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6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In three simple sentences, rookie quarterback Justin Fields provided the city of Chicago with the kind of reassurance not felt in these parts in more than a generation. “I’ve been kind of in the spotlight since high school,” Fields, the Bears first-round draft pick, said last week when

7:42 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow’s attempted NFL comeback has officially begun. The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday as a tight end, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, reuniting him with Urban Meyer, his former head coach at the University of Florida. Tebow will

8:53 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have signed quarterback Jeff Driskel to a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million, according to his agents at National Sports Agency. Driskel is now the fifth quarterback on the Texans’ roster, joining Deshaun Watson, Tyrod Taylor, Davis Mills and Ryan Finley. Adding Driskel gives Houston more

3:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said he is “not above” a competition when asked whether he feels the coaching staff has committed to him as Philadelphia’s starter. Coach Nick Sirianni has not publicly named Hurts QB1, citing the importance of creating competition at every position. “I value everything that Coach has

7:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Tarron Jackson‘s older brother, Daron, was dying, and it was up to their father, Alphonso, to deliver the message to his 9-year-old son. The words he chose helped shape the path Tarron has spent the past 13 years blazing, leading him from Aiken, South Carolina, to the Philadelphia Eagles, where

6:00 AM 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. — With the promise of an improved offense, the Los Angeles Rams‘ defense is preparing for an encore performance. Last season, three-time Defensive Player

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson recently let coach John Harbaugh know his reaction to his team’s draft, though it wasn’t extensive. Harbaugh described Jackson as a “short texter.” “I’ve gotten his thoughts, but it’s the brief version. He’s excited,” Harbaugh said during last weekend’s rookie minicamp. “I think

5:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles modified their offseason model after meeting with veteran players, and will not hold mandatory minicamp this year, the team announced Tuesday. Additionally, there will be no team or 7-on-7 drills during OTAs. “We had some really good conversations with our players, some of our team leaders, about the

5:03 PM ET The New York Giants claimed running back Ryquell Armstead off waivers on Tuesday. Armstead was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday after he missed the entire 2020 season because of complications related to COVID-19. He’ll compete for a spot on the Giants’ depth chart at running back, a position that is

3:38 PM ET The Washington Football Team has granted longtime starting right tackle Morgan Moses permission to seek a trade, a source confirmed. Washington would save $7.75 million in salary-cap space whether it trades or releases Moses, no matter if it’s before or after June 1. He would count $1.9 million in dead cap room.

2:07 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who underwent reconstructive left knee surgery in December, is “all systems go” for the Sept. 12 regular-season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, according to Dr. Neal ElAttrache of Kerlan-Jobe in Los Angeles. “He’s on track for full go for start of the season,” ElAttrache, who operated on

12:34 PM ET Matt Ryan isn’t going to play forever. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, entering his 14th season with the franchise, understands he’s closer to the end of his career than the start of it. He has been around the NFL long enough, seen enough players come and go, to get that. And Ryan didn’t

6:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — “It was more difficult to get a ticket to the UNLV basketball game than it was to the Frank Sinatra show.” — coach Jerry Tarkanian, on HBO’s “Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV.” Yeah, this used to be the Rebels’ playground. Imagine what the late Tark the Shark would have said

6:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN With the 2021 NFL draft in the rear view, it’s time to take inventory with another version of the NFL Power Rankings. While this draft was unprecedented due to the lack of a combine, visits to team facilities and in-person pro days, the decisions made in constructing this draft class

9:28 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer is set to re-sign with the New England Patriots, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. He joins a crowded position headlined by Cam Newton, 2021 first-round draft choice Mac Jones and third-year veteran Jarrett Stidham. Hoyer, who had taken a free-agent visit with

9:32 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Chicago Bears had approximately 70 players attend Day 1 of Phase 2 of the club’s voluntary offseason program on Monday — and enjoyed near perfect attendance on offense, sources told ESPN. A layer of uncertainty surrounding the level of player participation in the second phase of the

7:45 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN If bringing a Super Bowl to Detroit required losing an arm than new Lions head coach Dan Campbell says he would be armless. Although Campbell has yet to coach an actual game in Motown, the first-year sideline leader is already making an early case as one of the most entertaining

6:37 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Firefighters in Florida were called to rescue a cat — not out of a tree, but from the undercarriage of a car owned by New York Giants cornerback Isaac Yiadom, officials said. Rescue workers responded to Yiadom’s home Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post by