8:55 AM ET The important part of the NFL preseason, if there is one, is over. Week 3 is the traditional time for starters to get the majority of their exhibition action in before the season begins, which is why you saw stars such as Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes start and play into the
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8:42 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL has made an exception to rules limiting the use of tinted helmet shields, the crux of a new sponsorship agreement with Oakley’s football division. The four-year deal, announced Tuesday morning,
8:24 AM ET Ezekiel Elliott is still holding out, but that hasn’t stopped him from working out. The Dallas Cowboys running back is working with Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk in Cabo San Lucas so he can be ready to play when his contract issue is resolved. “His fitness is great, but playing
Aug 26, 2019 With the 2019 NFL season about to kick off, it’s time for our annual ranking of the top 100 players in the league. We asked a panel of more than 40 ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2019 season in comparison to their
7:49 AM ET NFL owners continue to push for an expanded season even as players continue to demonstrate little appetite for such an idea. Sources who have been briefed on the current state of CBA negotiations told ESPN that there has been little substantive progress in talks so far. The players’ side is determined to
11:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — One noticeable change in Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz‘s play this summer is that he hasn’t been using his legs as a weapon. During practice, he has been operating almost exclusively from the pocket. He drops back, surveys and fires. There’s the occasional bootleg or rollout, but it’s hard to
10:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Former Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin says he’s found the first few months of his post-NFL career to be more challenging than relaxing, but he has no second thoughts about the decision he made to walk away from football and doesn’t think he’ll ever get the urge
8:01 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints got a big boost on Monday when standout defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins returned to practice for the first time since tearing his Achilles in January. Rankins and coach Sean Payton declined to put a timetable on when he will be able to play in a
8:03 PM ET New England Patriots starting center David Andrews‘ season is in doubt because of blood clots in his lungs, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Andrews has been the team’s starter in the middle of the offensive line since 2016 and was named a team captain the following season. Andrews joined the Patriots
6:26 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers understands Andrew Luck’s decision to retire, although the Green Bay Packers quarterback doesn’t see himself reaching that stage anytime soon. What Rodgers can’t comprehend was the reaction of Indianapolis Colts fans who booed Luck after the news broke while he was still on the sideline during