9:36 AM ET Fantasy staff This page will be updated with additional content and analysis throughout the summer, so please check back often. The fantasy football season begins Thursday, Sept. 9, when the Dallas Cowboys take on the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Whether you play in a casual re-draft league or a
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6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Marlon Humphrey acknowledged he couldn’t get a read on Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman early in offseason workouts. Then, Bateman showed why he was a first-round pick by hitting Humphrey with an impressive move and even more impressive trash talk. After catching the ball, Bateman ran
2:28 PM ET The NFL will not hold a supplemental draft for the second straight year, a source confirmed to ESPN. The supplemental draft is available for players whose eligibility situations changed after the January declaration deadline for the regular draft. In 2019, the year of the most recent supplemental draft, the Arizona Cardinals made
7:05 AM ET The ultimate examples of how the “next man up” can make or break an NFL team are two recent Super Bowls. Last season, we saw the Chiefs lose various starting offensive linemen throughout the season, but when Eric Fisher tore his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game, the dam broke. Andy Reid
1:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Demaryius Thomas announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday in a typically understated fashion for the four-time Pro Bowl selection. Quiet off the field, driven to succeed on it, Thomas — known as “D.T.” to most everyone associated with the Denver Broncos — simply sat down for a
3:58 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — John Facenda, a longtime narrator of NFL highlights whose voice became synonymous with the league, is the winner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Facenda, who died in 1984, was a television news anchor in Philadelphia when NFL Films creator Ed
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos sent their players and coaches into the offseason two weeks ago with a summer camp field day of sorts. It included a dunk tank and a basketball hoop on an afternoon geared more toward downtime than third down. For at least two of the players over
Jun 24, 2021 Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Anyone worried that the Seattle Seahawks have yet to extend Pro Bowl strong safety Jamal Adams this late into the offseason need look no further for reassurance than the trade they made last summer to acquire him. The package the Seahawks gave the New York Jets included
6:00 AM ET MOBILE, Ala. — New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan took pride in being the only active player inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame on Wednesday, while crediting the “OGs” he shared the stage with — Reggie Wayne, Patrick Surtain Sr., Joe Staley and Fred Taylor. But Jordan, who ranks
6:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Maye day approaching: The Jets have 18 days to sign safety Marcus Maye to a contract extension or else he will play the season on the franchise tag ($10.6 million), setting up a likely departure in 2022. For a couple of