7:58 AM ET Justine Lindsay, who is believed to be the NFL’s first openly transgender cheerleader, said she is happy to “break down that door” and share her “great accomplishment” as a member of the Carolina Panthers‘ TopCats squad. In an Instagram post three months ago, Lindsay shared that she is a transgender woman and
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7:46 AM ET The NFL is headed to Africa, and Osi Umenyiora can’t wait. Umenyiora, a former All-Pro defensive end and two-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants who is of Nigerian descent, has been a leading voice in the league’s efforts to establish a foothold on the continent. Umenyiora will be part
6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — In the fourth quarter of last season’s Week 5 showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers, tight end David Njoku hauled in a pass across the middle of the field, shed a tackle and ran 71 yards for a touchdown. Such a play underscored the potential Njoku has flashed throughout
6:35 AM ET In case you haven’t noticed, the AFC West is stacked. The biggest prize in the division’s offseason spending spree was Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who is expected to fill the post-Peyton Manning hole the team has desperately been trying to take care of for the past half-decade. When you consider Denver had
12:15 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. You know it’s an exclusive guest list when helping your coach win his first Super Bowl title
9:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Defensive tackle Aaron Donald will be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL for the second time in his career. And coach Sean McVay is thrilled Donald is getting paid and continuing his career with the Los Angeles Rams. “He’s earned it,” McVay said on Monday afternoon on SiriusXM radio.
4:56 PM ET All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald will remain with the Los Angeles Rams with a big raise that will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. The Rams reworked Donald’s deal to give him a $40 million raise over the last three years of his existing contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter,
12:27 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Another woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have
1:21 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the San Francisco 49ers await a clean bill of health on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo that could pave the way to his eventual departure, they have excused him from this week’s mandatory minicamp, a league source told ESPN. That Garoppolo will not participate in this week’s minicamp is
1:09 PM ET HOUSTON — Longtime NFL coach Romeo Crennel announced his retirement on Monday after 50 years of coaching. Crennel, 74, coached 39 seasons in the NFL, including as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs. He also served as the Houston Texans’ interim head coach in 2020. That season,