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11:00 AM ET In July 2020, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first NFL player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. Duvernay-Tardif opted instead to continue his work at a long-term care facility in his hometown of Montreal during the coronavirus pandemic. A medical school graduate from McGill University in

10:45 AM ET The XFL announced on Wednesday that it is planning to relaunch in 2023 after talks with the Canadian Football League about collaboration between the two leagues were tabled. The XFL and CFL both said in separate statements that the decision was jointly reached between the leagues. “Our talks with the XFL, exploring

9:48 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — – The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is teaming with USA Football to host three youth football coaching clinics across Missouri this summer while his 15 and the Mahomies Foundation has provided grants to 15 youth football leagues. The collaboration between the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback and USA

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Chris Hogan had reached the pinnacle of professional football, playing in three Super Bowls and filling an integral role on two championship teams with the New England Patriots from 2016-18. This season would have been his ninth on an active roster. “Me as a football player, do I think

4:15 PM ET Rookie cornerback Cameron Kinley announced Tuesday that he has been informed by the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that he will allowed to delay his U.S. Navy commission to attend training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers later this month. The news comes after Kinley’s request to delay his commission to play

2:28 PM ET Wide receiver N’Keal Harry‘s agent told NFL Network in a statement that he has formally requested the New England Patriots trade his client. “For the past several months, I have been working in cooperation with the Patriots behind the scenes to put a plan in place to allow N’Keal to thrive in

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN It won’t be long before NFL teams begin their preparation for the 2021 season, as training camps open at the end of July. While much of the anticipation from a fan’s perspective is based on seeing rookies and offseason additions for the first time, that’s not the only thing that

2:39 PM ET Aaron Rodgers took a holistic approach to a very tumultuous offseason. During a news conference Monday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke at length about the steps taken to improve and preserve his mental health amid questions about his long-term future with the NFL franchise. The comments came ahead of Tuesday’s charity

11:43 AM ET ESPN News Services JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence signed his four-year rookie contract Monday, clearing the way for him to attend the start of training camp in three weeks. Under the NFL’s rookie slotting system, Lawrence’s deal was projected to be worth $36.8 million and

6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Defensive end Cameron Jordan quickly rejected the premise when asked if the New Orleans Saints‘ roster departures might usher in a new phase. “Who’s starting over?” said Jordan, who started rattling off the defensive leaders he expects to help guide New Orleans through life after Drew Brees. The first

7:00 AM ET MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — It’s a humid, 88-degree day and the line outside at La Traila Barbeque is more than a hundred people deep an hour after doors opened for the first time on the Saturday before Memorial Day. People happily waited (roughly two hours) with anticipation of something many had not

11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services The NFL says it cannot confirm Eugene Chung’s allegations that a team official made discriminatory comments during his interview for a coaching job. “After multiple discussions, including with Mr. Chung and his representative, we were unable to confirm the precise statement that was made, or by whom and under

6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — When fellow actors are introduced to former NFL tight end Vernon Davis, the greeting ends with the same three words: “… the football player.” He gets peppered with questions about the NFL, then they move on. It’s understandable, considering he played more than a decade in the league and

7:00 AM ET Last year at this time, the question was if the Buffalo Bills were primed to snap the New England Patriots‘ hold on the AFC East. The Bills answered that decisively. In fact, the Bills didn’t just prove to be the new kings of the division the Patriots had dominated for nearly two

12:18 PM ET Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys will become the first NFL team to be featured for the third time on “Hard Knocks” in the show’s 20th anniversary season, it was announced Friday. HBO and NFL Films announced Friday that the five-episode season will debut on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. ET. “America, America’s

4:23 PM ET Veteran wide receiver Josh Gordon has submitted his reinstatement letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and hopes to be with a team for training camp, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL has been randomly drug testing Gordon for the past three months and is said to have passed all

7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Trevor Lawrence has been called a generational talent, and ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. rated him the fourth-best quarterback prospect he has ever graded. Lawrence threw for 10,098 yards and 90 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, completed 66.6% of his passes, and ran for 943 yards and 18

3:59 PM ET The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million as a result of the league’s investigation into the team’s workplace culture. The money will be “will be used to support organizations committed to character education, anti-bullying, healthy relationships and related topics,” the league said. In addition, Tanya Snyder, who was named