12:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One year ago, without a team and preparing to serve an eight-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown didn’t know where his NFL journey would lead or if he would even get the chance to continue playing. Fast-forward to training

7:00 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs might have lost Super Bowl LV, but they are still the NFL team to beat this season, according to the new ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projections for 2021. FPI, which launched Monday, is a forward-looking projection model that includes ratings and projections for every team, from projected

5:51 PM ET ESPN staff With the first full slate of preseason games kicking off on Thursday, teams continued to work in training camps across the NFL on Monday. That included Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who practiced for the first time in five days, and running back Saquon Barkley, who was activated off the

6:59 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — One of NFL’s most decorated players helped close out the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s grandest enshrinement weekend in its history Sunday night as Peyton Manning led the Hall’s Class of 2021 in a ceremony filled with tears, laughs, memories and a cascade of thank-yous along the way. Drew

2:55 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The offseason questions about a contract extension kept coming, no matter how coy Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane was in answering or how many times quarterback Josh Allen deflected. But even with the possibility of tabling the conversation until 2022, neither side showed signs of angst;

10:02 AM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Dolphins have restructured Xavien Howard‘s contract after the All-Pro cornerback requested a trade last month. Coach Brian Flores said the organization was “excited” to have reached the agreement but did not disclose details of the contract. “In any negotiation, compromise is important,” Flores said. “We want all

6:43 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — After some waited decades to get the call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, they waited an additional 12 months for the ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Hall’s class of 2020 and the Centennial class each got their moment Saturday night. In a four-hour ceremony,

8:28 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts and linebacker Darius Leonard have agreed to an extension, the team announced Sunday. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter it is a five-year, $98.5 million extension that will make Leonard the highest-paid inside linebacker in NFL history. Leonard passes San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, who signed his new deal

12:56 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars receiver DJ Chark had surgery to repair a broken finger on his right hand, but head coach Urban Meyer said Chark should return in time for the season opener. Chark had a plate inserted into the finger, Meyer said after Sunday’s scrimmage. Chark had missed the two practices

5:44 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With his offensive line in the midst of a rebuild, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made it clear Sunday that no one has a guaranteed starting spot. Kevin Dotson, projected to be the starting left guard after a solid rookie season filling in for injuries on the line, didn’t work