3:07 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL competition committee left the scouting combine this week with a mandate to study and develop the concept of adding a “sky judge” to officiating crews, league executive vice
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3:04 PM ET Associated Press The Alliance of American Football is in a holding pattern regarding quarterback Johnny Manziel, whose contract was terminated this week by the CFL. “We don’t know,” Alliance co-founder Charlie Ebersol said Friday. “We’re trying to get to the bottom of what happened in Canada. We want to be a league
1:07 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Teams that have communicated with the New York Giants are under the impression they are trying to trade outside linebacker Olivier Vernon, sources told ESPN. Vernon is set to make $15.5 million this season. His current deal has two years and $31 million remaining. If the Giants don’t get a
2:45 AM ET Running backs will be featured during Day 1 of on-field workouts at the 2019 NFL scouting combine Friday. In related news, the Philadelphia Eagles evaluators spent the morning popping popcorn and polishing their binoculars. The Eagles haven’t drafted a running back higher than the fourth round since executive vice president of football
11:12 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens running back Alex Collins was arrested Friday morning after a car crash about a mile away from the team facility. Ravens spokesman Chad Steele said the team has spoken with police and is aware of the situation. Collins’ car crashed into a tree in Owings Mills
4:30 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Running back Alex Collins was waived by the Baltimore Ravens on Friday afternoon, hours after he had been arrested following a car crash about a mile away from the team facility. Collins’ car crashed into a tree in Owings Mills around 6:48 a.m., according to police. The charges
10:14 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a three-year extension with defensive end Brandon Graham, the team announced on Friday. The new deal, which will keep Graham with the Eagles through the 2021 season, is reportedly worth $40 million, a source tells ESPN’s Tim McManus. The Eagles and Graham had been negotiating
12:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Sanchez provided some positive moments as a rookie in 2009, but the New York Jets really haven’t derived this much optimism from a young quarterback since Chad Pennington in 2002. Pennington’s chance to be great was undermined by shoulder injuries. The biggest threat to Sam Darnold is his own
11:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — When tight end Jason Witten walked away from football last May, his teammates gave him a long, standing ovation, recognizing a successful 15-year career that placed him among the greatest to play for the Dallas Cowboys. It wasn’t just the catches, yards and touchdowns that made Witten great — it
2:46 AM ET Redskins QB Alex Smith is recovering from a compound fracture in his right leg. Brad Mills/USA TODAY Sports The Washington Redskins remain in a holding position at quarterback: They don’t know when, or even if, Alex Smith will return; they still believe in Colt McCoy and they know they must add another quarterback.