9:54 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Hendon Hooker will continue his comeback trail in the Motor City. The Detroit Lions selected Hooker with the 68th overall pick in the NFL draft Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri, making the former Tennessee star the franchise’s highest drafted quarterback since Matthew Stafford went No. 1 in 2009. The
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7:29 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University After tumbling out of the first round of the NFL draft, Will Levis finally found a home with the Tennessee Titans, who traded up Friday night to select the former Kentucky quarterback
7:16 PM ET More than two decades after drafting his father, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected cornerback Joey Porter Jr. with the 32nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri. Despite receiving multiple offers for the pick, the Steelers opted to draft Porter Jr. rather than trade down out of
7:32 PM ET Brianna WilliamsESPN Joey Porter Jr. was selected 32nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2023 NFL Draft. In his final season with the Penn State Nittany Lions, Porter Jr. led the FBS with a 38% pass breakup rate and didn’t allow a touchdown on 256 plays in coverage. Those accomplishments strengthened
5:35 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is hoping he is not the outlier, but rather the beginning of a new trend. When the Atlanta Falcons selected Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, the former Texas star became the first running back drafted the top 10
6:04 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Broderick Jones is carrying the memory of his former teammate and roommate with him to the NFL. Jones, selected by Pittsburgh with the No. 14 overall pick in the NFL draft, will wear No. 77 with the Steelers to honor former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock, who
3:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Running back Giovani Bernard, who spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Friday announced that he is retiring after 10 NFL seasons. “I came into this league grateful,” Bernard posted to Twitter. “… And now fast forward 10 years, I leave humbled. Humbled by the
11:33 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Legendary quarterback Joe Namath stopped short of a guarantee, but said the acquisition of Aaron Rodgers could put his beloved New York Jets in the Super Bowl for the first time in 55 years. “Oh, I know he could,” Namath said Friday in a phone interview with ESPN.
7:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Day 1 of the 2023 NFL draft, which was a busy one on the trade front, is behind us. There were six deals announced on the clock during Thursday night’s first round, including three involving top-10 picks (Nos. 3, 6, 9). We saw a little draft history being made too,
10:15 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When former Oregon Ducks cornerback Christian Gonzalez arrived on stage at the 2023 NFL draft after the New England Patriots picked him 17th overall, he opened his suit jacket and the vibrant colors reflected his roots. The bright red, blue and yellow colors resembled the flag of Colombia. There