4:43 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets suffered two blows Sunday at running back, voiding a trade for Kalen Ballage because of a failed physical and losing promising rookie La’Mical Perine to a potentially serious ankle injury. Ballage, acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, will revert to
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5:30 PM ET ESPN staff Disgruntled defensive end Yannick Ngakoue went to sleep a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and woke up with the Minnesota Vikings to start Sunday of 2020 NFL training camp with a jolt like a double espresso shot. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Jason Peters says he wants more money moving from left
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Possible trouble spots: Through 11 practices of training camp, here are five areas I view as most vulnerable: Tight end: Different year, same story. The Patriots have been without Rob Gronkowski since the 2019 offseason, but still don’t have a
6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars couldn’t keep the two best players they’ve drafted in the past five seasons happy, but at least they’ve managed to get draft capital when they traded away Jalen Ramsey and now Yannick Ngakoue. Agreeing to trade Ngakoue on Sunday to the Minnesota Vikings for a second-round
11:09 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The 2020 season was supposed to be a reboot, not a full rebuild, for the Minnesota Vikings‘ defense. After all, Minnesota lost five starters and nine players overall on defense this offseason. While the offense appeared mostly set, the Vikings’ defense added nine new players in the draft and
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The smile. It’s the first thing you notice about Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, whether it’s in the huddle or off the field. When you ask what’s behind the smile, the smile becomes bigger. “Man, it’s so much joy,” Bridgewater said. “Of knowing, man, there is a community down
10:51 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles offensive lineman Jason Peters is seeking more money before moving from right guard to left tackle, sources confirmed, adding some drama to the issue of protecting quarterback Carson Wentz‘s blind side just two weeks before the start of the regular season. Peters, 38, was re-signed to a one-year, $3
4:49 PM ET ESPN staff There are no preseason games, so a scrimmage at the stadium is about as good as it gets for NFL teams right now. And several teams got in on the action Saturday in preparation for Week 1, which begins Sept. 10. The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off their practice at
7:29 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One practice. That’s all it took for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to make quite the impression with the Dallas Cowboys. As Lamb, the Cowboys’ 2020 first-round pick, sprinted toward the sideline, quarterback Dak Prescott‘s pass was high and a little to the inside. Instinctively, Lamb leaped, twisted his body
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — As Dak Prescott looks out to his backyard these days, he can see the spoils of his success as the Dallas Cowboys‘ quarterback. Growing up in Haughton, Louisiana, he would play football anywhere — the street, a sliver of land most likely without grass, a parking lot. He just