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7:01 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was critical of a new law that imposes restrictions on voting in Georgia, saying Tuesday that the state should “make voting easier, not harder for every eligible citizen.” The law, S.B. 202, will shorten periods to request absentee ballots, make it a crime to give food and

4:39 PM ET The NFL is making plans to open its stadiums to full capacity for the 2021 season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after the first day of a two-day virtual meeting of owners, Goodell said: “All of us in the NFL want to see every one of our fans

3:22 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson alleging sexual assault and inappropriate conduct are “certainly troubling” and something the team takes “very seriously.” Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee has filed 19 civil lawsuits against Watson on behalf of women who allege inappropriate behavior and sexaul assault

2:37 PM ET NFL owners approved the expansion of the regular season to 17 games Tuesday, a long-expected decision that will generate additional revenue for the country’s richest sports league. Players agreed to the additional game as part of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement, which gave the league an option to expand as soon as

2:35 PM ET Welcome, NFL fans, to the Sweet Seventeen. As has been expected for months now, NFL owners voted Tuesday to expand the regular season from 16 games to 17 starting this year. This is not a drill, people. This is happening. And sure, you might have heard that it was going to happen,

1:17 PM ET Quarterback Justin Fields ran the 40-yard dash in an unofficial time of 4.44 seconds at Ohio State’s pro day Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 228-pound Fields, widely expected to be a first-round selection in next month’s NFL draft, is working out and will throw for the 31 NFL teams reportedly in attendance. The Los

6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN With 2021 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings such as the Tennessee Titans picking up a pair of edge rushers, the Baltimore Ravens upgrading their offensive line and

6:58 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon warns that whatever you do, never — under any circumstances — invite coach Nick Sirianni to play a game of blackjack. Or chess. Or HORSE. Or anything that even remotely involves winning or losing. You’ll come to regret it. “The guy is, in my

7:53 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills announced Monday the new naming rights partner for their stadium, which will now be known as Highmark Stadium. The stadium was named “Bills Stadium” during the 2020 season, after the team severed its partnership with New Era, which had owned the stadium’s naming rights

6:32 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan came out of their offseason bunker Monday and shed light on their plans for the newly acquired third pick in next month’s NFL draft, what is to become of Jimmy Garoppolo and how they arrived at their

3:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson said owner Jimmy Haslam gave him a contract extension midway through a winless 2017 season and that he was lied to from the start about the team’s rebuilding plans. During a wide-ranging radio interview Monday with ESPN 850, Jackson said the Browns’

2:10 PM ET Browns wide receiver Ryan Switzer said his infant son will undergo surgery in Boston after doctors believe they found what was causing him to bleed. Switzer, who has been updating his son’s medical fight on social media the past few weeks, posted on Twitter on Monday that his son, Christian, was being

12:33 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It looks like Trevor Lawrence is headed to Jacksonville. Jaguars coach Urban Meyer told NBCSports.com that the team is leaning toward taking the former Clemson quarterback with the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft next month. “I’d have to say that’s the direction we’re going,” Meyer told Peter

11:19 AM ET HOUSTON — Three new lawsuits accusing Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct were filed Sunday night, including one that claims the Houston Texans quarterback is deleting Instagram messages and contacting the women “who formally provided him massages, in an attempt to settle” those cases. The three lawsuits, which were available

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — When it comes to free agency, here are the assumptions you can make about the Baltimore Ravens: *The Ravens rarely make a huge money splash. *When Baltimore signs a player, it’s usually one of its own free agents or a cap cut because it doesn’t affect the accumulation

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN With the initial free-agency rush now concluded, this is the perfect time to revisit our NFL Power Rankings for the 2021 season. It’s been a unique offseason to say the least, as a reduced salary cap has altered business for both players and front-office personnel. So as we ranked the

8:23 PM ET Defensive tackle Jarran Reed has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Sunday. Reed can earn up to $7 million on the deal, sources said. Reed joins a defensive tackle rotation that includes Chris Jones, Derrick Nnadi and Tershawn Wharton. Jones

7:10 PM ET Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s NFL draft, is declining the chance to attend the draft in Cleveland, and is instead choosing to watch it at Clemson with a few family members and friends, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Despite the NFL’s invite, Lawrence never wavered in