Feb 27, 2021 Matthew Willig first met Dwayne Johnson about a decade ago at an Equinox gym outside Los Angeles. Willig was a fledgling actor, a few years removed from a 14-year career in the NFL trenches. Johnson was … well, The Rock. The Rock wore a hoodie that day, Willig recalled, surmising the Hollywood

Feb 27, 2021 Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Among myriad difficult decisions the Buffalo Bills must make this offseason, their situation at quarterback flies under the radar. Backup quarterback, that is. Since arriving in Buffalo as a free agent in October 2018, veteran Matt Barkley has served as Josh Allen‘s backup. In those three seasons,

Feb 26, 2021 Associated Press The number of minority hires for open positions in the NFL nearly doubled to 34.6% in 2021. According to the league’s demographics study obtained Friday by The Associated Press, the minority hirings included: three general managers, two head coaches, three offensive coordinators, six defensive coordinators, four special-teams coordinators, three quarterbacks

3:43 PM ET Quarterback Deshaun Watson met with new Houston Texans coach David Culley last Friday, according to sources, and informed Culley that he has no intention of suiting up for the team again. Upset over the way the organization has operated in recent years, Watson has asked the Texans to trade him and has

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks could be in much worse shape with their salary cap as the March 17 start of free agency approaches. Just look at how many teams are currently over the estimated spending limit for 2021. The NFL has not announced an exact salary cap for next

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When new Denver Broncos general manager George Paton pulls into his parking space each day, it’s for a team that has missed the playoffs in each of the past five seasons. But the Broncos have enough salary cap room to dive into free agency — currently north of $40

Feb 25, 2021 The Russell Wilson saga continued to evolve Thursday, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that while the Seattle Seahawks‘ Pro Bowl quarterback hasn’t demanded a trade from the franchise where he has played all nine seasons of his career, his agent has a wish list in case that scenario comes to pass. With

9:54 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder intends to play in 2021 as long as the situation is right, he told ESPN in a phone conversation this week. Solder, who opted out this past season because of concerns for his family with COVID-19, has yet to have that

6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio – In the wake of Jared Goff and Carson Wentz being dealt away from the teams that drafted them, the same phrase has begun to reverberate with regards to the Cleveland Browns and their quarterback, Baker Mayfield. “Cautionary tales.” Two years ago, Goff and Wentz, the top two picks of

8:24 AM ET Free-agent defensive lineman J.J. Watt has received contract offers from multiple teams, league sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Multiple sources told Russini that the most lucrative offer Watt currently has on the table is believed to be worth between $15 million and $16 million. The Browns are among the teams interested in