9:56 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have big expectations for Myles Garrett, which is just fine with the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft. Garrett has big expectations for himself. &• Our best three trade offers for Earl Thomas&• Who wins Aaron Rodgers’ backup battle?&• Jermaine Kearse tees it up with
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8:02 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Royce Freeman had not even slipped a Denver Broncos jersey over his head before the team’s top football decision-maker offered a matter-of-fact description of what he thought the rookie running back could be for the team. Freeman was the Broncos’ third-round pick in this past April’s draft — the
12:18 AM ET Julian Edelman‘s appeal of his four-game drug suspension will be heard Monday, and sources say he plans to mount a vigorous defense that questions the NFL’s handling of his case. ESPN reported earlier this month that the New England Patriots receiver is facing a four-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug
8:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Virginia — It wasn’t just the quickness that stood out to Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith. Nor was it just the way Jamison Crowder caught the ball. Or the routes he ran. Jamison Crowder is entering his contract season, so he’s been working on staying healthy and establishing a relationship with
1:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Justin Watson can still remember how much his body ached, both the soreness in his legs and the blisters on his feet. It was during a particularly rough stretch of two-a-days the summer going into his senior year at South Fayette High School
11:56 PM ET Peyton Manning knows it’s not a matter of “if” New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will break his NFL record for career passing yards. “It’s just a matter of when,” Manning told NOLA.com on Friday during the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana. “He deserves it. He’s been a great player for
10:24 AM ET A friend of Jameis Winston‘s who was with him the night the Buccaneers quarterback allegedly sexually abused an Uber driver says Winston left a party scene alone in the Uber car. That statement contradicts a third friend who has said publicly that Winston was never left alone with the driver. Winston, former
5:22 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 Gene Steratore has become the fourth NFL referee — and the second this week — to retire this offseason in what has become an unexpected exodus from the league. Steratore is working
3:40 PM ET The “Minneapolis Miracle” almost never happened, former Vikings quarterback Case Keenum said earlier this week as he peeled back the curtain on one of the greatest recent moments in NFL postseason history. At an event for Denver Broncos season ticket holders, Keenum revealed he had planned to throw the ball to Adam
3:36 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers signed guard Laken Tomlinson to a three-year contract extension on Friday that could keep him with the team through the 2021 season. Tomlinson started 15 games at left guard for the Niners in 2017 after coming over in a trade with the Detroit Lions