3:58 PM ET Exactly one week after breaking down in tears when teammate Robert Quinn got traded by the Bears, inside linebacker Roquan Smith was all smiles after his first practice since leaving the Bears himself. Smith, who was acquired by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, acknowledged he was “shocked” to be dealt a day
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11:35 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders co-owners Dan and Tanya Snyder announced that they have hired Bank of America Securities to explore potential transactions involving the team. A statement from the team did not specify what those transactions might be, whether it was the sale of the team or they were pursuing minority
11:35 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson remains on track to start Dec. 4 when his suspension ends, Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Wednesday. Watson continues to serve an 11-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy by committing sexual assault on massage therapists, as defined by the NFL. Watson
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’re nearing the halfway mark of the 2022 NFL season, and the quarterback landscape has brought plenty of surprises through eight weeks. Starters who were on shaky ground in the preseason are now in the MVP hunt. Former backups are making a case to earn big money in the offseason
6:56 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN On Nov. 23, 2000, in a forgettable game during a forgettable season, quarterback Tom Brady recorded the first passing yards of his career. They came in the form of a 6-yard pass to tight end Rod Rutledge in garbage time of a Detroit Lions blowout of the New England Patriots.
6:33 PM ET ESPN News Services John McVay, the executive who helped launch the San Francisco 49ers‘ dynasty and grandfather of Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, has died. He was 91. The 49ers announced Tuesday that McVay had died. They did not give a cause of death. McVay spent 22 seasons with the 49ers
4:06 PM ET Alaina Getzenberg Stephen Holder BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added the versatile running back the team has been searching for to add to their top-ranked offense by trading for Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines on Tuesday in exchange for running back Zack Moss and a conditional 2023 sixth-round pick that can
6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding and hitting two parked cars last year, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while
5:49 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are at the very least open to potentially reuniting with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham popped into the Giants facility last month and met with some players (including close friends Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley) and staff who he knew from his previous
4:36 PM ET The Miami Dolphins added a difference-maker in a monster trade ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, acquiring outside linebacker Bradley Chubb from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2023 first-round pick, running back Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round pick. It’s the latest in a series of splashy moves Miami has made over