More Teams. More Games. Harry Douglas details why Saquon Barkley should move on from the Giants and team up with C.J. Stroud and the Texans. (0:46) Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard are all expected to become free agents in what promises to be a star-studded running back market, sources told ESPN on Monday. […]
Continue readingHere’s everything you need to know about franchise tags and how they work. The franchise tag is a tool that NFL teams can use to keep their best players from leaving in free agency. If a player is tagged, they receive a one-year tender. There are three types of franchise tags: the non-exclusive tag, exclusive […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Saquon Barkley joins Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to discuss why he wants to be a New York Giant for life. (2:35) The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 5. During that time frame, each team is allowed to […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. New Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh explains how he plans to set his team up for success next season. (1:51) LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers’ hiring of coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz sent a jolt of excitement and anticipation into a franchise accustomed to high […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky and Mina Kimes break down the Raiders’ decision to make Antonio Pierce head coach after his interim stint. (1:47) HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury as their offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Kingsbury, 44, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) Late in the third quarter of the Ravens’ divisional round matchup against the Texans, Baltimore, leading 17-10, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Houston 49-yard line. Then, in the bottom […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tom Telesco details the appeal about taking the Raiders’ general manager position. (0:49) HENDERSON, Nev. — While Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis told ESPN he was “uncomfortable with the concept” of pairing a rookie coach with a rookie general manager, as he had done in 2012, that was not the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky and Mina Kimes break down the Raiders’ decision to make Antonio Pierce head coach after his interim stint. (1:47) HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are working to hire former Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco as their new GM, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on […]
Continue readingOffensive lineman Jonah Williams and running back Josh Jacobs also declared for the draft in a Friday news conference. Tight end Irv Smith Jr., who was not present, announced his decision on Twitter. Alabama coach Nick Saban said that Smith couldn’t be there because he was going to the wedding of fellow tight end Hale […]
Continue readingSmith announced his decision Saturday on Twitter, becoming the fifth Crimson Tide underclassmen to turn pro this week. The junior college transfer played in all 15 games during his lone season at Alabama, starting 12. He had 60 tackles, three interceptions and eight tackles for loss. Smith was a five-star recruit who played one season […]
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