6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos believed they had a pretty good idea of what kind of player they had in Baron Browning when the 2021 season drew to a close. They believed they had a rookie who worked through injuries that kept him out of their offseason program a year ago,

Aug 19, 2022 Talk about good genes. Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz and his wife, U.S. women’s national soccer team member Julie Ertz, announced the birth of their son on Thursday. Madden Matthew Ertz was born at 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. He weighed 8.2 pounds and was 22 inches long. “Our whole world,”

11:18 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN The news: Bob Sturm of the Athletic wrote about the is a possibility that Ezekiel Elliott is entering his final season with the Cowboys What it means in fantasy: It makes sense considering Elliott’s contract and that he’s entering his age 27 season. Tony Pollard looked like the more explosive

Aug 18, 2022 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Even though all signs point to Joe Flacco as the New York Jets‘ season-opening quarterback, coach Robert Saleh refused to rule out Zach Wilson, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles. “I don’t know if I have an opinion on that one,” Saleh said Thursday, commenting

Aug 18, 2022 LATROBE, Pa — The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t waiting until the second half of the second preseason game to see Kenny Pickett in live action again. Instead, coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday, the first-round draft pick will come into the game second, following starter Mitch Trubisky. Mason Rudolph will finish the game. “We

1:18 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — After losing quarterback Deshaun Watson to an 11-game suspension, the Cleveland Browns continue to insist that they are “comfortable” and “confident” in Jacoby Brissett as their starter while Watson is out. Brissett responded that he’s “excited” to have the opportunity to start again. And one, he doesn’t “take lightly.”

12:46 PM ET ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Washington Commanders head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion, who has been under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency for illegally distributing oxycodone to NFL players, agreed to deferred prosecution and the U.S. Attorney’s office statement of facts Friday morning. According to the government’s criminal information filing, Vermillion is accused

2:47 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles was noncommittal Thursday when asked by reporters about a return date for quarterback Tom Brady, who has been away from the team since Aug. 11 to tend to what has been described as “personal things.” When Bowles announced that Brady would be stepping away, he said

9:37 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks starting left guard Damien Lewis left Lumen Field on the back of an injury cart after suffering a lateral ankle sprain during Thursday night’s 27-11 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears. Head coach Pete Carroll said X-rays came back negative, adding, “We’re very, very fortunate there.” “He

Aug 18, 2022 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones revealed Thursday that he underwent a non-football-related procedure on his neck this past winter. Jones, 25, was adamant the procedure was not related to the neck problem that sidelined him for the final six games of last season. “I had a non-football-related