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6:32 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Most of the Seattle Seahawks‘ veteran players are back at team headquarters this week after staying away for much of the voluntary offseason program. For DK Metcalf, that means being back at his day job after his head-turning foray into track and field. The Pro Bowl wide

12:14 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After their 2020 season was ravaged by injury, the San Francisco 49ers hoped that 2021 would bring better health. They’re not off to a promising start. During an organized team activity Monday, the Niners lost two players to what will almost certainly be season-ending injuries more than three

5:57 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill both spoke highly of one another Tuesday, insisting that they are supporting each other as they battle to become Drew Brees’ successor with the New Orleans Saints. Both quarterbacks are fully intent on making the most of this opportunity. “One year not playing has

5:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lost the backing of two of his closest friends and teammates as his standoff with the Green Bay Packers continued with his absence from the team’s mandatory minicamp. All-Pros Davante Adams and David Bakhtiari threw their support behind their quarterback, while also making sure not

1:23 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wide receiver A.J. Brown offered his No. 11 to Julio Jones, but the Tennessee Titans‘ newly acquired playmaker declined. Brown has worn No. 11 since his rookie year after

1:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the future of the quarterback position uncertain beyond the 2021 season, backup Mason Rudolph is ready to take the reins of the Pittsburgh Steelers. “That’s my goal, to be a starting quarterback in this league and for our team, and I’m working toward that goal every single day,” Rudolph

1:20 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – When the Dallas Cowboys start training camp next month, the plan is for Dak Prescott to be fully participating each day, according to coach Mike McCarthy. “He hasn’t missed anything that’s been slated. He’s doing a lot of extra frankly so the anticipation would be for him to go

12:17 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One week after Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians suggested quarterback Tom Brady may be in more of a coaching role during mandatory minicamp after undergoing offseason knee surgery, Brady practiced in full on the team’s first day of minicamp Tuesday. It was his first time taking part in

11:16 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Retired Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis turned to social media Tuesday to locate people who apparently broke into his garage, stole and wrecked his high-priced McLaren. “What’s up IG family so I need you guys help,” Davis wrote on Instagram. “If any of you recognize either one of these

10:30 AM ET ESPN.com staff Just like when some kids start school, Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s first day of minicamp on Tuesday in Ashburn, Virginia, begins with a photo and his own personalized chalkboard sign that reads he is in Year 17, is 38 years old and his “teacher” is “Mr. [Ron] Rivera.”

7:00 AM ET HOUSTON — As spring workouts wrap up in the NFL, the makeup of the Houston Texans‘ quarterback depth chart has become a little clearer with the additions of Tyrod Taylor and Davis Mills, but Deshaun Watson’s NFL future remains in limbo. Watson didn’t show up for voluntary organized team activities. Mandatory minicamp

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Jerry Jeudy of the Denver Broncos is just your friendly neighborhood wide receiver trying to go about the business of turning his flash-of-brilliance, flash-of-struggles rookie season into much, much more. Jeudy is often economical with his words, but his actions — in the form of training videos — say

2:33 AM ET Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel has died at the age of 71, his son, John, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday night. Fassel was the head coach for the Giants from 1997-2003. He was named the NFL’s Coach of the Year in 1997, and guided the Giants

7:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN Nine NFL teams open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, with the rest of the teams to follow next week (except for the Philadelphia Eagles, who have elected not to have a minicamp this offseason). Most of the practices will be Tuesday through Thursday, though the Super Bowl champion Tampa

7:53 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, with some of his celebrity friends surprising him with an unexpected gift — a sparkling new Bentley. Rapper Meek Mill posted a video on his Instagram account of a stunned Kraft receiving the car. Philadelphia 76ers co-owner

6:35 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers is not expected on the practice field when the Green Bay Packers open their minicamp Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, making it the first mandatory offseason event that the discontented quarterback will have skipped. He is subject to $93,085 in fines if he does not

4:52 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded not guilty Monday to critically injuring a young girl in a crash, but the judge allowed him to resume driving with restrictions. The judge modified his bond during his arraignment to allow him to have a special

2:04 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner and other Seattle Seahawks veterans will take part in the team’s final week of OTAs after sitting out the start of the voluntary offseason program. Wilson posted a video to Instagram Sunday of his arrival into Seattle. His personal quarterback coach, Jake Heaps, confirmed