9:41 AM ET Todd Gurley will be wearing the No. 21 with the Atlanta Falcons, but he says his decision didn’t come with Deion Sanders’ blessing. The running back was asked Friday on Atlanta radio station 92.9 The Game whether he asked Sanders if he could wear the number “Prime Time” wore for the Falcons
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8:00 AM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lynn Bowden reaches into his pocket and fishes out a cellphone. Leaning back in a restaurant booth on a warm afternoon in early March, he scrolls and scrolls and scrolls until he finally finds the photo he’s looking for. It’s a screenshot of a text message he received at
Apr 10, 2020 Navy‘s Malcolm Perry once went from eating Twizzlers in the stands to playing quarterback on a 90-yard drive. So going from record-setting option quarterback to the NFL draft as a wide receiver might not be that hard. In September 2016, Perry enjoyed tailgating before the Midshipmen’s season opener against Fordham and marched
1:10 PM ET Several NFL teams are doing serious homework on Utah State’s Jordan Love, one of the most polarizing quarterbacks in the draft. Texas Tech coach Matt Wells — who recruited and coached Love at Utah State — told ESPN he’s discussed Love with seven NFL head coaches who called him in the past
9:23 PM ET Tua Tagovailoa‘s health continues to be a talking point ahead of this month’s NFL draft. On Friday night, the former Alabama star took it on himself to try to dispel any thoughts that he might be injury-prone. “I’m not playing badminton. I’m not on the swim team,” Tagovailoa said during an Instagram
8:15 PM ET Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson was awarded $475,000 on Friday to settle his lawsuit with the city of Minneapolis. Johnson filed the suit in April 2016, claiming two Minneapolis police officers used excessive force when they arrested him in October 2014. In the lawsuit, Johnson also accused the two off-duty
7:43 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Former Eagles Pro Bowl tight end Pete Retzlaff died Friday morning of natural causes, the team announced. He was 88. “Pete was a revolutionary tight end and one of the most productive players in the history of our franchise,” Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “He
7:30 PM ET The XFL surprised its workforce Friday morning by issuing mass layoffs and implying a grim outlook for the future of the league. The XFL suspended operations, and multiple sources told ESPN that the league currently has no plans to return in 2021. Indeed, it will likely become this country’s first pro sports
5:49 PM ET Drew Brees appears to have his second career lined up. The New Orleans Saints quarterback has agreed to join NBC Sports as a football analyst when he is done playing, the New York Post reported Friday. Brees, 41, has not announced when he plans to retire. He plans to play the 2020
5:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Former Baltimore Ravens defensive end Ufomba Kamalu was arrested on a warrant for a domestic violence charge on Thursday, according to Baltimore County police. On Wednesday, police responded to a call for domestic violence at 10 a.m. ET and determined that an argument between Kamalu and a woman