American Football
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Bart
@Bart -
about 2 years ago
Follow NFL free agency live: We're tracking every deal, big and small
11:00 AM ETESPN staffWho's ready for 2021 NFL free agency? With Super Bowl LV in the rearview mirror, one of the strangest NFL offseasons ever is just getting started. We've already seen quarterback trades and other drama around star signal-callers, and the franchise tag ...continued
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Ariel
@Ariel -
about 2 years ago
Plenty of potential suitors if (when?) Jets opt to trade Sam Darnold
7:00 AM ETFLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:1. Days numbered? Sam Darnold's chances of returning in 2021 seemed to improve with the hiring of coach Robert Saleh, who spoke of the quarterback in glowing terms (privately to friends as...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
about 2 years ago
Vikes GM says Cousins is 'our QB going forward'
5:08 PM ETMINNEAPOLIS -- A month after Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer publicly backed Kirk Cousins, calling the quarterback "our guy" amid rumors and speculation over whether he could be traded this offseason, Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman doubled down his ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 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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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Goff: Rams wanted to move on; 'feeling's mutual'
1:06 AM ETLindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketballQuarterback Jared Goff says he's ready to move on in the aftermath of a blockbuster trade that dealt h...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Source: Brady gets $1M in incentives with SB win
8:57 AM ETTom Brady would continue to build on his legacy -- and his fortune -- if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl.Brady will cash in on a $500,000 contract incentive if the Bucs beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday and win the NFC Championship Game, a source ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Source: Allen to replace Bengals' injured Burrow
10:25 AM ETCINCINNATI -- Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen will take over for the injured Joe Burrow as the team's starter, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.Allen, who has spent the entire season on the practice squad, will be making his fourth career NFL start on ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Source: 3 more from Titans positive for virus
9:25 AM ETESPN News Services A total of eight Tennessee Titans players have tested positive for COVID-19 this week after another player and two staff members tested positive Saturday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.In all, 16 members of the Titans organization -- the ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
NFL Week 3 takeaways: Bills survive, but the Falcons collapse -- again
9:20 PM ETNFL NationESPN Week 3 in the NFL was pretty wild. The Bills nearly fell to the Rams after taking a big lead, but quarterback Josh Allen led an eventful final drive to move Buffalo to 3-0. The Falcons did fall to the Bears, losing their second double-digit lead i...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Source: Packers LB Martin out at least six weeks
10:58 AM ETGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Kamal Martin, a possible starter, had surgery for a torn meniscus on Tuesday and will not be available for at least six weeks, a source told ESPN.Martin, a fifth-round pick from Minnesota, suffered the inju...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 3 years ago
Raiders' Gruden calls Mariota 'dazzling playmaker'
8:10 PM ETHENDERSON, Nev. -- While Derek Carr is firmly entrenched as the Las Vegas Raiders' starting quarterback, the guy signed to be his backup, Marcus Mariota, impressed coach Jon Gruden on Friday, the third practice of training camp in which players wore helmets."He'...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 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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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 3 years ago
Three-time Pro Bowler Bennett says he's retiring
8:15 AM ETVeteran defensive end Michael Bennett, a three-time Pro Bowl selection who has 69.5 career sacks and won a Super Bowl ring during his career, is retiring after 11 NFL seasons, he announced on Instagram on Tuesday."Retiring feels a little like death of self, but ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 3 years ago
Neither Jaguars nor Yannick Ngakoue appear to be blinking at deadline
6:00 AM ETJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Unless a trade gets done, Yannick Ngakoue has a change or heart or the Jacksonville Jaguars make him an offer he can’t refuse, the defensive end will have to wait until 2021 to get a long-term deal.ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday mo...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
almost 3 years ago
Cam: Replacing Brady is 'elephant in the room'
9:01 AM ETQuarterback Cam Newton has shared how motivated he is to prove doubters wrong through social media posts, but one topic he hadn't addressed prior to this week was the unique position he's in of possibly replacing six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady with the N...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
almost 3 years ago
The inside story of the XFL's sudden collapse, and what comes next for spring football
7:30 AM ETApril 10 was payday at the XFL. Kurt Hunzeker hadn't slept. As the St. Louis BattleHawks' president, his job was to shepherd the team into a presumptive 2021 season. Kickoff to that second season was at least 10 months away -- and because of the deepening corona...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
about 3 years ago
Moss' son, Thaddeus, out to forge 'own identity'
4:44 PM ETWashington Redskins rookie tight end Thaddeus Moss wants to do what any other pass-catcher does: create separation. The difference is he wants separation from his father's Pro Football Hall of Fame legacy.Moss said he isn't tired of the questions about his last ...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
about 3 years ago
How Alabama star Jerry Jeudy overcame tragedy to become an NFL draft gem
8:00 AM ETTHE PARTY WAS set for South Florida on April 23, the first night of the NFL draft and the last hours before Jerry Jeudy turns 21. The thought of being in Las Vegas for the draft never really appealed to Jeudy. There wasn't a big enough table, nor were there enou...continued
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