6:50 AM ET The NFL is about to enter a truly unprecedented season of football in 2020. It’s impossible to predict what will happen in a typical year, let alone what might happen in a season affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As we’ve seen with Major League Baseball, it would be an upset if all
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8:59 PM ET Leonard Fournette has a new home. The running back has agreed in principle to a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he confirmed on social media Wednesday night, just days after he was waived after a turbulent three-year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars. .@Buccaneers ✍🏾 #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/IEX9jXHQAf — 7⃣ Leonard Fournette (@_fournette)
5:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice Wednesday after what a source described as an unexcused four-day absence that was believed to be contract-related. And though a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Kamara was also receiving treatment on his back during that missed time, he
6:20 PM ET The New England Patriots have informed veteran wide receiver Mohamed Sanu of their intention to release him, a source confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network first reported the news. The Patriots acquired Sanu last October from the Atlanta Falcons for a second-round pick, a significant investment that resulted in Sanu playing only nine
5:39 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers had every reason to come to training camp grumpy, especially considering the Green Bay Packers picked his possible replacement, Jordan Love, in the first round of the NFL draft this year. Yet Rodgers, according to those closest to him, has been anything but that way throughout
5:12 PM ET Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera finally said what his actions had suggested all along: Dwayne Haskins is his starting quarterback. Rivera informed the other players of his decision Wednesday, but it’s not a surprising announcement considering Haskins has worked exclusively with the starters during training camp. Kyle Allen has worked with
1:12 PM ET In case there was any hint of doubt about the quarterback position, Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn eliminated it Wednesday morning. “Tyrod Taylor is our starter right now,” Lynn said. “Until someone steps up and shows that they can run this team, that’s [how] we’re going into it.” That “someone” is
2:10 PM ET CINCINNATI — After Bengals running back Joe Mixon officially signed his four-year contract extension worth $48 million, he had high praise for rookie quarterback Joe Burrow. Mixon feels so good about the team’s future under Burrow that he hopes to finish his career in Cincinnati with the top pick in the 2020
11:34 AM ET Tisha Thompson DANIEL SNYDER ENDURED decades of protests, lawsuits and emotional appeals over the nickname of his Washington NFL team. “We’ll never change the name,” he told USA Today in 2013. “It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.” Then, in a blinding rush this summer, the name long criticized by
10:58 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Kamal Martin, a possible starter, had surgery for a torn meniscus on Tuesday and will not be available for at least six weeks, a source told ESPN. Martin, a fifth-round pick from Minnesota, suffered the injury to his left knee. He saw his