10:40 PM ET The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t play a game at the same time until Week 15 of the 2020 season, giving New England fans who still plan to follow quarterback Tom Brady closely with his new team an unexpected bonus. But what might be viewed as a masterful move
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6:00 AM ET Ryan Farley needs to get away as part of his writing process. Sometimes it’s as easy as pulling up his Detroit Lions hoodie and getting to work. Other times he needs a full escape, going from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe when he’s on deadline to finish his script. He’ll sit in
5:00 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints released Pro Bowl right guard Larry Warford on Friday, saving the team more than $7 million in salary-cap space and paving the way for first-round draft pick Cesar Ruiz to earn a starting job. Warford, who turns 29 next month, made the Pro Bowl in
5:23 PM ET CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow is a signature away from becoming one of richest 23-year-olds in Ohio. However, as with every aspect of this offseason, the delay of that windfall will be affected by COVID-19. In an interview published on the “Pardon My Take” podcast on Friday, the top
1:38 PM ET Associated Press The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband also was sent the letter on Friday. It
9:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL schedule has been released. The regular season kicks off with the Houston Texans hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The opening doubleheader for Monday Night Football will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants (7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
9:00 PM ET ESPN NFL Experts The 2020 NFL schedule is out, and the regular season will begin with the Houston Texans facing the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10. Week 1 also features the New Orleans Saints hosting Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the opening Monday Night
11:34 AM ET The wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas III was arrested last month in Texas after a domestic altercation between the couple. A team spokesman said Thursday that the Ravens are aware of the situation but that Thomas did not notify the team of the incident. Thomas indicated in an Instagram post
3:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN While Jadeveon Clowney remains open to re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks, the defensive end would have to take significantly less money than what the team previously offered him in order for a reunion to happen, a league source told ESPN on Wednesday. The Seahawks have not shut the door on
1:18 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and has even bigger goals as he enters his second season. Meeting those expectations figures to be more difficult after the offseason trade in which the Niners sent defensive tackle DeForest
7:30 AM ET Free agency was easy. The draft required some innovation. The rest of a typical NFL offseason, however, can’t be replicated. The simple act of practicing together on the field, through organized team activities and minicamps, is prohibited by physical distancing requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic. So how has the NFL adjusted?
8:09 PM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t pick up Leonard Fournette‘s fifth-year option, but they are going to be counting on his being a big part of their offense in 2020. The Jaguars were shopping the fourth overall pick in 2017 for more than a month without any serious trade
8:35 PM ET Associated Press While planning to play a full regular-season schedule, the NFL has formulated a ticket refund plan for canceled games or those held without fans. In a memo sent to the 32 teams by commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, a uniform baseline for full refunds
11:18 AM ET Running back Frank Gore is signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL’s third-leading rusher all-time kept on churning in his 15th NFL season, passing Barry Sanders on the league’s career leaderboard in 2019. He had 15,347 rushing yards in his
9:35 PM ET As he rehabilitates from offseason surgery, Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is predicting big things in 2020. “Right now what I’m trying to do is hit the reset button,” Beckham said in a video posted to his YouTube channel Monday. “Being able to just get everything fixed. Shoulder, arms,
10:25 AM ET Don Shula, the NFL’s winningest coach who led the Miami Dolphins to the league’s only undefeated season, died on Monday. He was 90. The Dolphins issued a statement saying that Shula died “peacefully at his home.” “Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years,” the statement said. “He
1:48 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs added another developmental quarterback to serve as a backup to Patrick Mahomes by agreeing to contract terms with undrafted rookie Shea Patterson of Michigan, agent Bryan Ehrlich announced Sunday. The Chiefs also recently signed Jordan Ta’amu, who played with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. Veteran Chad
6:00 AM ET The moment smacked of “The Blind Side.” All it needed was Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and their freckle-faced Hollywood son, S.J., to capture it on his video recorder. In a game last November, Louisville mammoth left tackle Mekhi Becton exploded out of his stance and staggered the man in front of him