5:00 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints released Pro Bowl right guard Larry Warford on Friday, saving the team more than $7 million in salary-cap space and paving the way for first-round draft pick Cesar Ruiz to earn a starting job. Warford, who turns 29 next month, made the Pro Bowl in
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5:23 PM ET CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow is a signature away from becoming one of richest 23-year-olds in Ohio. However, as with every aspect of this offseason, the delay of that windfall will be affected by COVID-19. In an interview published on the “Pardon My Take” podcast on Friday, the top
4:18 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — After years of infighting over $112 million in legal fees in the NFL concussion case, a federal appeals court has approved a plan that gives nearly half the money to a single law firm. The decision Thursday grants New York-based Seeger Weiss over $51 million, more than 10
1:38 PM ET Associated Press The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband also was sent the letter on Friday. It
2:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Austin Carr‘s wife, Erica, tested positive for the coronavirus before giving birth to their first child, Clive, last month. Carr and his newborn son both tested negative. But Carr said he believes he had COVID-19, since he had experienced symptoms about two weeks before the
12:03 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers was named the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School on Friday, the school announced. Rivers, though, won’t officially take over as head coach of the Fairhope, Alabama, school until he retires from the NFL. The quarterback, who is heading into his 17th season, signed
11:11 AM ET Quarterback Joe Flacco underwent neck surgery in early April and is expected to be out until around Sept. 1, a source confirmed to ESPN. Flacco was placed on injured reserve by the Denver Broncos in November after he suffered a herniated disk in his neck. The Broncos released him in March with
11:21 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with quarterback Mike Glennon on Friday to give the team some much-needed experience at the position. Glennon has started 22 games since 2013, though none since 2017, and has appeared in 29 with Tampa Bay, Chicago, Arizona and Oakland. Gardner Minshew has appeared
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love needs a nickname — or at least a new one. The old one — “Nutella Sticks,” coined by his high school teammates — no longer applies. Love isn’t the short, thin, easily breakable snack stick that comes with the sweet spread. “He was 5-foot-6 and 130
9:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL schedule has been released. The regular season kicks off with the Houston Texans hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The opening doubleheader for Monday Night Football will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants (7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN)