11:37 PM ET BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh scored big with fans, and the NFL season doesn’t kick off for another seven months. Harbaugh quietly paid for everyone’s dinner at Jimmy’s Seafood Restaurant on Tuesday night. While Harbaugh wouldn’t reveal the exact amount, WJZ-TV in Baltimore reported the total bill was at least
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8:29 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Dez Bryant wants to play two more seasons, but it apparently won’t be with the Baltimore Ravens. In a series of tweets Tuesday night, the wide receiver explained why he never broke out of a limited role with the Ravens last season. “I realized quick Baltimore wasn’t the
5:24 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith said his comeback threw a “wrench” into the team’s plans and that he didn’t feel wanted by the organization this past summer. Smith, the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year, told GQ Magazine that he surprised the organization by being able to play. “They didn’t see
11:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Quarterback Cam Newton spent the 2020 NFL season with the New England Patriots, and he would like to return in 2021. What he experienced with coach Bill Belichick is a big reason why. “I think Bill Belichick is the most misunderstood person in all of sports. He’s dope as
7:15 AM ET NFL NationESPN Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry are targets for the NFL franchise-tag designation entering the 2021 season. Prior to NFL free agency starting March 17, each of the 32 teams must evaluate whether they will place
Feb 23, 2021 Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The most expensive item on the offseason to-do list for the Seattle Seahawks, general manager John Schneider and contract negotiator Matt Thomas is one they didn’t cross off last year. The Seahawks could have given safety Jamal Adams an extension when they acquired him in a blockbuster trade
6:00 AM ET Joe Namath went to dinner with Leon Hess and his wife early in 1977. They’d been together a dozen years and Namath, the New York Jets‘ Super Bowl-winning quarterback, needed to have a talk with the owner he cared about so deeply. It was a tough conversation, one Namath didn’t necessarily want
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — With the Carson Wentz saga taking up most of the oxygen in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ office, the coaching staff has become something of an afterthought. But it’s a pretty big deal. First-time head coach Nick Sirianni, 39, has assembled a generally young group with some boom or bust potential, adding
7:00 AM ET Don Van Natta Jr. Close ESPN Senior Writer Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, “Backstory” Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to
12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services Actress Shailene Woodley confirmed her engagement to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that aired Monday night. Woodley, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the HBO drama series “Big Little Lies,” said she and