6:41 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade franchise defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2021 second-round and a conditional 2022 fifth-round draft pick that could go as high as a third-round pick, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ngakoue still has to sign his franchise tender, but the
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6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Possible trouble spots: Through 11 practices of training camp, here are five areas I view as most vulnerable: Tight end: Different year, same story. The Patriots have been without Rob Gronkowski since the 2019 offseason, but still don’t have a
6:25 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash.– Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll delivered a passionate monologue during his news conference Saturday, speaking for more than 14 minutes about the need for white people to gain a better understanding of racism in America. “They don’t know enough, and they need to be coached up and they
3:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell isn’t in favor of boycotting games as a form of protest. Campbell, who is a member of the NFL Players Association executive committee, believes skipping games isn’t the best way to bring about social justice. “I feel our voices are stronger when
7:12 AM ET Tory Z. RoyESPN One of the most enviable traits of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper‘s game is his mastery of deception. “You don’t want to let the person you’re playing against know what moves that you’re going to do next,” Cooper said. “You have to think three moves ahead.” “It’s one
3:19 PM ET Of all the Denver Broncos players and coaches who spoke during a day’s worth of discussions about social justice, police shootings, and potential work the players and team could do in the community, running back Melvin Gordon‘s words may have resonated the deepest. Gordon, a Kenosha, Wisconsin, native, stood up in a
3:50 PM ET ESPN staff Friday’s NFL training camps were highlighted by Dak Prescott throwing to Cedrick Wilson, who shook free from Chris Westry at the goal line for a touchdown with no time on the clock in the Dallas Cowboys‘ scrimmage. Needing the 2-point conversion to tie the game, Prescott ran it in himself,
4:20 PM ET If you think what happened in the NBA on Wednesday can’t happen in the NFL, you don’t know what year this is. Old rules are out the window in 2020. Long-held expectations are outdated. The Detroit Lions canceled practice Tuesday so they could stand outside of their team facility and talk about
2:34 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Adding another veteran to their crowded backfield, the New York Jets have acquired running back Kalen Ballage from the Miami Dolphins in a rare intradivision trade, a league source confirmed Thursday. The Dolphins, reportedly on the verge of releasing Ballage, will receive a conditional late-round pick, NFL Network
2:56 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants haven’t ruled out the option of sitting out a game in the regular season to protest social injustice, according to lead running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver Sterling Shepard. Barkley and Shepard were asked on Zoom calls Thursday after practice whether not playing