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7:15 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was published on May 13 and has been updated with the latest events. GREEN BAY, Wis. — The date was Aug. 30, 2018 — one day after Aaron Rodgers signed a record contract extension worth $134 million with the Green Bay Packers that ran through the 2023 season.

9:56 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mark it down: Aaron Rodgers returned to the Green Bay Packers at exactly 8:28 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 27. A little more than eight hours after his private plane touched down at Austin Straubel Airport, Rodgers reported for work for the first time since his exit interview

7:00 AM ET “You have to be happy for that man. Talk about Cinderella stories — Chicano, worked at six, seven years old in the fields, became a fine athlete, on to Pacific, had a fine pro career and now, maybe the most important moment in his life.” — Dick Enberg, as the camera zoomed

6:56 AM ET HOUSTON — As the Houston Texans prepare to take the field at training camp Wednesday, don’t expect to see Deshaun Watson, even though the quarterback reported to the facility on Sunday morning. Although Watson is on the team’s roster, he’s facing 22 civil lawsuits with allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior.

7:04 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Welcome to the NBA. That was the reaction from one long-time NFL personnel executive to Monday’s news from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Green Bay Packers offered concessions aimed at persuading quarterback Aaron Rodgers to return to the team for at least one more season. While this has

4:01 PM ET To ensure the return of their reigning NFL MVP quarterback, the Packers now are offering concessions to try to convince Aaron Rodgers to return to Green Bay for at least one more season, per league sources. Over the past weekend, the two sides were able to reach mutually agreed-upon terms that are

7:15 AM ET NFL training camps this summer will be unlike any other in league history. They’ll represent a hybrid between the tightly restricted version we saw in 2020, as the league began its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, and the traditional structure from 2019 and earlier. Fans will be allowed at camp, but they

1:59 PM ET Arizona Cardinals star pass rusher Chandler Jones is unhappy with his contract status and has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Cardinals don’t want to trade Jones and expect him to report to training camp, sources tell Fowler. The 31-year-old Jones appeared in just five games in 2020 before

6:00 AM ET STATELINE, Nev. — Two years ago, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was sitting at a table not far from the shores of Lake Tahoe engrossed in a conversation he never envisioned he’d be a part of. Justin Timberlake was sitting across from him, regaling Kelce and others with stories from

6:00 AM ET OXNARD, Calif. — Defensive end Tarell Basham was in perfect position for the tackle for loss, waiting for Ezekiel Elliott as the Dallas Cowboys‘ running back took a handoff. Then all of a sudden, Basham wasn’t. With two quick steps, Elliott changed direction, got up to full speed and broke free to

2:39 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Cleveland Browns have announced they will be wearing retro uniforms this season to celebrate their 75th anniversary season. The uniform honors Cleveland’s inaugural 1946 season in the All-American Football Conference. The uniform will feature white jerseys with brown numbers and an orange shadow-box with white pants. The helmets will

11:36 AM ET Unvaccinated NFL players will be subjected to a fine of $14,650 every time they violate COVID-19 procedures. A spotlight was put on the punishment after a report that Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians would fine a player “$14,000 on the spot every time he isn’t wearing a mask or is breaking

7:26 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — When you have moved by yourself to a foreign country at age 14 with NBA dreams, learning the language piecemeal after the school you were attending shut down and surviving on day-old donuts for two or three days and $50 a month from your parents, learning a new sport

4:01 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Replacing Drew Brees just got a whole lot more difficult. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is likely to miss the start of the 2021 season after having ankle surgery in June, which means whoever wins the QB battle between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill will be without their

5:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — His Cincinnati Bengals teammates had already left the field following a summer workout, but rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was still on the turf at Paul Brown Stadium getting familiar with his job. Chase plotted his place in the offensive formation as he worked on keeping his pre-snap routine and

6:58 PM ET New York Jets assistant Greg Knapp, a well-traveled NFL coach who worked with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young and soon-to-be-inducted Peyton Manning over his 25-year career, died Thursday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while biking last Saturday in San Ramon, California. He was 58. The

10:35 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sporting brand new Super Bowl LV rings to pay tribute to the NFL’s first league championship won in a team’s own stadium in front of hometown fans. The rings, unveiled Thursday night in a private ceremony for players, coaches, front office members, team employees

6:00 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross stood at the lectern, exuding the confidence of a proud father bragging about his child who is the star quarterback. His newest baby, the Dolphins’ $135 million practice facility, was officially put on display Tuesday as corporate partners, employees and media members toured