6:30 PM ET The Washington Redskins‘ nickname has been mired in controversy for decades. Former team owner Jack Kent Cooke said in 1988: “There is not a single, solitary jot, tittle, whit chance in the world,” that the Redskins change their nickname. “I like the name and it’s not a derogatory name.” A few years
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5:47 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Eskimos are keeping their team name. The Canadian Football League team said Friday it is keeping the Eskimos moniker following “an extensive year-long formal research and engagement program with Inuit leaders and community members across Canada.” “The consistent feedback was a desire for more engagement
4:28 PM ET Earlier this week, the NFL decided to shorten its preseason from four weeks to two to account for the coronavirus pandemic and the ways in which it’s affecting the league’s ability to start the season. But the NFL’s players don’t think that move went far enough. An NFL Players Association source said
3:03 PM ET Tight end David Njoku has asked the Cleveland Browns to trade him before training camp, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The Browns told Njoku, 23, that they would like to keep him, but Rosenhaus told the team he’s intent on a trade. “It is in David’s best
1:12 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers team president and senior executive Gay Culverhouse, who devoted her life to helping former NFL players dealing with health issues including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), has died at the age of 73, a family spokesperson told the New York Times. Culverhouse, the daughter of late
11:10 AM ET The Washington Redskins on Friday issued a statement that they will “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name” amid renewed pressure. “In light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community, the Washington Redskins are announcing the team will undergo a thorough review of the team’s name. This
11:15 AM ET Associated Press The Green Bay Packers are optimistic they will have fans at Lambeau Field this season, but they note that seating capacity would be cut significantly and spectators must wear face coverings. The NFL club also acknowledges the “possibility that Lambeau Field will be unable to host fans for games this
8:59 AM ET The Giants hired Hannah Burnett as their Midlands scout on Thursday. She is the first full-time woman in a scouting position in the franchise’s 95-year history. Burnett, 25, was an events operations intern at the Buffalo Bills’ training camp in 2017, did a four-month stint as a player personnel assistant in the
7:10 AM ET Anthony Harris wrestled with the consequences of what he wanted to do versus the potential outcome. The Minnesota Vikings‘ safety was on his way to the grocery store one evening in early June when he noticed a police car driving through his neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, his offseason home. He thought about
8:25 AM ET This week, I checked in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I took detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to you another