6:00 AM ET ESPN Stats and Info Twenty years ago, the New England Patriots drafted quarterback Tom Brady in the sixth round with the 199th overall selection. Brady has an NFL-record six Super Bowl rings, one for every quarterback drafted ahead of him in 2000. The last quarterback drafted in 2000 was Joe Hamilton —
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11:21 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen has tested positive for COVID-19, he told Fox Sports. A Rams spokesperson confirmed the diagnosis Wednesday, adding that Allen felt slight
6:21 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball From hiring three new coordinators to releasing running back Todd Gurley and trading receiver Brandin Cooks, the Los Angeles Rams have experienced significant turnover throughout the offseason.
6:38 PM ET The amount of turnover the Minnesota Vikings have experienced on defense over the past month didn’t come as a surprise to Pro Bowl defensive end Danielle Hunter. Salary-cap restrictions, aging players, injury histories and other circumstances forced Minnesota to part ways with more than a handful of defensive staples during free agency,
4:25 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Almost a month after the Houston Texans sent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for running back David Johnson, it was finalized. Cardinals general manager Steve Keim said on a teleconference call with reporters that he found out Wednesday morning that both players passed their
6:25 AM ET Is Christian McCaffrey the savior for which the poor, beleaguered NFL running back has been waiting? Baltimore’s Mark Ingram, a running back who has been through free agency twice, on Tuesday referred to the running back as “the redheaded stepchild” of the NFL’s financial system. The reference is to the fact that,
2:45 PM ET Every day lately has become Bring Your Dog to Work Day for New York Giants head coach Joe Judge. It’s his new normal. Every day, Judge and the family golden retriever, Abby, head to the basement in their North Attleboro, Massachusetts, home and spend up to 15 hours working. Judge leads staff
3:02 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is not expected to decide whether to reinstate Dallas Cowboys pass-rushers Aldon Smith and Randy Gregory in advance of next week’s NFL draft, a source told ESPN. The Cowboys would have benefited from any resolution as they prioritize draft needs after losing 2019 sack leader Robert Quinn to
6:25 AM ET Twenty years ago, the New England Patriots took Michigan quarterback Tom Brady with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL draft. I was there — and I liked the pick. But I never could have imagined how his career has gone since. (No one could, right?) Three MVP awards, 219 regular-season wins,
2:12 PM ET Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis, who thrived with the Green Bay Packers in the Vince Lombardi era, died Wednesday at age 85. Davis had battled health issues recently. He was part of five championship teams, including the first two Super Bowls. He was enshrined in Canton in 1981 and into