8:15 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 The Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Jared Goff agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension that will keep Goff with the team through the 2024 season,
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8:15 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 The Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Jared Goff agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension that will keep Goff with the team through the 2024 season,
8:14 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank continued to express optimism about reaching a contract extension with wide receiver Julio Jones soon and said he is not concerned about any potential stall in talks keeping Jones off the field for Sunday’s season opener at Minnesota. Blank, in a recent phone interview with ESPN, was
6:29 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Here’s the thing about “Hard Knocks” — it sucks the viewer in and gets them to root for an assortment of underdogs trying to make the team. Those storylines rarely have happy endings. Such was the case in Tuesday night’s season finale with the Oakland Raiders, as first-round picks
5:09 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have unveiled statues of Walter Payton and George Halas at Soldier Field, two days before the team opens the 100th season of the NFL with a home game against the rival Green Bay Packers. Each 12-foot statue weighs 3,000 pounds. One shows Payton, the Hall
4:40 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If the New England Patriots were making a late-season charge and quarterback Tom Brady attempted to entice tight end Rob Gronkowski out of retirement, would Gronkowski take the plunge? “No, I wouldn’t say so,” Gronkowski answered on The Adam Schefter Podcast. “I’m truly enjoying my time off, truly enjoying
3:58 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has bragged for years he has the best hands in the NFL regardless of position, and now he has a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records to back up his claim. Newton in July caught 51 one-handed passes in 60 seconds from
3:53 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 The sample size wasn’t big nor was it impressive. Quarterback Jared Goff started seven games as a rookie in 2016, after the Rams‘ homecoming season in Los
2:53 PM ET CINCINNATI — Veteran Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard has a new deal that should keep him with the team for a couple more seasons. Bernard and the team have agreed to a two-year extension through the 2021 season, the team announced Tuesday. According to NFL Network, the deal is worth $10.3
2:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett normally battles offensive linemen. He’s taking on a new, rewarding challenge. The Browns’ star defensive end has been chosen as the new captain of the NFL Waterboys program, which is committed to bringing clean water to needy East African communities. Garrett is taking over the role