3:37 PM ET Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. underwent thumb surgery Tuesday and will miss a portion of training camp, coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters. At this point, the Vikings hope that Smith will be ready in time for their Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers. “We still feel very strongly
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1:40 PM ET LATROBE, Pa. — Though Pittsburgh Steelers put on pads Monday, wide receiver Diontae Johnson is still attending practice without them. Johnson is the last remaining wide receiver hold-in from the 2019 draft class after Deebo Samuel and DK Metcalf received significant extensions during the first week of training camp. The Steelers have
1:53 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Orlando Brown failed to reach an agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs on a long-term contract but said after his first training camp practice on Tuesday that he still would like to remain with Kansas City for the rest of his career. “I want to be here,” said
12:13 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The NFL notified the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday that the team would be stripped of its 2023 first-round pick, among other disciplinary measures, for violations of league policies relating to the integrity of the game. Following a six-month investigation, the league found the Dolphins — primarily team owner
1:34 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Jacoby Brissett said his past experiences as a backup quarterback have prepared him for the situation in Cleveland, where he’s in line to take over for suspended Cleveland Browns starter Deshaun Watson. “It’s been my situation throughout my career,” Brissett said Tuesday. “Nothing that I’m unfamiliar with. Always been
10:55 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With the final step of the purchase of the Denver Broncos by a group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton set for Aug. 9, the Walton-Penner group has added another high-profile investor to its ranks. Walton announced Tuesday morning that seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will now have
11:32 AM ET The Arizona Cardinals activated wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown from the active/non-football injury list Tuesday. Brown, acquired by the Cardinals in a draft-night trade with the Baltimore Ravens, went on the list last Tuesday with a hamstring issue, a day before their first training camp practice. Brown tweaked his hamstring two weeks
9:34 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play in Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game against the Las Vegas Raiders, coach Doug Pederson said Tuesday morning. Running back Travis Etienne, who missed his rookie season with a Lisfranc injury, won’t play either, Pederson said. Etienne is not practicing Tuesday because of
6:55 AM ET Monday’s news of a six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has, predictably, triggered an intense reaction. This is fair and understandable, because the allegations of sexual misconduct against Watson are disturbing and deal with the issue of how the NFL polices players when it comes to behavior toward women. The
6:55 AM ET ESPN staff Quarterback Tom Brady was retired during the 2022 NFL offseason for just 40 days before opting to return for a 23rd season that could (maybe?) be his last, tight end Rob Gronkowski recently decided to hang them up and defensive tackle Aaron Donald inked a massive contract extension this summer