1:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Darren Waller has hired new agents as he hopes to get a new contract before the start of the season. Waller cut ties with Klutch Sports last week after less than a year with that agency and signed Wednesday with Drew Rosenhaus and
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8:00 AM ET CHICAGO — As Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was struggling through his debut as an NFL starter against the Browns last Sept. 26, his father, Pablo, went to a concessions stand in Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium. A self-proclaimed “nervous wreck” during Justin’s games, Pablo won’t sit with anyone but his wife, JoAnn, during
2:33 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have traded wide receiver Jalen Reagor to the Minnesota Vikings, the teams announced Wednesday. In return, the Eagles receive a 2023 seventh-round NFL draft pick and a 2024 conditional fourth-round pick that would downgrade to a fifth-round pick if certain statistical marks are not met. The Eagles
12:36 PM ET The Chicago Bears claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. Leatherwood was one of an NFL-high six players claimed off waivers by the Bears. Leatherwood, the Raiders’ 2021 first-round draft pick, was waived on Tuesday as Las Vegas trimmed to its initial 53-man roster. Leatherwood,
12:47 PM ET The Cleveland Browns claimed quarterback Kellen Mond off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday. Mond gives the Browns a third quarterback on their active roster behind starter Jacoby Brissett and backup Joshua Dobbs while Deshaun Watson serves his 11-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Watson’s suspension began on
9:06 PM ET ESPN Fantasy The ESPN staff got together for another fantasy football mock draft, this time using a 12-team, PPR Superflex format. •Field’s favorites for 2022• Cockcroft: Best picks in each draft slot• Bowen’s 18 favorite draft targets• Karabell: DO Draft | Do NOT Draft• Mocks: 12-tm superflex | 12-tm 1/2 PPR• Clay:
6:49 AM ET Liz LozaESPN Fantasy football is for everyone. That’s not a novel concept. Except, sometimes, the most passionate among us forget how customizable this game can be. For example, 10 or 12 teams aren’t required to create a league. In fact, the next two most common league sizes ESPN fantasy football enthusiasts play
6:34 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — The Lions have released backup quarterback David Blough, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning. The Lions are interested in bringing Blough back to their practice squad, but they are expected to sign former San Francisco 49ers backup Nate Sudfield to help out Jared Goff, the
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Greetings from the Wilson family vacation, circa 2008. We’re on a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean, sailing toward the island of St. Thomas. On board is a really cool basketball court, where Kenny Wilson and the three oldest of his four boys — ages
4:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It was about a month ago that San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan began having conversations about what a scenario in which quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains with the team might look like. By that time, Garoppolo’s right shoulder surgery had ruined any chances