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Get your popcorn ready. And your Scotch. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t spoken publicly since the draft. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Rodgers will do so on Friday, at 2:00 p.m. CT. Rodgers has spoken privately to former Packers quarterback Brett Favre, and Favre’s public characterization of the call has made it clear that […]

The NBA has set a target date for a return to play. NBA commissioner Adam Silver informed the board of governors Friday that the league hopes to resume July 31, Shams Charania of TheAthletic.com reports. All games are expected to take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World in Orlando. […]

The Texans exercised the fifth-year option on Deshaun Watson‘s contract for 2021. It will pay him $17.3 million. Both he and the Texans want a long-term deal for the quarterback. The Texans have had preliminary conversations about a new deal with Watson’s agent, David Mulugheta. It is early in the process, but the Texans likely […]

Larrell Murchison wasn’t the first player the Titans drafted in April, but he is the first to agree to terms on a contract. Murchison’s agents announced the agreement on Wednesday. The fifth-round pick will sign a four-year deal with the Titans. Murchison moved from junior college to North Carolina State in 2017 and spent the […]

Make no mistake, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre still thinks the Packers made a mistake by drafting quarterback Jordan Love. At the same time, he can acknowledge that the Packers did the right thing by drafting Aaron Rodgers when he was still there, and enough time has passed for him to admit he could […]

The Dolphins hired coach Brian Flores, who spent 11 years under Bill Belichick in New England. Flores, of course, has adopted some of the Patriot Way. He also has acquired some of his former players. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy became one of four ex-Patriots to join the Dolphins this offseason. He makes it clear, though, […]

Logan Ryan won’t return to Tennessee, and by all accounts, the Jets are favored to land him. But the Dolphins “remain in play” for the cornerback, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Ryan and the Dolphins have had recent talks despite their riches at cornerback. Ryan, 29, wants close to the $9.5 million he made […]

Packers coach Matt LaFleur is pushing back against the idea that Green Bay was looking for a replacement for Aaron Rodgers in the draft. LaFleur said that the Packers just ended up with Love because he was the best player left on their draft board after some other players were selected, and not because they […]

The NFL’s planned preseason “Sky Judge” experiment is designed to avoid invading the purview of the referee. Indeed, the process of consulting with the replay assistant doesn’t even begin unless and until the referee initiates it. So how will the referee even know to initiate it? The referee is doing the referee’s job, moving on […]

NFL players are speaking up about the senseless death of George Floyd, which has riled up Minneapolis and the nation, and another starting quarterback has added his voice to the growing chorus. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr joined Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz in becoming one of the highest-profile players to post a message on social media. […]

Running back Devonta Freeman remains a free agent, but by choice. The Seahawks offered Freeman a deal, which Mike Silver of NFL Media reports is a one-year contract worth up to $4 million. Freeman seeks more. Freeman, 28, is not without suitors. The Jets and Eagles also have interest, according to Silver. Freeman has played […]

Carson Wentz lasted only eight minutes in his first postseason start. Jadeveon Clowney‘s hit left the Eagles quarterback with a concussion and watching Josh McCown run the offense in a loss to the Seahawks in the wild-card round game. John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia asked Wentz about the hit in an interview Thursday. Officials […]

Former Bears safety Roosevelt Taylor died on Friday at the age of 82. Taylor joined the Bears in 1961 after playing at Grambling and spent nine seasons with the team. He was part of their NFL championship squad in 1963 and was named a first-team All-Pro for his play in Chicago’s title run. He was […]

The Canadian Football League and The Spring League are discussing a partnership, Dan Ralph of the Canadian Press reports. The Spring League is an American developmental league. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie requested a formal proposal from The Spring League after talking to its CEO, Brian Woods, on Wednesday. CFL teams would practice and play against […]

The Raiders are on the move, literally. They’re already officially the Las Vegas Raiders, but the team that was for many years the Oakland Raiders is now moving out of its longtime facility in Alameda, California. Paul Gutierrez of ESPN reports that the Raiders are in the process of packing up their facility, and some […]

The Panthers made the signing of cornerback Eli Apple official Friday, so they had to find a roster spot. Per the league’s transaction wire, they waived linebacker Sione Teuhema. They signed him last year after a tryout at rookie minicamp, after he played at Southeast Louisiana and had a stint in the AAF. He was […]

Miles Sanders led the Eagles in carries during his rookie season, but he spent much of the year sharing time with Jordan Howard in the lead running back role. Sanders doesn’t have a clear partner at the top of the depth chart this year. Howard moved on to Miami as a free agent, which leaves […]

After leading the NFL with 1,540 rushing yards in 2019, Titans running back Derrick Henry is the odds-on favorite to do it again in 2020. The odds at Caesars Sportsbook have Henry as a +300 favorite to win the NFL rushing title. If Henry does lead the league in rushing yards, he’ll be the first […]

The Broncos made several moves designed to upgrade their offense this offseason and it’s not hard to understand what drove those decisions. The Chiefs are the top team in the AFC West and they’ve put together a powerful offense led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes that helped them win Super Bowl LIV in February. In an […]

A report Thursday indicated there is “not much traction” between the Chiefs and Chris Jones in contract talks. Of course, it’s hard to make progress when you haven’t talked. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media shed further light on the negotiations — or lack thereof — between the Chiefs and Jones’ representation: The sides have held […]

Dolphins coach Brian Flores has become the first NFL coach to issue a statement on the murder of George Floyd. And it is a powerful one. The statement, provided to ESPN.com, points out the inconsistency between those who have loud opinions on issues like Colin Kaepernick’s anthem protest and devices for incentivizing the hiring of […]

On March 5, the Eagles announced they and Jason Peters had “mutually agreed” to let the left tackle test the market. Sixty-four days later, Peters remains a free agent with no indications that he has received an offer elsewhere. Peters, 38, continues working out and still plans to play this season, Adam Schefter of ESPN […]

Dean Pees retired as the Titans defensive coordinator after the 2019 season and the team has not named anyone else to that position since Pees’ announcement. That suggests head coach Mike Vrabel, who was a defensive coordinator in the past, will have a heavy hand in running the defense this year. Whether that hand will […]

One of the most pivotal decisions of Bill Belichick’s career was the move to cut safety Lawyer Milloy just five days before the start of the 2003 season. Belichick was widely criticized for the move, especially after Milloy signed with the Bills and Buffalo promptly crushed New England 31-0. But after that Week One debacle, […]

The Cowboys have not signed a high-profile free agent to a megacontract since 2012 when cornerback Brandon Carr arrived on a five-year, $50.10 million deal. But they spent more on the free agent market this offseason than they have in recent years. Defensive tackles Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, quarterback Andy […]

In an age when the needle rarely moves north of 50-50 on any issue, Twitter has spoken loudly and clearly on two questions regarding new uniforms. Twitter loves the Chargers’ new look, and Twitter does not like the Rams’ new look. A poll posted last month in the aftermath of the Chargers’ uniform reveal generated […]

It’s been an offseason of goodbyes for the Rams. Players like Todd Gurley, Brandin Cooks, Dante Fowler, Cory Littleton, Greg Zuerlein, Nickell Robey-Coleman and Clay Matthews have moved on since the end of a disappointing 2019 season and the Rams will look very different from the team that head coach Sean McVay piloted to the […]

If the NFL plays a season without fans in the stands, it’s a given that the NFL will lose money. Mike Ozanian of Forbes.com estimates that loss at a staggering $5.5 billion. That’s the sum of lost ticket revenue, concessions, parking, and merchandise sales, if all games are played without fans. It would amount to […]

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spent some time discussing the team’s offensive tackles on a Tuesday conference call, but sixth-round pick Prince Tega Wanogho’s name didn’t come up. Wanogho made some news a bit later in the day, however. The Eagles announced his signing on a Tuesday afternoon conference call. Wanogho grew up in Nigeria […]

The Titans picked up the fifth-year option on cornerback Adoree’ Jackson‘s contract. They did not exercise the one on receiver Corey Davis‘ rookie deal. “It’s truly a blessing to be able to have that fifth-year option picked up,” Jackson said on a conference call Friday. “It’s kind of like insurance. They believe in you, have […]

Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith says he’s eager to show he still has something to contribute as an NFL player. Smith, whose repeated violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy have kept him off the field since 2015, says he’s ready to get back to doing what he was meant to do. “I lost my way […]

The Seahawks took defensive lineman L.J. Collier in the first round of last year’s draft, but he didn’t make much of an impression on the field during his rookie season. Collier dealt with an ankle injury during the summer that kept him out of three of the team’s first five games and then saw action […]

No one was entirely sure what to expect when the Ravens took the field to start the 2019 regular season, but it’s fair to say that few were thinking they’d see 59 points and 643 yards of offense in Week One. On Thursday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh compared that uncertainty about what the team […]

Matt Ryan has plenty of weapons at his disposal, but none more potent than his grasp of the obvious. The Falcons quarterback said during an appearance on ESPN (via the team’s official website) that the team needed to not start in a deep hole like they did last year, and score points. “It’s going to […]

The Eagles didn’t draft Jalen Hurts to be the backup to Carson Wentz, after all. Instead, Hurts likely will be the backup to the backup, Nate Sudfeld. “I fully expect Nate to come in and be aggressive and do the things that he’s capable of doing, and become the backup to Carson,” coach Doug Pederson […]

Under owner Arthur Blank, the Falcons have made it a priority to invest in their home-grown talent

Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre is in the process of paying back the $1.1 million in misappropriated Mississippi welfare funds, and he continues to defend his innocence in the matter. During an interview with ESPN Wisconsin  Friday, Favre said he didn’t know the source of the funds, and thought he was being paid for commercials, […]

The murder of George Floyd apparently has become a tipping point for plenty of NFL players who are choosing not to stick to sports. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has addressed the situation in a tweet posted earlier in the hour. “The black community needs our help,” Burrow said. “They have been unheard for far too […]

The Broncos are making some changes to their front office, including a promotion for John Elway’s second in command. Elway has announced that Matt Russell has been promoted from Director of Player Personnel to Vice President of Player Personnel. He’ll continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of the pro personnel and college scouting departments. He […]

Veteran left tackle Jason Peters said recently that he’s been in touch with the Eagles, but he didn’t indicate that a return to the team was imminent and Eagles head coach Doug Pederson didn’t make it sound that way during a Tuesday conference call. Pederson confirmed that the team has remained in contact with Peters […]