5:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed quarterback Geno Smith, the team announced Thursday. Smith, 30, returns for a third season as Russell Wilson‘s backup. He has appeared in one game for Seattle — a blowout win last season over the New York Jets in which Smith completed 4 of
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6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mel Kiper Jr. hasn’t simply heard the arguments against taking a running back in the first round of the NFL draft. The ESPN senior draft analyst might have helped to spearhead the movement. But that didn’t stop him from projecting the Buffalo Bills to select Alabama running
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold didn’t hold back his enthusiasm recently about being reunited with Robby Anderson, his favorite receiver with the New York Jets. “Robby’s one of a kind,” said Darnold, who completed 88 passes to Anderson for 1,341 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2018-19, the most
5:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton wants to add “competition” at quarterback for Drew Lock, but he also still believes in exercising patience. In his pre-draft remarks Thursday, Paton once again said he likes Lock’s potential as a quarterback, but wouldn’t commit to Lock being the team’s Week 1
5:08 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The status of Larry Fitzgerald‘s future will not impact the Arizona Cardinals‘ decision-making in next week’s NFL draft, general manager Steve Keim said Thursday. Asked whether he wanted to know if the 37-year-old Fitzgerald will come back for an 18th season before the start of next Thursday’s first round,
4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett is salivating at the team’s potential after seeing the free agent additions made by the Cleveland Browns this winter. With Jadeveon Clowney coming aboard, the Browns’ defense will be better. Maybe even dangerous. “We’ll be very scary,” Garrett said. The All-Pro defensive end spoke Thursday
2:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — While several NFL players expressed excitement this week over a newly adopted rule that allows more flexibility when it comes to the numbers worn on players’ jerseys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is not at all a fan. Brady took to Instagram on Thursday to express his dissatisfaction
2:20 PM ET Dave Gettleman insists he would trade back in the NFL draft and called it an “urban myth” that he’s unwilling, despite never having done so in his eight years as a general manager with the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. Gettleman, the current general manager of the Gaints, has the 11th
10:30 AM ET MIAMI — NFL teams finally got Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith‘s official measurements two weeks ago at the Indianapolis medical recheck. The results: he’s a hair over 6-feet and is 166 pounds. The reaction (quite frankly an overreaction) centered on whether the Heisman Trophy winner is too skinny to become an elite
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — For months, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields were perceived as the top two quarterback prospects in the 2021 NFL draft (April 29-May 1, on ESPN and the ESPN app). The New York Jets were trending toward Lawrence until they won a game — and another — putting themselves
7:05 AM ET Every year, I offer up my own piece of vaguely NFL draft-related content by producing a mock draft consisting entirely of trades. There are 32 picks in the first round and for each of those selections, I try to construct a trade that makes sense for two or more teams given their
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The 2021 NFL draft is a week away. As teams, evaluators and scouts finish their draft boards, you’ll hear plenty of comparisons between some of the top prospects in this talented class and current and former NFL players. These matches might point to the way they play the game, their
12:12 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith turned himself in Tuesday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with an alleged battery in the New Orleans area, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office. Smith turned himself in at St. Bernard Parish Prison shortly before 8
3:46 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The NFL owners approved a rule change on Wednesday proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs that loosens jersey number rules. Get ready for a lot more players rocking single-digit jerseys. Currently running backs, receivers, linebackers, tight ends and defensive backs must wear uniform numbers within a certain numerical range. The
5:42 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Video footage was released from New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s arrest last month in his hometown of Cleveland. Lattimore was charged for possessing a loaded handgun that was believed to be stolen, which is a fourth-degree felony. He was also initially arrested for failure to notify officers of
3:32 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos safety T.J. Ward, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who was a starter in Denver’s Super Bowl 50 win, formally announced his retirement Wednesday. Ward, who played three of his eight seasons in the league for the Broncos, last played in a game for the Tampa Bay
What skill set does your offense need most? Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence won’t be an option here because he’s expected to be off the board with the first pick. Regardless of their standout skill, both potential first-round RBs will likely be three-down NFL players. There is most likely only one first-round TE, so if that’s your
3:19 PM ET NFL owners approved a series of new rules Wednesday, including one that will expand the influence of replay officials amid ongoing demands from coaches for more oversight of game-day officials. Owners rejected more robust proposals for a full-time sky judge, including one from the Baltimore Ravens that would have created a booth