushing to get a deal done with quarterback Josh Allen — although he said he’s confident a deal will eventually get done. Speaking with reporters Tuesday, Beane said he had spoken with the NFL’s MVP runner-up from a season ago
2:51 PM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association have approved a position-specific helmet design for the first time since they began regulating equipment for players, representatives for both groups confirmed Tuesday. The helmet, known as the VICIS ZERO2-R TRENCH, was built for offensive and defensive linemen and is ranked No. 2 on the league’s
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Imagine if the recent volume of social media inquiries connecting or disconnecting the San Francisco 49ers to quarterbacks Justin Fields, Mac Jones and Trey Lance in the upcoming NFL draft were put into solving actual mysteries. We’d know the contents of Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase in “Pulp Fiction” and
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff ROCK HILL, S.C. — Robert Lesslie loved playing the bagpipes. He loved practicing medicine, his community, his faith, his wife, Barbara, and their big family. Barbara Lesslie loved her husband, their church, leading bible study, singing hymns and mentoring kids with disabilities at Camp Joy. They each loved their grandchildren,
10:24 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — After re-signing all 22 starters on offense and defense from their Super Bowl LV win, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally have a backup quarterback on their roster for the 2021 season, re-signing Ryan Griffin. Sources told ESPN that the deal, which the team announced Tuesday, is for one year.
9:33 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed coach Mike Tomlin to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The extension will run through the 2024 season. The 49-year-old is heading into his 15th season as the Steelers’ head coach since taking over prior to the 2007 season. Tomlin led the Steelers to a