6:30 PM ET The Washington Redskins‘ nickname has been mired in controversy for decades. Former team owner Jack Kent Cooke said in 1988: “There is not a single, solitary jot, tittle, whit chance in the world,” that the Redskins change their nickname. “I like the name and it’s not a derogatory name.” A few years

6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field for training camp, they’ll be seen not only as playoff contenders with Tom Brady as their quarterback, but also as a team capable of enormous fantasy football production. Here’s a closer look at how Brady can rebound from a down year

Jun 28, 2020 Mike Clay Close ESPN Writer Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings Stephania Bell Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning

10:18 PM ET If the NFL is able to conduct a 2020 season, players will participate under a number of coronavirus-related restriction on the field and off. That could mean playing in specially designed face masks and potential fines for off-field activities that lead to the spread of the virus. The NFLPA conducted a two-hour

6:08 PM ET FedEx, which has naming rights to the stadium in which the Washington Redskins play, made a request Thursday that the team change its nickname. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx said in a statement obtained by ESPN. FedEx paid $205 million

8:00 AM ET We’re about to find out if Cam Newton can handle the Patriot Way, the vaunted and storied and universally glorified method of running a professional football team in the 21st century. But prepare yourself: In the months before it happens, there will be content to consume. We’ll breathlessly debate the pressures that

11:52 AM ET Ron Rivera has a message for those ready to doubt that Cam Newton can rebound with the New England Patriots: Don’t bet against him. Rivera, who coached the Carolina Panthers for nine seasons with Newton as his starting quarterback, was asked Monday on 670 The Score in Chicago if he thought Newton

4:19 PM ET The NFL informed its clubs on Wednesday that it will not conduct a supplemental draft in 2020, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Each team was informed by email, the source said. Since its inception in 1977, the only other time there wasn’t a supplemental draft was in 2008, when there were

9:21 AM ET Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach and Hall of Famer Bill Cowher says he can be added to the list of sports figures who have battled the coronavirus. Cowher told The Athletic that he and his wife, singer Veronica Stigeler — known by the stage name Queen V — weren’t tested for the virus

5:58 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps gets closer, the NFL Players Association has instructed player agents to talk to all of their clients about risk factors that could make them more susceptible to severe illness as a result of the coronavirus. In a letter sent to agents Monday, which was