6:00 AM ET The virtual Saquon Barkley must not be as good as the real deal. At least that is what this year’s Madden NFL 21 data says about the New York Giants running back. Barkley was the top running back choice for NFL insiders in a recent ESPN survey, but was tied for the
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6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The path taken by Arizona Cardinals rookie linebacker Isaiah Simmons is well known: Football star. Clemson legend. All-American. First-round pick. But another route could have manifested itself. The 2020 Olympic Games were scheduled to begin July 24 in Tokyo but have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simmons
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Somehow Terron Armstead forgot what this humidity felt like. The New Orleans Saints‘ left tackle has primarily been training in Dallas during the coronavirus pandemic. But he returned to New Orleans during this late-June weekend, and one of his first stops was the open-air gym where he has added
9:55 PM ET Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 It has been 110 days since Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive
6:15 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps draws closer, the league and the players’ union on Friday unveiled some of the steps they’re taking to educate players and team personnel about how the league plans to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. Assuming there is a season and teams travel to and
5:44 PM ET Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku.
4:53 PM ET The NFL remains determined to start training camps on time, which in some cases means next week. NFL players, following a Thursday night conference call with several team physicians, are aware that a delay in the start of camps is unlikely. The key now, NFLPA leaders say, is to figure out the
Jul 16, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt didn’t want to ruin the surprise. When Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called him earlier this year and told him the team was preparing to seriously pursue his older brother, Derek, 27, in free agency, T.J., 25, thought carefully about what he would tell him. He wanted to
3:29 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals have signed offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Beachum, 31, spent the past three seasons with the New York Jets, starting 45 out of 48 games. He missed three games last season because of a sprained ankle. He
2:17 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League reportedly will change their name. The team would not confirm the two reports. TSN and Postmedia say the team will make a switch following this week’s decision to do the same by Washington’s NFL team. A spokeswoman for the