5:37 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Jon Gruden has some pointed advice for his new general manager as Mike Mayock approaches his first NFL draft as the Oakland Raiders’ general manager, after years as a draft analyst for NFL Network. Especially with the Raiders holding so much draft capital. “Don’t mess it up, dude,” Gruden
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8:10 AM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. Rich Cimini Close ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate Linebacker Anthony Barr told his agent to accept the deal with
4:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Add Dallas Cowboys right tackle La’el Collins to the list of players rehabilitating from offseason surgery. A source confirmed that Collins had surgery to repair a torn right rotator cuff in early February. The plan is to limit Collins’ work during the offseason program so he can be good
4:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was arrested Thursday afternoon after a traffic stop and charged with knowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license, according to Jacksonville jail records. Fournette paid a $1,508 bond and was released after spending less than 30 minutes at the Duval County Jail. The
8:00 AM ET The NFL draft can be relentless, maddening, career-defining or career-crushing. For scouts and general managers, so much rides on getting things right. And there are very few sure things. So when the opportunity or necessity comes around to draft a pass-rusher, it can be met with a sigh of relief. Every industry
1:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached a one-year extension with seven-time Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This officially ends speculation that this year would be the final one for Yanda, who was entering the final year of his four-year, $32 million contract. Yanda,
11:24 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are tired of the bashing. Veteran guard Ramon Foster has issued what he called a “PSA” on social media, urging ex-Steelers to stop criticizing current players. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster are among the targets of criticism in the aftermath of the Antonio Brown trade.
9:00 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Full Speed Ahead Photographer Sophy Holland gets up close and personal with powerhouse Nick Bosa. “Come at me, bro.” I uttered those words to Nick Bosa on a beach in Florida, after I told him to tackle my camera. Yep, you heard that right. I asked Nick Bosa to tackle
10:57 AM ET Baseball’s analytics revolution is giving us the Incredible Shrinking Manager. Efficiency-minded, value-seeking front offices are hiring pliable, if not disposable, underlings in place of forceful field generals. As a result, a third of teams now have skippers with two years of experience or less. I understand why GMs might think a manager’s
9:00 AM ET When there is chaos in the NFL, or at least drama, the Oakland/Los Angeles/Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders are a decent guess to be the culprits. When it comes to losing players, the Browns could traditionally be counted on to watch their best play better for someone else. These negative characteristics have rarely been