10:13 AM ET New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen says a cryptic tweet by Drew Brees, who hinted at a possible return to football, was likely “made in jest.” Brees created a social media stir Sunday night when, as part of a tweet to address “speculation” about his future, he said he “may play football
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10:20 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons are bringing in yet another veteran receiver to help bolster their pass-catching group, signing Geronimo Allison after a tryout during rookie minicamp over the weekend. The 6-foot-3 wide receiver spent the first four seasons of his career in Green Bay after going undrafted out of Illinois. He had 89
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Needing to rebuild their receiving room after trading Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs had options when they got to the second round of the NFL draft. They could have, for instance, taken Velus Jones Jr., whose 4.31-second 40-yard dash at the scouting combine
6:40 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the long-term story of the 2022 NFL draft will be how the draftees pan out years from now, this version of the NFL Power Rankings is taking more of an immediate approach. Instead of breaking down the rookies (there will be plenty of time for that), we picked veterans
5:31 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins and defensive end Melvin Ingram have agreed to a contract, a league source confirmed to ESPN, adding quality depth to a pass rush that ranked as one of the NFL’s most aggressive last season. The three-time Pro Bowler Ingram visited the Dolphins before the draft in
6:09 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — A day after 10 people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, Bills safety Micah Hyde committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from his charity softball game to the families of the victims. Hyde said that the long-planned softball
5:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Three Canadian Football League teams canceled their opening training-camp practices Sunday, a day after the league and players’ union broke off negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts canceled practices, with more teams expected to follow suit. The previous CBA
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Thornton’s blazing speed: Running the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine is one of the ultimate solo pursuits for rookies looking to break into the league. All eyes are on them. No one is there to
9:41 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Chris Olave‘s first day of New Orleans Saints rookie camp technically was Friday. The 11th overall pick in the NFL draft, however, has already spent most of the past two weeks getting familiar with his new running mate, Michael Thomas, in their shared home base of Southern California. Thomas
10:08 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Canadian Football League and the CFL Players’ Association broke off negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement Saturday, hours before before the previous deal expired. The move came after the two sides met for roughly 16 hours into the night Friday, then returned to the bargaining table Saturday