3:54 PM ET As NFL offenses change, so does the tight end position. The classic two-way tight ends who spend a majority of their time in-line and are equally adept at catching the football and blocking are on their way to extinction with Jason Witten retired, Antonio Gates‘ future unclear and speculation that Rob Gronkowski
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press PLANO, Texas — Walt Coleman doesn’t see the revamped catch rule as a big change for NFL game officials because the veteran referee believes they’ve already been calling catches the new way. If anything, Coleman figures there will be fewer reviews of their rulings. “Most of the calls that seemed
2:39 PM ET DeMarco Murray, a three-time Pro Bowl running back, has retired after seven seasons in the NFL. “It’s been a long time thinking, the last year or two, and physically, mentally and emotionally, I think it’s time for me to hang it up,” Murray said in making his announcement Friday on ESPN’s NFL
5:55 PM ET Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II will face trial on two felony counts of rape, two felony counts of kidnapping with intent to commit rape, one count of forcible sodomy and other charges, a judge ruled Thursday, the second day of Winslow’s preliminary hearing in Vista, California. Three women who accused
2:15 AM ET The Pro Football Hall of Fame will not acknowledge Terrell Owens individually during enshrinement weekend in Canton, Ohio, next month, the Hall’s executive director says. “The focus is on the guys who are here,” Hall of Fame executive director Joe Horrigan told the Talk of Fame Sports Network on Thursday. “There’s no
3:40 PM ET The former girlfriend of Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy told police she believed McCoy might have “set her up” for a Tuesday home invasion that sent her to the hospital after being beaten and robbed of jewelry. An event report released by Milton, Georgia, police Thursday included a note made 10
12:50 AM ET Three women who accused former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II of rape and other crimes last month could not identify him in court on the first day of his pretrial hearing Wednesday in Vista, California. Winslow pleaded not guilty June 18 to eight felony counts and one misdemeanor after he was
12:03 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is being sued for damages by a woman who alleges he assaulted her and gave her a sexually transmitted disease. According to a civil complaint filed last week in Duval County, Florida, and obtained by media outlets, the woman is accusing Dareus of having sex with
4:10 PM ET Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has hired a prominent Atlanta defense attorney amid a police investigation into a home invasion that sent his former girlfriend to the hospital after she was allegedly beaten and robbed of jewelry. The office of defense attorney Don Samuel, who has represented high-profile clients such as
2:53 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — A day after Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill publicly supported Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh through a letter to four high-ranking senators and in an article on the team’s website, Bidwill said he supports players speaking up on social issues but wants them to “restrict their statements” on game