6:41 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft There are few worries during fantasy football draft season that unnecessarily weigh on managers’ minds more than the annual selection of your draft position. We fret this chore to a degree we shouldn’t, perhaps because of the perceived importance of that precious first-round pick. It’s important, and we certainly

7:15 AM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The bi-annual checkups for cancer continue to provide positive results. That doesn’t prevent Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera from playing the what-if game before every visit. It’s been two years since he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma during his first training camp with Washington. That means it’s been

6:50 AM ET NFL Nation reporters History has shown that not every NFL rookie will be counted on in his first season, but plenty will. Some can even change the fortunes of a franchise, though we won’t know for probably a few years if anyone in this class is capable of such things. Eight teams

6:52 PM ET The Los Angeles Rams said any discipline for star defensive lineman Aaron Donald and other players involved in Thursday’s brawl during a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals will be handled by the team “The incident will be addressed internally, and any discipline will remain in-house,” a Rams spokesperson said on Friday

7:00 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN Welcome to Week 0 of the 2022 college football season. It has been a long summer, but the opening week of college football is upon us — and HBCU play gets going on Saturday when Howard faces Alabama State in the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff at 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN App).

Aug 23, 2022 Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings We’re closing in on the start of the 2022 NFL regular season, which means it’s time for one last

9:58 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys were thinking about life without left tackle Tyron Smith in the spring when they decided to select Tyler Smith in the first round of the draft. That life is about to start a lot sooner than the Cowboys had hoped, with Tyron Smith suffering a torn

3:59 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston said the right foot sprain that kept him out of the first two preseason games is “getting better every single day,” and he doesn’t consider it to be a major setback. Winston has been a full participant in practice this week for the

11:35 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez suffered a torn Achilles in Tuesday’s practice, the team announced Wednesday. The injury will likely keep him out for the entire 2022 season. The Colts moved quickly to find a possible replacement, agreeing to terms on a contract with punter Matt Haack on

Aug 23, 2022 HENDERSON, Nev. — A chagrined Derek Carr was asked Tuesday if he was immune to stories about his future as Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, in the wake of the assertion this past weekend by UFC president Dana White that he had brokered a deal for Tom Brady to come to the Raiders