9:37 AM ET Wide receiver Marqise Lee said Saturday that he has decided to opt out of the 2020 season, becoming the seventh New England Patriots player to do so. No NFL team has had more players opt out of the season. Lee, 28, became a first-time father in February, and said protecting his newborn
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7:00 AM ET Tory Zawacki Roy Inside the bright sunlit garage of George Kittle‘s offseason Nashville home is a makeshift gym comprising the usual suspects: a bench in the center, plates, bands and mirrors strung up against the walls. The interior of his garage — Kittle’s personal air-conditioned bubble, perfect for pandemic social distancing —
6:45 AM ET His dad would pick up a young Keith Ismael from school sometimes on a Friday and announce they were headed out of town on another road trip. It might be to Las Vegas. Or Seattle. Or Los Angeles. Regardless, it meant one thing to the rookie Washington offensive lineman: a long drive
4:51 PM ET ESPN staff We got a look at some high-profile rookies in their new uniforms on Friday. That included first-round picks Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Jerry Jeudy. Plus, Kyler Murray got in some work in the Arizona heat — it’s a dry heat, right? — and we got a behind-the-scenes look at
5:14 PM ET If Cam Newton is to succeed Tom Brady as starting quarterback of the New England Patriots, he’s going to have to earn the job in training camp. Bill Belichick stopped decisively short of naming Newton the team’s QB1. “That spot is the same as all the other spots on the team. We
4:49 PM ET Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky delivered a message to his critics Friday. “…I’m just trying to prove everybody wrong and prove my teammates right,” he said on a video call with Chicago media. Trubisky, 25, is set to compete in training camp with veteran Nick Foles for the Bears’ starting job. The
2:42 PM ET Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown has received an eight-game suspension without pay for multiple violations of the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. Brown had been the subject of an NFL investigation following an accusation of sexual misconduct at his home by an artist who was working there in 2017.
4:14 PM ET Detroit Lions safety Jayron Kearse has been suspended three games by the NFL for violation of its substance abuse policy. Kearse, 26, signed with the Lions in March after four seasons in Minnesota, where he played in 62 games with five starts, making 79 tackles and defending eight passes. Kearse was charged
3:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow isn’t shy about accepting the expectations thrust upon his shoulders this offseason. If and when the season begins, Cincinnati wants the top overall pick in the 2020 draft to come and be successful immediately. In his first news conference since the Bengals selected him, Burrow
4:10 PM ET All-Pro defensive lineman Cam Heyward would like to retire as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but he is concerned that might not happen due to a lack of movement on a contract extension. Heyward enters the final year of his deal, and there have been no substantive contract discussions between the Steelers’ front office