5:01 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS – When Minnesota Vikings players, coaches and other team employees return to TCO Performance Center for training camp this month, individuals will be given a proximity tracking device upon entering the facility to aid with contact tracing efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL has mandated that contact tracing procedures, including

6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball It was a rollercoaster offseason for the Los Angeles Rams‘ defense after first-year coordinator Brandon Staley replaced veteran Wade Phillips and several key players departed in free

Jul 19, 2020 Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. QB workouts set the stage: The quarterback battle in New England is on. One of the more intriguing aspects of the past week had Cam Newton remaining in Los Angeles while throwing to newly signed Patriots receiver Damiere Byrd (among

Jul 17, 2020 As the scheduled start of NFL training camps draws closer, the league and the players’ union on Friday unveiled some of the steps they’re taking to educate players and team personnel about how the league plans to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. Assuming there is a season and teams travel to and

1:05 PM ET NFL players took to Twitter on Sunday in a coordinated effort to urge the NFL to listen to its experts’ guidelines on safely opening training camps amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the players used the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to accompany their tweets. NFL Players Association president JC Tretter tweeted: “What you are

12:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington NFL owner Dan Snyder said Friday he is committed to improving the culture inside the team after allegations of sexual harassment, while the league said it will wait for a law firm’s review before taking action. The allegations of sexual harassment and toxic workplace culture spanning from 2006

6:00 AM ET The virtual Saquon Barkley must not be as good as the real deal. At least that is what this year’s Madden NFL 21 data says about the New York Giants running back. Barkley was the top running back choice for NFL insiders in a recent ESPN survey, but was tied for the

Jul 17, 2020 The NFL remains determined to start training camps on time, which in some cases means next week. NFL players, following a Thursday night conference call with several team physicians, are aware that a delay in the start of camps is unlikely. The key now, NFLPA leaders say, is to figure out the

8:12 AM ET As another high-profile owner of a professional sports team, the Dallas Mavericks‘ Mark Cuban has this advice for Washington’s Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes. Cuban was responding to Thursday’s report in The Washington Post in which 15 women made allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace culture from 2006 to 2019.

9:55 PM ET Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 It has been 110 days since Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive