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
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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
8:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dan Smoker Sr. hasn’t met Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey. At least, not consciously. Smoker, 72, doesn’t remember how McCaffrey and his friends helped save Smoker’s life after a 20-foot fall during a March hike in Castle Rock, Colorado. He doesn’t remember that McCaffrey and his family came
11:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL is planning to suspend Jameis Winston for the first three games of the season, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t sweating their backup options. Enter Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bucs were cautiously optimistic all offseason but knew Winston could face
3:14 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The Alliance of American Football completed its awarding of franchises Thursday by placing a team in San Antonio. Former San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley will be the head coach and former Dallas Cowboys fullback Darryl “Moose” Johnston is the general manager. San Antonio is the eighth
9:26 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When Bill Belichick was hired as New England Patriots coach in 2000, he made it clear through his initial first-round draft choices what type of defense he intended to run. Patrick Chung has proved to be effective in coverage against top tight ends and tough-minded against the run. Mark J.
3:23 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — The home of the Denver Broncos will be known as Broncos Stadium at Mile High while the team continues to look for a new naming-rights sponsor. The team announced the temporary name change Wednesday following a vote by the district that oversees the taxpayer-built stadium. The stadium