12:15 PM ET In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson joined a virtual team meeting last week and led players, coaches and executives through a discussion on how they can address social inequalities and use their platform to unite communities. He gave out
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6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — A year ago, one of the major storylines of the NFL offseason centered on Matt LaFleur and Aaron Rodgers. Most had questions about how it would work, this arranged marriage between the first-year Green Bay Packers coach and the two-time NFL MVP quarterback who had seemingly lost his
6:50 AM ET I love a good expansion draft. It has been 18 years since the NFL last expanded by adding a franchise in Houston, but while organizations have moved across the country since then, we’ve yet to see any serious consideration paid toward adding teams to the 32-squad setup. The biggest reason, of course,
6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN No matter the format or circumstance, NFL expansion is a losing proposition in the short term. There is no practical way to build an immediate winner out of remnants of other NFL teams. The four franchises to most recently enter the NFL as expansion teams — the Carolina Panthers (1995),
8:03 PM ET Patrick Mahomes said his decision to become involved in the Black Lives Matter movement started to solidify with the video of George Floyd dying while a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on him. “I can’t watch the entire George Floyd video through and through,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said. “I’ve watched it
8:42 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Two professional sports franchises in the Twin Cities have made significant contributions to racial and social justice campaigns in light of the killing of George Floyd while in custody of the Minneapolis Police on May 25. The Minnesota Twins, who are owned by the Pohlad family, announced they are committing
6:36 PM ET Michael Wells INDIANAPOLIS — New Colts starting quarterback Philip Rivers knew about the criticism from his struggles at times during the 2019 season while with the Los Angeles Chargers. He didn’t go seek out everything that was said about him because he knows negativity comes with the job at the times. But
6:04 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As various protests of systemic racism have taken hold of the country since George Floyd’s death on May 25, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman believes this time they could lead to more meaningful change. “In the time since I’ve been around and I’ve been alive, I don’t
2:52 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have moved the statue of former owner Jerry Richardson from outside the North Gate of Bank of America Stadium to an undisclosed site for what the team called safety concerns amid the racial unrest in the country. There have been rumblings on social media that the
3:54 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson said Wednesday he thinks that Colin Kaepernick should feel “very vindicated” about kneeling during the national anthem before games in 2016 and that whether players kneel or don’t kneel before games in the 2020 season and beyond will be in the context of a bigger