7:26 PM ET The message was clear as the third annual NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit ended Tuesday: There is a strong group of Black assistant coaches ready to be discovered and elevated into larger roles, and it is up to NFL owners to get to know them. This year’s summit, which was conducted online over
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10:35 AM ET The Detroit Lions may have changed owners on Tuesday, but the expectations from Sheila Ford Hamp — the daughter of former franchise owner Martha Ford — are remaining the same: Show major improvements from the last two seasons. Hamp made that clear during a conference call announcing the transition of power from
Jun 22, 2020 A suspect has been arrested and charged with simple assault following a recent incident at a South Dakota bar that led to the hospitalization of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert. Security video shows that Goedert was sucker-punched at the Zoo Bar in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Friday — a blow that
7:00 AM ET The central storyline for the 2020 Chicago Bears revolves around the same question that has haunted the franchise since Hall of Famer Sid Luckman retired 70 years ago. Can the Bears finally stabilize the quarterback position? Even though 2017 No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles, who was acquired
1:04 PM ET Super Bowl hero David Tyree is no longer with the New York Giants organization as director of player development. It’s a role he’s held since 2014, after spending most of his playing career with the team. Tyree, best known for the helmet catch in the Super Bowl XLII upset of the New
6:00 AM ET With training camps scheduled to begin next month, the NFL is mandating that each team develop an Infectious Disease Emergency Response (IDER) plan that sets forth the team’s protocols for containing an outbreak of COVID-19, according to a memo sent to all teams obtained by ESPN. The memo mandates that teams divide
12:05 AM ET New England Patriots defensive backs Devin and Jason McCourty described the possibility of returning to work as nerve-wracking and “scary” due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I think everybody’s nervous, because the norm is that we just go to work — we put in a lot of work, we bond together, we lift,
2:32 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to sign his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender by Monday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides still have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal. The Cowboys had placed the franchise tag on Prescott on March 18. By signing his franchise
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Thuney and the tag: When Patriots starting left guard Joe Thuney was surprisingly assigned the franchise tag on March 16, he signed it almost immediately. Thuney was the first of 14 tagged NFL players to sign and there was an
3:13 PM ET The medical director for the NFL Players Association is advising players to avoid working out with teammates to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Dr. Thom Mayer said in a statement Saturday that the NFLPA is working on safety protocols for training camps, which are set to begin in late July. “Please