5:56 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Two things in a 40-yard dash at the NFL’s scouting combine will raise plenty of eyebrows and bring plenty double takes from those in the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium. The first is rare speed, the kind of speed Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III showed Thursday night. And then

1:44 PM ET A political misunderstanding over Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders No. 20 jersey in Detroit drew a strong reaction on social media, including one from the Hall of Fame running back. Last weekend, Brooks posted a photo on Instagram of the Sanders jersey prior to his concert in Detroit. The confusion began

2:30 AM ET The NFL’s 2020 franchise-tag window opens Thursday … with a twist. While the NFL Players Association mulls approval of a new collective bargaining agreement, a series of unique rules in the existing CBA will govern at least the start of the tag process. Let’s get into the details. First, remind me: How

10:09 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III flashed rare speed at the NFL’s scouting combine Thursday night, but he didn’t quite get the record he had hoped for. Ruggs, considered one of the fastest players available in this year’s draft, said this week he wanted to set the record for the

7:59 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is not opposed to Dez Bryant’s return to the franchise. Bryant was released following the 2017 season. “I’ve been thinking about it a lot in the shower,” Jones said. “I have been. I’m not dismissing it. I don’t want to sound like

1:35 PM ET With the 2020 NFL combine underway this week, we’ll get to see the latest class of prospects go through our favorite drills, from the 40-yard dash to the three-cone shuttle, broad jump, bench press and much more. Many current and former players are reliving their past experience at the event, including some

7:38 PM ET Tisha Thompson Three of the country’s biggest ticket sellers told a Congressional committee Wednesday that they would support a federal mandate to disclose “all-in” ticket prices, meaning ticketing fees would be revealed up front to fans, instead of only after a fan has entered personal information, the current industry-wide practice. Ticketmaster’s Chief

6:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Rodgers was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives on Tuesday, when they narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full NFL Players Association membership, and he made it clear he wasn’t just voting on his own behalf but based on

2:15 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Happy 20th birthday to the picture that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has joked he can’t escape. “Did they stop taking these photos after mine?” Brady once cracked on Instagram, adding two laughing emojis for effect. In 2000, when Brady attended the combine in Indianapolis as a late-round

1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership. A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for it