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6:00 AM ET David Newton Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award

7:10 AM ET Dalvin Cook showed up for work Tuesday, on the day the Minnesota Vikings were scheduled to report to training camp. No, the running back does not yet have the new contract extension he wants. And no, in spite of the threat he reportedly made in June, there was never really a chance

9:48 PM ET The Chargers and defensive end Joey Bosa reached agreement on a five-year, $135 million extension that will tie him to Los Angeles for the next six years, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Bosa’s deal includes $78 million fully guaranteed at signing and $102 million guaranteed, according to sources, a

12:05 PM ET Which players will opt out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic? Now that the NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a plan to start training camps, we’ve seen Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announce his intention to sit out the season, followed

7:45 AM ET New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower is opting out of the 2020 season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.‬ Running back Brandon Bolden also is planning to opt out of the season, a source told ESPN. Starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Danny Vitale and reserve offensive lineman Najee Toran

1:00 PM ET The phone call from the Seattle Seahawks came several weeks ago. Joe Douglas wasn’t surprised. Everybody in the NFL knew star safety Jamal Adams wanted out, so the New York Jets‘ general manager figured he would receive multiple inquiries. And he did, but the Seahawks were the most aggressive suitor. The two

7:05 AM ET Most public conversations about NFL contracts tell only a fraction of the story. We talk about the total number when only a portion of most multiyear deals are guaranteed. We compare players based on skill when contracts are a product of leverage. The salary cap has been less of a hindrance in

6:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was sometime in the winter of 1990-91, with the undefeated, top-ranked defending national champion UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in the midst of a 45-game winning streak, when Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson sat for a midseason photo shoot. The two All-Americans and soon-to-be NBA lottery picks were the most

8:22 PM ET NFL players who contract the coronavirus through “high-risk” activity away from team facilities can face team discipline and may even be at risk of not being paid, according to the league’s new protocols. A memo sent by the NFLPA to agents this weekend, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, outlines

7:04 PM ET Under the circumstances, the New York Jets made a terrific trade. Not only did they unload a me-first player whose poisonous attitude threatened locker-room chemistry, but they parlayed Jamal Adams into one of the richest NFL hauls in recent years — a package from the Seattle Seahawks that includes first-round picks in

12:25 AM ET For the fourth time in three years, an NFL team hoping to make a leap to the next level has traded away two first-round picks to acquire a young superstar. In some ways, the Seahawks’ unexpected decision to trade three picks and Bradley McDougald to the Jets for All-Pro safety Jamal Adams

10:08 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN In John Schneider’s 10 years as the Seattle Seahawks‘ general manager, he’s spelled out his big-picture approach to roster-building with an oft-repeated phrase. When Schneider says he wants to be a “consistent championship-caliber football team,” it’s his way of saying he’s always going to place as much importance on the

4:17 PM ET After a seven-month contract dispute, the New York Jets agreed to trade All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks for a package that includes first-round draft picks in each of the next two years. The Seahawks will send safety Bradley McDougald, first-round picks in 2021 and 2022 and a third-round pick

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN NFL training camp for the 2020 season opens on Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans and next Tuesday for the remainder of the league. The offseason was like no other with all in-person training canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of OTAs and minicamps means

9:00 AM ET It has been 116 days since Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive vice president and general counsel, announced an unexpectedly bold plan for the 2020 season amid a coronavirus pandemic that was only starting. “All of our discussions,” Pash said, “all of our focus, has been on a normal, traditional season, starting on

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens became all the rage last season, leading the NFL in scoring and becoming must-watch television. &• Vikes’ offense: better, worse or same?&• How 49ers-Mostert impasse plays out&• Dunbar’s issues a chance for Flowers?&• Cam Newton brings Vegan Strong motto&• Fan’s hobby a

6:57 PM ET NFLPA team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. According to the sources, the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at

12:21 PM ET Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team” pending the adoption of a new name, league sources tell ESPN. This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new name at some point in the