Category: Football

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

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

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,

Daniel OyefusiMar 25, 2026, 03:40 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

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate elected Wednesday not to improve on the 40-yard dash time that he posted at the NFL combine in February, saying during his pro day that it can be a bit “overvalued.”

Tate, a projected top-10 pick in next month’s NFL draft and the No. 7 player on the Big Board

Sarah BarshopMar 25, 2026, 03:02 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 — The NFL announced the Super Bowl LX champion Seattle Seahawks will open the season on the Wednesday of Week 1 instead of hosting the usual Thursday night opener.

The change is being made because the Los Angeles Rams and <a data-clubhouse-guid="985a261f-296c-c95c-32a5-addc4df75001"