American Football
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Rex
@Rex -
over 2 years ago
Sources: Ravens LB tests positive for COVID
11:18 AM ETOWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens reserve outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday morning, sources told ESPN.The Ravens are undergoing contact tracing. If a player is unvaccinated and ruled a high-risk close contact, he mus...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
almost 4 years ago
Chase Young and Markelle Fultz: High school pals linked by lofty goal
8:00 AM ETA little over five years ago, Maryland high school basketball teammates Chase Young and Markelle Fultz expressed the same vision for the future. It was ambitious: The pair set a goal to go No. 1 in their respective drafts, Young in the NFL and Fultz in the NBA."...continued
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
over 2 years ago
Week 1 NFL injury updates: News on Saquon Barkley, Tyrann Mathieu, Jamison Crowder and more
Sep 10, 2021NFL NationESPN Rejoice, football fans! The first Sunday of the NFL regular season is here! The 2021 season got off to a great start thanks to the thrilling game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The other 30 teams are making the final adjustm...continued
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
about 4 years ago
The Texans did it again? Barnwell grades the bizarre Brandin Cooks trade
10:00 PM ETIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Coo...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 4 years ago
Four rookie NFL head coaches, 16 games, one tie, zero wins
7:00 AM ETNFL NationESPN For the first time in NFL history, four rookie head coaches are winless through their team's first four games.Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury does have a tie, against the Lions, but the Broncos' Vic Fangio, Bengals' Zac Taylor and Dolphins' Brian ...continued
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Jany
@Jany -
over 4 years ago
Lions RB Johnson likely out for knee, source says
7:24 PM ETDetroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson is expected to miss time with a right knee injury he suffered Sunday against Minnesota, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.Lions coach Matt Patricia said earlier Monday he had briefly talked with doctors but would not k...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
almost 4 years ago
Cardinals owner Bidwill out of hospital after virus
5:16 PM ETArizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill has been released from a Rhode Island hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus last week."This week I learned first-hand just how serious COVID-19 is," Bidwill said in a statement. "My immense appreciation for a...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
over 4 years ago
'Annoying little brother' Baker Mayfield once aspired to be like his Browns backup
7:09 AM ETBEREA, Ohio -- Growing up, Baker Mayfield admired Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre from afar. But up close, he idolized the quarterback now backing him up on the Cleveland Browns.Long before he emerged into an NFL franchise quarterback, Mayfield was an under...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
over 1 year ago
Vikings score first in London with 15-yard strike to Alexander Mattison
9:52 AM ETThe Minnesota Vikings scored two consecutive touchdowns on their opening drive Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The second one counted.After K.J. Osborn's 5-yard touchdown reception was called back by an offensive pass interference penalty, running...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
over 4 years ago
Week 3 NFL QB awards: Inside Daniel Jones' delightful debut
7:30 AM ETI liked everything about Daniel Jones in his debut for the New York Giants, with the strong exception of his new "Danny Dimes" nickname. It's a moniker better suited for "Leave it to Beaver" or "The Hardy Boys" than a multithreat quarterback in 2019, and it need...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 3 years ago
Football historians talk about the game in a previous pandemic
6:40 AM ETFootball -- college and the NFL -- is wrestling with how to play amid the coronavirus. A look into the pages of history reveals some of the same questions surrounding travel restrictions and the desire to play just over a century ago.The H1N1 virus -- called the...continued
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
almost 2 years ago
Why New England Patriots' selection of QB Bailey Zappe is lauded by former NFL GM
6:00 AM ETFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:1. Happy with Zappe: One of the more compelling moments of ESPN's broadcast on the third day of the 2022 NFL draft came when the Patriots selected Western Kentucky quarterb...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
about 4 years ago
Can Navy's Malcolm Perry become the next Julian Edelman?
Apr 10, 2020Navy's Malcolm Perry once went from eating Twizzlers in the stands to playing quarterback on a 90-yard drive. So going from record-setting option quarterback to the NFL draft as a wide receiver might not be that hard.In September 2016, Perry enjoyed tailgating...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 3 years ago
What should expectations be for Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence as a rookie?
7:00 AM ETJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Trevor Lawrence has been called a generational talent, and ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. rated him the fourth-best quarterback prospect he has ever graded.Lawrence threw for 10,098 yards and 90 touchdowns and 17 intercept...continued
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Elvie
@Elvie -
over 4 years ago
How to wait on quarterbacks in fantasy drafts and succeed
10:35 AM ETThe recency bias -- our tendency to trust the most recent result first -- tends to grab hold after a record-setting season such as Patrick Mahomes' in 2018, so here is your reminder: It is not imperative that you build your fantasy football team around a quarte...continued
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Hank
@Hank -
over 2 years ago
NFL Week 14 injury updates for Deebo Samuel, Darren Waller, Tony Pollard and more
6:28 PM ETNFL NationESPN The race to the postseason is on as the NFL season enters its 14th week. Division games will be plentiful down the stretch, and this week's slate has seven such matchups on tap. Not to mention a Sunday battle between two Super Bowl contenders in t...continued
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Rex
@Rex -
about 3 years ago
Report: Saints' Lattimore arrested in Cleveland
11:45 AM ETNew Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested late Thursday night in his hometown of Cleveland on suspicion of receiving stolen property, according to Cleveland.com.He was booked into the Cuyahoga County Jail and had not yet been formally charged...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
almost 2 years ago
Bears LB Adams arrested on weapons charge
12:06 PM ETCHICAGO -- Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested Thursday night and charged with misdemeanor firearm possession and cited for having a high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets, according to Chicago police.Adams was arrested at approximately 6:46 p.m...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
over 1 year ago
Can Tom Brady win Super Bowl No. 8? Is this his last dance? Answering the biggest TB12 questions
8:30 AM ETESPN NFL StaffTAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht had a hunch it was coming.It was Super Bowl Sunday last February, and he had been celebrating his birthday at home with family when he glanced down at his phone and saw a text message ...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
about 2 years ago
Source: Raiders releasing trailblazing DE Nassib
11:49 AM ETThe Las Vegas Raiders are releasing defensive end Carl Nassib, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.Nassib made headlines before the start of last season when he announced he was gay. In doing so, he became the first active openly gay player to play in the...continued
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Cyril
@Cyril -
almost 4 years ago
Bucs rookie Tristan Wirfs credits his single mom for being his life's 'driving force'
6:00 AM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- Nothing was going to stop new Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs from giving his mother, Sarah, a red-carpet walk to remember on draft night -- not even a global pandemic that forced prospects and their families to stay home. He wasn’...continued
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Jarod
@Jarod -
about 4 years ago
Brady's agents look to trademark 'TB x TB'
10:48 AM ETThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers used a catchy "TB x TB" slogan when announcing the signing of Tom Brady as their new quarterback on March 20.Brady's agents liked it so much -- or perhaps it was merely a case of "great minds thinking alike" -- that they filed a tradema...continued
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 4 years ago
Mahomes tweaks ankle in banged-up Chiefs' loss
11:39 PM ETKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said quarterback Patrick Mahomes "tweaked" his ankle against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, one of a number of injuries Kansas City suffered in a 19-13 loss."Tweaked it just a little bit. I think he's go...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
almost 3 years ago
Forty-one years after leaving Purdue, 49ers' Keena Turner graduates with his daughter
6:00 AM ETSANTA CLARA, Calif. -- With a school deadline bearing down, four-time Super Bowl champion Keena Turner and his daughter Ella sat, stared at and tweaked the first slide of a project. Minutes turned to an hour, and an hour turned to two.That night in 2019 was slip...continued
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Hannah
@Hannah -
about 3 years ago
Seipel, Browns fan who had wish realized, dies
7:13 PM ETTom Seipel, the Cleveland fan who got to see his team play one final time with the help of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, has died at the age of 39.Seipel had been battling kidney cancer. His friend posted the news to Seipel's Instagram account.During the fi...continued
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