8:12 PM ET If fans are allowed to attend Pittsburgh Steelers games at Heinz Field this fall, they’ll do so wearing face masks. “Our goal is to still have fans at Heinz Field this year with the understanding that social distancing, as well as all fans being required to wear masks, will play a role
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5:41 PM ET Running back Raheem Mostert is requesting a trade from the San Francisco 49ers, his agent announced Wednesday. Agent Brett Tessler tweeted that the trade request comes after “months of unproductive talks” with the 49ers on adjusting his contract. After months of unproductive talks with the 49ers about fairly adjusting Raheem Mostert’s contract
5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Amazon on Wednesday became the latest company to announce it would be removing Washington Redskins merchandise for sale while the team considers a name change. “With the announcement from the Washington team and the NFL, we are removing products with the team’s name and logo from our stores,” a
11:12 AM ET Former NBA player Stephen Jackson defended DeSean Jackson on Tuesday night, saying the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was “speaking the truth” with his controversial social media posts, including an anti-Semitic message that he attributed to Adolf Hitler. The Eagles called DeSean Jackson’s posts “offensive, harmful and absolutely appalling” and the wide receiver
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Eno Benjamin saw a hole in the marketplace and hit it this past January. Benjamin, the Cardinals’ seventh-round pick in April’s draft, played college football at nearby Arizona State, where he set the Sun Devils’ single-season rushing record and graduated from the school’s W.P.
7:00 AM ET Perhaps mercifully, a determination on Dak Prescott‘s contractual fate with the Dallas Cowboys will be known in a week. Talks between the Cowboys and Prescott’s agent, Todd France, began in the spring of 2019. The club initially hoped a deal could be consummated before training camp, then during training camp, then at
6:00 AM ET The Washington Redskins likely will have a new name and minority shareholders in the franchise at some point in the near future. Two days after the team announced it would strongly review its name, multiple reports stated the team’s three minority shareholders — Dwight Schar, Bob Rothman and Fred Smith — are
5:01 PM ET Patrick Mahomes said he had two goals for his new contract when extension talks began with the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this summer: He wanted long-term security and he wanted to leave the Chiefs enough financial flexibility to build a strong team around him. Mahomes said Tuesday he’s confident he attained both
11:08 AM ET The Denver Broncos have selected former head coach Mike Shanahan for their Ring of Honor, the team announced on Tuesday. Shanahan will be the franchise’s 34th Ring of Famer. The ceremony is expected to be held next year instead of 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Shanahan spent 14 seasons as
10:41 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have restructured Olivier Vernon‘s contract, ensuring the defensive end will be with the team this season. Vernon, who was due to make $15.25 million (non-guaranteed) in 2020, agreed to a restructured deal that will pay him $11 million guaranteed this season, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. That total