6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. – AJ Dillon noticed it the first time he saw Jordan Love at the start of the Green Bay Packers’ offseason program. “He’s got his swagger back,” Dillon said. The question now is will the NFL world notice it on the field? Two years into his career, and with
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6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings‘ new coaching staff encountered a problem early in its tenure. While building his offensive scheme, coach Kevin O’Connell wanted to incorporate a menu of plays he used in his previous role as the Los Angeles Rams‘ offensive coordinator. Unfortunately, those plays were grouped in what the
7:21 PM ET Running back Frank Gore signed a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers, ending his NFL career where it started as a third-round pick (65th overall) in 2005. Gore last played Dec. 27, 2020, when he gained 48 yards on 14 carries in the New York Jets‘ 23-16 victory over the Cleveland
4:06 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Bieniemy acknowledged his disappointment over failing to get an NFL head-coaching job despite multiple interviews in recent seasons. “In reality it’s tough,” said Bieniemy, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2018. “But I don’t let that keep me from doing what I do. I’m
4:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Even as he spent his final six seasons playing for other NFL teams, running back Frank Gore never stopped acting like a member of the San Francisco 49ers. Gore would watch from afar, rooting for the team that selected him in the third round of the 2005 NFL
1:31 PM ET Ryan Fitzpatrick, the enigmatic quarterback out of Harvard who brought his “FitzMagic” to the NFL for nine teams spanning 17 seasons, announced his retirement Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Fitzpatrick, popular throughout his career with his teammates and known for his prolific beard, made the announcement in a text message to
1:42 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is starting to let his guard down, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters after the team’s second day of mandatory minicamp Thursday. Tagovailoa completed a pair of deep passes to wide receiver Tyreek Hill — for 45 and 55 yards — and made clear
2:02 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three standouts from the New York Jets‘ last playoff team in 2010 — D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold and Darrelle Revis — will be inducted into the team’s ring of honor during separate halftime ceremonies this season, the team announced Thursday. Revis was the most decorated of the trio.
1:21 PM ET Associated Press Chase Young doesn’t know exactly what he needs to see or feel to know he’s ready to play football again. “I’m just going to have to feel it,” he said. Young isn’t there yet, though the star pass-rusher has returned to the Washington Commanders‘ practice facility to continue rehabbing a
12:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking publicly for the first time since ending his NFL retirement after 40 days, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said Wednesday that he felt pressure to end his retirement because of free agency, and that his key reasons for his indecision stemmed from commitments to his family. “At