2:41 PM ET Former NFL offensive lineman and assistant coach Eugene Chung, who is Korean, says he was told he was “not the right minority” while interviewing for an NFL coaching job this offseason. “It was said to me, ‘Well, you’re really not a minority,'” Chung said during a webinar Thursday, according to The Boston
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10:48 PM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith, who was arrested in April 2020 and charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, has pleaded no-contest to child abuse and has been given three years probation, his attorney said. As part of the plea agreement, the Fourth Judicial Circuit
6:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Move over, Peyton Manning. There’s another quarterback-turned-actor on the scene — this one plays on Sundays — and might be the most unlikely of television stars. Presenting Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert offering his “advice” on everything from haircuts to fishing lures. “Whoa, not that one,” Herbert
3:03 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The timetable for Patrick Mahomes to participate in team drills after his offseason turf toe surgery has been accelerated, as the quarterback will take part when the Chiefs begin offseason practice next week, a source confirmed to ESPN. The initial plan after the surgery in February was for
7:42 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow’s attempted NFL comeback has officially begun. The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday as a tight end, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, reuniting him with Urban Meyer, his former head coach at the University of Florida. Tebow will
4:45 PM ET The Washington Football Team released longtime starting right tackle Morgan Moses on Thursday after granting him permission to seek a trade earlier in the week. Washington saves $7.75 million in salary-cap space by releasing Moses. The move will result in $1.9 million in dead cap room. Moses, a 2014 third-round pick, just
8:49 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Antonio Brown agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month, but the veteran wide receiver has yet to officially sign the extension because he still needs to pass a physical after undergoing a knee scope, coach Bruce Arians recently told PewterReport.com. Brown underwent
12:47 PM ET A civil lawsuit was filed against the New York Giants by their former video director in the fallout following an alleged physical altercation involving two other employees at the team’s facility. Dave Maltese was fired in March for what the suit describes as “retaliatory purposes” in violation of CEPA, New Jersey’s whistleblower
11:04 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have hired two women to full-time positions and brought on another two as interns, according to the team and NFL director of football development Sam Rapoport. Sophia Lewin will work as an offensive assistant for the Bills while Andrea Gosper will serve as a player
3:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said he is “not above” a competition when asked whether he feels the coaching staff has committed to him as Philadelphia’s starter. Coach Nick Sirianni has not publicly named Hurts QB1, citing the importance of creating competition at every position. “I value everything that Coach has
May 18, 2021 ESPN.com staff The NFL draft and free agency are behind us, coaching staffs and rosters are set, and training camp is just a couple of months away. That means it’s time for fantasy football fanatics to start gearing up for the 2021 campaign! With that in mind, we gathered our fantasy football
2:07 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who underwent reconstructive left knee surgery in December, is “all systems go” for the Sept. 12 regular-season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, according to Dr. Neal ElAttrache of Kerlan-Jobe in Los Angeles. “He’s on track for full go for start of the season,” ElAttrache, who operated on
12:34 PM ET Matt Ryan isn’t going to play forever. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, entering his 14th season with the franchise, understands he’s closer to the end of his career than the start of it. He has been around the NFL long enough, seen enough players come and go, to get that. And Ryan didn’t
3:38 PM ET The Washington Football Team has granted longtime starting right tackle Morgan Moses permission to seek a trade, a source confirmed. Washington would save $7.75 million in salary-cap space whether it trades or releases Moses, no matter if it’s before or after June 1. He would count $1.9 million in dead cap room.
5:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles modified their offseason model after meeting with veteran players, and will not hold mandatory minicamp this year, the team announced Tuesday. Additionally, there will be no team or 7-on-7 drills during OTAs. “We had some really good conversations with our players, some of our team leaders, about the
6:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN With the 2021 NFL draft in the rear view, it’s time to take inventory with another version of the NFL Power Rankings. While this draft was unprecedented due to the lack of a combine, visits to team facilities and in-person pro days, the decisions made in constructing this draft class
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After watching helplessly as starter after starter was lost to injury during the lost 2020 season, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch vowed to investigate every possible way to prevent it from happening again. Based on their 2021 draft class, Lynch and Shanahan
6:00 AM ET The Pro Football Hall of Fame is entering the non-fungible token space, beginning with the 10 players enshrined in Canton that also won the Heisman Trophy. The collection of NFTs — a collaboration between Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment, entertainment and PR firm Dolphin Entertainment and Heisman2Hall — will begin with