3:13 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones will not be speaking with the Dallas media at the NFL scouting combine as he works through a medical issue, according to the organization. Jones, 79, would normally be in Indianapolis for the start of the on-field workouts inside Lucas Oil Stadium that
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12:36 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula under a revised plan finalized Friday. Outrage over the use of
2:45 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have granted wide receiver Cole Beasley permission to seek a trade, general manager Brandon Beane confirmed to ESPN. Beasley’s camp first approached the Bills about the possible move and the team agreed to allow the slot receiver to investigate other options. Finding a solution
1:15 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Studying, stealing and strategy. That’s the way Kayvon Thibodeaux approaches rushing the passer. It worked pretty well for him at Oregon, so there’s no reason for him to stop now. He’s going to continue to relentlessly watch film of some of the NFL’s best pass rushers and copy what he’s
11:31 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In a game that features some of the planet’s biggest and fastest people, Minnesota offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is officially one of the biggest players in NFL scouting combine history. Faalele measured 6-foot-8 and weighed in at 384 pounds Friday. ESPN Stats & Information records that date to 2006 indicate
10:51 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys are “likely” to release wide receiver Amari Cooper by the start of the new league year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Cooper is due $20 million in fully guaranteed money on the fifth day of the new league year, March 20. The Cowboys designed Cooper’s $100 million
Mar 3, 2022 ESPN staff It’s NFL combine week, which means we get a highly coveted measurement from 2022 NFL draft prospects: hand size. There seems to always be anticipation surrounding combine hand measurements, and this year is no different. Top quarterback prospect Kenny Pickett has the smallest hands among the quarterbacks at the combine,
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – One league executive at the NFL combine said the Carolina Panthers are a “sh– show’’ with three straight five-win seasons, a quarterback situation that is a mess and a coach who hasn’t gotten a public vote of support from owner David Tepper. Others wonder if there is a shift of
6:55 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Friday will be the second day of on-field workouts at the NFL combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium of the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills starting at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN’s NFL Live will originate from Indianapolis with a 4 p.m. ET show, as
11:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In a stadium that celebrates speed with Indy cars in the concourse, the wide receivers at the NFL’s scouting combine carved out a little history Thursday, the first night of on-field workouts. Baylor’s Tyquan Thornton led the way as nine wide receivers officially clocked sub-4.4-second times in the 40-yard dash
8:30 AM ET Mike TannenbaumESPN Editor’s note: This story was originally published in March 2021. It has been updated and reposted for the 2022 NFL combine. The NFL scouting combine is traditionally a very significant piece to the pre-draft process, allowing NFL team coaches and staffs the chance to see prospects in person — often
12:46 PM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association have suspended all leaguewide COVID-19 protocols effective immediately, pausing two years of largely successful efforts to play through the pandemic. Teams received a memo Thursday morning detailing the decision, which was “based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity” of the coronavirus. Many of
10:19 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — North Carolina State offensive tackle Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu has done his homework, and he believes he can be — and is prepared to handle being — the No. 1 pick of next month’s NFL draft. Ekwonu is currently projected by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. to go to the Jacksonville Jaguars
12:26 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama has had nearly 400 NFL draft picks and only one of them has done what former Crimson Tide left tackle Evan Neal has a chance to do next month: Go first overall. Neal is among a handful of prospects — including NC State left tackle Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu, Michigan
11:30 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — It is hands-down the most digested, critiqued and eyebrow-raising number attached to NFL quarterback prospects each year. And on Tuesday at the annual combine for the best players in the country, former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett became the latest high-profile passer to have his hand size become part of his
6:45 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The on-field workouts begin Thursday at the NFL combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills each night starting at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN’s NFL Live will originate from Indianapolis with 4 p.m. ET shows on Thursday and
10:38 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay isn’t feeling his usual end-of-the-season coaching burnout this month. Not with the Rams‘ Super Bowl championship celebrations still ringing in his ears. “I finished this season probably as refreshed and as rejuvenated as I’ve ever been,” McVay said Wednesday. “I think a large part of
4:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Liberty’s Malik Willis believes he should be the first quarterback off the board in next month’s NFL Draft. But, he admitted, it’s not exactly up to him. “I don’t make those decisions,” he said Wednesday morning at the NFL Combine. And then after a beat, Willis dryly added “I hate