7:34 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The reminders of Ozzie Newsome’s decisions from 25 years ago are featured prominently in the Baltimore Ravens’ landscape. Every game day, fans pass by a towering 9-foot-tall Ray Lewis statue that stands outside M&T Bank Stadium. When walking inside the lobby of the Ravens’ team facility, players, coaches
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6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Quarterback Alex Smith‘s decision to retire from football on Monday ends an NFL career that was never about the stats or flash, but rather about impact. That was never more evident than last season when, in only six starts, he helped transform a franchise that many had come to
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
3:32 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — While players from several NFL teams have decided to not to attend in-person, voluntary offseason workouts, the Green Bay Packers have told their players that the first month of spring team activities will be virtual, a source told ESPN Monday. The Packers will reconsider in-person activities before Phase
2:26 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes said Monday that he is ahead of schedule in his recovery after having surgery for turf toe shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LV loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I think I’m progressing well,” said Mahomes, who felt well enough recently to travel
2:12 PM ET A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith for an alleged second-degree battery that occurred in the New Orleans area on Saturday evening, St. Bernard Parish District Attorney Perry Nicosia confirmed. Nicosia said that Smith allegedly choked a victim unconscious during a confrontation that began
12:17 PM ET HOUSTON — Attorney Rusty Hardin has filed an answer to the 22 lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson that says the Houston Texans quarterback’s legal team has “already uncovered evidence that numerous allegations in this onslaught of cases are simply not true or accurate.” From March 16 to April 14, 23 lawsuits were
1:23 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta vehemently defended the team’s wide receivers during Monday’s pre-draft news conference. “I’m aware that there’s some fan discontent with our wide receivers and our drafting and all that,” DeCosta said. “We’ve got some really good young receivers. It’s insulting to these guys
12:14 PM ET Associated Press The NFL is making a more aggressive push into podcasting. The league announced Monday it will partner with iHeartMedia in launching a podcast network. iHeart will distribute podcasts currently produced by the league’s media division. The two parties will also team up to produce and distribute podcasts currently in the
1:57 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams must have seen the rave reviews Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury’s NFL draft setup — a pristine living room