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2:12 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will stop contract negotiations when the regular season starts. After Saturday’s practice, Jackson confirmed for the first time that he will cut off talks by Week 1 of the regular season, which is four weeks away. “We’re coming up to it. It’s coming

Aug 12, 2022 ESPN Fantasy Our ESPN Fantasy staff got together for another mock draft, this time using a 10-team, PPR format. Which star quarterbacks were not among the top 10 signal-callers selected? Which position was the most important to address in the first three rounds? Have a look for yourself. Choose your league size,

6:56 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, for the first time, publicly apologized to the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions in an interview Friday. “I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets receiver Elijah Moore‘s life changed on a recruiting visit to Ole Miss in 2017. His player-host was supposed to be DK Metcalf, but they had to call an audible when Metcalf was summoned to the football office on another matter. Moore was passed along to

9:31 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. The use of “race norming” in the dementia

Aug 12, 2022 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Romeo Doubs wasn’t sure what would happen when Randall Cobb sent him down the hallway at Lambeau Field after a practice early in Green Bay Packers’ training camp. A question had come up in the receivers meeting room. “We said, ‘Ro, go to the quarterback room and ask

10:44 PM ET The first full week of the 2022 NFL preseason commenced on Thursday night, with the New England Patriots hosting the New York Giants and the Baltimore Ravens welcoming the Tennessee Titans to get the slate started. A last-second field goal lifted the Giants to a 23-21 win in first-year head coach Brian

11:51 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will be away from the team for a period of time to “deal with some personal things,” coach Todd Bowles said Thursday. Bowles said Brady’s absence was discussed in advance and that he will return after next week’s preseason game against the Tennessee Titans on

7:56 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and most of the team’s starters aren’t expected to play in Thursday night’s preseason game against the New York Giants, sources told ESPN. The Patriots have joint practices next week with the Carolina Panthers followed by a preseason game with them. Then the

4:46 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is expected to start Friday’s preseason opener against the Jaguars. The team made the announcement Wednesday just before boarding a flight to Jacksonville, Florida. Watson and the Browns are waiting to see whether he will be suspended longer than the six-game suspension he was

6:01 AM ET HOUSTON — WEARING BLACK Crocs accented with two Fast U buttons, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris shuffles through the doors of O Athletik just after 9 a.m. Muhammad Ali’s likeness stretches across the back of his black T-shirt. A black Nike boxing backpack is slung over a shoulder. Inside the cavernous

6:00 AM ET OXNARD, Calif. — The midway is buzzing. Dallas Cowboys fans jam the area to buy jerseys, T-shirts, hats and replica helmets. Some are chowing down on food. Others are content to sit and listen to a deejay play music. This is a scene that has replayed over and over during the two-plus

5:27 PM ET BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league seeks a tougher penalty for Deshaun Watson because the quarterback’s actions were “egregious” and “predatory behavior.” Last week, the NFL formally appealed Watson’s six-game suspension, which was handed down by the NFL’s disciplinary officer Sue. L Robinson earlier this month. At

7:00 AM ET SEARCHING FOR A vodka soda, Sean McVay walks me through the expansive refurbished kitchen of his new 9,000-square-foot house in a double-security-gated Hidden Hills community that also is home to Drake, Miley Cyrus, the Jenners and Kardashians just up the 101 Freeway from Los Angeles. It’s a May afternoon, in the spring

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the NFL preseason schedule hits full throttle this week, heated position battles for all 32 teams will be decided in games and training camp as kickoff for the 2022 season draws near. Some of the competitions will have huge implications for fantasy football fans — especially the undecided QB

9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ use of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca during an offseason retreat isn’t considered a violation of the NFL’s drug policy. Rodgers discussed on “The Aubrey Marcus Podcast” last week how he went on an ayahuasca retreat to Peru in 2020,

1:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders first-year coach Josh McDaniels put an end to speculation Monday that former Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs was being showcased for a possible trade by playing so many snaps in the team’s preseason opener. “We have a lot of confidence in J.J.,” McDaniels said. “And,

8:26 AM ET The NFL has asked its on-field officials to pay particular attention to illegal contact fouls during the 2022 season, a league spokesperson confirmed Monday. The request could lead to an increase in such flags following a big drop during the 2021 season. Illegal contact refers to prohibited contact by a defender when