10:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Zach Wood won’t be so disrespected by EA Sports’ Madden NFL ratings anymore. The New Orleans Saints‘ third-year long snapper was given the lowest rating in the league in the recently released edition of the popular video game — a 36, which tied him with Oakland Raiders long snapper
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9:39 PM ET DETROIT — Calder Hodge has big dreams; record-breaking, life-changing, world-inspiring dreams. He’s 14 years old. Due to a rare disorder called fibular hemimelia, his legs were amputated when he was 3. That never stopped him from thinking big. From pushing to do everything that his older brothers could do, and maybe even
5:15 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Another day, another day off for Antonio Brown, and Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden acknowledged that frustration is mounting with his star receiver missing so much time so early in his first training camp with the team. “I think we’re all disappointed,” Gruden said after practice on Friday. “We
5:15 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Another day, another day off for Antonio Brown, and Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden acknowledged that frustration is mounting with his star receiver missing so much time so early in his first training camp with the team. “I think we’re all disappointed,” Gruden said after practice on Friday. “We
4:36 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame will expand the number of potential inductees to 20 in 2020 as part of the NFL’s celebration of its 100th season. Calling it a centennial class, Hall of Fame president David Baker said Friday that five modern-day players, 10 seniors, three
3:58 PM ET The New England Patriots have signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Meredith became a free agent when the New Orleans Saints released him Monday, four days into training camp. He played in six games for the Saints in 2018, posting nine receptions for 114 yards and
3:58 PM ET The New England Patriots have signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith, who became a free agent when the New Orleans Saints released him Monday, four days into training camp. Meredith played in six games for the Saints in 2018, posting nine receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown. The Patriots placed Meredith on
4:15 PM ET One day after the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons kicked off the preseason schedule in the Hall of Fame game, the hot topic taking the league by storm is … Mahomes Magic Crunch. While most of the teams were preparing for their preseason openers, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was answering
1:59 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes said he hasn’t tried his new cereal, Mahomes Magic Crunch, that began selling this week at a Kansas City-area grocery chain. “But I’m excited for it,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said. “I’m excited for everything that it’s kind of doing. It’s helping out my foundation
4:03 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The catch rate itself is eye-popping enough. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas caught 85 percent of the passes thrown his way last season — 125 of 147, to be exact, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats. That was the highest rate of any receiver since at least 1986,