5:31 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Chicago Bears left open the possibility of pursuing free agent running back Kareem Hunt, who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 1 after video surfaced of Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in the hallway of his Cleveland residence. Hunt is on the Commissioner
Month: January 2019
5:30 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 So Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has declared for the 2019 NFL draft. The 2018 Heisman Trophy winner will leave school a year early to join a league perpetually starving for young passers.
11:00 AM ET Who could’ve guessed Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray‘s winding path would ultimately take him to the top of NFL draft boards? The former blue-chip recruit out of Allen, Texas, initially struggled at Texas A&M. Then he transferred to Oklahoma, where he sat the bench behind Heisman winner Baker Mayfield. Murray’s future, meanwhile, began
5:13 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley said he’s considering a move up to middleweight later in 2019 to compete for a second belt. “People in the middleweight (division), they need to watch out too. I might slide up on one of y’all by the end of the year,” Woodley said on Ariel Helwani’s
5:24 PM ET Ho-sung Choi, whose unusual swing has gone viral on various social media outlets, has been given a sponsor exemption to compete in next month’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am. Choi, 45, who has never played in a PGA Tour event, has a unique follow-through that has elicited quite the reaction. The South Korean
3:20 PM ET As of Oct. 15, 2018, a change in the NCAA transfer rules allows student-athletes to enter their name into a “transfer portal,” allowing other schools to initiate contact. This allows players to publicly seek a new school without being blocked by their coaches or administrators. However, such a move doesn’t come without
5:49 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Mike Munchak, one of the five candidates who interviewed for the Denver Broncos‘ head-coaching job, has agreed to join Vic Fangio’s Broncos staff as offensive line coach. Fangio was formally named the Broncos’ head coach Thursday. He and Munchak were believed to be the two finalists for the job
4:48 PM ET Former SMU quarterback Ben Hicks is joining Arkansas as a graduate transfer, where he will reunite with coach Chad Morris. Hicks, SMU’s all-time passing leader, announced his decision Monday on Twitter. Hicks started two seasons under Morris at SMU before Morris left for the Arkansas job in December 2017. He set school
4:13 PM ET Charleston Southern has hired Notre Dame assistant Autry Denson as its head coach, the school announced Monday. Denson, Notre Dame’s all-time rushing leader, coached Fighting Irish running backs for the past four seasons. He will be introduced Wednesday morning in Charleston, S.C. Denson, 42, set Notre Dame’s career rushing record with 4,318
4:18 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears kicker Cody Parkey‘s days in Chicago may be numbered. Head coach Matt Nagy expressed dissatisfaction on Monday with Parkey’s decision to appear as a guest on a network morning show a mere five days after he missed a potentially game-winning 43-yard field goal attempt in Chicago’s 16-15