DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 01:23 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans owner Cal McNair said Monday that neither he nor his wife, Hannah, forced his team’s front office to draft Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. “Hannah and I don’t make the picks. We’ll make it clear there,” McNair said during the 20th annual Houston Texans

ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Justin Fields had a memorable Sunday off the field. The Chicago Bears quarterback took part in graduation ceremonies at Ohio State over the weekend, earning his degree in consumer and family financial services. Fields, who started his college football career at Georgia, played two seasons in

NFL experts May 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With the 2023 NFL draft more than a week behind us and rookie camps starting up around the league, our NFL experts have had plenty of time to assess the class. So we asked 10 of them to weigh in on some of the draft’s biggest questions.

Josh Weinfuss Close Josh Weinfuss ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America Jordan Reid May 8, 2023, 06:09 AM ET Regardless of how this season ends for the Arizona Cardinals, they’ll have plenty of opportunities to reshape their roster during next year’s NFL

Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 06:00 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — At pick No. 20 in April’s NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks took the first wide receiver off the board with Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba. One of the Buffalo Bills‘ tasks coming into the draft was figuring out where the run on pass-catchers would start.

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young got the jersey number he wanted earlier this week after 2022 third-round pick Matt Corral

Eric Woodyard, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 06:00 AM ET DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs was totally surprised when his phone rang as early as it did on April 27. In one of the biggest Day 1 surprises of the 2023 NFL draft, the Detroit Lions used their highest of two first-round picks (No. 6 overall) to trade

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ interest in wide receiver Kadarius Toney goes back well before they acquired him in a trade last season with the New York Giants.

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders said it all offseason: Quarterback Sam Howell was their guy. Then,

Stephen Holder, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 05:16 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts‘ pivot at the quarterback position continued Friday with the release of veteran Nick Foles after one season. Foles, one of four quarterbacks on the roster, became further expendable when the Colts used the fourth overall selection in last week’s NFL draft on former