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7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There certainly were a lot of things for NFL teams to love about Trevor Lawrence, but there’s one thing that arguably stands above the rest: The guy hardly ever loses. Lawrence enters his first NFL preseason game on Saturday 86-4 as a starter — 52-2 at Cartersville (Georgia) High

12:06 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN DETROIT — For the first time in his brief NFL career, Buffalo Bills quarterback Jake Fromm took a snap with an opposing team on the other side of the line of scrimmage. The 2020 fifth-round pick saw his first NFL action Friday in Buffalo’s 16-15 win over the Detroit Lions,

12:50 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT, Mich. — “Crazy” is the best way that Detroit Lions running back Craig Reynolds can describe the period between early-morning Thursday and Friday night. Within that time frame, he went from being a free agent, to getting a tryout, to suiting up for an NFL preseason game against the

9:17 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans placed offensive tackles Laremy Tunsil, Tytus Howard and Roderick Johnson on the COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday. The Texans will be without both of their starting tackles, Tunsil and Howard, for the team’s preseason opener on Saturday night in Green Bay. Without the three offensive linemen

6:17 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, according to a league spokesman. Guice was arrested last August in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with one count of strangulation and three counts of assault and battery, stemming

3:38 PM ET Two women told Sports Illustrated in a story published Friday that they resent some of the tactics NFL investigators used in interviews with them regarding their contact with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Ashley Solis told SI that NFL investigators asked her what she was wearing when she worked with Watson, “which

11:00 AM ET Veteran running back Dion Lewis, who played eight NFL seasons over 10 years and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, is retiring from the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Lewis, who played for the New York Giants last season, had fielded interest from teams as

10:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason really kicks off this week, as all 32 teams will be in action for Week 1. It started Thursday night with two games, as first-round quarterback Mac Jones

10:52 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Dwayne Haskins understood Mike Sullivan’s directions for Thursday night. The veteran quarterback coach, who once helped Eli Manning to one of his best seasons in 2011, told the young Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to channel guys like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington when he stepped on the turf at

6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears need to walk a fine line with rookie Justin Fields. Technically the second-string quarterback, the No. 11 overall pick out of Ohio State has caught the attention of some of Chicago’s front-line players and already elicited a heady comparison to one of the NFL’s best

6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — The biggest storyline for the Cincinnati Bengals for the last two years has involved quarterback Joe Burrow. Last season, the intrigue stemmed from Burrow’s transition from being the top overall pick in the 2020 draft to a rookie season impacted by COVID-19. This preseason, Burrow is coming back from reconstructive

7:15 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN For years, NFL players who wanted a new contract this time of year faced a decision. They could show up to training camp in the hopes that their benevolence would work in their favor. Or they could hold out and hope whatever fine money they racked up would be waived

1:33 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said rookie Mac Jones is so quiet at times that he tries to crack “the Da Vinci Code of the seriousness,” but that didn’t stop Jones from seeking Newton out before Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Washington Football Team. “He came and

11:20 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason really kicks off this week, as all 32 teams will be in action for Week 1. It started Thursday night with two games, as first-round quarterback Mac Jones

9:23 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay is taking no risk when it comes to the potential of preseason injuries. For a fourth consecutive

8:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired Joe Schobert from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a Thursday night trade, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco, filling a significant need at inside linebacker with a month until the season opener. Terms of the trade, including the Steelers’ return package to the Jaguars, were not

6:46 PM ET Fans attending New Orleans Saints home games will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test from the previous 72 hours, according to a new mandate announced Thursday by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Fans will also be required to wear masks when they aren’t eating or

7:41 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay said Thursday he told quarterback Carson Wentz that he does not want him to return to the lineup until he’s 100% healthy from his left foot surgery. “I know he’s such a competitor and wants to be there for his team,” Irsay said. “But he