5:38 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings placed Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr on the reserve list for COVID-19 on Thursday. All players on the list have either tested positive for the virus or come into contact with someone who is a known carrier. Barr, who had 79 tackles and 1.5 sacks last season, is
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6:01 PM ET Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham reached agreement on a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Eagles released Bradham on Feb. 19 after he had spent four seasons with the team. Bradham, who turns 30 on Sept. 4, was scheduled to
3:54 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills sent their rookies home from the team’s facility Thursday as a response to five positive coronavirus tests this week, the team told ESPN in a statement. A league source told ESPN that two players, including one rookie, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday,
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff After 16 seasons of suiting up for the Chargers, quarterback Philip Rivers threw passes on Thursday in Indianapolis Colts gear — just one of many jolting new-team images from the 2020 NFL training camp. Rookies around the league tried on their new NFL uniforms, and at least one Buccaneers player
2:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate, who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus this offseason and has since recovered, called attending Tom Brady‘s organized workouts a “calculated risk” and believes it won’t be much different than electing to play this season. Brate contracted the virus as the player-organized
1:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin’s affinity for using signature catchphrases is coming in handy these days. In addition to leading his players on the field and in the classroom as training camp opens this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach is also talking to his young players about the impact of their actions
12:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson released a statement on Thursday saying that outside linebacker Vic Beasley will be reporting to training camp soon. Beasley missed the first two
10:13 AM ET For what has to be the first time this year, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t No. 1. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP, captured the top spot in The NFL Network’s Top 100 players of 2020, while Mahomes was No. 4. Mahomes, the Super Bowl MVP, was
6:05 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Joey Bosa held out of training camp for more than a month, taking an aggressive stance in contract negotiations. But that was before his rookie season in
9:01 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Anthony Lynn on Wednesday addressed many topics about the Los Angeles Chargers reporting to training camp, but the one thing he didn’t have to discuss was a holdout involving one of his star players. Any possibility of that happening became a moot point Tuesday night, when