Category: Football

Kevin SeifertMar 26, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

EAGAN, Minn. — Take a look at the first words coach Kevin O’Connell said to the first question he faced this offseason about the Minnesota Vikings‘ quarterback situation.

“When I think about it,” O’Connell said on Jan. 13,

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Mike ClayMar 26, 2026, 07:10 AM ET

CloseMike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.Open Extended Reactions

If you’re not already aware, I’m the human who creates the fantasy football player projections here at ESPN. Although some would swear the projection numbers are automated or randomly generated, I assure you they are not. I have a lengthy process that involves a mixture of statistical

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Kevin SeifertMar 26, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

MIKE REPOLE IS calling from the plane that will take him to San Diego, site of an NCAA tournament game for his beloved St. John’s men’s basketball team. The night before, he had been holed up in the United Football League’s

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Matt BowenMar 26, 2026, 06:15 AM ET

CloseMatt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and Buffalo over seven seasons.Open Extended Reactions

The biggest moves from 2026 NFL free agency cycle are basically complete, as 82 of our top 100 free agents have new contracts. And we can already start to think about next year’s class.

It’s important to remember that most top players primed

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Brady HendersonMar 25, 2026, 07:18 PM ET

CloseBrady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2017 after covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM.Open Extended Reactions

RENTON, Wash. — During a news conference Wednesday to discuss Jaxon Smith-Njigba‘s record-setting contract extension, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider remembered the disappointment he felt while leaving the star wide receiver’s Ohio State pro day almost exactly three years earlier.

Smith-Njigba wasn’t expected to run a 40-yard dash that day while still recovering from the hamstring injury that cut short his

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Kevin SeifertMar 25, 2026, 04:44 PM ET

CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.Open Extended Reactions

Ongoing labor negotiations between the NFL and NFL Referees Association broke off earlier than scheduled this week as the sides were unable to make progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement, sources told ESPN.

Talks were scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, according

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Sarah BarshopMar 25, 2026, 03:35 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.

LOS ANGELES — A woman in Los Angeles has filed a civil lawsuit against Puka Nacua alleging the Rams wide receiver made an “unprovoked antisemitic statement” and later bit her on the shoulder.

The lawsuit cites gender violence, assault and battery and negligence.

The plaintiff, Madison Atiabi,

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