4:10 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants are in a rebuild. They won’t want to say it. Nobody likes that word in a sport where the current Super Bowl champion had a losing record the previous year. Admitting a rebuild is the equivalent of flipping the bird to your paying customers
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7:30 AM ET The Cowboys made waves on Monday, sending a first-round pick to the Raiders for Amari Cooper. Dallas can’t afford to be too patient with its new wide receiver while he adjusts to a new offense, as the Cowboys’ passing attack ranks among the worst in the league. In a tight division race,
11:26 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — In Philly, the time of year when trade winds blow is known as Howie season. Howie Roseman, the Eagles‘ executive vice president of football operations, has rightfully earned the reputation as one of the most aggressive personnel men in football. Since Roseman first stepped into power in 2010, the Eagles
1:43 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Denver Broncos backup quarterback Chad Kelly has been arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass. According to the Englewood Police Department, Kelly was taken in custody early Tuesday. It’s not clear if he has an attorney to comment on the case. According to court records, a man and
1:37 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Battling injuries at wide receiver, the New York Jets signed veteran free agent Rishard Matthews on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Matthews, 29, was out of work for four games after being released by the Tennessee Titans — a move he requested. He was unhappy with
2:28 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints added to their aggressive flurry of trades this year by sending fourth- and seventh-round draft picks to the New York Giants for cornerback Eli Apple on Tuesday. The fourth-round pick is in the 2019 draft and the seventh-round pick is a 2020 selection. The move
11:58 AM ET Derek Carr has tweeted that he loves playing for the Oakland Raiders and that he loves “the struggle of trying to fight back for our city when not a lot of people believe in us.” One day after Oakland traded star receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys, Carr tweeted: I’m a
1:50 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Jason Garrett acknowledged that the Dallas Cowboys paid a big price to acquire Amari Cooper from the Oakland Raiders, but he believes the upside is that the team improves its passing game immediately and has a cornerstone player for the future. The Cowboys traded a 2019 first-round pick for
4:01 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. Every Tuesday starts the same for me: I input waiver-wire claims
7:21 PM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings The Dallas Cowboys have acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a 2019 first-round