10:35 PM ET NFL NationESPN The second full week of preseason kicks off Thursday, one of five straight days with NFL action. With only two more games before the regular-season opener, expect more starters and names you know to be playing this week. Things started off Thursday with the New England Patriots traveling to play
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4:37 PM ET ESPN staff Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley were spotted hanging out together, but their friendly camaraderie ended once their teams took the field for joint practices Thursday. Cleveland and New York certainly aren’t the only teams squaring off this week during 2021 NFL training
12:36 PM ET HOUSTON — The allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson are being investigated by the FBI, Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said Wednesday. Hardin also said that Watson spoke to the FBI about allegations of extortion regarding one of the 23 lawsuits filed against the quarterback, of which
4:35 PM ET ESPN staff While there has been no shortage of talk during 2021 NFL training camp season about whether veteran Andy Dalton or rookie Justin Fields should start for the Chicago Bears in Week 1 (click “More” below to see what Dalton had to say about that today), both quarterbacks felt a big
7:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur used to be called “Mikey,” the little squirt forced to relinquish the TV remote and prime couch space when his big brother and brother’s best friend came barging into the house seeking entertainment, nourishment and an occasional dip in the pool.
9:41 AM ET Former college and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, ending his attempt at a comeback as a tight end. He thanked the team in a tweet Tuesday. Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks. I’ve never wanted to make decisions out
2:14 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks and Jamal Adams have agreed to a four-year extension that makes him the NFL’s highest-paid safety, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Adams’ deal carries a max value of $72 million, a $20 million signing bonus and $38 million guaranteed, the source told
8:00 AM ET Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for the 2021 fantasy football season is a collection of the players he thinks will be the best draft-day values and those you should probably allow someone else to roster. As has been tradition for the past 15 years, Matthew begins by sharing a story that, we swear, has
4:31 PM ET HOUSTON — After returning to the field for a week, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson did not practice on Monday afternoon. Watson, who reported to camp on July 25 after requesting a trade in January, practiced for the first five days of training camp, was not on the field for the next
6:00 PM ET ESPN staff As NFL teams prep for more 2021 preseason games, quarterbacks again took the spotlight at training camp practices — on and off the field — on Monday. The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts put on an impressive performance against Cam Newton and the Patriots, the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is readying for more
1:59 PM ET Retired quarterback Alex Smith, who returned to play last season after suffering a devastating leg injury two years earlier, has been hired by ESPN as an NFL analyst. Smith, who retired in April to end his 16-season career, will appear on various ESPN shows, including SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown and Sunday NFL
1:17 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Saturday’s preseason opener was supposed to be just the beginning of three weeks filled with an abundance of game snaps for Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, while Aaron Rodgers watched from the sideline. There might not be as many of those preseason snaps for Love now. While
4:03 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived three players Sunday following their preseason-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, including former Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley, who was given a special exemption by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to delay his service to the Navy so he could attend Buccaneers training camp. The exemption
2:24 PM ET PITTSBURGH — When Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke told Joe Schobert he needed to talk with him after the team’s final team meeting Thursday, the veteran inside linebacker knew something was off. But Schobert hardly expected what Baalke told him next. The Jaguars were trading Schobert, a splashy free-agent signing just
1:07 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The curious start to first-round pick Kadarius Toney‘s career with the New York Giants only got stranger Saturday night, when coach Joe Judge revealed the rookie receiver missed the preseason opener against the New York Jets with an injury. Toney, the 20th overall selection in April’s draft out
3:38 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields reminded everyone on Saturday that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Fields, the 11th overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft, entered the game against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter to thunderous applause at Soldier Field but mostly struggled to
7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There certainly were a lot of things for NFL teams to love about Trevor Lawrence, but there’s one thing that arguably stands above the rest: The guy hardly ever loses. Lawrence enters his first NFL preseason game on Saturday 86-4 as a starter — 52-2 at Cartersville (Georgia) High
6:17 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, according to a league spokesman. Guice was arrested last August in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with one count of strangulation and three counts of assault and battery, stemming