4:39 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – One day after trading third-year tight end Michael Roberts to the New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional 2020 seventh-round pick, the Detroit Lions announced Friday that the deal was rescinded because conditions weren’t met. The Lions then waived Roberts, per the club. Roberts didn’t pass his physical
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3:08 PM ET Associated Press VISTA, Calif. — California prosecutors will retry Kellen Winslow II on eight charges left undecided by the jury that convicted the former NFL player of rape. The prosecution announced its decision Friday in San Diego County Superior Court in Vista. The new trial has been scheduled to begin on Sept.
9:57 AM ET Associated Press VISTA, Calif. — California prosecutors will retry Kellen Winslow II on eight charges left undecided by the jury that convicted the former NFL player of rape. The prosecution announced its decision Friday in San Diego County Superior Court in Vista. The new trial has been scheduled to begin Sept. 30.
1:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Dwayne Haskins‘ flashes produce moments of joy, throws punctuated by high-fives from the coach or fist bumps from his offensive coordinator. Those moments remind the Washington Redskins — as if they needed it — why they drafted him. Other throws let them know Haskins needs more seasoning. But with
1:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Todd Gurley II shook his head, then shrugged his shoulders. At the outset of the offseason program in April, the Los Angeles Rams
4:23 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith once said Pat Bowlen was “the one behind everything we did, the one who gave us the championship feeling.” And for more than three decades directing one of professional sports most successful, most passionately followed teams, Bowlen always said his overriding principle
9:02 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Second-year linebacker Shaquem Griffin is back at his natural position as he tries to improve upon an up-and-down rookie season and stick with the Seattle Seahawks. They’re playing him on the edge as a strong-side linebacker, the same role he had at Central Florida, and the huge
5:40 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Andy Weidl to vice president of player personnel, succeeding Joe Douglas, who was hired as the general manager of the New York Jets, the team has now confirmed via its website. Weidl has served as the Eagles director of player personnel under Douglas and Howie Roseman, the
5:43 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals released veteran cornerback David Amerson on Thursday, a surprise move as the team wrapped up its offseason workouts. Amerson, 27, had been considered a favorite to start at one of the team’s outside cornerback spots with Patrick Peterson suspended for the first six games of the season for a
3:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker‘s first two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs were good enough to make him one of the highest paid kickers in the NFL. The Chiefs and Butker agreed to terms of a five-year contract extension worth about $20 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.