8:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Better, worse or the same? That’s the question that many fans are wondering about their respective teams for the 2020 NFL season after an offseason of free agency, the NFL draft, retirements of star players and virtual meetings because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than offering an overarching answer about

9:43 AM ET Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions‘ front office have said for months that the quarterback is healthy and ready for the 2020 season. On Thursday, videos posted on Instagram by his wife, Kelly, showed it. Stafford worked out at a school with receiver Jamal Agnew, tight end Jesse James and fullback Nick

Jun 23, 2020 Which player do you want? “Running Back A” is an absolute fantasy football scoring machine, the second-best RB in the NFL in rushes per touchdown. His 12 rushing touchdowns in his final nine games last season led the NFL during that span and he was second in rushing yards, scoring more fantasy

12:06 PM ET Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is committing $13 million over the next four years to fighting systemic racism through RISE, the non-profit foundation he started in 2015. “Growing up in Detroit, I saw firsthand what racism did to tear apart our community, destroy lives and further inequality. I started RISE based on

12:03 PM ET New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said the risk surrounding the coronavirus “has to really be eliminated” before he would be comfortable returning to play this season. Jenkins, a 12th-year veteran and member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, appeared on CNN on Thursday morning in his new role as a

4:48 PM ET The NFL has advised its teams to expect an on-time start for training camps next month, league executive vice president/general counsel Jeff Pash said Thursday. For most teams, that means players will report no later than July 28 to begin preparing for the 2020 season. Speaking on a conference call following a

6:52 AM ET The Pro Football Hall of Fame will cancel the NFL’s preseason-opening game next month between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers and postpone its annual enshrinement ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic, league sources told ESPN. The Hall of Fame Game, originally scheduled for Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio, marks the first

6:45 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus 10 days ago, said Wednesday that he’s back to feeling “normal” but has not been cleared by doctors to work out. Elliott, speaking on a Twitch feed, said he had shortness of breath and a cough for a couple of

3:30 PM ET The NFL has insisted since March that it would play its full 2020 season, despite a coronavirus pandemic that froze sports around the world. For that to happen, the league must navigate an intricate labyrinth of policy changes, medical interventions, business concessions and philosophical shifts, some of which were inconceivable a few

10:26 AM ET The Washington Redskins are removing George Preston Marshall’s name from their Ring of Fame at FedEx Field, according to a source, less than a week after his statue was removed from their former home. Marshall was the last NFL owner to integrate his franchise. The Redskins also will remove him from their