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10:15 AM ET In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is donating $500,000 toward a GoFundMe fundraiser he established, aimed at advancing lives in the black community of Atlanta. Ryan, who wears jersey No. 2, has set a goal of raising $2 million. Floyd, who was black, died last week

2:48 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Jake Fromm apologized Thursday after screenshots emerged of a text conversation in which he claimed only “elite white people” should be able to purchase guns. The conversation, which took place in 2019 and was posted to Twitter early Thursday morning, involved Fromm and a friend discussing

8:37 AM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued an apology Thursday for his comments on “disrespecting the flag,” saying he “completely missed the mark” on current issues in the United States. During an interview with Yahoo Finance on Wednesday, Brees reiterated his stance that he will “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag

7:30 AM ET ESPN NFL Insiders For every big NFL offseason signing, savvy draft selection or forward-thinking trade, there is a curious failure by another team to address an area of need. We asked our panel of NFL experts for the biggest missed opportunity of the offseason. What trade, signing, draft pick, etc., should have

6:44 PM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees attracted backlash Wednesday across the sports world, including an outspoken teammate, when he reiterated his stance on how he will “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America” during an interview with Yahoo Finance. An emotional Malcolm Jenkins, in a video

8:09 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson did not want to talk about football during a video conference call with reporters Wednesday, saying “none of that matters” compared to “life and what the black community is going through right now.” “When you think about the idea of Black Lives Matter, they do

7:00 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is reliving his childhood before he officially joins the real world. The top overall pick in April’s NFL draft is back home in Athens County, Ohio, living with his parents and looking for empty fields so he can throw passes to his friends. The Heisman Trophy he

6:00 AM ET Check out the latest NFL Power Rankings from any outlet, including ESPN’s most recent one, and the theme surrounding the 2020 version of the New England Patriots is hard to miss. They’re worse. Few, if any, are buying the Patriots as a clear-cut Super Bowl LV contender, let alone the favorite in

2:20 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — A week after George Floyd died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, an incident which sparked mass protests in the Twin Cities and across the nation, two Minnesota Vikings linebackers are speaking out in response to a statement issued by the National Football League. The league’s statement expressed

7:30 AM ET Exactly 100 days remain before the scheduled start of the NFL season. If the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs actually kick off Sept. 10 at Arrowhead Stadium, they will produce one of the most significant moments in league history. None of this country’s major professional leagues has managed to resume play

7:05 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott are locked in the highest-stakes game of chicken in NFL history. The team has until 4 p.m. ET on July 15 to sign its quarterback to a long-term extension. If the two sides fail to come to terms, Prescott will likely sign his franchise tag and

7:39 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate and longtime friend of Colin Kaepernick who kneeled for the “The Star-Spangled Banner” before eight games in the 2016 season to protest excessive use of force by police, hopes people are now more ready for what his and Kaepernick’s message

6:46 AM ET Just because sports is on hiatus doesn’t mean the competition needs to end. While we wait for the live action to return, ESPN has assembled a collection of “ultimate all-conference teams” that should intrigue college football and NFL fans alike. Our panel of NFL analysts, college and NFL Nation reporters — Andrea

2:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis elaborated with ESPN on Sunday night on his statement regarding the death of George Floyd, saying that he has already had conversations with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. “I want to get together with players, coaches and

6:00 AM ET Last year at this time, the question surrounding Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley was whether he would make his first Pro Bowl. Now it’s legitimate to ask whether Stanley is going to get paid like no other non-quarterback in the NFL. Stanley’s ascension to the top of his position comes as

8:00 AM ET A little over five years ago, Maryland high school basketball teammates Chase Young and Markelle Fultz expressed the same vision for the future. It was ambitious: The pair set a goal to go No. 1 in their respective drafts, Young in the NFL and Fultz in the NBA. “We just had a

6:35 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Saturday that “there remains an urgent need for action” following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, while NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith sent a letter to all players to address the current state of what he called a “hurting” country. NFLPA president and

6:00 AM ET Hayden Hurst impacted at least one teenage boy’s life by opening up about what led him to almost taking his own. Last May, Hurst, then with the Baltimore Ravens, was at South Hagerstown High School in Maryland — the final stop on a four-school mental health education campaign — sharing how he