Jul 12, 2022 Baker Mayfield will have to earn the Carolina Panthers‘ starting quarterback job in an “open competition” with Sam Darnold this summer, general manager Scott Fitterer confirmed Tuesday. “The reason why we added Baker was to make the group better as a whole,” Fitterer said after the Panthers officially completed their trade with
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Jul 13, 2022 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When the Denver Broncos re-convene in two weeks for training camp, they will do so with changes at nearly every level of the franchise. The team’s new ownership group is led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter Carrie Walton Penner, her husband Greg Penner and also includes co-CEO
12:28 PM ET BOSTON — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski said Tuesday that his retirement is final and that he is now focused on business ventures with his family. “I’m done with football,” Gronkowski said Tuesday in Boston. “Love the game. Definitely blessed with all the opportunities the game of football has given
Jul 12, 2022 A line forms to meet Jets rookie Jeremy Ruckert outside the ice cream shop he frequented as a kid in Lindenhurst, New York. Rich Cimini/ESPN LINDENHURST, N.Y. — New York Jets rookie Jeremy Ruckert stood inside the ice cream shop he frequented as a kid, making small talk with the locals. This time,
2:07 PM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com A Las Vegas judge ruled Tuesday that blood alcohol tests are permitted as evidence in the case of former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who has been accused of driving 156 mph while drunk, causing a crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog last November.
8:02 AM ET Count Ben Roethlisberger among those who may not be fans of the new name of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ stadium. The Steelers announced Monday that the stadium, known as Heinz Field since it opened in 2001, has been renamed to Acrisure Stadium. Roethlisberger, who played his entire 18-year career as the Steelers’ starting
7:21 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke, police said Monday. In a statement, police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco said the Collin County medical examiner had ruled Barber’s death an accident. A police spokesman provided no further elaboration
LAS VEGAS — On the drive home from an overnight shift at Paris Casino, Pedja Komazec came upon a crash scene. To his right, a burned husk of metal rested in the middle of the road. He couldn’t tell whether it was a car or an SUV; its features had melted into anonymity. On the
2:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Big changes are coming to the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ home venue. Known as Heinz Field since it opened in 2001, the stadium will be known as Acrisure Stadium beginning this season, the team announced on Monday. Terms of the new 15-year deal were not released. But Acrisure, which operates as a
Jul 7, 2022 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Like many offensive linemen, San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams wears No. 71 on his jersey. But in the virtual football world, he now owns digits never before associated with his position group: 99. EA Sports, the developer of the popular Madden video game franchise, informed Williams on