5:15 PM ET The word of the moment in the NFL (and the world in general) is “unprecedented,” so we won’t pretend to tell you we’re sure what impact the 66 opt-outs will have on the 2020 NFL season. At this point, there’s still no way to be fully confident there will even be a

9:45 AM ET Which players will opt out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic? Now that the NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a plan to start training camps, we’ve seen Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announce his intention to sit out the season, followed

5:00 PM ET ESPN staff Several teams showed off their new looks as the NFL’s 2020 training camps continued on Wednesday. The Washington Football Team won’t have a logo this season, and on Wednesday showed off the jersey numbers that will appear on its helmets. In Cleveland, wide receiver Jarvis Landry modeled the Browns’ new

6:00 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had two advantages over most of their competition heading into training camp, one being startling continuity for the salary-cap era and the other a high-scoring offense led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Those advantages might still be there, though not in the abundance they were before the

11:50 PM ET San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Travis Benjamin has opted out of the 2020 NFL season, he announced Tuesday night. Benjamin is the first member of the 49ers to opt out for the season, and his announcement comes one day after general manager John Lynch said he had yet to have a conversation

6:00 AM ET Never before in the NFL have first-year coaches, never mind a first-time head coach at any level, dealt with a virtual offseason. Never before have they been stripped of preseason games and given 14 padded practices to prepare for a season. Enter New York Giants coach Joe Judge. Judge is navigating the

1:55 PM ET Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper has high hopes for the team’s receiving corps with the addition of first-round pick CeeDee Lamb. Cooper, who signed a five-year, $100 million deal to remain with the Cowboys in March, had a career-high 1,189 receiving yards in 2019. Michael Gallup had 1,107 yards as they

4:38 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Less than an hour after Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said he has not had discussions with players about opting out of the 2020 season, the team had its first player choose not to play. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert has opted out, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

6:00 AM ET Often when a team signs a big-name free agent to a contract, there is an introductory news conference to acknowledge the addition shortly thereafter. That usually sparks excitement about what is to come. The New England Patriots, however, don’t often operate out of that playbook, not even when it comes to quarterback

2:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ search for experienced tight end depth and Jordan Reed‘s search for a new home resulted in a reunion Monday afternoon. That’s when Reed and the Niners reached agreement on a contract to bring the tight end to the Bay Area, general manager John Lynch