9:41 AM ET Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson, the top two picks in the 2021 NFL draft, will be on the international stage this season with their teams set to play in London. As part of the NFL schedule release, the league announced its return to London on Wednesday, with the Atlanta Falcons set
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8:35 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, Sept. 9, at Raymond James Stadium. It will mark the first time the Bucs will play in the Kickoff Game, the season-opening contest that was introduced in 2002. The
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Ninety-two days separate Oct. 11, 2020 from Jan. 11, 2021. After being fired as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons following an 0-5 start and the ghosts of Super Bowl LI still chasing him, Dan Quinn could have retreated to anywhere in the world to decompress and get away
8:20 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events where he never showed up, authorities said Tuesday. Favre promised to repay the state after an audit released in May 2020 revealed $1.1 million had
7:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for drug trafficking and for fraudulently capitalizing on his son’s illness with a phony charity. Jordy Robertson, 37, was
4:21 PM ET LAS VEGAS — From the gritty Black Hole in Oakland to the opulent Wynn Field Club in Sin City? And then some. Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Raiders‘ new domed home on the corner of Al Davis Way and Dean Martin Drive, has a sponsor and theme for its field-level club, which
6:11 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow is headed to town. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign the former University of Florida star within the next few weeks, reuniting him with his college head coach, Urban Meyer. He’ll be a tight end, though, not a quarterback, which means he’ll be learning a new
6:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Not very likely, given the level of investment in their current quarterback. Or, to phrase it in “Jeopardy!” speak: What are the chances of the Las Vegas Raiders trading for Aaron Rodgers? Look, the disgruntled reigning NFL MVP-turned-guest host of the iconic game show can hit Daily Doubles all
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the most notable things coach Bill Belichick said at the conclusion of the 2021 NFL draft was the New England Patriots are prepared for fifth-round pick Cameron McGrone to miss his rookie season. McGrone, the linebacker from Michigan who in a best-case scenario could potentially succeed Dont’a
7:11 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Aaron Rodgers‘ trickle-down effect has begun, and the first player it could impact is All-Pro receiver Davante Adams. Adams is in the final year of his contract and if his quarterback is done in Green Bay, then it could complicate things for Adams in Wisconsin. “Potentially, potentially;
5:07 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sean Culkin won’t be converting his NFL salary to Bitcoin after all. At least not a salary that Culkin would draw from the Kansas City Chiefs. Culkin, who recently attracted attention for his plan to be the first NFL player to convert 100% of his paycheck to cryptocurrency,
5:04 PM ET Associated Press Chris Berman will continue to host NFL PrimeTime after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN. The multiyear agreement was announced on Berman’s 66th birthday Monday. “We’ve been working on it for a while, and this was the perfect time to do it,” Berman said during a telephone interview. “ESPN
4:33 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers still have only two quarterbacks on their roster — and only one of them who isn’t at odds with the team — but either way they need a couple of arms for this weekend’s rookie camp. So they’re planning to bring in two quarterbacks
2:48 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It looks like Tim Tebow is finally going to be playing for his hometown team. Just not as a quarterback. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign the 33-year-old Tebow to a one-year contract either later this week or next week to play tight end, a position he never
11:54 AM ET Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher is signing a one-year, $9.4 million deal with the Indianapolis Colts, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The former No. 1 overall pick now will be quarterback Carson Wentz’s blindside protector. The Colts were in search of a starting left tackle after Anthony Castonzo announced his
May 6, 2021 It’s a move no one would really want to make. Parting with franchise stars, players who could end up in the Hall of Fame, is never an easy thing. Teams do it every year, the multibillion-dollar business side of a game. But every career sees changes, and in the National Football League
9:28 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First-round pick Jaycee Horn became the first member of the Carolina Panthers to take advantage of the NFL’s new relaxed rule on jersey numbers. After being selected with the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft, Horn selected No. 8 — at least in part to honor NBA legend
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Except for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are bringing back all 22 starters from the 2020 season, change is constant in the NFL. When you have a defense that was as porous as the Dallas Cowboys‘, change was more than needed. It was craved. When the