12:58 PM ET Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, one of two current NFL players with Type 1 diabetes, was always committed to playing during the coronavirus pandemic. “Opting out never really crossed my mind,” Andrews said Monday. “Obviously, I think safety is the most important thing. Seeing what the NFLPA and the NFL has
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12:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver said his arrest in May “didn’t feel right” at the time, and still doesn’t sit right with him after all related charges were dropped last month. The second-year defensive tackle was arrested in Montgomery County, Texas on May 17 and charged with DWI and
10:04 AM ET Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera called the release of running back Derrius Guice a tough but necessary decision. Washington released Guice on Friday, the same day he was arrested on three counts of domestic violence, stemming from incidents in February, March and April, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department. “Anytime
7:00 AM ET Each year around this time, I try to figure out what’s going to happen in the upcoming NFL season. Doing that in August isn’t exactly an exclusive hobby of mine, but I try to focus on using metrics and measures that have historically been good predictors of future team performance. What happened
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN As Jamal Adams’ time with the New York Jets was nearing its end, one NFL talent evaluator made a bold prediction, saying the Seattle Seahawks would have the league’s best secondary if they were to land the All-Pro safety. Even if it isn’t the second coming of the Legion of
8:29 PM ET Associated Press HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Carroll Hardy, a multi-sport star best known as the only man ever to pinch hit for Ted Williams, died Sunday at age 87. Hardy was also known as the football executive who helped assemble the “Orange Crush” defense in Denver during the 1970s. The University of
5:08 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jatavis Brown, a 26-year-old free-agent pickup this offseason, has surprisingly retired from the game. The Eagles placed Brown on the reserve/retired list Sunday. The word internally was he simply felt it was time for him to step away. Brown signed a one-year deal with Philadelphia in March
5:40 PM ET ESPN staff As 2020 NFL training camps continue, Sammy Watkins agrees to a paycut to stay with the world champion Chiefs, while officials have until Thursday to opt out of the 2020 season. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league: Jump to the best of the day:Photos |
4:49 PM ET The Detroit Lions traded cornerback Michael Jackson to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed 2022 draft pick on Sunday, hours after announcing plans to release the veteran. Jackson played in one game for Detroit last season, a 19-16 loss at Washington, where he played two special teams snaps. Detroit had claimed
2:55 PM ET Patrick Mahomes long ago gave up a chance at a professional baseball career when he opted instead for football and quarterbacking, first in college at Texas Tech and since then with the Kansas City Chiefs. But being away from baseball didn’t dim his love for the sport, which his father, Pat, a