9:03 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers captain Cameron Heyward took exception to Ben Roethlisberger’s recent assertion that too many current NFL players have “a me-type attitude,” saying his former teammate’s comments “rub me the wrong way.” Roethlisberger, in a wide-ranging interview published Friday by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, said “the game has changed” and “people have changed”
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7:40 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — When general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus took over the Chicago Bears earlier this year, they undertook a massive roster overhaul, and the changes continued on Tuesday. More than 20 players from last year’s team that finished 6-11 are gone, including familiar names such as
7:08 PM ET LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — New Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise Brown was put on the active/non-football injury list Tuesday with a hamstring issue. The Cardinals announced the move about 90 minutes after coach Kliff Kingsbury said “everyone showed up” and “everybody passed” the conditioning test earlier Tuesday. Arizona reports for its first
7:43 PM ET New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list, but Saints general manager Mickey Loomis anticipates a quick return to practice. Loomis didn’t give a timetable, but said he expected Thomas to return “soon.” “I don’t expect him to be on it very
4:33 PM ET Veteran wide receiver Julio Jones has a new home, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The seven-time Pro Bowler gives soon-to-be 45-year-old Tom Brady another weapon in Tampa, Florida, as Jones looks to rebound from a down season with the
4:31 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones turns 80 in October. Jones’ team has gone 26 seasons without a Super Bowl, and he expresses an urgency when he meets with coaches. “I told them I’ve got a birthday coming up here real quick and I don’t have time
4:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Lest there be any remaining doubt about who is the San Francisco 49ers‘ starting quarterback, coach Kyle Shanahan made it abundantly clear on Tuesday: Trey Lance‘s time has arrived and Jimmy Garoppolo is still expected to land elsewhere. “We have moved on to Trey,” Shanahan said. “This is
3:40 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos outside linebacker Randy Gregory, who was the team’s biggest acquisition in free agency, will open training camp on the physically unable to perform list. Gregory signed one of the largest free agency deals of any defensive player who changed teams this offseason. He had shoulder surgery shortly
2:29 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have an appendectomy, a source confirmed to ESPN. A timetable for the procedure remains unclear, but is likely to be within the next 48 hours, according to a source familiar with the procedure. NFL Network was first to report news of Burrow’s impending procedure. Cincinnati’s
2:45 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are releasing running back Chris Carson with a failed physical designation, a source confirmed to ESPN. Carson is leaving the door open to play in the NFL again, but he’s been trying to rehab a neck injury that ended his 2021 season and it hasn’t fully recovered,