Category: Football

Marc RaimondiApr 8, 2026, 03:16 PM ET

CloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.Open Extended Reactions

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Marc RaimondiApr 8, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

CloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.

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Apr 8, 2026, 01:54 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The New York Giants made an offensive line addition Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Baltimore Ravens guard Daniel Faalele, according to NFL Network.

Faalele becomes the latest free agent to follow coach John Harbaugh from Baltimore to New York, joining tight end Isaiah Likely, fullback Patrick Ricard and safety Ar’Darius Washington.

The Giants have been active in addressing their offensive line in free agency, also signing Lucas Patrick and re-signing Jermaine Eluemunor, Aaron Stinnie

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Tim McManusApr 8, 2026, 12:36 PM ET

CloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010.Open Extended Reactions

The 2026 NFL draft begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh, when the Philadelphia Eagles will pick at No. 23 overall in Round 1. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on April 24 and Rounds 4-7 on April 25 (ESPN, ABC and ESPN the app).

The Eagles have nine total picks: Nos. 23, 54 68, 98, 114, 137, 153, 178, 197. But how will

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Rich CiminiApr 8, 2026, 01:12 PM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

The 2026 NFL draft begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh, when the New York Jets will pick at No. 2 overall in Round 1. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on April 24 and Rounds

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DJ Bien-AimeApr 8, 2026, 12:48 PM ET

CloseDJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. 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 Reactions

HOUSTON — The Texans have exercised the 2027 fifth-year options for quarterback C.J. Stroud and All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr., a source told ESPN’s Field Yates on Wednesday.

Stroud will make $25.9 million and Anderson will receive

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Peter Schrager

Apr 7, 2026, 06:25 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

I’m getting excited for the 2026 NFL draft. Round 1 begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh, just over two weeks away. And while I was in Phoenix at the annual league meeting last week, I spent a lot of time talking to sources and trying to get the latest intel on what teams might do with their first-round picks.

What follows is my first mock draft for the 2026 class. These 32 projections are based on what I’m hearing, rather than what I would personally do at each slot. Nothing is set in

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