6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Whenever the Arizona Cardinals get back to work, rookie offensive lineman Josh Jones won’t have the same steep learning curve that his fellow first-year players have. Sure, he’ll have to learn about life in the NFL and how to take care of his body, but Jones is already intimately
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10:40 PM ET The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t play a game at the same time until Week 15 of the 2020 season, giving New England fans who still plan to follow quarterback Tom Brady closely with his new team an unexpected bonus. But what might be viewed as a masterful move
1:18 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he believes the “day is coming” when NFL teams can resume face-to-face instruction, but he doesn’t know when that day will be. And, in the spirit of “competitive fairness,” he believes all facilities should reopen at the same time, even as some states’ loosening
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — High school freshman Michael Pittman Jr. was in denial. He didn’t want to listen to his father, even though the elder knew a lot more about football than his son. The conversation took place after a game at Valencia (California) High School when Pittman Jr. didn’t get a lot of
7:22 PM 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 Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley is continuing to pursue a paycheck that he says the Rams still owe him — and says he’s not talking to
5:28 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Friday reached a four-year, fully guaranteed $23.621 million deal with former Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed to ESPN. This makes the No. 7 overall pick the first first-rounder of the 2020 draft to reach an agreement. The Panthers selected Brown over
1:38 PM ET Associated Press The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband also was sent the letter on Friday. It
9:25 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — NFL football on a Friday? The 2020 schedule will include a rare quirk when the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. It will be the first Friday game since the San Diego Chargers beat the Tennessee Titans on Christmas night in 2009. And it will
May 1, 2020 On Nov. 18, 2018, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was injured in the third quarter of a Week 11 game against the Houston Texans. The injury was severe. This is a first-person account, from Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, to ESPN’s Stephania Bell, of the untold story of what happened next. Warning: This story
8:31 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15. In a memo sent by commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by ESPN, several phases of the protocols were laid out. The first phase would