5:44 PM ET Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku.

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN Maybe the line that John Schneider has repeated most often in his decadelong run as Seattle Seahawks general manager is that the organization wants “to be in every deal.” It’s his way of saying that they’ll look into every potential acquisition they feel could make their team better, and it’s

12:47 PM ET Myles Garrett said Thursday that he’s ready to live up to the distinction of being the highest-paid defender in NFL history. “Now I have to assert myself as top dog,” he said. “I feel like I’m confident and ready to do that. “Time to prove it.” On Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns‘ star

12:49 PM ET Washington’s NFL team has hired D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP to review the organization’s protocols, including its culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct, Wilkinson confirmed in a statement on Thursday. Wilkinson has represented the NFL in a lawsuit challenging the league’s Sunday Ticket Package and has also successfully

7:35 AM ET Associated Press An appeals court has granted the killer of NFL player Joe McKnight a new trial because his manslaughter conviction was delivered by a split jury. Ronald Gasser’s 30-year sentence and manslaughter conviction were vacated Wednesday by the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, news outlets reported. The panel’s decision comes

4:05 PM ET The franchise-tag extension deadline has come and gone. While a long-term contract between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys seemed to make sense for all parties involved, the two sides weren’t able to come to terms. Prescott will play out his $31.4 million franchise tag for the 2020 season before we go

12:00 PM ET Underscoring an unmatched futility in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns remarkably had not re-signed a first-round draft pick since 2010 selection Joe Haden. But as an underpinning of what might be to come in Cleveland, that is about to change. As reported Tuesday, the Browns are finalizing a massive five-year extension worth

9:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN The deadline for teams to sign franchise-tagged players to extensions is Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, and 13 players still are awaiting new deals, including Dak Prescott and Derrick Henry. If the players do not agree to new contracts, they will play this season on the tag. Only two players

7:59 AM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. Every so often you find yourself amongst a group of people

12:45 PM ET Ahead of the August release of Madden NFL 21, we’re spending the week unveiling player ratings and rankings for the league’s best players. We’ll end with the wide receivers later this week, finishing with a SportsCenter special on Friday, July 17, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN app, which