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Colts’ Zack Moss rips off 56-yard TD run against Titans

Moss took a handoff from quarterback Anthony Richardson, then planted quickly to explode through a massive hole created by left guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly. A second-level block by guard Will Fries helped clear the path after Moss hit the hole, allowing him to merely outrun the defense on his way to the […]

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Will Jonathan Taylor’s extension make Colts a playoff contender?

More Teams. More Games. Jeremy Fowler breaks down Jonathan Taylor‘s three-year extension with the Colts. (0:45) INDIANAPOLIS — When Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor requested a trade at the start of training camp and said his surgically repaired right ankle would not yet allow him to return to the field, the idea of Taylor […]

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NFL team previews 2023: Predictions, sleepers, depth charts

The 2023 NFL season kicks off Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Week 1 then continues on Sunday with 14 exciting matchups — including the Cowboys visiting the Giants on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The Bills head a little south to face […]

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Colts don’t trade Jonathan Taylor; RB remains on PUP list

More Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears break down the impact of the Colts declining to trade Jonathan Taylor before their deadline. (0:57) The Indianapolis Colts did not trade Jonathan Taylor on Tuesday after not finding what they felt was a fair-value offer for their All-Pro running back, sources told ESPN. With no trade materializing Tuesday, […]

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2023 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season

To create our list, we asked a panel of dozens of ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on performance expectations for the 2023 season as compared with their peers. Emphasis was placed solely on the upcoming season and predicting potential greatness, rather than past performance, career résumé or positional value. That means long-term injuries […]

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Madden 24 primer: 99 club, best rookies and player ratings

In some ways, the Madden NFL 24 video game, which was released Friday, is heading back to the future. For the first time in years, the game has brought back minigames to help development in franchise mode. In that mode, EA Sports has revamped some of the trade logic and offered more spots to trade […]

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Betting handles on NFL draft up significantly from 2017, sportsbooks say

“I thought there was no way a team with a 37-year-old quarterback (Eli Manning) would be dumb enough to draft a running back,” Ed Salmons, the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook’s head football oddsmaker, told ESPN. “I don’t understand why these guys do what they do. I guess that’s why they get fired all the time.” […]

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Sources: Cowboys holdout Zack Martin agrees to reworked deal

More Teams. More Games. Mina Kimes explains why Zack Martin‘s restructured contract shows the Cowboys are “all-in” this season. (0:42) OXNARD, Calif. — Twenty-one days later, Zack Martin is on his way to Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California. The Cowboys and their All-Pro guard reached an agreement on a reworked contract that will […]

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Cowboys’ stance on Martin ‘not about precedent,’ Jones says

OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones does not sound as if he is ready to adjust the contract for All-Pro right guard Zack Martin, who has missed the first five days of training camp in a holdout. Martin’s absence so far has cost him $250,000 in fines that cannot be […]

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Colts owner Jim Irsay: Running back comment not aimed at Jonathan Taylor

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay attempted to clarify his comments Thursday, saying a statement he made on Twitter this week regarding the pay structure for NFL running backs was not aimed at his team’s dismayed All-Pro back, Jonathan Taylor. But Irsay also made a surprising revelation about the team’s approach to Taylor’s future. Irsay disclosed […]

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