9:46 PM ET The NFL Players Association sent a letter to all NFL players Wednesday in response to a claim by attorneys for Eric Reid that last month’s vote on the league’s new CBA should be invalidated because of a change in language, saying the claim was “completely false.” Attorneys for Reid, a free-agent safety,
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4:46 PM ET It’s not surprising that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is working out with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown this offseason. What’s created a buzz is Jackson tossing passes to his top wide receiver’s famous cousin. Antonio Brown, a free-agent wide receiver, caught a 50-yard pass from the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player on a
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft is a few weeks away. Last week, we looked back at how each 2019 first-round pick performed in his rookie season. Today, we move on to the second-round picks from last year. The second round was bountiful, with 20 starters coming from the 32 picks and
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN With 2020 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. Maybe you heard some big-name quarterbacks like Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Teddy Bridgewater (Carolina Panthers) changed teams. Those weren’t the only huge moves. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak
11:30 AM ET It’s official. NFL owners have expanded their playoff field to 14 teams, formalizing a long-held aspiration nearly a decade in the making. The decision will change the complexion of the postseason, boost league revenues by nine figures annually and perhaps provide a new level of job security for coaches. Why make this
5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent safety Eric Reid wants the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement invalidated over language added following ratification of the pact earlier this month. He is calling for an investigation and a re-vote. In a letter to the NFLPA on Monday, Reid’s lawyers said language posted on the players
3:44 PM ET HOUSTON — Left tackle Laremy Tunsil and the Houston Texans have started talking about a multi-year contract extension, with the two sides exchanging preliminary proposals, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Tunsil, whom the Texans acquired in 2019 for a huge package of picks, including two in the first round, is expected
10:01 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — It didn’t take much of a sales pitch from general manager Jason Licht and coach Bruce Arians to bring Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In fact, it was Brady who did most of the talking. Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday, Licht told Mike Greenberg that
8:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, NY — Dion Dawkins can’t wait to get back to Buffalo. Even as he enjoys his offseason in Florida, the Buffalo Bills‘ left tackle has his mind on the city that gave him his first NFL home in 2017. He knows how that sounds, but doesn’t mind; people
10:05 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos cornerback/kick returner Goldie Sellers died Saturday night of complications from cancer, his family announced. He was 78. Sellers played two seasons for the Broncos (1966-67) and was traded by then-Broncos coach Lou Saban to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for two more seasons, including
6:00 AM ET Bob McClellanNFL (Editor’s note: ESPN’s Bob McClellan grew up in Central Florida, and his father bought six Buccaneers season tickets in 1976. His brother maintains four of them to this day.) The GOAT chose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He wasn’t traded there. It wasn’t for lack of options. Yet Tom Brady signed
4:50 PM ET Former Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe has reached agreement on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million with the Baltimore Ravens, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The addition of Wolfe comes one day after the Ravens were unable to finalize a deal with Michael Brockers. There was an issue
3:14 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are re-signing wide receiver DeMarcus Robinson to a one-year contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. Robinson’s production increased each season after cracking the Chiefs’ receiving rotation, going from 21 catches and 212 yards in 2017 to 32 and 449 in 2019. He started 23 games over three seasons,
4:12 PM ET Having had 10 missed field goals in 2019 for the Los Angeles Rams, veteran kicker Greg Zuerlein and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million deal with $3.5 million guaranteed, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Todd Archer on Friday. The move reunites Zuerlein, 32, with John Fassel, his special-teams coach
1:26 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Newly signed running back Melvin Gordon said Friday he believes he can co-exist in the Denver Broncos‘ offense with Phillip Lindsay and is eager to prove he is “better than just average.” Gordon missed the first four Los Angeles Chargers games last season due to a contract holdout and
7:10 AM ET Most deals signed in NFL free agency turn out to be disappointing. Teams pay players expecting the best seasons from their past, but it rarely works out that way. As a result, most of my grades tend to be a C+ or below. Call me a tough grader, but ask the Jets
8:16 PM ET The NFL draft will go on as scheduled April 23-25, commissioner Roger Goodell said in a sternly worded leaguewide memo distributed Thursday. In his memo, obtained by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Goodell served warning to those around the league who criticize the league’s stance. “Public discussion of issues relating to the draft serves
7:30 AM ET There are deals to be found in NFL free agency‘s bargain bin. It’s just a matter of finding them. That’s what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did with Shaquil Barrett last year. They paid a discount price — one year, $4 million — for a part-time player who flourished in a new system