4:29 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — Attorney Tony Buzbee and Ashley Solis criticized the NFL on Thursday for the initial ruling on Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s discipline for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after accusations of sexual misconduct. Buzbee and Solis, the first woman to sue Watson and the first to go

6:53 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals running backs coach James Saxon was charged with two counts of domestic battery, including a Level 6 felony for allegedly assaulting a woman in front of a child younger than 16 years old, on May 25 in Indianapolis. The charges stem from an alleged incident on May

12:26 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson got his deal. After a weeklong hold-in at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ training camp, the wide receiver and the team reached a two-year extension that averages $18.355 million per year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Kimberley Martin. The deal, worth up to $39.5 million if he reaches incentives,

12:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A judge on Thursday made it likely that she’ll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying an effort to gather more evidence seems

8:11 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive tackle Matt Gono likely has a career-ending neck injury, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Gono, 26, underwent surgery on his neck last year with the Atlanta Falcons. He missed all of the 2021 season, but signed with the Giants this offseason and felt

7:39 AM ET NFL NationESPN NFL players and their uniform numbers are inextricably connected. The numbers are how fans quickly recognize players on the field. They become part of each player’s persona, and fans proudly rock them when they wear an NFL jersey. Sometimes the numbers even become an iconic brand, such as Tampa Bay

5:00 PM ET Editor’s note: This originally ran Monday and has been updated with the news the NFL is appealing Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension, seeking a tougher penalty for violating the league’s personal conduct policy based on accusations ranging from inappropriate behavior to sexual assault during massage sessions. More than two years after the first

6:00 AM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wide receiver Rashard Higgins held tightly to his 11-month-old son in the back of a golf cart while discussing the “open” competition between Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold for the Carolina Panthers‘ starting quarterback job. He joked that young Sevin got his name — with a tweak to the

6:00 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – It was late in Saturday’s practice, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota appeared to have nowhere to throw. The coverage was good, but this was a red zone play, so he took off for the end zone. And when he scored, Mariota celebrated by launching the football more

4:06 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The NFL on Wednesday appealed the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, seeking a tougher penalty under the league’s personal conduct policy in the wake of disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson’s ruling Monday. In a statement, the league said it notified the NFL Players Association that it