4:27 AM ET Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, the No. 2 pick in the same draft, made a “little bet” after their rookie seasons ended over who would win the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
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1:00 AM ET DECATUR, Ga. — About 20 minutes before Matt Ryan arrived at the Samuel L. Jones Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta Thursday, highlights of the Atlanta Falcons’ deflating Super Bowl LI loss to the New England Patriots played on a big-screen television right inside the front entrance. Had Ryan walked in
1:00 AM ET It was late April, with the first two weeks of the New York Giants’ offseason program in the books. Phase 2 was on the horizon. This was the first time for the 2019 season that players were allowed on the field with coaches to work on individual drills. For a player in
10:33 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — A jury has awarded more than $6 million to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him over-priced diamonds. The San Diego Union-Tribune says a Superior Court jury made the award Friday in a fraud suit Brees
4:18 PM ET Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says his departure from the New York Giants was necessary because he felt he “wasn’t going to be able to reach my full potential there.” Beckham addressed leaving the Giants in an interview with Complex published Thursday, saying the opportunity to join the Browns will
10:49 AM ET Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith hasn’t abandoned hope of playing football again after suffering a devastating leg injury in November — even though he will have an external fixator on his right leg for at least another month. In his first public comments since the injury, Smith told Fox 5 DC’s Angie
5:17 PM ET Associated Press JERUSALEM — The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, accepted Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” at a lavish ceremony on Thursday, where he pledged $20 million to establish a foundation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel. In his keynote
1:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The hit to the wrist of Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay during a Christmas Eve game against the Oakland Raiders last season sent shockwaves of anxiety through the rookie. Lindsay knew something was wrong. After all, he had suffered injury before, having torn the anterior cruciate ligament in
1:34 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL’s Competition Committee finalized its new rule Thursday for reviewing pass interference, opting against several suggested tweaks and upholding the wording owners originally approved in March. As a result, coaches will
8:26 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive end Robert Nkemdiche was arrested on an outstanding warrant June 6 in Scottsdale after he was pulled over for speeding on his way to practice. Scottsdale police officers discovered the traffic warrant, which stemmed from a violation in March, for Nkemdiche’s arrest after he was caught