3:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey isn’t focused on personal goals such as repeating his rare feat of having 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Or whether that’s even possible under new offensive coordinator Joe Brady, whose system focuses on spreading the ball around to his
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2:37 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman will be out indefinitely with a hamstring injury, coach Sean McDermott said Friday. Norman suffered the injury during team drills Thursday at Bills Stadium. He intercepted quarterback Josh Allen and was stripped of the ball by receiver Stefon Diggs during the
2:28 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals conducted their first scrimmage of the preseason and rookie quarterback Joe Burrow showed control of the offense, coach Zac Taylor said Friday. During his first two drives, Burrow had only one incompletion and threw a couple of touchdowns as he continued the process of getting ready for the
11:14 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has hired Jonathan Beane as senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer. Beane, who has more than 20 years of experience as a diversity practitioner, begins his duties Sept. 8. Beane has held senior diversity roles at Roche, 21st Century Fox and Time
9:12 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Coach Mike McCarthy isn’t shy about his goal for his first season with the Dallas Cowboys: win a Super Bowl. “I think conversation like that frankly, respectfully, is nonsense,” McCarthy said when asked about Super Bowl-or-bust expectations. “If you’re not trying to win the Super Bowl, I don’t know
8:14 AM ET As the longest-tenured player on offense and leading receiver on the New England Patriots, Julian Edelman has a unique perspective on the ongoing quarterback competition to replace his longtime friend Tom Brady. Edelman is in the process of developing a rapport with Cam Newton, 2019 fourth-round pick Jarrett Stidham and 11-year veteran
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald watched Ben Roethlisberger launch a pass off his back foot and hit Diontae Johnson across the field as the second-year receiver ran through the end zone to the back pylon. The throw, which happened at a small group workout over the summer, left McDonald
7:10 AM ET We spent weeks — months, even — reporting on the coronavirus protocols that the NFL and its players’ union negotiated for 2020 training camps. It has been more than three weeks now since those camps opened, and a few days since players started practicing in full pads. So it’s fair to wonder:
7:00 AM ET Young players around the league follow the contract-year playbook: Ball out in college, make splash plays on a rookie NFL deal, land life-altering wealth via an extension from the team that loves keeping homegrown talent. Just last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and
7:08 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As a kid, New York Jets offensive lineman Mekhi Becton was self-conscious about his size. When he went swimming, he liked to wear a tank top to cover his massive torso. He felt the stares. He heard the whispers. “I was definitely insecure growing up,” the Jets’ 2020