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11:56 AM ET The Seattle Seahawks are releasing defensive end Aldon Smith, a source confirmed to ESPN. Smith was arrested in April for an alleged second-degree battery, two days after after he signed with the Seahawks, after he was accused of choking a man unconscious during an altercation that began inside a coffee shop. According

7:17 AM ET NFL NationESPN Whether you are a fantasy football hawk, a super fan of your favorite team or prepping to place NFL bets in 2021, figuring out who will come out on top of key position battles is an important part of the preseason. The New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and Denver

11:49 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have made another contract offer to Pro Bowl strong safety Jamal Adams and are waiting on him to accept it, a source tells ESPN. In the meantime, the organization and Adams’ agent have not spoken in several days, a source confirmed. Adams is in

12:40 PM ET Veteran cornerback Patrick Robinson has informed the New Orleans Saints he plans to retire, his agent, Ron Butler, told ESPN’s Mike Triplett. Robinson’s decision adds to a pressing need at cornerback for the Saints that coach Sean Payton had said his team “must” address at the start of training camp. The Saints

11:38 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers‘ 2021 preseason will be the Jordan Love show. Coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will “most likely not” play at all in the preseason. That likely has little or nothing to do with Rodgers’ offseason in which he voiced concerns about

11:57 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was noncommittal on whether he would get vaccinated after being infected with COVID-19 twice in the past eight months, saying it was a “personal decision.” “I just got off the COVID list,” Jackson said after Monday’s practice when asked if he would get

5:51 PM ET ESPN staff With the first full slate of preseason games kicking off on Thursday, teams continued to work in training camps across the NFL on Monday. That included Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who practiced for the first time in five days and running back Saquon Barkley, who was activated off the

7:00 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs may have lost Super Bowl LV, but they are still the NFL team to beat this season, according to the new ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projections for 2021. FPI, which launched Monday, is a forward-looking projection model that includes ratings and projections for every team, from projected

7:00 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021, headlined by three players who were in their first year of eligibility, closed out the Hall’s biggest enshrinement weekend Sunday night in Tom Benson Stadium. Seven members of the class were scheduled to take to the podium during the evening,

6:59 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — One of NFL’s most decorated players helped close out the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement weekend Sunday night as quarterback Peyton Manning led the Hall’s Class of 2021. Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson, who was the only first-team selection to the 1970s All-Decade team who had not

7:30 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — At the 2001 owners meetings, NFL Films founder Steve Sabol approached the Baltimore Ravens with a request that broke the biggest commandment in the super-secretive league. Let cameras inside locker rooms, meeting rooms and the homes of players and coaches for an entire training camp. The footage would

6:43 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — After some waited decades to get the call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, they waited an additional twelve months for the ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Class of 2020 and the Centennial class both got their moment Saturday night. Fifteen were elected to the Pro

6:00 AM ET Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson and owner Jerry Jones will undoubtedly share a moment during the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement Saturday (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). There will be big smiles and hearty laughs for the pair, who are among the game’s greats enshrined in Canton, Ohio. But for some

6:45 AM ET HOUSTON — Another practice, another nonanswer from Houston Texans coach David Culley about quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s status. After taking part in a limited capacity during the first five days of training camp, Watson has not practiced the past four days. In Monday’s practice — his last appearance — Watson did go to

3:00 PM ET ESPN staff With the first preseason game in the books, the other 30 NFL teams at 2021 training camps are gearing up for the first full slate of games, starting next Thursday. Friday was a busy day in the league, with two first-round quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft making news, a

6:20 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT, Mich. — “Unbelievable” is the first word that comes to Matthew Stafford‘s mind when recalling Calvin Johnson’s 329-yard performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 27, 2013. “There were so many great plays in that game, but his ability to compete to the end was the best part,” Stafford

10:40 PM ET When Peyton Manning is officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, he’ll be surrounded by many former teammates and coaches — and one notable star who falls into a different category. “Tom Brady is coming in, sitting in my section,” Manning said during FOX’s broadcast of Thursday

8:28 PM ET Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones did not say when it would happen, but he made an announcement Thursday night that many hoped would come sooner rather than later: Jimmy Johnson will be inducted into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor. Johnson will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of