4:18 PM ET Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says his departure from the New York Giants was necessary because he felt he “wasn’t going to be able to reach my full potential there.” Beckham addressed leaving the Giants in an interview with Complex published Thursday, saying the opportunity to join the Browns will
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10:49 AM ET Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith hasn’t abandoned hope of playing football again after suffering a devastating leg injury in November — even though he will have an external fixator on his right leg for at least another month. In his first public comments since the injury, Smith told Fox 5 DC’s Angie
Jun 18, 2019 The 2019 NFL offseason work has concluded. With training camp set to open in late July, we take a look back at how teams fared. NFL Nation rates each team in its offseason efforts and looks at its biggest question still to be answered. Here’s how all 32 teams fared with grades:
7:40 AM ET I don’t know what the weather is like where you’re reading this today, but if you live anywhere close to where I do in Connecticut, it’s almost certainly raining, as it does every day now. There are positives and negatives to suddenly living in higher-tax Seattle. On the down side, I’m not
5:17 PM ET Associated Press JERUSALEM — The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, accepted Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” at a lavish ceremony on Thursday, where he pledged $20 million to establish a foundation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel. In his keynote
1:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The hit to the wrist of Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay during a Christmas Eve game against the Oakland Raiders last season sent shockwaves of anxiety through the rookie. Lindsay knew something was wrong. After all, he had suffered injury before, having torn the anterior cruciate ligament in
3:14 PM ET Patrick Mahomes, during his storybook 2018, set a record for fantasy points by a quarterback in a single season, with 417.1. Mahomes’ 50 passing touchdowns tied for the second most by any player in NFL history, and his 5,097 passing yards were eighth best. He was only the second player in history
1:34 PM 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’s Competition Committee finalized its new rule Thursday for reviewing pass interference, opting against several suggested tweaks and upholding the wording owners originally approved in March. As a result, coaches will
Jun 18, 2019 Coach Rob Mendez was born without arms or legs, and still was determined to become a head football coach. Here, as told to ESPN senior writer Wayne Drehs, the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance shares his thank you letter to the game that changed his life. Dear Football, I
9:00 AM ET Scott Eden HANNAH SMITH WAS a 16-year-old high school basketball player in rural Lebanon, Oregon, when she heard her father scream. She was outside with her younger sister, who was 14 at the time, walking the dogs. The date was April 1, 2013. Given the date, her first thought was that this