1:58 AM ET The blame game went a little something like this as the Minnesota Vikings stumbled to an 8-7-1 finish last season. It’s the offensive line’s fault! It’s playcalling! The defense lost its edge! Kirk Cousins was a bad investment! &• It’s on Cousins to get to ‘next level’&• J.J. Watt makes presence felt
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8:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent wide receiver Allen Hurns is signing with the Miami Dolphins, coach Brian Flores told reporters Friday. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Hurns will sign a one-year deal worth up to $3 million. Flores said he expected Hurns to be at practice Friday and that the wide
7:30 AM ET While the two sides have exchanged proposals in recent days, Melvin Gordon‘s holdout now is expected to be prolonged and threatens to last into the season, per sources familiar with the talks. In Gordon’s absence, the Los Angeles Chargers will be relying on Austin Ekeler, Justin Jackson and Detrez Newsome. Gordon is
10:20 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Cam Newton admittedly couldn’t throw more than 30 yards at the end of last season due to a sore right shoulder, so two completions of 40-plus yards in the first practice of training camp was a positive sign for the Carolina Panthers‘ ninth-year quarterback. “He’s healthy and ready to
10:20 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Cam Newton admittedly couldn’t throw more than 30 yards at the end of last season due to a sore right shoulder, so two completions of 40-plus yards in the first practice of training camp was a positive sign for the Carolina Panthers‘ ninth-year quarterback. “He’s healthy and ready to
8:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who has a notable history of experimenting with players in different positions, has thinned out the team’s quarterback depth chart by switching former LSU starter Danny Etling to wide receiver. The Patriots selected Etling in the seventh round of the 2018 draft, and
8:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who has a notable history of experimenting with players in different positions, has thinned out the team’s quarterback depth chart by switching former LSU starter Danny Etling to wide receiver. The Patriots selected Etling in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft,
6:36 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants‘ first full-team practice of the summer claimed its first casualty Thursday when wide receiver Sterling Shepard fractured his thumb. Shepard left midway through the workout to undergo an X-ray that revealed the bad news. The versatile receiver is expected to play a bigger role
6:10 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — The thought of NBA All-Star forward Kevin Durant tearing his Achilles in his first game back a month after suffering a calf strain influenced Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich’s approach with quarterback Andrew Luck and his return from a calf injury. “I was certainly thinking [about] it,” Reich said
5:51 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Hours before he took the field for his first training camp practice, Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray said he doesn’t understand why there’s skepticism surrounding Kliff Kingsbury’s version of the Air Raid offense. “I don’t see why everybody thinks that it can’t be successful,” Murray said. “It’s just