6:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The situation for the Buffalo Bills was dire. Down 24-3 to Tom Brady‘s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bills filed into the locker room at halftime after seemingly nothing went right on offense. “I think the thing that we got ourselves into was pretending like it was something
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1:25 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are giving defensive tackle Bryan Mone a two-year, $12 million extension, a source confirms to ESPN. Mone, 26, is now under contract through 2024 and can make up to $13.8 million with incentives over the next three seasons, according to the source. Mone’s extension, which was first
11:58 AM ET Tisha Thompson The attorney for Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder reiterated Monday that Snyder would not testify before Congress on June 22, despite a request from the committee to reconsider. Karen Patton Seymour declined the initial invitation from the House Oversight Committee investigating the Commanders’ alleged “toxic workplace culture,” saying that Snyder
6:40 AM ET NFL Nation reporters With veteran participation often kept to a minimum during offseason practices in the NFL, it’s only natural for attention to turn to the new faces and the rookies in particular. Eight teams didn’t have a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft. For the 24 that did (obviously some
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The play happened in the New York Jets‘ next-to-last practice. In a 7-on-7 period, rookie wide receiver Garrett Wilson ran an intermediate crossing route and made a twisting catch on a pass from quarterback Zach Wilson that was behind him. It wasn’t a textbook route by Wilson, slightly
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Jones for Jackson? One of the Patriots’ top questions entering training camp is who will replace J.C. Jackson as a starting cornerback, and fourth-round pick Jack Jones has quickly put himself in position to challenge for the
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. QB evaluation: Robert Saleh is a media-savvy coach who knows how to control the message, and that’s exactly what he tried to do with this comment about quarterback Zach Wilson: “He doesn’t need to be Tom Brady
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Drew Lock learned an important lesson last offseason while battling Teddy Bridgewater to be the Denver Broncos‘ starting quarterback. He fixated on who won each practice, and as he realized after losing the competition, that mindset did him no good. “I tried to compare the whole time:
6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Being considered the next Deebo Samuel is the hot thing in the NFL right now. When a player has the skill set to be a playmaker as a running back and a receiver, the default assumption seems to be that teams should use that dual threat just like the
Jun 17, 2022 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the Denver Broncos wrapped up their offseason program, coach Nathaniel Hackett dropped the phrase “outside zone” early, often and with plenty of anticipation for the 2022 season. The outside zone run scheme, one that attacks space and stresses defenses along the perimeter, should have plenty of folks —