3:27 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins on Thursday brushed off recent comments from general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, closing the door on an awkward start to training camp at TCO Performance Center. Asked if he had any reason to question the Vikings’ commitment to him, Cousins said: “I haven’t given it
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3:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants star Saquon Barkley is in his contract year — a big season for the arch of his career. What Barkley does in 2022 will determine whether the running back lands a lucrative new deal to remain with the team that selected him No. 2 overall
1:46 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray held an unscheduled news conference Thursday to defend himself against the backlash he has received from the independent study addendum that was added to his contract. Murray spoke for about 11 minutes, saying he felt it was necessary to explain himself. He said it was
11:31 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting center Ryan Jensen was carted off the field during Thursday’s training camp practice with a left knee injury. Bucs coach Todd Bowles said Jensen will undergo testing to determine the severity of the injury. General manager Jason Licht said the team might not have a
11:40 AM ET Veteran defensive end Carlos Dunlap is signing a one-year deal worth up to $8 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Chiefs’ defense was 29th in the league in sacks last season and lost one of its top pass-rushers in veteran Melvin Ingram,
12:19 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders tight end Antonio Gandy-Golden retired from football Thursday morning, ending a brief career that began as a fourth-round pick in 2020. Gandy-Golden, 24, informed Washington coach Ron Rivera about his plans before the team’s 9 a.m. practice. He told Rivera that he wanted to return to college
6:33 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has begun testifying before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct. A spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform confirmed Snyder began giving his deposition Thursday morning virtually and in private. The hearing is not public. “Snyder
10:11 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After attributing a lack of playoff success to a rise in “me-first” players, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger walked back his comments in an interview with a local radio station Thursday. “I probably should’ve been more detailed, more specific,” Roethlisberger told 102.5 DVE. “It’s not the majority of guys
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said no, he did not try to fight a Giants fan on the tennis courts of Haddonfield, New Jersey, this summer, as alleged by a caller to New York’s sports radio station WFAN back in late June. But Sirianni did give him the business. “I was
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots were considering hosting Division II receiver Andrew Jamiel for a tryout this week, they reached out to five-time All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman for a reference. Sherman told the Patriots the same thing he’s been relaying to Jamiel: “What took you so long! He deserves