12:19 PM ET EAGAN, Minnesota — The Minnesota Vikings continued their shift toward an analytics-driven front office Monday, hiring Demitrius Washington to the newly created position of vice president of football operations. Washington worked for seven seasons in the San Francisco 49ers‘ research and development department, five of which he spent alongside current Vikings general

3:49 PM ET KENNER, La. – Chances are, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was just having a little fun on social media Sunday night when he threw out the phrase, “I may play football again” while responding to a report about his broadcasting future. But when you are one of the most prolific

6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — Not long after the Houston Texans traded up in the third round of last month’s draft, the team posted a video on Twitter of coach Lovie Smith and general manager Nick Caserio hugging after a pick. The selection? Houston had traded up five spots to draft Alabama linebacker Christian Harris,

5:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Three Canadian Football League teams canceled their opening training-camp practices Sunday, a day after the league and players’ union broke off negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts canceled practices, with more teams expected to follow suit. The previous CBA

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Bulked-up QB: Focusing on team and self, Zach Wilson won the offseason. When he wasn’t throwing to his receivers on his “Zach Across America Tour,” the second-year quarterback was working on his body. Listed at 6-foot-2, 214

9:41 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Chris Olave‘s first day of New Orleans Saints rookie camp technically was Friday. The 11th overall pick in the NFL draft, however, has already spent most of the past two weeks getting familiar with his new running mate, Michael Thomas, in their shared home base of Southern California. Thomas

May 13, 2022 Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New Tennessee Titans quarterback Malik Willis quickly shot down any thoughts of tension with starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill on Friday. Tannehill said this month that it’s not his job

4:36 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have traded wide receiver Bryan Edwards and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 draft to the Atlanta Falcons for their fifth-round selection next year, the teams announced Friday. Edwards, 23, has 45 catches for 764 yards and four touchdowns in 28 career games (15

7:29 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — When the New Orleans Saints signed former LSU safety and local icon Tyrann Mathieu last week, I wrote that it’s not often a team makes its biggest splash of the offseason in May. Well, they just did it again with Friday’s news that they are adding former Cleveland Browns

10:33 AM ET NFL point spreads hit the board at sportsbooks Thursday shortly after the league released its schedule for the 2022 season. Week 1 is packed with home underdogs. Ten home teams are underdogs in Week 1, the most in an opening week in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats & Information.