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Adelia @Adelia - over 4 years ago
What now for Antonio Brown? Answering the biggest questions around his release
7:00 PM ETDan GrazianoCloseESPN Staff WriterJoined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novelsJeremy FowlerCloseESPN Staff WriterESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduateAntonio Brown ha...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - over 4 years ago
Browns' Garrett says 'fan' punched him in face
4:31 PM ETBrowns defensive end Myles Garrett told police Wednesday that he was "punched" in the face by a man while in his car in Cleveland.Garrett said he was driving when a "fan" flagged him down to take a picture and then gave him "a pillow tap" in the face.A "fan" hop...continued
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Allene @Allene - over 3 years ago
Colts to re-open facility after negative tests
6:59 AM ETESPN News Services The Indianapolis Colts will reopen their practice facility Friday after four individuals' re-test for COVID-19 confirmed they were negative, the team announced.The team closed their facility Friday morning after initial positive tests. They i...continued
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Angus @Angus - over 1 year ago
What are 2022 NFL draft picks doing with their first touchdown footballs?
6:00 AM ETNFL Nation reportersLess than 2% of college football players are drafted into the NFL. And not all of those who are drafted will make a roster.So the odds of just playing in the league are small, let alone scoring a touchdown in one's first few games.Washington ...continued
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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - over 4 years ago
Let's overreact to Week 8 in the NFL: The 49ers are the NFL's best team
6:55 AM ETSANTA CLARA, Calif. -- This is a weekly overreactions column, but you still want to be careful and make sure you're overreacting, underreacting or simply reacting appropriately, and sometimes you need to see things with your own eyes to be sure. So I came out he...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - about 3 years ago
Super Bowl on CBS draws 96.4 million viewers
9:28 AM ETAssociated Press NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rout of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl drew a total audience of 96.4 million viewers.CBS said Tuesday the audience included record digital numbers for a game that had lost its competitive edge by h...continued
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Marjory @Marjory - almost 3 years ago
AFC East QBs offer promise, but Buffalo Bills are clear 2021 favorite
7:00 AM ETLast year at this time, the question was if the Buffalo Bills were primed to snap the New England Patriots' hold on the AFC East. The Bills answered that decisively.In fact, the Bills didn't just prove to be the new kings of the division the Patriots had dominat...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 2 years ago
Brussels sprouts, bad starts and lessons learned: Bengals' journey to AFC title game one to savor
6:00 AM ETCINCINNATI -- In the private room of a restaurant in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Hyde Park, Bengals coach Zac Taylor went with his gut.And that meant trusting the gut of the chef at E+O Kitchen. It was a fall night in 2021, and as Taylor's party settled in, h...continued
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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - over 1 year ago
Buccaneers WR Julio Jones scores NFL's first TD in Germany
10:28 AM ETMUNICH -- The first NFL regular-season touchdown in Germany has been scored between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks!Just after the start of the second quarter, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady -- who has received a rousing ovation from fans in Germany e...continued
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Zackery @Zackery - over 4 years ago
Lions sign safety Gilchrist after trading Diggs
10:29 AM ETThe Detroit Lions signed free agent safety Marcus Gilchrist on Thursday, two days after they traded safety Quandre Diggs to the Seattle Seahawks in a deal that stunned his teammates.The Lions traded Diggs, along with a 2021 seventh-round draft pick, to the Seah...continued
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Muriel @Muriel - almost 4 years ago
Ex-QB Leaf arrested on domestic battery charge
10:06 AM ETESPN News Services Former quarterback and current ESPN college football analyst Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday on a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery.Leaf was arrested around 2 p.m. in Palm Desert, California, and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - over 4 years ago
Source: Multiple teams eye Cards CB Peterson
7:30 AM ETArizona Cardinals star cornerback Patrick Peterson is scheduled to return from his six-game suspension next Sunday against the New York Giants, but other NFL teams haven't forgotten him while he was gone.In recent weeks, the Cardinals have gotten calls from at l...continued
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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 2 years ago
Will NFL training camps be 'normal' this year? What we know about COVID-19 protocols, rules for...
7:15 AM ETNFL training camps this summer will be unlike any other in league history. They'll represent a hybrid between the tightly restricted version we saw in 2020, as the league began its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the traditional structure from 2019 an...continued
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Assunta @Assunta - about 3 years ago
WFT releases TE Moss, son of Hall of Famer
3:36 PM ETTight end Thaddeus Moss arrived in Washington hoping to create his own legacy separate from his Hall of Fame father Randy. But Moss will have to do that elsewhere as Washington released him Friday.Moss signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent following ...continued
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Marjory @Marjory - over 3 years ago
Veteran Jags lineman Woods opting out of season
11:53 AM ETJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Veteran Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Al Woods is opting out of the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic."While I was excited to join the Jaguars, I have made the tough decision, given the current status of COVID-19, to op...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - about 4 years ago
Bill Belichick could look to fill Patriots' kicking void ... with a Vinatieri?
6:00 AM ETQuick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:1. Vinatieri among kickers for Patriots to scout: Bill Belichick will turn 68 on Thursday, and while he adopts a "Younger Next Year" approach, he also has been reminded of his football longevit...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - over 2 years ago
Former Jets Joe Namath and Winston Hill: A rose, a scotch and a Hall of Fame friendship
6:00 AM ETThe 50-year friendship between the famous quarterback and his trusted protector was born at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, 1965.Joe Namath, recovering from knee surgery, hadn't played a down in the NFL yet. He was 21, already rich because of a landmark contrac...continued
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Immanuel @Immanuel - over 3 years ago
Browns close facility after player tests positive
9:48 AM ETBEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns shut down their facility Friday morning after a player tested positive for COVID-19.In a statement, the Browns said that the player has self-isolated and that the team will continue to hold meetings remotely as part of the lea...continued
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Juliet @Juliet - about 2 years ago
Source: Chiefs cut Gordon, still hope to keep him
2:17 PM ETKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs waived veteran Josh Gordon on Monday, but that doesn't mean the veteran wide receiver's time with the team is done. The Chiefs plan to sign Gordon to their practice squad if he clears waivers, a source told ESPN.Gordon, who hadn't ...continued
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Nestor @Nestor - over 4 years ago
Sources: Cowboys' talks with Zeke intensifying
12:40 PM ETTalks between the Dallas Cowboys and running back Ezekiel Elliott are intensifying, with both sides aiming to wrap up a new deal this weekend, league sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter.The momentum marks a change in the talks between the Cowboys and their star r...continued
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Americo @Americo - over 4 years ago
Eagles rookie Shareef Miller addresses gun violence and a call for peace
2:14 AM ETPHILADELPHIA -- Helicopters started circling overhead about 4:30 Monday afternoon just as Frankford High School's football practice was wrapping up.Coach Bill Sytsma knew what it meant -- helicopters have appeared before -- and his fears were confirmed when he g...continued
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Eleanora @Eleanora - almost 2 years ago
FA tackle Brown arrested at LAX on gun charge
11:31 AM ETFree-agent offensive tackle Duane Brown was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday for allegedly possessing a concealed weapon.Brown, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, posted $10,000 bond and was released from custody at 11:32 p.m. PT, accordin...continued
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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 1 year ago
Bucs' Brady listed on injury report but will play
5:43 PM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- With a finger injury that's been nagging him all week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was added to the Bucs' injury report Friday, although his status for the Sunday game hosting the Green Bay Packers is not in jeopardy.A source said B...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 2 years ago
Steelers' Johnson off COVID list after just 1 day
3:31 PM ETPITTSBURGH -- Just one day after he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was activated off it Friday.Johnson, who leads the team with 1,110 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches on 100 receptions, is a ...continued
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Assunta @Assunta - over 2 years ago
QBs Jones, Fields move jerseys in season run-up
11:43 AM ETBefore they have played a regular-season down, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields already have jerseys that are among the most popular in the NFL.According to sports apparel site Fanatics, which is an apparel ...continued
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