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2:12 PM ET A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith for an alleged second-degree battery that occurred in the New Orleans area on Saturday evening, St. Bernard Parish District Attorney Perry Nicosia confirmed. Nicosia said that Smith allegedly...

9:59 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs released both of their starting offensive tackles -- former No. 1 overall draft pick Eric Fisher and veteran Mitchell Schwartz -- in a pair of moves that will save more than $18 million against the salary cap but leaves the reigning AFC...

4:08 PM ET Former NFL wide receiver Josh Gordon will return to the sport in the startup Fan Controlled Football league as a member of the FCF Zappers, team owner Bob Menery told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday. Gordon will join former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel -- who was Gordon's...

The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to trade Carson Wentz in the coming days in what would be the latest blockbuster quarterback deal to rock the NFL, league sources tell ESPN. The most pertinent questions now become where, when and for what. But it could happen as early as this week, per...

“Honestly, I was in shock. I couldn't believe it. I almost didn't believe that catch.” Sean Murphy on the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLII 0:00/0:00 This is a story about craftsmanship. A story about a thief so smart even police call him "brilliant." A story about a criminal so...

10:47 AM ET Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Todd Archer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and...

11:56 AM ET NFL Players Association president JC Tretter is calling for the elimination of offseason practices, including minicamp and organized team activities, citing the NFL's relative quality of play during the 2020 pandemic-influenced season. "I believe the changes implemented this season...

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN By this time of year in the NFL Power Rankings, most teams, star players and overarching subjects have been discussed. That is why we're devoting the rankings before Christmas to highlighting players on each team who have been overlooked in 2020. From players who...

5:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass-rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58. Greene died Monday, the family confirmed, as did the Pro Football Hall of Fame. No cause of death was given. "The entire Pro Football Hall...

2:48 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn on Saturday after two straight seasons under .500 and a third season where the team was again under .500 at midseason. Patricia's record was 13-29-1 since taking over as the Lions...

10:24 AM ET A stat correction that changed a sack to a tackle for loss in the Chicago Bears-Los Angeles Rams game Monday caused a $997,000 fantasy football heartbreak for a 41-year-old insurance agent in St. Louis. For 30 minutes after Monday's game ended, Rob Huntze thought he had won the $1...

9:21 AM ET One week after saying he was sticking with quarterback Dwayne Haskins, Washington coach Ron Rivera pivoted in another direction. He benched Haskins, inserted Kyle Allen as the starting quarterback and elevated Alex Smith to the No. 2 role for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles...

11:18 AM ET The NFL has issued another strong warning to coaches who won't wear masks on the sideline during games, threatening suspensions and forfeiture of draft picks as punishment for failing to comply with COVID-19 game-day protocols, according to a league memo obtained Wednesday by ESPN's...

10:32 AM ET The Tennessee Titans have closed their facilities until Saturday after three players and five team personnel members tested positive for the coronavirus, the NFL announced Tuesday. The eight new positive tests have been confirmed after additional testing, a source told ESPN's Kevin...

11:15 PM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick's mother, Jeannette Belichick, died on Monday of natural causes in Annapolis, Maryland, a club spokesman confirmed. She was 98. Jeannette Munn and Steve Belichick met at Hiram College in the 1940s, where Jeannette taught Spanish and French...

7:26 AM ET NFL Films has been collecting multichannel surround audio recordings from every NFL stadium for the past four years, and those sounds will be used Sunday. Over the past few months, NFL Films' sound mixers spent hundreds of hours harvesting and cataloging sounds from each of the...

11:03 AM ET The sale of the XFL to a group that includes actor Dwayne Johnson was approved Friday morning in a Delaware bankruptcy court. U.S. District Judge Laurie Silverstein allowed the transaction after the XFL resolved a dispute over the $15 million sale price with the court's unsecured...

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...

5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Amazon on Wednesday became the latest company to announce that it will be removing Washington Redskins merchandise for sale while the team considers a name change. "With the announcement from the Washington team and the NFL, we are removing products with the...

11:10 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Redskins on Friday issued a statement saying that they will "undergo a thorough review of the team's name" amid renewed pressure. "In light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community, the Washington Redskins are...