7:39 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — It’s April 15, the beginning of the Minnesota Vikings‘ offseason workout program, and Mike Zimmer is pissed off. Entering TCO Performance Center for the first time after leaving defeated and drained last December, All-Pro safety Harrison Smith remembers the feeling of an in-season Monday. Everything you need to know
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11:00 PM ET HOUSTON — Carlos Hyde hasn’t been in Houston for a very long, but the running back is getting a crash course in the Texans’ offense after he was traded by the Chiefs last Saturday. Luckily he has a translator to help him out. Expanded Fantasy Cheat Sheet Bowen: Eight preferred picks Karabell:
11:00 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Jeff Craddock’s cellphone rang, and on the other end of the Tarboro High School football coach’s line was Todd Gurley. “I’m ready to come home,” Gurley told
11:00 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Bills QB Josh Allen, left, and the Jets’ Sam Darnold struggled at times last season as rookies, but they also gave their fans reason for optimism. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Selected four picks apart in the 2018 NFL draft, Josh Allen and Sam Darnold likely will be compared
11:00 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — As quarterback Dak Prescott leads the Dallas Cowboys into the 2019 NFL season against the New York Giants on Sunday at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox), he is more than prepared — not so much because of the talent assembled around him, but because of his comfort in
10:52 PM ET Hours after the Oakland Raiders said Antonio Brown will indeed play in Monday’s season opener, the star receiver posted a video on YouTube that showed a phone call he had with coach Jon Gruden amid his uncertain status with the team earlier this week. In the video, which was posted Friday night
9:49 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime assistant coach Howard Mudd has decided to walk away from football just two days before the Indianapolis Colts open the season at the Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Frank Reich made the announcement Friday. The 77-year-old Mudd came out of retirement six months ago and accepted the title
6:39 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tramon Williams was not channeling his inner Charles Woodson with his comment about Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky after Williams and the Green Bay Packers won 10-3 at Soldier Field in Thursday night’s season opener. It was back in 2012 when Woodson ripped then-Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and
6:43 PM ET The Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed a New Orleans Saints fans’ lawsuit against the NFL over the infamous “no call” in the NFC Championship Game on Friday, meaning commissioner Roger Goodell and game officials will no longer be required to testify. The lawsuit was claiming fraud and conspiracy over the officials’ failure to
6:06 PM ET Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. — The NFL kickoff game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was the most viewed opener since 2016. Green Bay’s 10-3 victory on Thursday night averaged 22.7 million viewers on NBC as well as the network’s and NFL’s digital platforms. The viewer figures were released by