Category: Football

Kevin SeifertMay 30, 2025, 10:34 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. — The Minnesota Vikings announced a new contract Friday for general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah nearly five months after signing coach Kevin O’Connell to a new deal, moves that have locked up their football leadership group for the

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Rob DemovskyMay 30, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseRob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.Open Extended Reactions

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two days after the Green Bay Packers‘ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round of the playoffs, Matt LaFleur suggested that the next step for quarterback Jordan Love was to “evolve as a vocal leader.”

Four months later, the Packers coach likes

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NFL NationMay 30, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseNFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season.Open Extended Reactions

As we move through NFL OTAs and mandatory minicamps to gear up for the start of training camps at the end of July, a handful of big names have uncertain futures — contractually speaking — with their teams. So, we checked in around the league on where things stand for several stars who either could get paid this summer

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Dan GrazianoMay 30, 2025, 06:55 AM ET

CloseDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.Open Extended Reactions

The Jacksonville Jaguars say they have a plan for hybrid rookie superstar Travis Hunter, and it appears they intend to use him on both sides of the ball. Hunter, who won the Heisman

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Ryan McFaddenMay 29, 2025, 06:42 PM 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. — The Las Vegas Raiders are in the second week of OTAs, and quarterback Geno Smith has already made a strong impression.

Just ask wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, whose face lit up with excitement when talking about his new teammate after Thursday’s practice.

Since Meyers entered

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Marcel Louis-JacquesMay 29, 2025, 03:45 PM ET

CloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Open Extended Reactions

The Miami Dolphins have engaged in trade discussions with the Pittsburgh Steelers involving tight end Jonnu Smith, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Smith expressed interest to the Dolphins in reworking the two-year deal he signed last offseason,

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Rich CiminiMay 29, 2025, 04:13 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

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Despite an uneven start to his career, New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields believes he’s on the cusp of a breakout season. The way he sees it, it’s the

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Bill BarnwellMay 29, 2025, 06:25 AM ET

CloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.

He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.

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May is graduation season, so it seems like the natural time to hand out superlatives for each NFL team, hitting the highs and lows of their offseason hauls. Last week, I handed out

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David NewtonMay 29, 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 wide receiver Xavier Legette laughed when his first news conference of offseason workouts began with a question about the difference between a thoroughbred and standardbred horse.

Legette, who has a passion for horses, understood it as an attempt to see if he is close to having a horse ready

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Ben BabyMay 29, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American

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