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9:43 AM ET Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions‘ front office have said for months that the quarterback is healthy and ready for the 2020 season. On Thursday, videos posted on Instagram by his wife, Kelly, showed it. Stafford worked out at a school with receiver Jamal Agnew, tight end Jesse James and fullback Nick

2:12 PM ET Perhaps trying to extend a peace offering to disgruntled Jamal Adams, the New York Jets continued their efforts Friday to make him feel wanted. Coach Adam Gase, commenting for the first time on Adams’ contract dispute and trade request, heaped praise on the All-Pro safety and made it seem as if a

6:40 AM ET While most kids put their head on pillows and dream of NFL stardom, Jordyn Brooks tackled them instead. Each night before bed, Brooks, then a young boy in Dallas, gathered every pillow inside the small apartment he shared with three siblings and a single mother, lining them up as offensive linemen between

12:03 PM ET New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said the risk surrounding the coronavirus “has to really be eliminated” before he would be comfortable returning to play this season. Jenkins, a 12th-year veteran and member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, appeared on CNN on Thursday morning in his new role as a

Jun 23, 2020 Which player do you want? “Running Back A” is an absolute fantasy football scoring machine, the second-best RB in the NFL in rushes per touchdown. His 12 rushing touchdowns in his final nine games last season led the NFL during that span and he was second in rushing yards, scoring more fantasy

6:52 AM ET The preseason-opening Dallas Cowboys–Pittsburgh Steelers game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 is being canceled and the Hall of Fame’s Aug. 8 enshrinement ceremony is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, league sources told ESPN. This marks the first time the NFL has had

3:30 PM ET The NFL has insisted since March that it would play its full 2020 season, despite a coronavirus pandemic that froze sports around the world. For that to happen, the league must navigate an intricate labyrinth of policy changes, medical interventions, business concessions and philosophical shifts, some of which were inconceivable a few

7:19 AM ET ESPN Fantasy Another fantasy football season is upon us, and whether you play in a casual redraft league or a hard-core, deep dynasty format, a traditional or a modified scoring format, with your friends, your family or your co-workers, we know that no two leagues are truly the same. With that in

7:51 PM ET Speaking over the weekend at a virtual conference for Christian men, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged that he has fought off-the-field vices over the years. “It’s not always easy,” Roethlisberger said, talking to Tunch Ilkin, a former Steelers player and one of the event’s hosts. “People don’t realize all the time

1:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Despite having two players diagnosed with the coronavirus and an assistant coach test positive last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers players are continuing to hold group workouts at a local high school. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Tom Brady and several teammates were at Berkeley Prep, working out on

6:00 AM ET The 2019 New York Jets were historically bad on offense. They finished last in total yards for only the third time in the past 49 years, and that’s kind of wild when you think about how many bad offenses they have fielded over the past half-century. Google “the 1970s Jets” and you’ll

1:04 PM ET Super Bowl hero David Tyree is no longer with the New York Giants organization as director of player development. It’s a role he’s held since 2014, after spending most of his playing career with the team. Tyree, best known for the helmet catch in the Super Bowl XLII upset of the New

4:27 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have officially received Dak Prescott‘s signed, $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal, otherwise one cannot be done until after this season. News of Prescott’s intention to sign the tender first broke

11:23 AM ET A suspect has been arrested and charged with simple assault following a recent incident at a South Dakota bar that led to the hospitalization of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert. Security video shows that Goedert was sucker-punched at the Zoo Bar in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Friday — a blow that

7:00 AM ET The central storyline for the 2020 Chicago Bears revolves around the same question that has haunted the franchise since Hall of Famer Sid Luckman retired 70 years ago. Can the Bears finally stabilize the quarterback position? Even though 2017 No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles, who was acquired

7:02 PM ET Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre thinks Colin Kaepernick will reach a “hero status” in football similar to that of Pat Tillman. In a video from TMZ Sports published Sunday, Favre was asked if he thinks Kaepernick has reached the stature of a figure such as Jackie Robinson or Muhammad Ali and

2:32 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to sign his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender by Monday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides still have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal. The Cowboys had placed the franchise tag on Prescott on March 18. By signing his franchise

6:52 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 73. Kiick had been living with dementia and residing in an assisted living home for the past few years. Kiick was a vital member of the 1972 Dolphins team that went 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII