5:35 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When veteran defensive end Vinny Curry announced last August that he’d have to miss the season because of a rare blood disorder that required the removal of his spleen, he promised to return in 2022. And now he has. Curry, who turns 34 on June 30, re-signed with
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3:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Dwayne Haskins’ wife told a 911 dispatcher that the quarterback was walking to get gas on the morning he was struck and killed by a dump truck on a Florida highway, audio released by the Broward County Sheriff’s office revealed Wednesday. Kalabrya Haskins told the 911 dispatcher that her husband
1:05 PM ET A new way to experience the NFL from a gaming perspective is coming, as the league’s first officially licensed game for virtual reality platforms will be available this fall. NFL Pro Era is being developed by StatusPRO and is scheduled to debut on Meta Quest and PlayStation VR. The game is also
12:51 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the past few months, the San Francisco 49ers have repeatedly said they’d like to keep receiver Deebo Samuel for a long time. On Wednesday, it became clear that Samuel and the Niners don’t quite see things the same way. Samuel, who is entering the final year of
6:35 AM ET It’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions. After reading dozens of NFL mock drafts without a single trade in sight, I’m compelled to go way too far in the opposite direction. I present the 2022 mock draft of trades, where I’ll provide a plausible (to me) swap for each of
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At some recent informal workouts in Texas, quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw passes to a group of receivers that included Marquez Valdes-Scantling and JuJu Smith-Schuster, two recent free-agent signings by the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes threw some passes he initially thought would be well over the heads of Valdes-Scantling
6:43 PM ET Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp said Tuesday that he’s not looking to reset a wide receiver market that’s already exploded this offseason with his new contract. Kupp, who is coming off a season in which he was named Super Bowl MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, is signed
5:36 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields acknowledged feeling different at the start of his second NFL offseason given the uncertainty he isn’t facing with his status as the team’s starting quarterback. “It feels good just having that mindset,” Fields said. ‘It’s definitely a different mindset than last year, so
3:21 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Tuesday that despite reports that quarterback Tom Brady was prepared to be named a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins and possibly play for them before coming out of retirement to rejoin the Bucs, he and the seven-time Super Bowl winner
3:02 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo emphatically said “yes” on Tuesday when asked whether Sam Darnold was his starting quarterback and added that the third pick of the 2018 draft was one reason he took this job. Seconds later, the former New York Giants head coach tempered his
11:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Deshaun Watson reported Tuesday for his first voluntary offseason program with the Cleveland Browns, who mortgaged their future in acquiring the quarterback in a trade. With snow falling, Watson arrived at the team’s facility in Berea, Ohio, on Tuesday for the voluntary program. The Browns posted a photo on
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — And with the ninth pick of the 2022 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos have selected … Russell Wilson, quarterback. When the Broncos shipped five draft picks — including that pick at No. 9 this year and their first-round selection next year — to the Seattle Seahawks to acquire Wilson,
9:03 AM ET The XFL continued its efforts to counterprogram the USFL’s return to the field by convening a virtual meeting of agents Monday night to pitch them on the league’s plans for 2023 and beyond, a source told ESPN. The XFL’s top football executives — Marc Ross, Doug Whaley and Russ Giglio — told
8:18 AM ET Carolina Panthers linebacker Damien Wilson was arrested in Frisco, Texas, last week after his ex-girlfriend said he threatened to kill her, according to the Dallas Morning News. Wilson, 28, who was signed last month by the Panthers, faces a charge of assault with bodily injury of a family member, Frisco Police Sgt.
7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Linebacker Jaelan Phillips of the Miami Dolphins is no stranger to the spotlight. The No. 3 high school recruit in the Class of 2017 and a first-round pick by the Dolphins in 2021 has been in a high-profile position long enough to understand the responsibility that comes with
11:16 PM ET Tom Brady said on Monday that despite announcing his retirement, he knew he could still handle another season in the NFL and that he began to think about a return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when free agency began last month. “I knew my body, physically, could still do what it could
9:04 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have spoken to an NFL investigator looking into claims by former coach Hue Jackson, who said the team intentionally lost games — tanked — in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Jackson, now coaching at Grambling State, was fired by Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam
3:09 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers won’t face Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in this year’s version of Capital One’s The Match until June 1. However, the smack talk has already begun. The 12-hole exhibition will take place (6:30 p.m. ET on TNT) at Wynn Las Vegas. Brady and Rodgers are