5:00 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Virginia Attorney General’s office will open an investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties, according to a letter it emailed the franchise Monday. The letter comes after the House Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on April 12.
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11:36 AM ET Georgia defensive end Travon Walker has gone from long shot to the consensus odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in this week’s NFL draft at sportsbooks around the nation. Walker, who was not even listed when some sportsbooks set the odds on which player would be the No. 1
12:50 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — A judge postponed a hearing Monday in a felony assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. Attorneys for New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Kansas
7:00 AM ET To draft well in the NFL, teams have to read the room. It doesn’t just matter how well front offices evaluate prospects or wheel and deal with opponents while on the clock. They also need to know when players are going to come off the board so they don’t unnecessarily miss out
HASKELL GARRETT SOMETIMES thinks about whether he really needed his phone that night. He had left it in his car, some five or so blocks from home, but it was the middle of the night — the clock was creeping toward 1 a.m. — so what would a few more hours without it matter? In
7:24 PM ET Chicago Bears wide receiver Byron Pringle was arrested on Saturday by Florida Highway Patrol, according to an incident report obtained by ESPN. Pringle, 28, was charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license after police pulled him over for doing donuts on a public road in a 2016 Dodge Challenge
7:00 AM ET A real, honest-to-football draft “riser” doesn’t launch himself up NFL draft boards with some “remember when” pro day workout. He doesn’t suddenly negate four months worth of games because his vertical jump made for good TV at the scouting combine (Jordan Davis‘ 40-yard dash not withstanding). Instead, the real draft risers are
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. – Has there ever been less consensus on where the top two quarterback prospects will land in the NFL draft? Depending on your mock draft of choice, Liberty’s Malik Willis and Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett are being projected anywhere from No. 2 to No. 20. And the New Orleans Saints are
7:00 AM ET Any NFL draft without a quarterback at the top of the board is different from most editions of the annual affair, and that’s the case this year. Without a consensus quarterback you’ll hear more divergent opinions about how the top 20 picks will go when talking to scouts, coaches and general managers
11:42 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott is a week into the Dallas Cowboys‘ 2022 official offseason program, but he already feels “completely different,” than he did at this time in 2021 as he worked back from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle. “A year ago, you’re excited because you’re back
6:11 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have taken a step closer to financing a new enclosed stadium estimated to cost between $1.9 billion and $2.2 billion. The Tennessee Legislature approved $500 million in bonds late Thursday night for an enclosed stadium. The proposal now goes to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk,
8:14 PM ET New York Giants first-round pick Kadarius Toney could be available in a trade, a source confirmed to ESPN. The New York Daily News first reported Toney might be being shopped by new GM Joe Schoen. Toney was the 20th overall pick last year out of Florida. He had a rocky rookie season
4:58 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Logan Ryan filed a grievance against the New York Giants after being cut last month, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Ryan had $5.5 million of his 2022 salary with the Giants guaranteed. He had $8.5 million guaranteed for injury, and the veteran safety had offseason surgery.
7:34 PM ET Associated Press The NFL will capitalize on Christmas Day falling on a Sunday. The league will have three games on Dec. 25 for the first time: two in the afternoon on CBS and Fox, followed by a prime-time contest on NBC. NFL vice president of broadcasting Mike North revealed the tripleheader on
2:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton has moments when he misses his first-round pick — No. 9 overall — in next week’s NFL draft, but then he quickly remembers he now has Russell Wilson at quarterback. The Broncos will have to wait until the last pick of the second
4:32 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill and opted not to re-sign Tyrann Mathieu. They have some seemingly obvious holes on their roster just a few days before the 2022 NFL draft. General manager Brett Veach still resisted the idea the Chiefs are in any kind of rebuilding
2:41 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Surrounded by more than 100 members of Dwayne Haskins’ family, friends and former teammates and coaches clutching single-stem yellow roses, Kalabrya Haskins helped release a trio of white doves over her husband’s casket while gospel music played. The Pittsburgh Steelers honored the life of the former quarterback in a service
3:41 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have restructured the contract of quarterback Tom Brady, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The move frees up $9 million in salary-cap space at a time when the Bucs could certainly use it. Prior to the move, the Bucs had just under $4.4