11:08 PM ET Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Wednesday that his country is working with the Canadian Football League on potential financial assistance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Trudeau’s comments came a day after CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie told the Canadian Press that the league is seeking $150 million in federal
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11:39 PM ET Rob Gronkowski isn’t joking around this time — he has his Tampa Bay Buccaneers playbook and says it arrived after last week’s trade from the New England Patriots. That’s according to a social media post Wednesday night from the star tight end, who went on Twitter to clarify that a comment he
10:27 PM ET The New York Giants exercised fifth-year options on the contracts of tight end Evan Engram and safety Jabrill Peppers. Teams had until May 5 to decide whether to use the option on first-round picks from the 2017 NFL draft. Engram was the 23rd overall selection that year by the Giants. Peppers, acquired
8:12 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hunter Henry has already signed his franchise tag with the Los Angeles Chargers, and the tight end remains optimistic a long-term extension can still be reached. Henry said during a conference call Wednesday that both sides made progress before things were put on pause for draft
6:47 PM ET Linebacker Clay Matthews is filing a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over $2 million in unpaid guarantees, sources told ESPN. Former Rams Matthews and running back Todd Gurley — who were released by the team on March 19 — have publicly vented their frustrations over non-payments, and Matthews is doing something
6:47 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail’s website. Smith, 29, was booked into the jail at 5:20 p.m. ET. He is being held on a $50,003 bond and there is
6:12 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year option for tight end O.J. Howard, the team announced Wednesday. Howard’s job security had come into question after a rocky 2019 season, his first in coach Bruce Arians’ offense, and the team’s trade for Rob Gronkowski earlier this month. Howard,
6:13 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Former Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph told ESPN on Wednesday that he is signing with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year deal. “I’m familiar with the coaches and the division, and they
4:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston has proudly boasted for years that he was the first kid to get an autograph from Drew Brees after Brees joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006. Winston, who had just turned 12, grew up near Birmingham, Alabama, where Brees was rehabbing from shoulder surgery at the
4:08 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre said he thinks Aaron Rodgers will follow the same career path that he did and finish his career elsewhere now that the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of the NFL draft last week. “I think he’ll play somewhere else,” Favre