4:29 PM ET D.J. Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — Attorney Tony Buzbee and Ashley Solis criticized the NFL on Thursday for the initial ruling on Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s discipline for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after accusations of sexual misconduct. Buzbee and Solis, the first woman to sue Watson and the first to go
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12:26 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson got his deal. After a week-long hold-in at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ training camp, the wide receiver and team reached a two-year extension that averages $18.355 million per year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Kimberley Martin. The deal, worth up to $39.5 million if he reaches incentives, includes
12:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A judge on Thursday quickened the time it will take to rule whether NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying that it appears an effort to gather more evidence is
1:22 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Defensive end Carlos Dunlap is 47th among the NFL’s all-time sack leaders with 96. He said one of the reasons he signed recently with the Chiefs is that playing in Kansas City would give him the best chance to climb the list. “A hundred is a big milestone
7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The moment he saw his father’s face and heard his voice, Tony Boselli dropped his head into his hands. “I was in no … I wasn’t ready to go there at that moment in front of everybody,” he said. The first draft pick in Jacksonville Jaguars history kept his
6:13 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Teven Jenkins‘ extended absence from training camp continues to raise questions about the second-year offensive tackle’s status with the Chicago Bears. Jenkins missed a sixth straight practice on Wednesday, the team’s second day in pads, after only participating during the Bears’ first day of training camp on July
4:28 PM ET ESPN staff It was a big birthday Wednesday around the NFL. None was bigger (or older) than Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady turning 45. There were many “goat” tributes to be had across social media. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 38, was asked at the end of his Wednesday news
4:06 PM ET The NFL has appealed Judge Sue L. Robinson’s decision that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should be suspended six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. In a statement, the league said it notified the NFL Players Association that it would appeal and then filed its brief Wednesday afternoon. The league
4:52 PM ET OXNARD, California — After talks that covered a couple of months, the Dallas Cowboys reached a one-year agreement with veteran linebacker Anthony Barr on Wednesday. The deal is for $2 million but can max out at $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Todd Archer. With the Cowboys keeping Micah Parsons in a
3:34 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals receiver Marquise Brown was arrested and charged with criminal speeding Wednesday morning. Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves confirmed that Brown was arrested at 7:05 a.m. in Phoenix and booked in the Maricopa County Jail. No other details were immediately available. “We are