6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One reason the Kansas City Chiefs selected defensive end George Karlaftis in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft was his energy. At Purdue, Karlaftis tended to go full speed on every play whether he was rushing the quarterback or defending the run. Karlaftis confirmed this habit
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6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Same ol’ Bill: Bill Belichick at 70 years old. Same as it ever was. There were several takeaways from the media’s first look at Patriots spring practice last week, but perhaps nothing rates more significant than this:
May 27, 2022 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The three men got together at Breezy Park in Huntington, New York, this offseason — 331 college lacrosse goals and a shared passion for football between them. Chris Hogan was the experienced one, retired from a 10-year NFL career. Tom Kennedy is entering his fourth season as a
6:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have 88 players on their 90-man offseason roster, and while they drafted two offensive linemen, two defensive linemen and a pair of running backs, they still have needs as they enter the final stretch of their offseason program. Particularly at right tackle and in the
4:38 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a couple of days of offseason practice, sessions that saw him feed the ball to many different receivers, Patrick Mahomes was confident in predicting a different type of offense for the Kansas City Chiefs. “That’s what you’re going to see with this offense this year,” Mahomes said
12:30 PM ET Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones will miss the team’s offseason workout program after undergoing a procedure to fix a shoulder injury, coach Arthur Smith told reporters in Georgia on Thursday. The 27-year-old Jones has been a constant in the middle of the Falcons defense since he was taken in the second round
4:57 PM ET The Cleveland Browns and tight end David Njoku have reached a new four-year deal, a source told ESPN on Friday. The Browns had used the franchise tag on Njoku — worth $10.931 million for the 2022 season — and had until July 15 to agree to a long-term contract. Njoku, 25, has
1:05 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Omar Khan tried to keep the smile from overtaking his face when Art Rooney II told him the news. But minutes after accepting the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager position, Khan couldn’t contain his emotions. “When I was sitting down with Art and he told me, and I tried controlling myself
7:14 AM ET Colin Kaepernick‘s arm strength and conditioning stood out in his workout with the Las Vegas Raiders, but no signing was imminent as of late Thursday night, sources told ESPN. The Raiders considered Kaepernick’s workout a ‘positive,’ a source said. Las Vegas could be looking for another passer to serve as the backup
6:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday he didn’t feel the need to give quarterback Derek Carr a heads-up that the team was taking a look at Colin Kaepernick. McDaniels, speaking after a Raiders organized team activity, otherwise revealed little about the first known workout
3:24 PM ET Receiver Michael Thomas is not yet participating in New Orleans Saints OTAs. But he is expected back from his ankle injury in time for training camp, according to coach Dennis Allen, and he is present and rehabbing with the team during the voluntary workout period. Meanwhile, quarterback Jameis Winston is already back
2:44 PM ET Lamar Jackson is missing the first week of the Baltimore Ravens‘ organized team activities, marking the first time that the former NFL MVP quarterback hasn’t been present at the voluntary spring workouts. ‘We’ve been down this road many times through the years,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Wednesday’s practice. “I’ll just
3:30 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge ruled in favor of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden on two motions Wednesday, opening the possibility of a jury trial on his “tortuous interference” claim that the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell selectively leaked Gruden’s emails to force his removal on Oct. 11. Judge
4:00 PM ET Colin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 — the year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, is scheduled to work out this week for the Las Vegas Raiders, league sources told ESPN. It will mark Kaepernick’s first workout with an NFL team since being exiled,
10:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to name Omar Khan the next general manager, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After interviewing more than a dozen candidates for the general manager position, the Steelers selected Khan, who’s been with the organization for more than two decades. He started with the Steelers as
3:00 PM ET Two women who have accused Deshaun Watson of inappropriate sexual conduct condemned the Cleveland Browns for giving the quarterback an NFL-record $230 million guaranteed contract after trading for him. “It’s just like a big screw you,” Ashley Solis said of the Browns in an interview on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,”
6:00 AM ET The alarm seemed out of the blue. In the days leading up to Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, the NFL’s health and safety team issued a call to action in response to a surge in special teams injuries, especially on punts. The rate of missed time for injuries that occurred on