2:29 PM ET The NFL will announce its 2021 schedule on May 12, the league announced. For the first time, each team will play a 17-game schedule in 2021. Each team will receive just one bye week, even with the expanded schedule. The NFL previously announced that the season will begin on Thursday night, Sept.
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2:05 PM ET Philonise Floyd issued a statement of support Wednesday for the Las Vegas Raiders after the organization received backlash for a tweet following the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering his brother, George Floyd. “On behalf of our family, I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the
1:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman declined to name Jalen Hurts the starting quarterback for the 2021 season during a pre-draft availability Wednesday. “To name any starters at this particular time, we’ve been working with these guys for two days,” Sirianni said. “My biggest thing is competition.
12:05 PM ET Antonio Brown has resolved a civil dispute with former trainer Britney Taylor, who in a lawsuit filed in 2019 had accused the wide receiver of sexually assaulting her. A settlement was reached, but per the agreement, no terms can be disclosed, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “Antonio and Britney have been
6:01 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are a little more than a week away from having the franchise quarterback they’ve been trying to find for two decades. Trevor Lawrence is the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck (and maybe Peyton Manning), the fourth-highest-rated quarterback prospect ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — To Tyler Lockett, one of the most memorable moments of his career came during one of the Seattle Seahawks‘ most forgettable games of the past decade. It was against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 of 2016, Lockett’s second NFL season. He hurt his knee on an
10:23 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he remains on track for the start of the 2021 season. In an interview with “The Cris Collinsworth Podcast featuring Richard Sherman,” Burrow said he is “ahead of schedule” following reconstructive knee surgery to repair injuries that ended his rookie season. He said he should be
8:49 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders received backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said, “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than
5:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane isn’t rushing to get a deal done with quarterback Josh Allen — although he said he’s confident a deal will eventually get done. Speaking with reporters Tuesday, Beane said he had spoken with the NFL’s MVP runner-up from a season ago
2:51 PM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association have approved a position-specific helmet design for the first time since they began regulating equipment for players, representatives for both groups confirmed Tuesday. The helmet, known as the VICIS ZERO2-R TRENCH, was built for offensive and defensive linemen and is ranked No. 2 on the league’s
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff ROCK HILL, S.C. — Robert Lesslie loved playing the bagpipes. He loved practicing medicine, his community, his faith, his wife, Barbara, and their big family. Barbara Lesslie loved her husband, their church, leading bible study, singing hymns and mentoring kids with disabilities at Camp Joy. They each loved their grandchildren,
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Imagine if the recent volume of social media inquiries connecting or disconnecting the San Francisco 49ers to quarterbacks Justin Fields, Mac Jones and Trey Lance in the upcoming NFL draft were put into solving actual mysteries. We’d know the contents of Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase in “Pulp Fiction” and
10:24 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — After re-signing all 22 starters on offense and defense from their Super Bowl LV win, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally have a backup quarterback on their roster for the 2021 season, re-signing Ryan Griffin. Sources told ESPN that the deal, which the team announced Tuesday, is for one year.
9:16 AM ET Former Washington Football Team tight end Jordan Reed is retiring from the NFL, a source confirmed Tuesday to ESPN. Reed, 30, played six seasons with Washington and spent last year with San Francisco, catching 355 passes with 28 touchdowns in a career often slowed by injuries. He played 10 games with the
9:33 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed coach Mike Tomlin to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The extension will run through the 2024 season. The 49-year-old is heading into his 15th season as the Steelers’ head coach since taking over prior to the 2007 season. Tomlin led the Steelers to a
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Quarterback Alex Smith‘s decision to retire from football on Monday ends an NFL career that was never about the stats or flash, but rather about impact. That was never more evident than last season when, in only six starts, he helped transform a franchise that many had come to
7:34 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The reminders of Ozzie Newsome’s decisions from 25 years ago are featured prominently in the Baltimore Ravens’ landscape. Every game day, fans pass by a towering 9-foot-tall Ray Lewis statue that stands outside M&T Bank Stadium. When walking inside the lobby of the Ravens’ team facility, players, coaches
2:12 PM ET A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith for an alleged second-degree battery that occurred in the New Orleans area on Saturday evening, St. Bernard Parish District Attorney Perry Nicosia confirmed. Nicosia said that Smith allegedly choked a victim unconscious during a confrontation that began