10:58 PM ET The Washington Redskins face renewed pressure to change their nickname, but this time protestors are targeting their sponsors, Adweek reported. According to the report Wednesday, Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo each received letters signed by 87 investment firms and shareholders worth a combined $620 billion asking the companies to sever ties with the
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4:33 PM ET The NFL has shortened its 2020 preseason to two games, a source said, part of a larger acclimatization plan for players following an unprecedented virtual offseason program during the coronavirus pandemic. In essence, the league canceled Weeks 1 and 4 of its original preseason schedule. It had previously canceled its Aug. 8
4:19 PM ET The NFL informed its clubs on Wednesday it will not conduct a supplemental draft in 2020, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The teams were informed in an email that was sent to each team, the source said. The NFL supplemental draft is available for players whose eligibility situations changed after the
6:20 AM ET This week, I’m going to check in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I’ll take detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to
8:59 AM ET Chris Jones is hinting at the possibility of holding out as the wait for a deal continues between the Kansas City Chiefs and their franchise-tagged defensive lineman. Jones, replying to an NFL Network video regarding his contract situation, tweeted Tuesday night that not playing in 2020 was an option, bringing up running
9:21 AM ET Former Steelers head coach and Hall of Famer Bill Cowher says he can be added to the list of sports figures who have battled the coronavirus. Cowher told The Athletic that he and his wife, singer Veronica Stigeler — known by the stage name Queen V — weren’t tested for the virus
8:00 AM ET We’re about to find out if Cam Newton can handle the Patriot Way, the vaunted and storied and universally glorified method of running a professional football team in the 21st century. But prepare yourself: In the months before it happens, there will be content to consume. We’ll breathlessly debate the pressures that
6:00 AM ET Baltimore Ravens coordinator Greg Roman said he thinks about tweaking the NFL’s highest-scoring offense once a minute every day. Unfortunately for Roman, he’s hasn’t been able to see any of his ideas play out with reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson running and throwing passes around the field. The coronavirus pandemic caused the
5:18 PM ET Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills posted an Instagram photo of his new tattoo, done earlier in the month, that features a sign reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” The tattoo includes images from the Black Lives Matter and civil rights movements on his right leg, and also shows signs that read “WE PROTEST
1:45 PM ET Robert Kraft’s solicitation of prostitution case was back in court Tuesday, with the primary piece of evidence against the New England Patriots‘ owner, police video surveillance, at stake. Florida prosecutors are trying to salvage the evidence after a state circuit court judge ruled last year that Jupiter, Florida, police improperly received and