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6:00 AM ET Kevin Stefanski got his first head-coaching job with the Cleveland Browns just as the world was about to change. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered NFL facilities and forced teams into an unprecedented virtual offseason. Stefanski wasn’t even able to move to the Cleveland area from Minnesota until recently. His offensive and defensive coordinators,

3:44 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN With the best chance of a reunion with Jadeveon Clowney likely having come and gone, the Seattle Seahawks are counting on some of their younger defensive linemen to improve what was one of the NFL’s least effective pass rushes last season. One of them, 2019 first-round pick L.J. Collier, is

7:00 AM ET You know how you feel about your team’s starting quarterback. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe your opinion on your QB changes from time to time, depending on whether he’s leading a fourth-quarter touchdown drive or throwing a backbreaking interception. You wouldn’t be alone on this. Opinions vary and change, especially when it

2:34 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Eagles star Carson Wentz, his teammate Zach Ertz and Ertz’s wife, USWNT star Julie Johnston Ertz, on Thursday joined the chorus of athletes who have spoken out about George Floyd, the handcuffed black man whose death earlier this week while in police custody has deeply shaken Minneapolis and

7:45 AM ET The NFL’s half-baked idea to review pass interference is dead. The rule failed so miserably, in the words of league executive vice president Troy Vincent, that it won’t so much as appear on the agenda for an owners conference call Thursday to vote on rule proposals. Writing its epitaph should be quick

6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN In an all-in bid on quarterback Josh Allen, the Buffalo Bills have surrounded the Wyoming product with the best supporting cast of his pro career. With the addition of Stefon Diggs to a wide receiver room that already features John Brown and Cole Beasley, Allen has one of the NFL’s

4:21 PM ET Baker Mayfield didn’t boast or brag in his first media interview this offseason. The usually brash Cleveland Browns quarterback didn’t talk trash or call out any opponents, either. Instead, coming off a rocky second year in the NFL, Mayfield said he’s taking a much different approach leading up to the 2020 season.

6:00 AM ET Before training camp starts, Kelvin Beachum will return to his hometown of Mexia, Texas, for his annual revitalization. He will fast for 72 hours at the Cameron Chapel, where his 92-year-old grandfather serves as pastor. He will live on water and prayer as he prepares for his ninth NFL camp. “It’s me

11:33 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took to Instagram on Wednesday to reflect on the lessons he learned from participating in “The Match” charity golf tournament with Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods this past weekend. “Amazing what happens when groups of people come together for the common

6:00 AM ET So much of the focus around the New England Patriots has been about how they will transition at quarterback without Tom Brady that other areas might be overlooked. Former New York Jets and Miami Dolphins general manager Mike Tannenbaum recently highlighted one. “When you think about that running back room, it is

5:37 PM ET The Miami Dolphins will soon let fans drive their cars inside the stadium where football games are played every weekend in the fall. The Dolphins announced Tuesday that they are launching an outdoor drive-in theater inside Hard Rock Stadium that will be used to show marquee games in team history, classic movies,

6:50 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are still on top. Several long months after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, Kansas City enters the 2020 NFL season as both the best team in the league and the Super Bowl favorite, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). FPI is our prediction

9:52 PM ET NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent, in an interview with NBC Sports, acknowledged that the league “failed miserably” in its implementation of pass interference replay reviews last season and that such failure would serve as a cautionary tale for the NFL to not rush rule changes in the future.

1:45 PM ET Mike Tomlin likes the discussion around an incentivized minority hiring process in the NFL. On “Coffee with Cal,” hosted by Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari, on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach said he likes the idea of a change to the Rooney Rule that rewards teams for hiring minority

7:20 AM ET Leaps into swimming pools. Emotional moments of jubilation. Tears of joy. Fifteen words delivered by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell — “With the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins select Tua Tagovailoa” — elicited all that plus a belief the moment will change the Dolphins’ franchise forever. Over the

9:25 PM ET Prior to The Match: Champions for Charity, which raised $20 million for coronavirus relief, against Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson, former Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning came prepared with the jokes and trash talk, before teeing off with his partner, Tiger Woods. Peyton when asked

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nine months ago, Patrick Queen wasn’t thinking about taking over the spot once manned by Ray Lewis. He was wondering whether he would ever get on the field in LSU’s season opener. Queen barely played in a 55-3 rout of Georgia Southern, the tough reality of losing the

6:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Darnold & Wise Men: In addition to a revamped offensive line and a couple of new wide receivers, quarterback Sam Darnold received a new set of encyclopedias this offseason — quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Frank Gore. We’re talking about