3:25 PM ET ESPN staff Friday’s 2021 NFL training camp practices started off on a lighter note when Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was gifted a sweet ride by longtime left tackle David Bakhtiari, but injuries and frustration struck at other camps. There is apprehension in Indianapolis, where quarterback Carson Wentz is out indefinitely

5:32 PM ET Associated Press The NFL is updating its COVID-19 protocols and no longer requiring participating unvaccinated players to wear masks during outdoor practice sessions. In a memo to the 32 teams sent by the NFL Management Council and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said that beginning with the stretching portion of

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a span of 341 days, the San Francisco 49ers rewarded three players — tight end George Kittle, left tackle Trent Williams and, most recently, middle linebacker Fred Warner — with contracts at the top of the market for their respective positions. The number climbs to four if

3:45 PM ET ESPN staff Thursday’s 2021 NFL training camp practices kicked off with plenty of deep-ball passing, rookies showing off their talent and quarterback competitions heating up. Can veteran quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Patriots and Andy Dalton of the Bears hold off first-year QBs Mac Jones and Justin Fields, respectively? Who will emerge

12:23 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he was “disappointed” star receiver Julio Jones had asked for a trade, leading to the team sending him to Tennessee in June. Blank had earlier said Jones would be a Falcon for life. Instead, it was a 10-year relationship that ended with

10:37 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball IRVINE, Calif. — He certainly did not appear the role during his first training camp practice with the Los Angeles Rams, but after the workout, quarterback Matthew

2:11 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, who has openly opposed the NFL’s policy on COVID-19 vaccinations, attempted to clarify his stance Wednesday, saying his gripe with the league is over the differing standards for vaccinated and unvaccinated players. “I’m not anti- or pro-vax — I’m pro-choice,” Beasley

4:15 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — After staying mostly silent in the offseason about his rift with the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers went in-depth with the media on Wednesday in his first news conference since reporting to camp. Rodgers, who returned to the team after holding out of offseason activities, spoke with

9:15 AM ET Training camps begin for all 32 NFL teams this week, which means Madden NFL 22 season is almost upon us. This year’s version of the video game will be released worldwide on Aug. 20. Who will join the 99 Club after five made it last year? Those players will be revealed during

9:56 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mark it down: Aaron Rodgers returned to the Green Bay Packers at exactly 8:28 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 27. A little more than eight hours after his private plane touched down at Austin Straubel Airport, Rodgers reported for work for the first time since his exit interview