6:00 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Is the Vikings’ offense better, worse or the same? That’s the question facing the Minnesota Vikings after they claimed an overtime victory against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC wild-card round, which in turn helped extend Kirk Cousins’ time in Minnesota through the 2022 season. &• Vikes’ offense: better,
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7:15 AM ET The NFL pulled off a relatively normal 2020 offseason amid the coronavirus pandemic, a wild and weirdly comforting accomplishment that belies the current scramble to finalize plans for training camp and the regular season. It extended its labor peace, moved through free agency, conducted its draft and managed a virtual offseason, events
8:53 PM ET For his entire life, Trey Flowers has always understood the importance of voting — even before he was old enough to cast a ballot. Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, it was always explained to the Detroit Lions defensive end — both in practice and from examples through his family. And it was
7:09 PM ET The NFL Players Association is discussing details of the NFL’s latest proposal in an all-players conference call Tuesday night, including a plan to set training camp rosters at 80 players instead of the typical 90, sources told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. The league and the NFLPA are still haggling over the length of
6:39 PM 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 The Los Angeles Rams are preparing for the possibility that SoFi Stadium, the new $5.5 billion project financed by owner Stan Kroenke, will not host fans in
5:19 PM 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 Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth says he and his family are doing well after testing positive for COVID-19. Whitworth said Tuesday that his entire family,
3:42 PM ET ESPN News Services The Canadian Football League team in Edmonton is losing its nickname, the Eskimos. The CFL team says it will be known as the “Edmonton Football Team” while it goes through the process of coming up with a new nickname “befitting our storied team.” Edmonton said in a statement last
2:24 PM ET In 2020, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has won a Super Bowl, signed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a record-breaking contract extension and last week picked up an honor in his hometown. Veach, who is in his third year as the Chiefs’ GM, had a two-block stretch of street leading to
2:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence, a league source told The Undefeated’s Jason Reid. Individual players will be given the option to choose different names, the source
10:35 AM ET The NFL’s Washington football team has hired Julie Donaldson to oversee all of its broadcasts, becoming the team’s highest-ranking female executive. NBC Sports Washington, Donaldson’s former employer, announced the news. Donaldson will be part of Washington’s radio team, but she won’t be doing play-by-play. Former play-by-play announcer Larry Michael retired last week