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Apr 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, the news stunned his fellow Americans. He was one of the most famous soldiers since Elvis Presley and perhaps the most famous American killed in combat since legendary war correspondent Ernie Pyle in World War

Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsApr 19, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Trading up in the NFL draft for a non-quarterback is a temptation general managers should almost always resist. Like candy while on a diet or an NBA midrange 2, passing on immediate satisfaction will lead to better long-term results. The value of trading

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 06:25 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

Apr 17, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins plans to sign a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, per his agency LAA Sports. The move reunites him with Greg Roman, his former offensive coordinator in Baltimore, as well as his former Ravens backfield mate Gus Edwards.

Apr 17, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Former Albany defensive lineman AJ Simon, who was hoping to be selected in next week’s draft, has died at the age of 25, the school announced Wednesday. The cause of Simon’s death wasn’t immediately known. “The UAlbany football program was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former

Apr 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reported by Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and Jeremy Fowler ON THE MORNING of Jan. 25, a few hours before the Atlanta Falcons named Raheem Morris to be their next head coach, Bill Belichick believed the job was his. The second-winningest head coach in NFL

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterApr 16, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — So

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Open Extended Reactions ESPN Analytics has released the NFL Draft Day Predictor, which powers the 2024 mock draft simulator tool. The mock draft simulator allows users to act as the general manager of their favorite team, giving them the opportunity to make picks in all seven rounds and conduct trades throughout the draft. The model

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Rashee Rice and Teddy Knox are being sued in Texas for over $1 million in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages by two people who say they were injured

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended

Apr 15, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Eagles and DeVonta Smith have agreed to a three-year extension that ties the wide receiver to the team through the 2028 season. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is worth $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed.

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterApr 14, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Apr 11, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three quarterbacks — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye — are among the 13 players who have accepted invitations to be in attendance at the NFL draft in Detroit, it was announced Thursday. USC‘s Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, is the presumptive No. 1

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterApr 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Associated Press Apr 13, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment awarded by a California civil jury nearly three decades ago in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife

Stephen Holder, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national