3:15 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran cornerback Malcolm Butler, whose first stint with the New England Patriots began with a dramatic game-sealing interception in Super Bowl XLIX and ended with a shocking benching in Super Bowl LII, expressed surprise Monday that he’s landed back with the team a second time. “I didn’t expect to
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2:57 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A year ago, Dak Prescott was in the middle of a rigorous rehab from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle suffered in Week 5 of the 2020 season. While the Dallas Cowboys‘ offseason program officially started Monday, Prescott has already gotten plenty of work with his
12:59 PM ET The only place you’ll see four of the last five NFL MVPs competing at the same time and same place this year is on a golf course. This year’s version of Capital One’s The Match will feature a foursome of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. The 12-hole exhibition
2:35 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are signing Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward to a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension that includes $71.25 million guaranteed, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports, who negotiated the contract, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. At age 24, Ward is now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. The $20.1 million average annual
11:13 AM ET The Seattle Kraken have added two minority investors in former Seattle Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch and Seattle-born rapper Macklemore. Terms of the investment, which was announced Monday, were not disclosed. Forbes most recently valued the Kraken at an estimated $875 million. “This is something I never would have imagined,” Lynch, who played
1:14 PM ET Colin Kaepernick is serious about wanting to return to the NFL, and he’s willing to be a backup quarterback if that’s what it takes to get back into the league. “I know I have to find my way back in,” Kaepernick told Brandon Marshall, Chad Johnson and Adam “Pacman” Jones in an
12:00 PM ET The Washington Commanders on Monday strongly disputed claims of financial improprieties in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, laying out the case for why there should be no investigation by the government institution. The 22-page letter, written by team attorney Jordan Siev and addressed to FTC chair Lina M. Khan and
12:07 PM ET Since being traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Denver Broncos, quarterback Russell Wilson and his pop superstar wife, Ciara, have made themselves right at home in Denver. Now, the couple have officially made Colorado their home after purchasing a $25 million mansion in a suburb south of Denver, according to Denver
9:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are set to boldly go where no NFL team has gone before. Well, no team other than the Ravens. If the Ravens use all five selections in the fourth round of this year’s draft (Round 1 is April 28 on ESPN, ABC and ESPN App.),
7:38 AM ET In an offseason that has seen record-breaking contracts for wide receivers, three of the NFL’s top young players at the position are looking for new deals of their own. Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that 49ers star Deebo Samuel, Titans wideout A.J. Brown and Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin all are seeking new
7:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Even a 6-foot-7, 337-pound solar eclipse of a human being can get lost in the grand constellation of stars that is Nick Saban’s Alabama football program. No matter how dominant, it’s near impossible for an offensive lineman to compete with five 2021 first-round NFL draft picks on
7:00 AM ET As NFL draft prospects are put through the grinder of analysis each year, the numbers always come up: how big, how tall, how short, how heavy, how fast, how slow and so on. But there are always a few who force a double-take because their numbers are staggeringly rare or they have
1:54 PM ET A day after Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph met with Dallas police, two arrests have been made in the death of Cameron Ray on March 18. On Saturday, police announced the arrests of Aries Jones, 28, and Tivione English, 21, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in connection with the homicide. Joseph’s attorney, Barry
7:00 AM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick turns 70 on Saturday, which is the point when he once thought he’d say goodbye to coaching. In the NFL Films-produced “A Football Life” feature more than a decade ago, Belichick famously said: “I don’t want to be like Marv Levy and coaching when I’m in
3:00 PM ET Multiple Contributors Four NFL draft analysts, 10 rounds, 40 total picks: Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, Jordan Reid and Matt Miller went head-to-head-to-head-to-head to draft their own superteams of the best 2022 prospects. For the full draft — and the accompanying debates — as it happened, check out the newest edition of
3:12 PM ET Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph was a passenger in a vehicle from which gunshots were fired that killed a man last month, but he was not the shooter, according to his attorney, Barry Sorrels. “Kelvin Joseph did not shoot Cameron Ray,” Sorrels told The Dallas Morning News. “Mr. Ray’s death is a
2:27 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Potential top-10 NFL draft pick Drake London did not run the 40-yard dash at his official pro day Friday morning. London, who broke his ankle in late October, participated in a handful of cone drills and situational passing routes with several NFL scouts on hand at USC. “Everybody has six
10:11 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts are giving cornerback Stephon Gilmore a two-year, $23 million contract that includes $14 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gilmore becomes the second veteran addition to the Colts’ secondary this week, after Indianapolis signed safety Rodney McLeod on Thursday. Gilmore played the 2021 season with the Carolina