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Ryan HockensmithApr 10, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 10, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow

Apr 9, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Safety Logan Ryan, who played in six conference championship games and won two Super Bowl rings over his 11 NFL seasons, announced his retirement Tuesday. “I am officially retiring from the NFL,” Ryan said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter. “What a great career.

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Apr 8, 2024, 05:32 PM

NFL draft experts Apr 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft is just around the corner, which means you’re about to start hearing (if you haven’t already) many prospects be compared to some of the best past and present NFL stars. NFL draft evaluators’ matches are typically based on style

Stephen Holder, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s a year filled with a wide variety of top wide receiver and quarterback

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterApr 5, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have agreed to terms with versatile linebacker Isaiah Simmons. It’s

Field Level Media Apr 5, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Baltimore’s big-league franchises teamed up to donate $10 million in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Major League Baseball’s Orioles and the NFL’s Ravens made the joint announcement Friday that they would make the donation to the Baltimore Community Foundation’s

Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carson Wentz had the thought years ago, when he had no reason to believe he would ever play for the Kansas City Chiefs, that

ESPN News Services Apr 5, 2024, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna has agreed on a three-year, $24 million deal to remain in Kansas City, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal

Apr 5, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown is signing a four-year, $96 million extension that includes $63.165 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The $24 million per year average on Brown’s extension is the fourth highest in the NFL for a defensive tackle.

Apr 4, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As part of their blockbuster trade to acquire wide receiver Stefon Diggs, the Houston Texans wiped out the final three years on his contract, giving him the ability to become a free agent after this season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Texans also took

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 05:35 PM ET DALLAS — Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice was the driver of one of two speeding sports cars who left after causing a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway over the weekend, the wide receiver’s attorney said Thursday. Why Rice left the crash Saturday was “a good