4:38 PM ET Associated Press During Marshawn Lynch’s 12 NFL seasons he earned a reputation for his fearless style on the field, while remaining one of the league’s most reclusive figures off the field. Now the retired running back is lending his voice to try to help members of Black and Hispanic communities make more
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3:35 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — One day after signing pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney, the Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of starting defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. Friday’s move will save $11 million in cap space, but it leaves the Browns with a huge hole in the middle of its defensive line. Richardson’s contract had no
1:41 PM ET HOUSTON — In his first news conference since the first lawsuit was filed against Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said that the team is “respectful of the legal process” and that he doesn’t have “any comment” on the situation. In the past month, 23 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and
12:54 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson, who was second in the NFL last season with nine interceptions, officially signed his second-round restricted-free-agent tender on Friday, according to a source. The tender locks Jackson into a one-year, $3.38 million contract for 2021, and then he is scheduled to be an
1:00 PM ET Players from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons on Friday became the latest from the NFL to say that they won’t be reporting to team facilities next week to begin voluntary offseason workouts. The announcements, made via the NFL Players Association, brings the total to 11 teams for which players say they
12:10 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 A lawyer representing Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald says there is video evidence refuting a claim by De’Vincent Spriggs that Donald physically assaulted him outside
11:58 AM ET Former NFL star Marshawn Lynch has joined the ownership group of the Oakland Roots of the USL Championship. An Oakland native, Lynch, 34, was a prominent advocate for the city during his 12-year NFL career, primarily with the Seattle Seahawks. “Growing up in The Town, we always could count on the pro
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Even though the 2021 NFL season is roughly five months from kicking off, it’s never too early to speculate about win totals. And to gamble on them. As far as the latter is concerned, Caesars William Hill released its initial projected win totals for each team for the upcoming season.
8:24 AM ET Ahead of the NFL’s first 17-game regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have opened with the highest win totals at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Oddsmakers for William Hill opened the Chiefs at 12, and the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers at 11.5. Kansas City won 14 games last
7:00 AM ET A FEW DAYS after North Carolina wrapped its regular season, Chazz Surratt opted out of the Tar Heels’ bowl game and headed to Florida to train for the 2021 NFL draft alongside his brother Sage Surratt, who’d already been living there. Both were on the precipice of fulfilling a dream. Chazz, 24,