7:39 AM ET NFL NationESPN NFL players and their uniform numbers are inextricably connected. The numbers are how fans quickly recognize players on the field. They become part of each player’s persona, and fans proudly rock them when they wear an NFL jersey. Sometimes the numbers even become an iconic brand, such as Tampa Bay
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1:02 AM ET Mike DiRocco CANTON, Ohio — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travon Walker wasted no time making an impact in his first NFL game. Walker, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, played only two series in his team’s 27-11 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders at Tom Benson Hall of Fame
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8:11 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive tackle Matt Gono likely has a career-ending neck injury, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Gono, 26, underwent surgery on his neck last year with the Atlanta Falcons. He missed all of the 2021 season, but signed with the Giants this offseason and felt
7:03 PM ET IRVINE, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said quarterback Matthew Stafford‘s right elbow pain is “a little bit abnormal for a quarterback,” comparing it instead to what pitchers deal with. Stafford, who dealt with an elbow injury last season, received an injection in his right elbow during the offseason.
6:53 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals running backs coach James Saxon was charged with two counts of domestic battery, including a Level 6 felony for allegedly assaulting a woman in front of a child younger than 16 years old, on May 25 in Indianapolis. The charges stem from an alleged incident on May
5:29 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After his second bout with cancer in the past three years, San Francisco 49ers linebackers coach Johnny Holland is back in his element: on the football field, doing the thing he loves most and making sure to enjoy every second of it. Holland, who is entering his 31st
6:00 AM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wide receiver Rashard Higgins held tightly to his 11-month-old son in the back of a golf cart while discussing the “open” competition between Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold for the Carolina Panthers‘ starting quarterback job. He joked that young Sevin got his name — with a tweak to the
3:35 PM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NFL training camps continued on Thursday with action around the league. Offenses and defenses worked in one-on-ones, and quarterbacks took steps forward in building chemistry with new receivers. Can A.J. Brown be the receiver Philadelphia has been looking for? And will Marquez Valdes-Scantling get on the same page
4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The NFL is seeking a tougher penalty under the league’s personal conduct policy in the wake of disciplinary officer Sue L.