8:00 AM ET Kimberley A. Martin A farm. A field. A canyon. A pool. Even a driveway. As NFL players wait for a return to normalcy before the 2020 regular season begins, they have had to get creative with how and where they train. The ripple effects of these unprecedented times — nationwide social distancing
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7:00 AM ET As the wait for quarterback Dak Prescott‘s upcoming contract with the Dallas Cowboys extends into a second decade … wait, has it not been that long? It sure seems that way. The Cowboys placed the exclusive franchise tag on Prescott in March, which means he will make at least $31.4 million in
6:00 AM ET There have been many theories laid out as to why the Dallas Cowboys haven’t committed to a long-term deal with quarterback Dak Prescott. Below, we identify and evaluate a few. Ezekiel Elliott, not Prescott, drives the Cowboys’ offense Over his career, Prescott has a higher Total QBR on plays with Elliott off
11:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht isn’t concerned the arrival of quarterback Tom Brady will put too much pressure on his young roster to produce. Appearing on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt on Thursday night, Licht was asked if he was concerned that “urgency could becoming crippling” for
10:50 PM ET Bidding for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl LI championship ring closed at $1.025 million Thursday night, making it one of the most expensive items in the All In Challenge, which aims to be the largest virtual fundraiser in history. Its mission is to feed those in need. In addition
5:36 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball As the NFL and other sports leagues weigh options to safely return to action amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald said he
4:09 PM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith has been granted conditional reinstatement by the NFL from an indefinite suspension for violation of the league’s personal conduct and substance abuse policies, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The move will allow Smith to take part in meetings with Cowboys coaches and teammates in the virtual
12:47 PM ET An unnamed NFL player is suing United Airlines, alleging he was sexually harassed, assaulted and violated by a female passenger on a February flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, and that the airline failed to properly respond to complaints. The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on
7:00 AM ET The Houston Texans saw this coming in October 2017, when then-rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson took the league by storm, throwing 16 touchdowns in a four-game span. In his next two seasons, he led the Texans to consecutive division titles. Entering his fourth year, Watson is eligible to be paid like a long-term
8:35 AM ET Associated Press COOPER CITY, Fla. — Former NFL star Chad Johnson left a $1,000 tip for his waiter after dining at a restaurant in Florida that recently reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Congrats on re-opening, sorry about the pandemic, hope this helps. I LOVE YOU,” Johnson wrote Monday on his $37 tab.
2:22 PM ET NFL owners approved new measures Tuesday aimed at improving diversity in coach and front-office hiring, but they stopped short of approving a resolution that would have rewarded minority hiring with draft-pick compensation. NFL Network reported last week that the owners were considering a proposal that would have improved teams’ third-round draft picks
5:09 PM ET As it plans for what it hopes is a full 2020 season, the NFL has acknowledged the inevitability that a number of its personnel will be infected by the coronavirus. Sustaining the season throughout the fall will require the effective use of testing and isolating procedures currently under development. “We fully well
8:19 AM ET DeVante’s Parker’s answer to an Instagram poll Monday night set off Michael Thomas and started a war of words between the wide receivers. The NFL on Fox’s Instagram account asked, “Which is tougher? A. Make a catch while guarded by Stephon Gilmore” or “B. Break up a pass while guarding Michael Thomas.”
1:59 PM ET Break out the shears. Ben Roethlisberger is throwing footballs to teammates again, and following through on his promise to get a haircut and shave to mark the occasion. “I’m not going to shave or cut my hair until I can throw a football again,” a then-clean-shaven Roethlisberger says to the camera. “Throw
6:00 AM ET Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was no longer a secret by the time the Kansas City Chiefs got to Denver for a Monday Night Football game against the Broncos in Week 4 in 2018. He had thrown for 896 yards and 13 touchdowns in the first three games of his first full season as
6:45 AM ET With the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. Over the next four days, I’m going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first.
2:45 PM ET The New York Giants have told cornerback DeAndre Baker to stay away from team meetings and focus on his legal issues at this time, a source familiar with the team’s thinking told ESPN. Baker faces four counts of armed robbery and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm from an incident
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Take a guess which college is most represented on the Buffalo Bills’ roster. It’s not Alabama, LSU or any of college football’s blue-blood programs; rather, it’s a school that perhaps best represents Buffalo, the Bills and their fan base — the Iowa Hawkeyes. Micah Hyde, Ike Boettger, Nick Easley and