12:46 PM ET ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Washington Commanders head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion, who has been under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency for illegally distributing oxycodone to NFL players, agreed to deferred prosecution and the U.S. Attorney’s office statement of facts Friday morning. According to the government’s criminal information filing, Vermillion is accused
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10:11 AM ET ESPN Fantasy Our ESPN Fantasy staff got together for another mock draft, this time using a 12-team, half PPR format. This draft featured the following participants (in order of first-round selection): Matt Bowen, Liz Loza, Keith Lipscomb, Marcel Louis-Jacques, Tyler Fulghum, Eric Moody, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Joe Kaiser, Kyle Soppe, Mike Triplett,
7:07 AM ET There has been plenty of focus on the suspension portion of the punishment handed down to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Thursday, but the $5 million fine that goes with Watson’s negotiated 11-game suspension is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. Watson, who was accused by more than two dozen women
11:28 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears kicked off Week 2 of the preseason Thursday in Seattle. Second-year quarterback Justin Fields looked sharp for the Bears in his lone drive to begin the game, while Seahawks starter Geno Smith and the offensive unit struggled to pick up first downs in their first couple
9:37 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks‘ revamped offensive line might have taken a serious hit Thursday night with starting left guard Damien Lewis leaving Lumen Field on the back of an injury cart with his right leg in an air cast. Lewis went down in the second quarter of Seattle’s preseason game
3:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Even though all signs point to Joe Flacco as the New York Jets‘ season-opening quarterback, coach Robert Saleh refused to rule out Zach Wilson, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles. “I don’t know if I have an opinion on that one,” Saleh said Thursday, commenting
2:30 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns already have made two of the NFL’s biggest quarterback trades this offseason. Now, with Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, would the Browns consider another major quarterback deal? On Thursday, the NFL and NFLPA reached a settlement on discipline for Watson, which includes a $5 million fine
2:47 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles was noncommittal Thursday when asked by reporters about a return date for quarterback Tom Brady, who has been away from the team since Aug. 11 to tend to what has been described as “personal things.” When Bowles announced that Brady would be stepping away, he said
1:25 PM ET LATROBE, Pa — The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t waiting until the second half of the second preseason game to see Kenny Pickett in live action again. Instead, coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday, the first-round draft pick will come into the game second, following starter Mitch Trubisky. Mason Rudolph will finish the game. “We
2:31 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones revealed Thursday that he underwent a non-football-related procedure on his neck this past winter. Jones, 25, was adamant the procedure was not related to the neck problem that sidelined him for the final six games of last season. “I had a non-football-related