11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Stidham’s preseason stacks up favorably: Quarterback Jarrett Stidham put together the best preseason for a rookie quarterback in coach Bill Belichick’s 20-year Patriots tenure, and it wasn’t that close. Preseason stats don’t always tell the whole story,
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11:00 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In 2010, Aaron Pelch had just been named head football coach at Millsaps College, a school of 960 students in Jackson, Mississippi, that plays Division III football on fall weekends. Pelch had a career’s worth of names for potential assistants on his first staff, but he knew who would
12:29 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh loves a good T-shirt. So much so that he’s got a guy on staff making custom designs for him. At training camp last year, Harbaugh showed up with three words printed on a T-shirt. Trying to set the tone after the 2017 season
5:24 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock will open the regular season on injured reserve as the Broncos moved through cut-down weekend on the hunt for a quarterback to back up Joe Flacco. Lock, who was a second-round pick (42nd overall) by the Broncos in this past April’s draft, suffered
12:09 AM ET Former Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is reuniting with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCoy is getting a one-year, $4 million deal that includes $3 million guaranteed from the Chiefs. McCoy, who starred with Reid when they were with the Philadelphia Eagles, was
12:09 AM ET Former Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is reuniting with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCoy and the Chiefs have agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal that includes $3 million guaranteed. McCoy, who starred with Reid when they were with the Philadelphia Eagles, was
8:40 PM ET With a rare opportunity to shape his team’s personnel in his image as a first-time head coach, Bill O’Brien went all-in and rebuilt the core of the Texans on Saturday afternoon. By trading away Jadeveon Clowney to the Seahawks for peanuts and using the money saved to acquire the duo of Kenny
4:51 PM ET CINCINNATI — Injured Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green will start the season on the active roster as the team is hopeful he returns at some point during the first half of the season. In a conference call on Saturday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said Green’s recovery from ankle surgery is currently
Aug 25, 2019 NFL NationESPN We’re less than two weeks from the beginning of the NFL regular season, and rookies and previously unheralded or underperforming players are suddenly ready to become household names. Our NFL Nation reporters break down who will take off this season. Jump to:ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR
10:39 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks badly needed a premier pass-rusher and paid a worthwhile price to get one. The same thing that was true about Ezekiel Ansah in May is true now about Jadeveon Clowney, who is headed to Seattle in a trade with the Houston Texans. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,