7:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy is finally feeling at home. The coach’s family has settled into a house north of the Dallas Cowboys‘ practice facility after they spent the 2020 season in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while McCarthy was in a condo next to The Star in Frisco. His two daughters are going
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11:14 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts have activated quarterback Carson Wentz, center Ryan Kelly and wide receiver Zach Pascal off the reserve/COVID-19 list, it was announced Thursday. The three players were placed on the COVID-19 list after coming in close contact with a Colts staff member who tested positive, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano
3:55 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott has had five full practices since July 27 and no preseason work after missing the final 11 games of the 2020 season, but the Dallas Cowboys quarterback says he is ready for next week’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I’m definitely ready. I’m excited,” he
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — This was the encouraging scene Wednesday afternoon at Seattle Seahawks headquarters: Speaking with reporters following practice, coach Pete Carroll expressed his most optimism yet that Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown will play in the team’s Sept. 12 opener at the Indianapolis Colts. Some 50 yards away
5:43 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver Kenny Golladay participated in a padded practice Thursday, and Barkley took some contact seemingly without incident for the first time since tearing his ACL 11 months ago. It was the latest step in Barkley’s progression and a mandatory
8:00 AM ET LET’S TALK ABOUT the haircut. Justin Herbert looks away, visibly distraught. Not because he’s embarrassed by the haircut in question — in December, he showed up at a Chargers news conference looking less like a golden-haired surfer god and more like a military school cadet, a visually awkward transformation that launched a
9:50 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that he’s “counting on” veteran left tackle Duane Brown playing in the team’s regular-season opener. While Carroll stopped well short of declaring anything, it was the most optimism he has expressed that Brown will be on the field Sept. 12
11:41 PM ET Brianna Williams Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis plans to build a three-story, 15,000-square-foot mansion in Henderson, Nevada. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported construction crews have already broken ground on the home, which will be on a six-acre plot in Ascaya, a private community in Clark County. Want a good comparison of
11:45 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Cornerback Joe Haden is guaranteed to play the 2021 season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After that, though, the Pro Bowl corner will hit the free market, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning. Haden, who approached the team about a contract extension last month, has decided
6:28 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he and general manager Trent Baalke took a player’s vaccination status into consideration during final roster cuts. Meyer said Tuesday that it was considered because of the more stringent COVID-19 protocols imposed on unvaccinated players who test positive or are identified as high-risk close