10:35 PM ET Brianna Williams Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has redefined what it means to be a dual threat at his position since earning the starting role. The Louisville product, who was the 32nd overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft, didn’t take long to etch his name in the record books as the
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3:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz, a four-time All-Pro selection, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday after nine seasons. Schwartz, 33, didn’t play last season after he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs last March. He had surgery last February for a back injury that prematurely ended his
11:34 AM ET Rashard Anderson, a former first-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, has died at the age of 45. Anderson’s death has been confirmed by the Panthers, who said he died Wednesday in Mississippi, and by Jackson State University, where he was a star cornerback from 1996 to 1999. The cause of Anderson’s
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — In addition to whomever replaces quarterback Russell Wilson, the Seattle Seahawks‘ offense will have a new primary target at tight end, a new No. 2 running back who figures to get plenty of work and, in all likelihood, three new starters on its offensive line. Indeed, the
Jul 13, 2022 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When the Denver Broncos re-convene in two weeks for training camp, they will do so with changes at nearly every level of the franchise. The team’s new ownership group is led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter Carrie Walton Penner, her husband Greg Penner and also includes co-CEO
8:05 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant. Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a
2:59 PM ET Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s attorney rejected the House Oversight committee’s reasoning for wanting him to testify under a subpoena later this month, reiterating that he would do so voluntarily. In a letter, attorney Karen Patton Seymour called the committee’s concerns that her client would withhold information if not testifying under a
7:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The stats speak for themselves — 501 career catches for 8,685 yards and 67 touchdowns with four Pro Bowl nods and three All-Pro selections in an era that was anything but friendly to the passing game — but as former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Cliff Branch is about to
5:43 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Bears have acquired wide receiver N’Keal Harry from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft choice, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Harry, the final selection in the first round of the 2019 draft (32nd overall), never truly panned out in New England
4:26 PM ET The House Committee on Oversight and Reform accepted Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s offer to testify via video conference on July 28, but said he could not do it voluntarily as his attorney had requested. In a letter Tuesday from Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) to Snyder’s attorney, Karen Patton Seymour, the