9:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Does the trade of DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals have Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson evaluating his options? A few cryptic updates in the aftermath of the trade of his All-Pro receiver have to make Houston fans wonder. Don’t deal with the lies and the frauds. That’s why
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5:41 PM ET Aaron Rodgers and his travel party that included three other people got out of Peru nine days ago, within minutes of the airport closing due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Green Bay Packers quarterback revealed Friday on a radio show. Rodgers told Pat McAfee and former Packers teammate A.J. Hawk, who co-hosted
4:12 PM ET Having had 10 missed field goals in 2019 for the Los Angeles Rams, veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million deal with $3.5 million guaranteed, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Todd Archer on Friday. The move reunites Zuerlein, 32, with John Fassel, his special-teams coach
7:30 AM ET PHOENIX — Javon Kinlaw has childhood memories — gunshots, dead bodies, needles, addicts — he doesn’t want to think about. He doesn’t block them out. He just doesn’t want to talk about them. They give Kinlaw bad dreams. They wake him up in a cold sweat. It’s what he calls his trauma.
1:26 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Newly signed running back Melvin Gordon said Friday he believes he can co-exist in the Denver Broncos‘ offense with Phillip Lindsay and is eager to prove he is “better than just average.” Gordon missed the first four Los Angeles Chargers games last season due to a contract holdout and
10:52 AM ET Linebacker Reggie Ragland has agreed to terms with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday. The Lions also agreed to a one-year deal with linebacker Elijah Lee on Friday, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein, confirming a report by the Detroit News. The additions of Ragland and Lee,
7:34 AM ET Mount Vernon, Iowa (pop: 4,435), sits on a paha, a long, narrow hill that stretches for a mile and rises about 100 feet above the surrounding landscape. Known for sidewalk festivals and quaint coffee shops, Mount Vernon once was named one of the “coolest” small towns in America by a travel magazine.
8:27 AM ET Michael Brockers‘ deal with the Baltimore Ravens fell through over an issue with his ankle, and the free-agent defensive lineman swiftly rejoined the Los Angeles Rams on a similar deal on Friday. This represents the first major complication in the NFL’s decision to proceed with free agency during the coronavirus pandemic. Brockers
7:10 AM ET Most deals signed in NFL free agency turn out to be disappointing. Teams pay players expecting the best seasons from their past, but it rarely works out that way. As a result, most of my grades tend to be a C+ or below. Call me a tough grader, but ask the Jets
8:16 PM ET The NFL draft will go on as scheduled April 23-25, commissioner Roger Goodell said in a sternly worded leaguewide memo distributed Thursday. In his memo, obtained by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Goodell served warning to those around the league who criticize the league’s stance. “Public discussion of issues relating to the draft serves