2:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley said he gambled on football during a period when he was depressed and angry and called it “stupid” and the “‘worst mistake of his life.” Ridley said in a piece posted on The Players’ Tribune that he was not in a good place after leaving
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2:29 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Two men who were in a Phoenix hotel lobby the night that Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin was accused of misconduct with a female employee said Wednesday that they didn’t see him do anything wrong and that his brief interaction with the woman appeared friendly. Phil
3:21 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The likelihood is the New York Giants are not done making big moves this offseason. One day after signing quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year deal worth $160 million, general manager Joe Schoen said the team has made offers to running back Saquon Barkley and will continue to
7:15 AM ET NFL NationESPN NFL free agency is right around the corner, with the negotiating window starting Monday before players can be signed at the start of the new league year on Wednesday, March 15. This results in multiyear contracts worth millions of dollars, news conferences and giddiness from fans and front office people
6:00 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings arrived at the NFL scouting combine on a mission, at least when it came to the media portion of the event. Beyond discussing the hiring of defensive coordinator Brian Flores and a host of impending salary cap cuts, the team’s leaders were determined to express how much they love
4:55 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Despite the apparent stalemate that came after seemingly endless daily meetings and dinners at the NFL scouting combine last week, Daniel Jones and the Giants reached an agreement on a megadeal that now keeps the quarterback in New York through 2027. Sources told ESPN that Jones agreed to
4:05 PM ET The New York Giants have agreed to a four-year, $160 million deal with quarterback Daniel Jones, sources told ESPN, and have used their nonexclusive franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. The Giants made the moves just ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline for NFL teams to use their franchise and
5:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In response to rumblings about the possibility of another comeback, seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday that he’s too busy in his latest role — not as a movie star or a Fox Sports analyst (that won’t happen until 2024) or running his Brady clothing line or
3:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens placed the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson on Tuesday, taking the NFL’s top potential free agent off the market. The Ravens made the long-expected move official by using the tag just before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. Baltimore and Jackson, who doesn’t have an
3:41 PM ET K.J. Osborn was, in his words, in the “right place at the right time” early Monday morning in Austin, Texas. The Minnesota Vikings receiver joined three other bystanders in rescuing a man from a burning car underneath a freeway overpass. Osborn first revealed the story Monday afternoon in a podcast interview with