1:35 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith participated in full-team work Saturday for the first time in training camp, yet another pivotal step in his attempt to return from a gruesome leg injury. Washington was not in full pads so there was no contact. But coach Ron Rivera called it a “very big
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12:04 PM ET Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was a late scratch for Saturday’s scrimmage at Hard Rock Stadium after his mother died earlier in the morning, coach Brian Flores said. Fitzpatrick went out to stretch with the intention of playing, but as they broke to begin individual drills, Flores approached Fitzpatrick. They had what
1:23 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs received one of the spoils of their Super Bowl LIV championship on Saturday when the team raised the banner in front of a couple of thousand fans at an Arrowhead Stadium practice. The Chiefs will repeat the ceremony on Sept. 10 in front of
10:17 AM ET The Miami Dolphins have traded linebacker Raekwon McMillan and a 2021 fifth-round draft pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2021 fourth-round draft pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The net gain for the Dolphins is a Day 3 pick swap while the Raiders get a run-stuffing linebacker who can
11:35 AM ET The NFL is planning extensive content around racial injustice for Week 1 of the regular season, sources told ESPN. Among options discussed by the league and players union, according to a source involved: Players reading personalized poems and delivering first-person vignettes based on experience with racial injustice. These stories could be incorporated
9:38 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Hurting for veteran depth at wide receiver, the New York Jets have agreed to terms with free agent Donte Moncrief, a league source confirmed Saturday. Moncrief, 27, who worked out last week for the Jets, must pass the COVID-19 protocols before he can start practicing with them. The
7:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Even with the door closed and his voice muffled, it was clear what Joe Burrow was doing in the basement of his family home. The words were not discernible, but the sound was unmistakable. The Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback was staring at a screen, listening to his coaches on a
8:30 PM ET PITTSBURGH — As a chain of players, coaches and staff linked arms and stretched the length of Heinz Field behind him, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took the microphone on Friday night. For nearly three minutes, Tomlin spoke about social unrest and acknowledged the platform and privilege he and his team have
3:50 PM ET ESPN staff Friday’s NFL training camps were highlighted by Dak Prescott throwing to Cedrick Wilson, who shook free from Chris Westry at the goal line for a touchdown with no time on the clock in the Dallas Cowboys‘ scrimmage. Needing the 2-point conversion to tie the game, Prescott ran it in himself,
4:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians continued a back-and-forth with DeMaurice Smith on Friday after the NFLPA executive director said Arians was “woefully misinformed about the history of protest.” After George Floyd was killed earlier this summer, Arians recalled the race riots in York, Pennsylvania, in 1968 and 1969,