4:38 PM ET HOUSTON — In his first news conference since 23 lawsuits were filed against Deshaun Watson, Texans coach David Culley declined to answer whether he expects the quarterback to attend the team’s offseason workouts. The Texans’ organized team activities begin May 24, but attendance is voluntary until the team’s mandatory minicamp starting June
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10:23 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have signed former Carolina Panthers first-round pick Kelvin Benjamin, the team announced Sunday. Benjamin and former Philadelphia Eagles running back and Super Bowl hero Corey Clement impressed over the weekend during tryouts at rookie minicamp and received one-year deals. A wide receiver who had
5:34 PM ET Juantarius Bryant thought he was heading to Georgia this weekend to try out for the Atlanta Falcons during the team’s rookie minicamp. When he arrived in Flowery Branch, though, he learned he had been the victim of a hoax instead. Bryant, a defensive back from Austin Peay, was never actually contacted by
9:27 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — As an All-Pro fullback, Lorenzo Neal made a career out of paving the way for some of the NFL’s great runners for 16 years. Now it’s Neal’s son who is following in his footsteps. Purdue defensive tackle Lorenzo Neal Jr. signed Sunday as an undrafted rookie free agent with
5:03 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence is getting a lighter workload while Travis Etienne is getting as much as he can handle … at another position. The Jacksonville Jaguars have had Etienne taking the majority of his reps at receiver during the first two days of the team’s rookie minicamp to begin the
10:39 AM ET Former Denver Broncos offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James is strongly considering filing a grievance through the NFL Players Association for lost wages after he tore his Achilles tendon away from the team facility, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday. James, who was released Friday with a post-June 1 designation, could seek
1:43 PM ET After being picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the NFL draft, cornerback Nahshon Wright said he looked at himself “as a more athletic and agile Richard Sherman.” It didn’t take long for Sherman to respond on social media, so Wright sent Sherman a direct message to explain himself
8:06 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos and tackle Ja’Wuan James have become the focal points in the growing acrimony between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over attendance of players at voluntary offseason workouts. That relationship grew even more strained on Thursday when the players’ union fired back to its membership
9:32 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Tight end Josh Hill officially announced his retirement Thursday, less than two months after joining the Detroit Lions as a free agent. The Lions signed veteran tight end Darren Fells as a replacement. Hill, who turns 31 later this month, spent his first eight years with the New Orleans
7:45 AM ET The football that Tom Brady threw to complete his first touchdown pass in the NFL is going up for auction with Lelands on Sunday. It’s a unique piece of sports history that has been with the seller, who wishes to remain anonymous, since the game on Oct. 14, 2001, when the New
10:12 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — If anyone understands what Aaron Rodgers is thinking as he weighs his NFL future, it might be former Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn. Kuhn says he has talked with Rodgers since the news broke last Thursday of the reigning NFL MVP’s unhappiness with the Packers organization. During
10:07 AM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions and Frank Ragnow have agreed to a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ragnow had been under contract for two more seasons after the Lions exercised their fifth-year option on his deal last week.
7:27 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have begun exploring quarterbacks they can add to their roster for upcoming organized team activities and training camp, sources told ESPN. Their inquiries could be in part because Jordan Love currently is the only other quarterback on the roster aside from Aaron Rodgers, and also related to the
12:42 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With another sign of tension between Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and his scouting department appearing to bubble to the surface during the 2021 NFL draft, Roseman on Tuesday offered his take on Friday’s awkward exchange between he and senior football advisor Tom Donahoe. He also responded to the notion
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders signed cornerback Casey Hayward Jr. on Tuesday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed. The move reunites Hayward with Raiders defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who was his defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers the past four seasons. The Raiders hired Bradley as their defensive
2:31 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters sounds like he’s ready for Round 2 with Jalen Ramsey and the Los Angeles Rams this season. On “Catchin Fades with Aqib Talib,” Peters revealed what set him off in November 2019, when he engaged in a heated, postgame verbal altercation with Ramsey. The Rams acquired Ramsey
6:05 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos right tackle Ja’Wuan James‘ injury-crossed career took another difficult turn Tuesday. Team sources told ESPN that James suffered a torn Achilles tendon in a workout away from the Broncos’ facility. The injury is considered season-ending, and James will have surgery to repair it. Given James’ injury occurred
10:23 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached a two-year agreement with two-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The deal is for $14 million and includes $8 million that is fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After not drafting an offensive