7:46 PM ET The Chicago Bears are expected to name Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Trubisky’s progression, leadership and overall performance throughout training camp are factors for the decision, the source told ESPN. Bears coach Matt Nagy had insinuated last weekend that he would refrain from
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6:03 PM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory was conditionally reinstated by the NFL on Friday, and he thanked the league on social media for giving him a “second chance.” Gregory can report to the team on Monday for COVID-19 testing and may participate in conditioning activities, individual workouts and meetings, sources told ESPN’s
6:44 PM ET Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Greg Montgomery, the All-Pro punter who spent nine years in the NFL with the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens, has died. He was 55. Montgomery died Aug. 23, according to an obituary posted by Metcalf & Jonkhoff Funeral Service in Grand Rapids. Montgomery was
4:03 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos released linebacker Todd Davis on Friday, making one of their most significant roster cuts of the preseason about 24 hours before rosters leaguewide go to 53 players. Davis had missed most of training camp with a calf injury, but had returned to the practice field on
2:02 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft We know fantasy football hasn’t been a priority for everyone this summer the way it has been in the past, but the NFL season is upon us, and if you’re going to draft a fantasy football team, this is the weekend to do it. Create or join a league
4:36 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton said it was hard to find words to describe his feelings about his new role with the New England Patriots. Newton was named the team’s starting quarterback, sources confirmed to ESPN, as well as one of their eight captains Thursday, which was a quick rise after he
2:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Yannick Ngakoue isn’t troubled by leaving nearly $6 million on the table when he agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings after being traded by Jacksonville Jaguars this week. Instead, the defensive end views joining the Vikings as a “fresh start” and a “breath of
2:05 PM ET After the most bizarre offseason in NFL history, the fantasy football season is set to kick off next week, which means we’re heading into the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year. With that in mind, our experts gathered for one final mock draft in a 10-team, non-PPR format. We’ve been
1:16 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are parting ways with veteran safety Damarious Randall, five months after signing him to a one-year, $1.5 million fully guaranteed contract, and continuing a youth movement in their secondary, a source confirmed to ESPN. Randall, 28, came to the Raiders in the second wave of
10:56 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have yet another kicker in 2020. The Bucs waived Matt Gay, their fifth-round draft pick in 2019, a source told ESPN. Gay becomes the second Bucs kicker drafted in the past five years who was cut after his rookie season. Veteran Ryan Succop, who