6:00 AM ET Former New England Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin had a playful message for his son, Myles, a few days ago. “Make sure you get your homework done, because Monday night, there’s a big game coming on,” he told him with a touch of humor. “You might see someone you know on TV.” ESPN.
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6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson had to make a power move with the NFL draft just days away. He had been operating out of his oldest son’s bedroom since the NovaCare Complex training facility closed, because his youngest son, Joel, had claimed the home office for his school work space. But
12:43 PM ET Peyton Manning said Sunday that likely No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow is going to take his lumps in his rookie year, but that those rough times can help propel him to success in his later years. Manning, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Draft intrigue starts at QB: The Patriots hired Eliot Wolf as a personnel consultant in February, bringing an outside perspective to their scouting process. Wolf’s arrival, and his experience in the 2005 NFL draft with the Green Bay Packers, coincidentally intersects with
7:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers superfan Jackie Riles, known as the franchise’s iconic “Pillow Lady,” died at the age of 82, the team announced Saturday. Her death was due to natural causes, the team said. Since the Bucs’ inception in 1976, Riles knitted more than 4,000 custom pillows for players, coaches,
5:55 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have had trade discussions with other teams about running back Leonard Fournette, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The Jaguars have until May 4 to exercise their fifth-year option on Fournette, who is scheduled to make $4.16 million in base salary in 2020. Fournette ran for a
1:19 PM ET Josina AndersonESPN Former Louisville offensive tackle Mekhi Becton is aware of a flagged drug test from the NFL combine and has addressed it with multiple clubs, while still awaiting official notification, a source said. The 6-foot-7, 364-pound Becton is seventh on Mel Kiper Jr.’s Big Board after running the 40-yard dash in
9:59 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached a one-year deal with middle linebacker Jake Ryan, a source confirmed. Ryan, 28, who has spent most of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, is considered an effective run-stopper when healthy but he hasn’t played a defensive snap since 2017. He provides
6:00 AM ET Jordan Love to the New Orleans Saints is a match made in mock-draft heaven. The Utah State quarterback likely will be chosen somewhere in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday. But whether he’ll go inside the top 10 or outside the top 20 is one of the draft’s
12:00 AM ET No NFL restricted free agents signed offer sheets with other teams before Friday’s deadline, which means players such as New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill, Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt and San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida won’t be switching teams. Breida signed his one-year, $3.259 million tender with the