Category: Football

Brooke PryorJun 5, 2025, 06:00 AM 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 — Still unsigned more than 80 days since the official start to free agency, Aaron Rodgers isn’t a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And as a free agent, he isn’t beholden to any team to attend its offseason training program.

Even if he was a Steeler, which team brass remain optimistic

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Courtney CroninJun 4, 2025, 05:20 PM ET

CloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Open Extended Reactions

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Speaking publicly for the first time since a concussion forced him to miss 12 games last season, Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker

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EA Sports has finally released the next trailer for Madden NFL 26, which is set to launch on Aug. 14, 2025 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The upcoming iteration, which will feature Saquon Barkley on its cover, comes with plenty of improvements under the hood.

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The developers used an AI-powered machine learning system trained on real NFL data from the last decade to make the game’s depiction of football more authentic. This innovation fuels new player-specific traits, authentic playstyles and adaptive counters that are said to

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Jenna LaineJun 4, 2025, 09:14 AM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held their “Cut and Color Funds the Cure” event benefitting the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation on Tuesday. It included quarterback Baker Mayfield getting his hair spray painted

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Matt BowenJun 4, 2025, 06:54 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

Now that we’re into the summer months, let’s revisit the rookie class and get a jump on our fantasy football draft prep for the 2025 season. The traits, the scheme fits, the potential usage. There’s plenty to get into here. Plus, after

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David NewtonJun 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions

CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero recently showed his players a photograph of end Tershawn “Turk” Wharton wearing a green No. 1 jersey returning a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

“Everybody was, ‘Who is that?’ ” Wharton recalled with a chuckle. “A few walked

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Ryan McFaddenJun 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseRyan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun.Open Extended Reactions

HENDERSON, Nev. — It was a small sample size, but Dont’e Thornton Jr.’s potential was noticeable in the first week of the Las Vegas Raiders‘ OTAs last month.

During the team period of practice, quarterback Geno Smith rolled to his right before throwing an intermediate pass to

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We’re less than 100 days out from the 2025 NFL season, and there are still a handful of stars who could be moved to new teams. Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t show up to the start of OTAs last week, Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson refuses to practice without a new contract, and the Dolphins’ front office has made it clear it’s looking to trade cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

How could this play out over the rest of the offseason? Could Cousins, Hendrickson and Ramsey really get traded? And

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Todd ArcherJun 3, 2025, 06:56 PM ET

CloseTodd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010.Open Extended Reactions

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is in danger of missing out on $500,000 from his 2025 base salary for not participating in the team’s offseason program.

Diggs has opted to rehab his surgically repaired left knee in Miami and away from The Star. He was not in attendance for the first two phases of the offseason program, and

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Brady HendersonJun 3, 2025, 06:24 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

SEATTLE — If there was any lingering notion that a healthy Sam Darnold could get beat out for the Seattle Seahawks‘ starting quarterback job, coach Mike Macdonald put it to rest in decisive fashion on Tuesday.

During an interview with Seattle Sports 710-AM, Macdonald was asked whether anything other than an injury between now and the start of the season could lead

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