8:12 AM ET As another high-profile owner of a professional sports team, the Dallas Mavericks‘ Mark Cuban has this advice for Washington’s Dan Snyder: Accept your mistakes. Cuban was responding to Thursday’s report in The Washington Post in which 15 women made allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace culture from 2006 to 2019.
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5:44 PM ET Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku.
4:53 PM ET The NFL remains determined to start training camps on time, which in some cases means next week. NFL players, following a Thursday night conference call with several team physicians, are aware that a delay in the start of camps is unlikely. The key now, NFLPA leaders say, is to figure out the
9:55 PM ET Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 It has been 110 days since Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive
6:15 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps draws closer, the league and the players’ union on Friday unveiled some of the steps they’re taking to educate players and team personnel about how the league plans to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. Assuming there is a season and teams travel to and
12:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington NFL owner Dan Snyder said Friday he is committed to improving the culture inside the team after allegations of sexual harassment, while the league said it will wait for a law firm’s review before taking action. The allegations of sexual harassment and toxic workplace culture spanning from 2006
3:44 PM ET Emphasizing that “we want to play,” Houston Texans star J.J. Watt posted a list of questions that NFL players need answered before training camps can open. The Texans are supposed to open the regular season Thursday, Sept. 10, at Kansas City, with rookies for both teams scheduled to report to camp on
6:29 PM ET Fifteen women who previously worked for the Washington Redskins organization have alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse by former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder’s inner circle, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Among those accused of misconduct are former director of pro personnel Alex Santos and former assistant director of pro
12:47 PM ET Myles Garrett said Thursday that he’s ready to live up to the distinction of being the highest-paid defender in NFL history. “Now I have to assert myself as top dog,” he said. “I feel like I’m confident and ready to do that. “Time to prove it.” On Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns‘ star
4:05 PM ET The franchise-tag extension deadline has come and gone. While a long-term contract between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys seemed to make sense for all parties involved, the two sides weren’t able to come to terms. Prescott will play out his $31.4 million franchise tag for the 2020 season before we go
6:25 PM ET Myles Garrett‘s contract extension with the Cleveland Browns contains $100 million in total guarantees, the most ever paid to a defensive player, according to league sources, with $50 million guaranteed at signing. The Browns’ star pass-rusher signed the record-setting five-year extension Wednesday. The team did not disclose financial terms, but sources told
9:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN The deadline for teams to sign franchise-tagged players to extensions is Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, and 13 players still are awaiting new deals, including Dak Prescott and Derrick Henry. If the players do not agree to new contracts, they will play this season on the tag. Only two players
3:15 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are on the verge of finalizing a massive five-year extension worth $125 million with star pass-rusher Myles Garrett, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The deal is not final yet, but the sides are close. NFL Network first reported Tuesday that a deal was imminent with the 2017 No.
3:39 PM ET The road to a new nickname, one that has existed for 87 years for Washington’s football team, was decades in the making for some. But for Washington owner Dan Snyder, it was almost an overnight decision. While the battle over opponents of the franchise’s name had gone on since the early 1970s,
9:01 AM ET Quarterback Cam Newton has shared how motivated he is to prove doubters wrong through social media posts, but one topic he hasn’t addressed prior to this week is the unique spot of possibly replacing six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady with the New England Patriots. Newton referred to it as “the elephant
9:03 AM ET The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they will be retiring their nickname and logo after completing a thorough review that began on July 3. “Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review,” the team said in a statement. “Dan Snyder and Coach
5:00 PM ET The Washington NFL team might be changing its name, but those who shaped the team’s history say their accomplishments will not be altered. Washington announced Monday it will retire its nickname. The franchise is in the process of selecting a new one. The reaction from several key alumni ranged from acceptance to
6:55 AM ET The most important thing for an NFL team is to find a franchise quarterback. The second-most important thing might be surrounding that quarterback with weapons. The Ravens went shopping for the likes of Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown last offseason and helped Lamar Jackson emerge as MVP. The Chiefs have been at