1:49 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Denver Broncos have no intention of letting safety Justin Simmons hit the open market. John Elway, the Broncos’ president of football operations and general manager, said Tuesday at the scouting combine that Denver will use the franchise tag on Simmons if they can’t work out a long-term deal. Simmons,
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12:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — With rumors again swirling daily about Derek Carr‘s future with the Las Vegas Raiders, general manager Mike Mayock gave the quarterback a vote of confidence Tuesday. Sort of. “The guy completed 70% of his passes,” Mayock said Tuesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. “He had almost a 3:1
11:17 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Burrow stifled any speculation about avoiding the potential next stop in his career. The former LSU quarterback said he will play for the Cincinnati Bengals if the franchise takes him with the top overall pick in April’s NFL draft. “I’m not going to not play,” Burrow told a throng
11:14 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Tua Tagovailoa expects to receive full medical clearance on March 9, a date he has been counting down to for a long time. The former Alabama quarterback won’t throw or participate in on-field drills at the NFL combine, but he will hold his own pro day on April 9, when
Why it matters: For wide receivers and running backs, breakaway speed can be the difference between a modest gain and a game-changing play. A measurable combination that NFL evaluators pay close attention to for cornerbacks is length (height and arms) and 40 speed. Safety is another position to keep an eye on, particularly for players
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Two years ago, the Minnesota Vikings went to the NFL combine in search for their next franchise quarterback. The Vikings went through evaluations of their own pending free agents and those on other teams, and in the end, decided to go all-in on Kirk Cousins. The conversation surrounding how much
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — This week’s NFL scouting combine could mean big things for the Dallas Cowboys and, more specifically, free-agents-to-be quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver Amari Cooper, defensive end Robert Quinn and cornerback Byron Jones. The Cowboys, who have a first-round selection at No. 17, will meet with potential draft picks, conduct business
4:45 PM ET The NFL combine is taking place this week in Indianapolis. On-field workouts for 337 players begin Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Players will be measured against each other in a variety of drills as scouts, coaches and general managers gather to get a better idea of who they would like to select
7:00 AM ET WHEN GIFS OF the “Tiny Hands” guy from Burger King started showing up on his phone before the NFL combine, Brandon Allen began to wonder if the pre-draft process had finally gotten just a little bit, well, out of hand. After a rough start as the quarterback at Arkansas, where fans egged
6:05 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith, whose girlfriend was killed in a traffic accident last September, is making a comeback and is looking to sign with an NFL team, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is feeling better and ready to resume his career. Smith’s girlfriend, Petara Cordero, was struck