6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former fullback J.R. Niklos was surprised the first time he met Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk with the St. Louis Rams in 2002. “He’s got his shirt off, and you would think being Marshall Faulk, he would just be shredded,” said Niklos, who played for the Rams
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6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The timing could have been better for new Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry. Needing to shed salary, the New York Giants entered the offseason looking to trade Bradberry, who had been one of the team’s most productive players over the past two seasons with seven interceptions and 25 pass breakups.
11:14 PM ET Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers now have bragging rights on the golf course over Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen after winning Capital One’s The Match on Wednesday. The four NFL quarterbacks played a 12-hole golf exhibition at Wynn Las Vegas in a team event, where Rodgers drained a putt on the final
8:56 PM ET ATLANTA — Red helmets are coming back for the Atlanta Falcons — for at least one game this season. 1 Related The franchise announced the return of the iconic helmet on Wednesday night for the Falcons’ Week 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The red helmet — which
6:06 PM ET In another edition of The Match, football fans will merge with golf fans Wednesday in Las Vegas to see NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers put aside their personal competition with each other to team up against Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. The 12-hole exhibition (6:30 p.m. ET on TNT) will
7:47 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III has died at the age of 38, the Cowboys said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III,” the team said. “Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran
6:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has renewed 21 national grants worth $6.5 million as part of the league’s “Inspire Change” social justice initiative. The league announced the renewals Wednesday. That brings the NFL to more than $244 million in contributions to 37 national grant partners since 2017 as part of
5:15 PM ET Fantasy staff Fantasy football made headlines on the baseball field during the Memorial Day weekend when Tommy Pham of the Cincinnati Reds and Joc Pederson of the San Francisco Giants had an altercation about an issue in a league they were in last season. We have since learned that Los Angeles Angels
4:12 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett said Wednesday that former Browns starting quarterback Baker Mayfield is going to “land on his feet,” in the wake of Cleveland’s trade for its new quarterback, Deshaun Watson. Garrett also said that he won’t be the “judge” or “jury” regarding allegations of
2:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After eight years in the NFL, Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt announced his retirement Wednesday. Tuitt, 29, didn’t play during the 2021 season following the tragic death of his brother in a hit-and-run crash. “After the tragic loss of my brother Richard, and upon completing my degree from the University