9:29 AM ET Longtime New England Patriots captain Devin McCourty passionately defended Mac Jones as the team’s quarterback of the future, adding that team leaders such as Jones are encouraged by coach Bill Belichick to speak up. “What I love about Mac is that Mac came into a leadership role as a quarterback and he
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10:08 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The 2023 season will be Dak Prescott‘s eighth as the Dallas Cowboys‘ starting quarterback, and despite Prescott winning just two playoff games, executive vice president Stephen Jones still believes Prescott can take the franchise to its first Super Bowl since 1995. “I’ve got all the faith in the world we
10:07 AM ET Quarterbacks C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will throw at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, but Bryce Young will wait for Alabama’s pro day on March 23, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Reid on Monday. Although he won’t throw, Young will go through medicals and measurements, the sources told Reid. Richardson also
6:00 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum has a good idea of what Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles is about to experience at the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. Tannenbaum, now an ESPN analyst, was the GM of the New York Jets in February 2006 when he spotted Houston Texans GM Charley Casserly in the
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The first order of business for the New York Giants this offseason was taking care of some of their exclusive rights free agents. Among them was Isaiah Hodgins, the former Buffalo Bills wide receiver whom the Giants claimed off waivers in early November and almost immediately worked his
7:24 AM ET The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12
7:47 AM ET Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter, considered one of the top players in this year’s NFL draft, will not participate in the workout portion of this week’s scouring combine but will conduct interviews with teams and undergo a physical, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus and agent Ryan Matha told
9:07 PM ET ESPN staff Week 1 of the 2023 XFL season brought no shortage of drama, from one-handed touchdowns to pick-sixes. Think Week 2 would lack in the excitement factor? Think again. The Sea Dragons battled back from a 17-12 fourth-quarter deficit to score a go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes, only for
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Meyers’ market: The Patriots are entering the red zone when it comes to answering one of the most pressing questions of their offseason: How far will they extend to retain free agent receiver Jakobi Meyers? The fifth-year
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — At 1-6, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes knew he had to shake things up ahead of the NFL trade deadline. So, he made an unpopular move to send Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson to their division rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, in exchange for a 2023 second-round