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Dan GrazianoApr 22, 2026, 06:30 AM ET

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The NFL draft is a difficult reporting project. You spend hours and days and weeks on the phone and know for a fact that some people — maybe most of them — aren’t telling you the truth.

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Robert KlemkoApr 22, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

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In 2016, the San Diego Chargers’ front office and coaching staff were enthusiastic about Ohio State edge rusher Joey Bosa, but the rest of the league was unconvinced. Bosa had been out of the top-three conversation for months, and most of the prominent media mock drafts sent other players to San Diego at No. 3.

Tom Telesco, the former NFL general manager who led the Chargers front office from 2013 to ’23, figures between 20 to 30 people would have known who the Chargers

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In the midst of the rollout for his new album, “Iceman,” Canadian rapper Drake seemingly poked fun at an NFL star who claims the same nickname: Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.

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On Monday, Drake posted a photo of himself wearing a Green Bay Packers jacket in front of blocks of ice. The blocks were placed in downtown Toronto with the release date of his new album hidden inside, prompting fans to attempt to melt them.

The Packers also posted photos of Drake in the jacket on social media.

Williams claimed the “Iceman” nickname

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Sarah BarshopApr 21, 2026, 04:50 PM ET

CloseSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated.Open Extended Reactions

LOS ANGELES — Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua will be a “full participant” in the team’s offseason program, coach Sean McVay said Tuesday.

Nacua spent part of the offseason in rehab, his attorney told The California Post earlier this month. In March, a woman

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Daniel OyefusiApr 21, 2026, 04:08 PM ET

CloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.Open Extended Reactions

BEREA, Ohio — After the first practice of the Cleveland Browns‘ three-day voluntary veteran minicamp, quarterback Shedeur Sanders said there is a “new vibe” and “new energy” with first-year coach Todd Monken and his staff.

And perhaps for good reason. One year after Sanders was fourth in line in Cleveland’s quarterback competition under former head coach Kevin Stefanski, Sanders was

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NFL NationApr 21, 2026, 04:00 PM ET

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It’s the season for mock drafts, so what’s one more? Our NFL Nation reporters shared their expertise by making first-round selections for their teams as we close in on the opening pick of the 2026 NFL draft Thursday (8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) in Pittsburgh.

There was no surprise who would go No. 1, but how things

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Fields says he wanted to join the Kansas City Chiefs in part to learn from Patrick Mahomes, even though the star quarterback is rehabbing from a knee injury.

“I wanted to come here because of the [Chiefs’] culture, because of Pat and to learn from him and Coach [Andy] Reid,” Fields said Tuesday. “Just the winning, to be honest.

“We of course knew of each other, but we really didn’t communicate before coming here. I’m excited to learn from [Mahomes]. I’m already kind of picking his brain a little

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Stephen HolderApr 21, 2026, 03:02 PM ET

CloseStephen 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 contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.Open Extended Reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones,

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Brooke PryorApr 21, 2026, 03:00 PM ET

CloseBrooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.Open Extended Reactions

PITTSBURGH — As many members of the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to the team’s practice facility Monday to begin voluntary minicamp under new head coach Mike McCarthy, one man was notably not among them: Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers, of course, has no obligation to report to the team’s offseason activities. Not only are these

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Dan MurphyApr 21, 2026, 01:21 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mike Vrabel said the New England Patriots and their fans will get “the best version of me going forward” after the New York Post published photos that appeared to show the coach embracing and holding hands with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini.

Vrabel shared no details about what he called a “personal and private matter” or his relationship with Russini and the photos of the pair spending time together at an adults-only hotel in Arizona. He

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