Month: July 2020

8:59 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Kliff Kingsbury’s time as a college head coach will come in handy this preseason. The Arizona Cardinals coach compared the NFL’s upcoming preseason to college football’s preseason because there won’t be any games, which means there won’t be an opportunity to scout other teams’ rosters. “You just know what
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9:48 PM ET The Chargers and defensive end Joey Bosa reached agreement on a five-year, $135 million extension that will tie him to Los Angeles for the next six years, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Bosa’s deal includes $78 million fully guaranteed at signing and $102 million guaranteed, according to sources, a
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5:28 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins players lined up shoulder to shoulder during the U.S. and Canadian anthems before the first exhibition game of the NHL’s restarted season, while members of the Boston Bruins plan to lock arms for the songs to promote racial equality. The league said it would feature
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7:01 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has agreed to a new six-year contract with the school through the 2025 season, a source told ESPN. The new agreement adds two years to Riley’s contract, which still must be approved by Oklahoma’s board of regents, which meets this week. The Athletic first reported the new agreement
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press Arizona has suspended junior offensive lineman Edgar Burrola for violating school coronavirus protocols. Burrola confirmed the suspension on Twitter and said he stopped receiving his meal plan the day he was suspended. He also said his stipend has been taken away. Burrola started six games at right tackle in 2019
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5:34 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase called Jamal Adams an “incredible talent,” but he didn’t sound broken up by the messy divorce with the star safety. “We want guys who want to be here,” Gase said Tuesday on a conference call, commenting for the first time on the blockbuster trade with the
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5:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to be at the forefront of the NFL’s push to hire women. After hiring female assistant coaches Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar during the 2019 offseason, the Bucs have hired Jacqueline Davidson, previously the New York Jets‘ director of football administration, to serve as
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6:07 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers receiver Devin Funchess, who had first-hand experience with COVID-19 this offseason while caring for family members with the disease, has opted out of the 2020 season. The 26-year-old veteran was the only experienced addition the Packers made to their receiving corps, which was viewed as
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