Sep 2, 2022 Nobody has a more stacked lineup of fantasy football analysts and NFL team reporters than ESPN. It’s the rare “backfield by committee” that is actually a good thing for fantasy managers. Ready for kickoff? Sign up now to play with friends and family. Get started >> Throughout the preseason, our NFL Nation

6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT – Jeff Okudah could not stop crying. Hours after limping off in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions’ 2021 season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, the cornerback was in the passenger seat of his Mercedes-Benz G-Class parked outside of Ford Field, waiting for his aunt, Jane Obodo,

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Aikman’s take: In his first year as the analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, Troy Aikman will get an up close look at quarterback Mac Jones and the Patriots twice – Oct. 24 versus the Chicago Bears

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Welcome to the club: Zach Wilson‘s rookie season wasn’t pretty. No one can relate to that better than Troy Aikman, who went 0-11 with nine touchdowns and 18 interceptions after being drafted No. 1 overall by the

7:25 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans have invited the Uvalde High School football team to be their guests for the team’s season opener against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on Sept. 11. The Texans, along with supermarket chain H-E-B, are providing the Uvalde team with transportation to the stadium as well as

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Since he broke into the league as a starter with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, Russell Wilson has been hit and sacked more than any other quarterback. Matt Ryan is second in hits (380 behind) and sacks (62 behind), but it’s not terribly close. The Denver Broncos traded a

4:11 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals extended safety Jalen Thompson on Friday, giving the former supplemental draft pick a long-term deal that will keep him under contract through the 2025 season. His new deal is worth up to $40 million, including $24.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10 million, a

7:51 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Read ESPN’s fantasy football daily notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a

12:58 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — After four decades with the Chicago Bears, team president and chief executive officer Ted Phillips has announced he will retire from his role at the conclusion of the 2022 season. “I have been truly blessed with the honor of working for the Chicago Bears for 40 seasons and

7:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles left tackle Andre Dillard suffered a nondisplaced fracture in his forearm during practice Thursday, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The Eagles do not believe it to be a season-ending injury, but a source said Dillard will undergo further testing to determine whether surgery is needed and a timeline