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
NFL
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
9:12 PM ET Andy Dalton is returning home. Released by the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, Dalton agreed to a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The quarterback’s deal has a base value of $3 million and could be worth up to $7 million, the source said. Before
3:53 PM ET The Chicago Bears have declined the fifth-year option on quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for the 2021 season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The second overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft, Trubisky finished the year 28th in total QBR (39.4), tied for 27th in touchdown passes (17), 21st in passing
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time in over two decades, six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady is the new kid on the block — playing for a new team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a new offense with new teammates. Well, mostly new teammates. Brady will have longtime favorite target
8:27 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host As he enters a season full of unknowns, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is still considered a constant by oddsmakers. Caesars Sportsbook has posted Belichick as a 7-1 favorite to win the Coach of the
6:11 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined the fifth-year option on running back Leonard Fournette for the 2021 season. It’s an unsurprising and expected move considering the team was attempting to trade the former fourth overall pick for a month before and during the recent draft. Fournette will make $4.168 million
7:05 AM ET On occasion, even Bill Belichick needs some outside counsel on how to run his football team. Tom Brady‘s departure from the New England Patriots should certainly mark one of those occasions. Only when Brady was officially gone would Belichick call him “unfathomably spectacular,” one of the “original creators” of the Patriot program,
8:33 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — To be considered a success, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst must not only put together a roster that can win in the NFL week in and out but also year in and year out. That’s the standard for a GM. Matt LaFleur must win now. That’s