7:40 AM ET ESPN.com staff More than 100 underclassmen already have declared for the 2020 NFL draft, and there are a few more expected to announced their intentions before the deadline, which will be announced by the NFL on Monday, Jan. 20. Some played in their bowl games; others opted not to. What promises to
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10:42 PM ET LSU quarterback Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to have any reservations about playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. Jimmy Burrow, the father of the Heisman Trophy winner, told Montreal’s TSN 690 radio on Thursday that his son has no qualms about wearing orange and black if the Bengals take Joe with the top overall
10:42 PM ET LSU quarterback Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to have any reservations about playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. Jimmy Burrow, the father of the Heisman Trophy winner, told Montreal’s TSN 690 radio on Thursday that his son has no qualms about wearing orange and black if the Bengals take Joe with the top overall
7:02 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have made progress on portions of a new collective bargaining, though significant issues need to be resolved before one can be agreed upon. That was the message NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith to his union’s membership Thursday in a letter updating the state of talks.
6:21 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Kellen Moore will continue as the offensive playcaller for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020, new head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday. McCarthy called plays for most of his 13-year run with the Green Bay Packers and had some of the NFL’s more successful offenses with Brett Favre and Aaron
6:01 PM ET The XFL’s Tampa Bay Vipers added former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway via waivers, the team announced Thursday. Callaway was released by the Browns in November after he showed up late to a game and he also was suspended by the NFL for 10 games that month for violating the NFL’s
4:18 PM ET The Fritz Pollard Alliance will recommend a formal expansion of the NFL’s Rooney Rule in the wake of a hiring cycle that left the league with four minority head coaches and one general manager. The Rooney Rule requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate for key leadership positions. The
3:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the big game on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. 1 Related Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will
2:01 PM ET Agent Drew Rosenhaus conditionally terminated his relationship with Antonio Brown on Thursday until the free-agent wide receiver seeks counsel, an NFL Players Association source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus wrote in the letter that the NFLPA received Thursday that he would like to work with Brown, but not until he first gets
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Green Bay Packers guaranteed a combined $36 million to Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith at the outset of free agency in March. It was a lot of money well spent. The Smiths combined for 25.5 sacks in the regular season, then four of Russell Wilson on