6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Challenging change: One of the reasons Bill Belichick has traditionally promoted from within on his coaching staff is valuing continuity, and players not having to learn a new system with every change. Offensively, that resulted in Charlie

Aug 12, 2022 ESPN Fantasy Our ESPN Fantasy staff got together for another mock draft, this time using a 10-team, PPR format. Which star quarterbacks were not among the top 10 signal-callers selected? Which position was the most important to address in the first three rounds? Have a look for yourself. Choose your league size,

Aug 13, 2022 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss two to four weeks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Wilson, who suffered a noncontact injury during Friday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, was diagnosed with a bone

2:12 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will stop contract negotiations when the regular season starts. After Saturday’s practice, Jackson confirmed for the first time that he will cut off talks by Week 1 of the regular season, which is four weeks away. “We’re coming up to it. It’s coming

6:43 PM ET CHICAGO — The playing surface at Soldier Field was the subject of criticism throughout the Bears‘ 19-14 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. Filled with noticeable divots and patches of missing grass, the field conditions became so noticeable that JC Tretter, the president of the NFL Players Association, took

3:10 PM ET Justin Reid will undoubtedly want to keep his day job as a starting safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, but he showed in Saturday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears that he might be able to help his team in an emergency in a different role. Reid kicked a point-after-touchdown late in

Aug 13, 2022 CHARLOTTE, N.C — Baker Mayfield got the start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers in their preseason opener at Washington, but Sam Darnold held his own. Mayfield and Darnold are in what the Panthers call an “open” competition for the starting job. Neither made a big deal about who started after Saturday’s

Aug 13, 2022 BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns starting center Nick Harris will likely need season-ending knee surgery, coach Kevin Stefanski said Saturday. Harris injured his right knee on the second play of Friday’s preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He had to be carted off the field. “Nick is certainly a guy who has

Aug 13, 2022 He might not have been in uniform Friday night but Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was still able to put to use what he did in practice in the weeks leading up to the first preseason game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals. Murray helped call offensive plays during the fourth

Aug 13, 2022 SPARTANBURG, S.C. — So far, the Carolina Panthers have gotten the filtered version of quarterback Baker Mayfield in terms of trash talking in practice and supplying bulletin board material in interviews. He has been almost … well, Sam Darnold-like, laid back with his answers and antics, as he and Darnold battle for