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2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published May 5 and has been updated after Wednesday’s news the Browns have traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. BEREA, Ohio — The NFL draft came and went, and quarterback Baker Mayfield was still a member of the Cleveland Browns. The Browns couldn’t swing a trade
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1:43 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade quarterback Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional draft pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Panthers will pay $4.85 million of Mayfield’s salary while the Browns will pay $10.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mayfield
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12:06 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera viewed receiver Terry McLaurin as more than just a receiver who needed to be extended. He was a key player for an organization trying to rebuild its image amid a congressional investigation. “He’s an organizational signing,” Rivera said. “It impacts not just the football
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10:08 AM ET Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, which is linked to repeated blows to the head, according to an announcement Tuesday by doctors from Boston University who had been studying the former NFL star’s brain. Thomas was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia, home this
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2:09 PM ET Hank Goldberg, who worked at ESPN as an NFL reporter and handicapping expert for two decades, died Monday on his 82nd birthday, his family confirmed. Goldberg had been in treatment for chronic kidney disease in recent years. Known as Hammering Hank, Goldberg was .500 or better in 15 of 17 NFL seasons
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8:02 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for multiple women suing Deshaun Watson over allegations of sexual misconduct are seeking the documents from the NFL’s investigation into the former Houston Texans quarterback. According to the motion filed Friday by the women’s attorneys, Tony Buzbee and Cornelia Brandfield-Harvey, the legal team seeks any
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12:50 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died from the combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine, according to medical examiners on Friday. A spokesman for the Maryland Department of Heath said Ferguson’s death on June 21 was ruled an accident. He was 26. Ferguson died after police responded to
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4:50 PM ET The NFL on Tuesday announced David Highhill as vice president, general manager of sports betting, the league’s first position solely focused on overseeing its business in the legal sports betting industry. Highhill, who has been with the NFL for 10 years, moves over from the corporate strategy group, where he led the
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5:47 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills and Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula is “progressing well” as she deals with her health, per a statement shared by the Pegula family, and she is currently “resting and rehabilitating.” The family initially confirmed that Pegula was receiving medical treatment on June 14 due to “unexpected
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6:02 PM ET Deshaun Watson‘s hearing before the NFL and NFL Players Association’s jointly appointed disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, has finished after three days, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Thursday. Watson’s hearing began Tuesday morning and ended Thursday evening. Watson has been accused in civil lawsuits by 25 women of actions ranging
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11:36 AM ET Associated Press The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday that it is partnering with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O’Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube. “We feel like if you tackle the huge wealth gap between
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6:32 PM ET Deshaun Watson‘s hearing before the NFL and NFL Players Association’s jointly appointed disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, has ended for the day and will continue Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Watson has been accused by 25 women of actions ranging from sexual assault to inappropriate behavior during massage
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