12:05 PM ET Which players will opt out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic? Now that the NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a plan to start training camps, we’ve seen Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announce his intention to sit out the season, followed
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1:12 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow is on the verge of finalizing his first NFL deal. The recent No. 1 overall pick agreed to terms with the Bengals for his four-year rookie contract worth $36.1 million on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The contract is pending a physical that will
10:36 AM ET Andre Smith has become the second Baltimore Ravens player to opt out this season, leaving the defending AFC North champions thin at offensive tackle, a source confirmed Tuesday. He joins wide receiver/returner De’Anthony Thomas as the Ravens players who have chosen not to play in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Smith,
7:45 AM ET New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower is opting out of the 2020 season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Running back Brandon Bolden also is planning to opt out of the season, a source told ESPN. Starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Danny Vitale and reserve offensive lineman Najee Toran
6:41 PM ET New England Patriots starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon plans to opt out of the 2020 season, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday night. Cannon, 32, is set to receive the $350,000 higher-risk amount in salary as a cancer survivor, a source told Fowler. The news about Cannon was first
9:00 AM ET As the NFL was finalizing its plans for the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic last month, epidemiologist Zachary Binney advocated a severe strategy to anyone who would listen. The league, Binney said, would need 32 self-contained “market bubbles” to keep its essential staff healthy during COVID-19 spikes this fall and winter.
7:10 AM ET NFL players are reporting this week to team facilities that look a lot different than they remember. As teams have worked through the summer to retrofit their buildings for coronavirus safety protocols, change has touched every corner. As the NFL monitors worrisome developments in Major League Baseball, it continues to stress to
12:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Former San Francisco 49ers player Dana Stubblefield was found guilty of rape by a Santa Clara County jury on Monday following a nine-month trial, and five years after the woman reported the 2015 sexual assault to police. He could face 15 years to life in prison. Prosecutors said Stubblefield
8:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a letter to fans outlining the league’s plans to play during the coronavirus pandemic. As veterans begin reporting to training camps this week, Goodell noted Monday how COVID-19 has “turned the world upside down.” “COVID-19 will continue to present a major
7:55 PM ET Washington placed quarterback Alex Smith on the physically unable to perform list after conducting physicals for its rookies and quarterbacks Monday. The team also placed linebacker Reuben Foster on PUP as well. Smith has not yet been cleared by the team for football activity; it wants to see what he’s able to