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8:00 AM ET IT’S THAT TIME again. Time to be told just how damned hard it is to learn to play quarterback in the NFL. You know why it’s hard, right? For starters, it’s hard because NFL offensive concepts are so mind-bendingly difficult to grasp, and just when you, well-meaning but untrained, think you might

4:27 PM ET Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury believes the trade that sent running back David Johnson to the Houston Texans in exchange for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be completed before the NFL draft begins on April 23. “There’s not concern,” Kingsbury said on a video conference call with reporters on Tuesday. “But those

1:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The “alarm clock” uniform numbers are no more for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are going back to their roots in 2020 with a new uniform that pays homage to their best years and adds a futuristic twist, the team announced Tuesday. Allow us to show you the future

We have taken a look back at how each 2019 first-round pick and second-round pick performed in his rookie season. Today we take a look at the third round and beyond. Which player picked in Rounds 3-7 of the 2019 draft had the biggest impact for each team? With the draft coming up on April

9:01 AM ET Cam Newton is a free agent for the first time of his career and it comes during an unprecedented time when much of the country is shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Newton, who was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier this month, talked about his situation in an interview Monday

Apr 8, 2020 Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings The bulk of NFL free agency is in the rearview mirror, which means we have a much better feel

1:21 PM ET Antonio Brown has hired veteran agent Ed Wasielewski of EMG Sports to represent him in his continued desire to return to the NFL this season, the agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, is a free agent who wasn’t on an active roster for most

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN You don’t have to play at a traditional college football power to achieve NFL stardom. Former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton showed us that. San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice showed us, too. So did the other 30 names on our small-school studs list picked by NFL Nation reporters.

7:30 AM ET You’ve all heard about the ridiculous talent in the 2020 NFL draft‘s wide receiver class, and the running back class has plenty of playmakers, too. But when we are talking about ability in the open space on the field, a few prospects stand out as extremely dangerous weapons for any offense. That

11:49 PM ET Since retiring from the NFL last year, former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has kept himself busy — CBD entrepreneur, NFL analyst for Fox, television-special co-host, music video star, contestant on “The Masked Singer” and game show star. Now he can add one more line to his résumé: WWE champion.

8:58 AM ET Former New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey, who famously made a 63-yard field goal in 1970 despite being born without toes on his right kicking foot, has died due to complications of the coronavirus, his family told NOLA.com. He was 73. Dempsey had been battling Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. He was a

12:52 PM ET High-level officials from multiple NFL teams are now preparing to do the April 23-25 draft virtually, from home, away from their team facilities, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a leaguewide memo on March 26 that it was “unanimous and unequivocal that the Draft

6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — New Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay doesn’t exactly come off as the bashful type — confidence and swagger drip off him, whether he’s in a conversation or shadowing an opponent’s top receiver — but when he finally had the chance to meet his idol Kobe Bryant, he was at a

7:39 PM ET The state of Florida has levied three formal charges against Antonio Brown for an alleged January assault resulting in the former All-Pro’s arrest. Brown faces felony burglary conveyance, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal mischief charges, according to a Broward County court document obtained by ESPN. Brown turned himself in on Jan. 23

6:29 PM ET HOUSTON — In his first public comments since trading DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien cited the wide receiver’s desire for “a raise” as one of the reasons for his trade to the Arizona Cardinals. Last month, Houston traded Hopkins, a reigning three-time All-Pro selection, and a

6:55 AM ET Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson — that’s what the “Field of Dreams” fans inside the Tampa Bay front office called their pursuit of Tom Brady. John Spytek, director of player personnel and a former Brady teammate at Michigan, came up with the name for good reason. More than any other franchise in American

7:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the 2020 NFL draft approaches and free agency slows to a trickle, the league’s offseason programs are right around the corner. If team activities are reduced or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will have a far-reaching impact on rosters. With five new head coaches on the sidelines

7:00 AM ET After helping Matt Ryan become the NFL’s first $30 million per year player, agent Todd France was thrilled for Ryan but didn’t pop any corks around the Creative Artists Agency office in Atlanta. France, who co-brokered the deal with Tom Condon that earned Ryan $150 million over five years with $100 million