3:43 PM ET PHOENIX — The jersey No. 0 is coming to rosters across the NFL. The league voted Tuesday to allow all players other than offensive and defensive linemen to wear the jersey No. 0. The proposal was submitted by the Philadelphia Eagles, and also allows kickers and punters to use any jersey numeral
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4:24 PM ET Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith said Tuesday that second-year pro Desmond Ridder will begin the season as the team’s starting quarterback. Smith, speaking with reporters at the league meetings in Arizona, committed publicly to Ridder for the first time since the end of the season, after Ridder went 2-2 over the final
4:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Coach Pete Carroll attempted on Tuesday to quash any notion that the Seattle Seahawks are considering cutting safety Jamal Adams after the team’s recent acquisition of Julian Love. Carroll, speaking at the NFL’s annual meetings in Phoenix, stressed that the signing of the versatile Love doesn’t impact Adams or fellow
1:55 PM ET PHOENIX — Aaron Rodgers, he is not. And Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur did his best to remind everyone of that when it comes to Rodgers’ replacement, Jordan Love. Let the transition from Rodgers to Love begin, but LaFleur did so with toned-down expectations for the 2020 first-round pick, who has
2:36 PM ET PHOENIX — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera said they never considered pursuing Lamar Jackson, but despite professing excitement about Sam Howell, he hasn’t ruled out drafting a quarterback in the first round. Rivera and the Commanders have maintained all offseason that they were never in the Jackson sweepstakes, one year after aggressively
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman are now playing for other teams, leaving the Kansas City Chiefs without two of their top options at wide receiver two weeks into free agency. There’s time for coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach to replace the 103 catches and nine
12:15 PM ET ESPN News Services The Josh Harris/Mitchell Rales group, which now includes Magic Johnson, officially submitted a fully financed bid for the Washington Commanders that meets Dan Snyder’s $6 billion asking price, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. If accepted, the deal would break the previous record sale for a franchise, set last
12:06 PM ET PHOENIX — Two weeks before he’ll begin working with his new players for the first time, first-year Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said he’s under the assumption that wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be a Cardinal despite trade rumors. “Right now, I’m operating under the premise that Hop’s our starting X
6:30 AM ET Mike TannenbaumESPN In a few weeks, all 32 franchises will be adding new playmakers in the 2023 NFL draft, though just 27 of them are set to pick in the first round. It’s no easy process, and I know firsthand. It wasn’t that long ago that I was making draft selections as
12:55 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals picked up a key offensive player late Monday night. Tight end Irv Smith Jr. agreed to terms with the team on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN. Smith gives the Bengals a potential starting tight end for the upcoming season. A 2019 second-round draft pick, Smith