6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Running back Aaron Jones noticed the difference in the huddle. Anyone watching practice saw it when the ball left his hand. What they heard and what they saw was Jordan Love 2.0, and as QB1. Love might not be the Green Bay Packers‘ ideal choice to start when

6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The list of issues on offense were long, highlighted by bottom-of-the-NFL rankings. As the Washington Football Team entered the offseason, this much was clear: It needed better personnel. So it signed a veteran quarterback. It signed a speedy wide receiver and then drafted another. It added a steady move-the-chains

6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley‘s rehabilitation from a serious knee injury has taken the running back from Arizona to Los Angeles this offseason. Most recently, he has been in New Jersey, working out at the New York Giants facility. It has been almost seven months of grueling work to get Barkley’s

11:34 AM ET Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. — The Senior Bowl and the NFL will hold a pre-draft combine for top prospects from historically Black colleges and universities next January. The inaugural HBCU combine, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 in 2022, will be similar to the NFL combine with interviews and on-field and medical evaluations. It

2:21 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is tired of the Ben Roethlisberger naysayers — so much so that he passionately defended his quarterback after the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first on-field OTA practice Tuesday. “When I hear the bad-mouthing about him being a not great quarterback and everybody is ready to elevate other quarterbacks, I’m like,

4:20 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Count Matt LaFleur among the many who watched his quarterback Monday night in Kenny Mayne’s final SportsCenter, but it didn’t change anything in the mind of the Green Bay Packers‘ coach. “Aaron definitely knows how we feel about him, how he’s such an important part to our football

2:40 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said he is vaccinated against COVID-19 but also recognized the topic’s divisive potential in the locker room. McDermott said he “applauds” all those in the Bills’ building who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, including general manager Brandon Beane and owners Terry and

8:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford says his offseason thumb surgery isn’t an impediment to anything he wants to do during his first offseason workouts with the Los Angeles Rams. Learning a new offense and getting to know every player in the Rams’ locker room present more than enough challenges for

4:33 PM ET Trey Burton, a leader of the quarterback-turned-tight-end plan, is rooting for Tim Tebow‘s NFL comeback attempt. Tebow, who played quarterback during his previous six-year stretch in the NFL, signed last week with the Jacksonville Jaguars and will attempt to make their roster as a tight end. The former Heisman Trophy winner will

11:58 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The city has gone wild for the Nashville Predators during the 2021 playoffs. Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan is no different. Lewan was the ultimate hype man in