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10:57 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers receiver Devin Funchess apologized early Sunday morning after he used an anti-Asian slur and gesture during a news conference Saturday night. “I want to apologize for the disparaging remark I used tonight,” Funchess tweeted. “It was not ok. I have grown to develop deep personal

6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coach Joe Judge can look around his New York Giants meeting rooms and see familiar faces who take him back to a previous life, coaches who were with him when they were low-level assistants on the University of Alabama staff from 2007 to 2012. They called themselves the

6:00 AM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — The broad timeframe for the recovery of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz and guard Quenton Nelson from foot surgery is nothing to be alarmed about, ESPN injury expert Stephania Bell said. Wentz and Nelson had the same surgery on back-to-back days — Aug. 2 and 3 — to have

7:30 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — At the 2001 owners meetings, NFL Films founder Steve Sabol approached the Baltimore Ravens with a request that broke the biggest commandment in the super-secretive league. Let cameras inside locker rooms, meeting rooms and the homes of players and coaches for an entire training camp. The footage would

8:28 AM ET Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard is signing a five-year, $98.5 million extension that makes him the highest-paid inside linebacker in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Leonard passes San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, who signed his new deal at the outset of training camp that made him the NFL’s highest-paid

11:09 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After three months of build-up, New York Jets rookie Zach Wilson made his debut Saturday night at MetLife Stadium. It was a dud. In the annual Green & White practice before a crowd of nearly 20,000, Wilson, the No. 2 overall draft pick, threw two interceptions and led

7:50 PM ET PITTSBURGH — More than two weeks into the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ training camp, star outside linebacker T.J. Watt hasn’t taken part in a single team period. Coach Mike Tomlin has been vague when asked about Watt’s absence in those drills, saying Saturday that Watt has been “working hard with our trainers.” Steelers defensive

9:12 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said quarterback Dak Prescott has done some “light throwing” for the first time since leaving practice July 28 with a latissimus strain in his right shoulder. McCarthy followed up with a reference to “light objects,” which could mean it was not a regulation football,

6:43 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — After some waited decades to get the call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, they waited an additional twelve months for the ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Class of 2020 and the Centennial class both got their moment Saturday night. Fifteen were elected to the Pro

7:16 PM ET Despite waiting a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 and the Centennial class are being formally recognized Saturday night in Canton, Ohio. The class of 2020 includes legends of the game Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers), Steve Atwater (Denver Broncos, New York

4:49 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray wasn’t the only one surprised Saturday morning by a birthday message from his teammate, fellow quarterback Colt McCoy. McCoy didn’t know he had given Murray a birthday gift, either. During their morning quarterbacks meeting, a video of McCoy wishing Murray a happy birthday was

1:33 PM ET CINCINNATI — Physically, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says he feels fine. Getting there mentally, however, is going to take a little bit more time. On Saturday, Burrow analyzed his struggles through the early portion of training camp and outlined how to fix what’s ailing him. “It’s frustrating right now, more so just

2:55 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots linebacker Raekwon McMillan, who had made a strong first impression on coach Bill Belichick and was on his way to carving out a notable role in his first year with the team, tore his ACL in a recent practice and will miss the 2021 season, a

3:43 PM ET Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — There was finally some excitement at the Denver Broncos‘ training camp — and it had nothing to do with the drudging quarterback clash between Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock. Pass-rusher Bradley Chubb and left tackle Garett Bolles got into a fight during a team drill midway through

1:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It only took Justin Houston‘s second practice with the Baltimore Ravens to put himself in middle of one of the most heated NFL rivalries. On Saturday, Houston said he chose to sign a one-year deal worth up to $4 million with the Ravens even though the Pittsburgh Steelers

8:52 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to the practice field Saturday, participating in his first full-team practice of training camp. Jackson missed the previous 10 days of camp, which is the NFL rule for unvaccinated players who receive a positive result. The former NFL MVP was activated off

6:00 AM ET Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson and owner Jerry Jones will undoubtedly share a moment during the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement Saturday (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). There will be big smiles and hearty laughs for the pair, who are among the game’s greats enshrined in Canton, Ohio. But for some

6:45 AM ET HOUSTON — Another practice, another nonanswer from Houston Texans coach David Culley about quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s status. After taking part in a limited capacity during the first five days of training camp, Watson has not practiced the past four days. In Monday’s practice — his last appearance — Watson did go to