12:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Although there was initial optimism that Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams might be available in time for training camp, head coach Dan Campbell doesn’t anticipate that happening as Williams continues to heal from his ACL injury. “I don’t see him being ready for training
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9:55 AM ET Former NFL head coach and longtime defensive coordinator Gregg Williams heads the XFL’s first batch of assistant coach hires, the league announced Wednesday. Williams will serve as the defensive coordinator for head coach Reggie Barlow’s team. Williams, a former head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns who served a one-year
6:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN LAS VEGAS — Von Miller leaned to the side, looking poised to rush a quarterback. Next to him stood defensive end Greg Rousseau, the Buffalo Bills‘ 2021 first-round pick, watching the future Hall of Fame linebacker’s movements, where Miller placed his feet and hands and listening to his new teammate
10:21 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Not long after the Los Angeles Rams finished their second day of minicamp Wednesday, offensive coordinator Liam Coen gestured into the team’s training facility. He was asked how quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp were working together this offseason, since Stafford isn’t throwing yet as he
9:43 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. – Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith says he doesn’t foresee “any problem” resulting from his January arrest on suspicion of DUI. Smith, who is competing with Drew Lock to replace Russell Wilson as Seattle’s starter, was made available to reporters Wednesday for the first time since the arrest.
7:39 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams signed wide receiver Cooper Kupp to a three-year, $80 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. The contract includes $75 million guaranteed and is worth $110 million over the five years of the deal, sources said. It’s the highest amount of
6:23 PM ET Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing all 24 women who have filed civil lawsuits against Deshaun Watson, said his law firm will “soon be joining the Houston Texans organization and others as defendants” in the lawsuits against the quarterback. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that the nondisclosure agreement that Watson gave
7:55 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold — again. The 31-year-old Canadian offensive lineman told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he will begin a residency program at a Montreal-area hospital next month. Duvernay-Tardif has been an unrestricted NFL free agent since March after finishing last season
5:42 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio apologized on Wednesday after calling the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol a “dustup” earlier in the day. “I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Referencing
1:45 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio defended his tweets about the upcoming congressional hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, saying he wants to know why there’s not similar energy devoted to the “riots” in the summer of 2020 as there is to what he termed a “dustup”