3:15 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence may be the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck, but that doesn’t mean Gardner Minshew is going to accept being relegated to backup status with the Jacksonville Jaguars without putting up a fight. Minshew said he has to treat training camp as if
2:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Joe Mixon had plenty of reasons to smile on Friday. After missing the last 10 games of the 2020 season with an undisclosed foot injury, Mixon said he feels great as he prepares for his fifth year with the franchise. “Y’all see me running every day, cutting,”
3:21 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, the first openly gay active player in the NFL, said Friday that the reaction has been “incredible” in his first public comments since his announcement on Instagram on June 21. Nassib, 28, talked about how much better he feels on the field
3:00 PM ET ESPN staff With the first preseason game in the books, the other 30 NFL teams at 2021 training camps are gearing up for the first full slate of games, starting next Thursday. Friday was a busy day in the league, with two first-round quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft making news, a
2:46 PM ET Texas A&M defensive lineman McKinnley Jackson has been suspended by the team after he was arrested Thursday on two drug charges, including possession of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony. Jackson also was charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana under 2 ounces. He was released from the Brazos County
2:36 PM ET Texas and Texas A&M could see more recruiting battles in the near future with the Longhorns set to join the SEC in 2025, but the Aggies won the most recent battle after ESPN 300 safety Bryce Anderson committed on Friday. Anderson is a 6-foot, 190-pound safety from West Brook Senior High School
10:19 AM ET Anirudh Menon Saturday, August 7 could see a blockbuster ending to India’s action at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. There are three events on, and all three present medal chances – India have won five medals already, and are staring down the record from London 2012, when the contingent returned with six
12:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson returned to the Baltimore Ravens‘ facility Friday, but it’s unknown when the former NFL MVP will come back to the practice field. Jackson missed the previous 10 days of training camp, which is the NFL rule for unvaccinated players who receive a positive COVID-19 test result.
1:23 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington has approached the team about requesting a trade, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The source said that Washington, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal, is unhappy with his limited playing time last season and so far this preseason. Washington,
1:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen have agreed to a six-year contract extension, sources tell ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Allen’s deal tops out at $258 million, with $150 million of that guaranteed, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Allen, the No. 7 pick in 2018, had his fifth-year