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10:37 PM ET The Cowboys’ offense has a new weapon. Former Oklahoma star CeeDee Lamb dropped to the 17th pick in Thursday night’s NFL draft, and Dallas was there to snag him, giving QB Dak Prescott another talented wideout to join Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. A first-team All-American and a finalist for the Biletnikoff
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8:56 PM ET The Miami Dolphins selected Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 5 pick in Thursday night’s 2020 NFL draft with hopes he will be the answer to their long-standing franchise quarterback question. After months of debate about whether to take Tagovailoa or Oregon’s Justin Herbert, the Dolphins made their choice clear by going
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9:09 PM ET Lindsay Thiry The Los Angeles Chargers selected Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert with the No. 6 pick in the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday. Herbert is expected to become the Bolts’ future franchise quarterback following the departure of veteran Philip Rivers, who signed with the Indianapolis Colts in free agency after 16 seasons
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8:33 PM ET The Washington Redskins received what they wanted most with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft: a potential high-impact player. The Redskins selected Ohio State defensive end Chase Young on Thursday, ending months of speculation by doing what many long ago predicted they would. “I’ve dreamed of going to
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8:46 PM ET The first virtual NFL draft showed off its bandwidth Thursday night. The coronavirus pandemic kept the NFL world at home, but technology prevailed as commissioner Roger Goodell announced quarterback Joe Burrow as the No. 1 pick to the Cincinnati Bengals. Goodell did so with a virtual montage of Bengals fans behind him.
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8:25 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have their next franchise quarterback. Months of speculation ended on Thursday when the Bengals selected former LSU standout Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the NFL draft. With this year’s event taking place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, Burrow celebrated with his family and
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1:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The man convicted of killing former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith has asked for a new trial because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that split verdicts are unconstitutional in state criminal cases. Appeal attorney Eric Santana filed a request Wednesday asking for a new trial
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1:43 PM ET ESPN analyst Todd McShay announced Thursday that he will not be part of the network’s broadcast of the 2020 NFL draft because he is recovering from the coronavirus. “For now, I just want to say I miss you all — my teammates at ESPN who have been incredibly supportive, my friends in
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