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11:08 AM ET The Baltimore Ravens are moving on from Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. They either will release him for conduct detrimental to the team, for his fiery on-field argument with safety Chuck Clark on Friday, or trade him. The Dallas Cowboys are the leading contender to

6:28 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace paced through the 800 steel columns suspended in midair at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. With each column passed, Wallace looked for what connected him to this museum. Each column represents a different county in the United States where a

9:05 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas was sent home Friday after a fiery on-field argument with safety Chuck Clark, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The incident between Thomas and Clark was sparked by a missed assignment by Thomas, a source said. Thomas and Clark yelled at each

7:00 AM ET 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 During the offseason, 2,880 human beings (32 teams x 90 players) can be rostered by an NFL team. Once

6:00 AM ET One day before veteran players reported for training camp on July 28, the Minnesota Vikings learned their biggest free-agent acquisition would not step on the field until 2021. Michael Pierce, a former Baltimore Ravens nose tackle who signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Vikings in March, was one of 67

9:07 PM ET Washington coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with cancer but plans to continue coaching, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday night. Rivera told Schefter he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. The team later said that he has squamous cell cancer of the neck. Rivera said the cancer is in the

7:00 AM ET Young players around the league follow the contract-year playbook: Ball out in college, make splash plays on a rookie NFL deal, land life-altering wealth via an extension from the team that loves keeping homegrown talent. Just last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and

7:10 AM ET We spent weeks — months, even — reporting on the coronavirus protocols that the NFL and its players’ union negotiated for 2020 training camps. It has been more than three weeks now since those camps opened, and a few days since players started practicing in full pads. So it’s fair to wonder:

9:45 PM ET The Washington Football Team has experienced many changes and events that have shaped the franchise, and the news continued on Thursday with coach Ron Rivera’s admission that he has cancer. There has also been the long road to a new team nickname, from one that previously existed for 87 years for Washington’s

7:09 AM ET Dwayne Haskins Jr. used to weigh about 240 pounds. Now he’s 218. Thanks to photos and videos the Washington Football Team quarterback shared on social media this offseason, it’s clear his body has transformed, along with his mobility and confidence. He hopes to do the same for his game in 2020. For

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4:09 PM ET The NFL will consider possibilities for a postseason bubble that would further protect players, coaches and staff members from COVID-19 during the most important games of the season, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton broached the idea during a recent competition committee

7:00 AM ET Daniel Jones 2.0 is coming soon to a stadium near you. He is bigger, he’s stronger and all signs point to him being better than ever in his second professional season as the New York Giants‘ quarterback. This is all music to the Giants’ ears. Jones at his best is what the

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — During a recent training camp practice when the Denver Broncos‘ defense was being seen — and heard — making plays all over the field, second-year quarterback Drew Lock showed off a little of his edge. Lock threw a dart up the right sideline to Courtland Sutton, over starting cornerback

5:09 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, who had season-ending surgery on his ruptured right quadriceps tendon Tuesday, and will save $3.25 million in 2020. The move does not preclude McCoy from re-signing with the Cowboys in the future but under terms of a new contract. There was an injury

6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — We finally got our first glimpse of the 2020 New Orleans Saints on the practice field Monday. And as compelling as it was to see newcomers such as wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, center Cesar Ruiz and linebacker Zack Baun in action, nothing stood out more than the NFL’s most

6:22 PM ET After nearly two years away, after 17 surgeries and a near amputation, Washington quarterback Alex Smith on Sunday did what once seemed unthinkable: He put on a helmet and practiced with his teammates. Smith has accomplished plenty in his 13 active NFL seasons while playing on Sundays; simply practicing on one ranked

11:12 AM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy suffered an apparent injury to his right knee during the first padded practice of training camp on Monday. McCoy was hurt during individual drills and was unable to put weight on his leg after he was examined by the team’s medical staff. Before ducking into the