1:47 PM ET Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and likely will not play this season. “Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable form of Leukemia,” Metchie said in a statement released by the Texans. “I
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Jul 23, 2022 ESPN News Services Alvin Kamara‘s offseason arrest remains under league review and the NFL is monitoring all legal developments, including his Aug. 1 court date, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Sources told ESPN that there’s no firm timeline on a decision on discipline for Kamara under the personal conduct policy, which
Jul 23, 2022 FRISCO, Texas — Next week, the Dallas Cowboys will start training camp in Oxnard, California, with optimism that 2022 will not end like 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 … you get the picture. It has been more than a month since the Cowboys had any offseason work from their mandatory minicamp
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The sting from last season’s early postseason exit as the AFC’s top seed still lingers for many of the Tennessee Titans. Rebounding from the disappointing ending will largely depend
2:15 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears guard Dakota Dozier recently underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday. Dozier had been carted off the field during the Bears’ first day of mandatory minicamp last month after injuring his left leg during practice. The Bears later
5:01 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — From the day in 2020 when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signed his 10-year, $450 million contract extension that made him the NFL’s highest-paid player in terms of average salary, he knew the distinction wouldn’t last forever. Sure enough, contracts signed this year by Aaron Rodgers, Kyler
9:27 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jim Lynch, the hard-hitting linebacker who helped the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970 Super Bowl following a standout career at Notre Dame, has died. He was 76. Lynch’s family announced that he died Thursday but did not provide a cause.
Jul 20, 2022 The San Francisco 49ers have given Jimmy Garoppolo‘s agents permission to seek a trade involving the veteran quarterback, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Garoppolo, who is recovering from offseason surgery on his throwing shoulder, has been cleared to start practicing as the Niners prepare for the start of training camp next week,
Jul 20, 2022 ESPN News Services Charles Johnson, a star wide receiver at Colorado and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died at 50. The cause of Johnson’s death was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon. He had been working as the assistant athletic director at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina,
3:05 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray finally got the contract he wanted on Thursday, and the Arizona Cardinals finally got the quarterback stability they’ve been seeking for decades. The Cardinals didn’t have a choice. Murray’s five-year extension, worth $230.5 million with $160 million guaranteed, will keep him under contract through the 2028 season.