3:00 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Nate Stanley are expected back at practice on Thursday after completing a five-day stint on the reserve/COVID-19 list, according to coach Mike Zimmer. Cousins and Stanley went into COVID-19 protocols on Saturday after they were designated high-risk close contacts upon rookie quarterback Kellen
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1:23 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Todd Bowles a new three-year contract that keeps him as the NFL’s highest-paid defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bowles had one year left on his current deal, but this contract replaces that and doesn’t preclude him from taking another head-coaching job. In January,
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was sort of joking — but not really — when he said he told quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston, “Every time you guys check a ball down to the running back, you’ll get an article written.” Payton has obviously been paying attention
8:19 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are “optimistic” about wide receiver Kenny Golladay‘s leg injury, a source told ESPN. Early indications are the injury is not believed to be serious. Golladay will undergo more tests Wednesday to determine if this will be a missed time scenario. The Giants’ prized offseason
6:39 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The record-breaking play some 17 years ago was like something drawn up by kids in the dirt. But it further established Peyton Manning as the NFL’s greatest quarterback at the line of scrimmage. Manning secretly told receiver Brandon Stokley he would give him the “smash symbol” — a universal call
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The first week of training camp here has revealed an early test of the Green Bay Packers‘ shadow general manager, aka quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Two slot receivers — one a veteran whom Rodgers campaigned to acquire, the other a rookie drafted when Rodgers was contemplating his future —
8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Months after he announced his retirement from the NFL, former quarterback Philip Rivers says he isn’t ruling out a return. Rivers, who retired in January after one season with the Indianapolis Colts following 16 with the San Diego and Los Angeles Chargers, told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday
6:24 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. – Having combined for 189 career games and six Pro Bowl appearances between them, Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and wide receiver Amari Cooper don’t necessarily need the day-to-day grind of training camp. But both are close to getting on the field for the first time this summer. Lawrence
7:24 PM ET Linebacker Kwon Alexander has agreed to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints on a one-year deal worth up to $3 million, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It’s a birthday present of sorts for Alexander, who turned 27 on Tuesday. Alexander started seven games for the Saints last season and
1:52 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets guard Cameron Clark was taken via ambulance to a local hospital after suffering a neck injury Tuesday near the end of practice. Clark, a second-year player from Charlotte University, was motionless for several minutes after going to the ground during an 11-on-11 period. Medical personnel
3:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Vikings released cornerback Jeff Gladney on Tuesday after he was indicted by a Texas grand jury for felony assault of a woman he was previously in a relationship with. “Following our review of today’s indictment against Jeff Gladney, we have decided to release Jeff immediately. As we
3:57 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — While the Minnesota Vikings continue navigating a recent COVID-19 interruption within the quarterback room, team co-owner Mark Wilf expressed concern over vaccine hesitancy among players. “We’re very concerned,” Wilf said. “I think it’s safe to say that our No. 1 priority is the health and safety of our players,
2:56 PM ET In its latest round of discussions with the NFL regarding COVID-19 protocols for the 2021 season, the NFL Players Association is proposing that vaccinated players be tested more frequently than current protocols require. Currently, vaccinated players only have to be tested for COVID-19 every 14 days, while unvaccinated players have to be
12:21 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson will be out five to 12 weeks with the same foot injury as quarterback Carson Wentz, coach Frank Reich said. Dr. David Porter is scheduled to perform the surgery on Nelson on Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis. Porter performed surgery on Wentz’s left foot
12:39 PM ET The New York Giants‘ first day of padded practice at training camp ended abruptly Tuesday when coach Joe Judge angrily addressed and punished his players for a teamwide brawl that included starting quarterback Daniel Jones at the bottom of the pile. Judge could be heard delivering an expletive-laden tirade at his team
11:12 AM ET ESPN News Services Carolina Panthers receiver Keith Kirkwood was taken off the field on a stretcher and left Tuesday’s training camp practice in an ambulance after receiving a hard hit to his head/neck area by safety J.T. Ibe, who was kicked out of the workout and later waived by the team. Panthers
7:00 AM ET Paul Gutierrez Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Not long before he turned 44 on Tuesday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took a handoff out of the backfield, tucked the ball and dashed forward. He then mimicked Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s spoon-to-mouth “feed me” gesture as he jogged back into formation. It was a mere