Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
Month: September 2020
3:42 PM ET An attorney for 20 former Washington Football Team employees said her clients want the organization to have “accountability and change” and said that won’t happen until owner Dan Snyder has been removed. Lisa Banks told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap on Outside the Lines that the issues reported in two Washington Post stories this
3:14 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars continued their roster purge Thursday by agreeing to trade safety Ronnie Harrison to the Cleveland Browns for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick, the team announced Thursday. Harrison is the third Jaguars starter in five days to be traded or cut. The team traded disgruntled defensive end
3:58 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton wasn’t just named the New England Patriots‘ starting quarterback on Thursday. He also has been elected a team captain, filling the void created by 18-time captain Tom Brady. Coach Bill Belichick told players that Newton would officially be the team’s starter in a meeting Thursday, a source
3:32 PM ET Florida will reduce seating capacity to 17,000 fans to comply with physical distancing requirements inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the school announced Thursday. The normal game day capacity is 88,548, so about 20% of the stadium will be filled as a result of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Florida also said masks are required
12:41 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There are no injury concerns for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson heading into the regular-season opener, the reigning NFL MVP said Thursday. Jackson missed two practices a few weeks ago because of a groin injury before returning on Aug. 24. On Thursday, he declared himself fully recovered. “I’m
12:29 PM ET The Miami Dolphins have fielded trade inquiries in recent days about former first-round pick Josh Rosen, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosen could be on the move for the second time in his young NFL career, as rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has proved healthy so far in training camp. Rosen has
2:04 PM ET One week after an apparent dispute over an injury, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell took issue with the perception that he and coach Adam Gase have a strained relationship. “I don’t understand why everybody is trying to put me and Gase against each other,” Bell said Thursday on a Zoom
10:02 AM ET ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy will defend his Tour Championship title this week after announcing Thursday that his wife, Erica, had given birth on Monday. McIlroy said via social media that Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, the couple’s first child, was born in Florida. “She is the absolute love of our lives,” McIlroy wrote. Last
7:57 AM ET The Williams family is set to leave Formula One after standing down from the leadership of the team that carries its name. Frank Williams is in his 51st year as team principal of the team he founded, although the day-to-day running of the team was passed to his daughter in 2013. Claire