Month: April 2020

3:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring wide receiver Marquise Goodwin from the San Francisco 49ers, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The teams flipped sixth-round picks, with the Eagles also getting Goodwin, Schefter said. Goodwin has plenty of what the Eagles have prioritized this offseason — speed — boasting a 4.27

2:51 PM ET The Carolina Panthers drafted former XFL safety Kenny Robinson in the fifth round of the NFL draft Saturday, capping his unique path to the NFL. Robinson earned all-Big 12 honors at West Virginia in 2018, but he was dismissed from school because of an academic violation. Instead of sitting out the 2019

2:37 PM ET Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson,

2:16 PM ET ESPN News Services When it comes to first impressions, Tampa didn’t exactly give the best of welcomes to one of its newest and most famous residents when NFL superstar Tom Brady was ejected from a downtown park while working out. Mayor Jane Castor tried to make amends by issuing a lighthearted apology

1:04 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One of the most beloved San Francisco 49ers in recent memory is walking away from the NFL. Longtime Niners left tackle Joe Staley is expected to retire, citing health concerns, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Staley, 35, dealt with a broken fibula, broken finger and

1:21 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts selected Washington quarterback Jacob Eason in the fourth round (No. 122 overall) of the NFL draft Saturday. Eason was the sixth quarterback taken in the draft, behind Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts. Finding a quarterback of the future was something the Colts

12:22 PM ET New York Giants coach Joe Judge’s trusted sidekick, Abby the golden retriever, was cut from the game plan by a last-minute audible. That is why she hasn’t made an appearance during the NFL draft broadcast despite the original plan for her and Judge’s four kids to be helping. Judge made the decision

12:31 PM ET He wasn’t officially part of the team until Thursday, but Joe Burrow‘s head-start in getting to know the Cincinnati Bengals‘ playbook could end in him being the team’s Week 1 starter. Burrow has been studying the Bengals’ offense for weeks, and one source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he is so far

12:14 PM ET The Washington Redskins on Saturday agreed to trade perennial Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson, ending a nearly year-long dispute with the team that drafted him. The Redskins traded Williams to San Francisco in exchange for a fifth-round pick this year