Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 18, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

Jul 19, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Running back Kenyan Drake announced his retirement from the NFL on social media Friday following eight seasons in the league. “It’s been an incredible ride,” Drake wrote on Instagram. “Hard to believe 8 seasons have come and gone. I’ve loved the journey — the wins, the

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs went all-in and failed “pretty badly” as an April vote for a renovated Arrowhead Stadium fell flat, team president Mark

Jul 19, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Ravens have signed two-time Pro Bowl safety Eddie Jackson to a one-year deal, the team announced Friday. Jackson was released Feb. 15 by the Chicago Bears in a move to free up salary cap space. A fourth-round selection in 2017, he started all 100

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2024, 06:32 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to update his address on the state’s sex offender registry, according to court records. The former New York Giants linebacker turned himself in to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on

Jul 19, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the past week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, but what about the next generation? If we do another list in 2050, which current athletes who didn’t make it this time around are likely to be

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — By his own acknowledgement, Louis Rees-Zammit isn’t living the most exciting life in his first Kansas City Chiefs training camp. Meetings, practice and study time consume his days as he tries to make the successful conversion from rugby star to football player. “We don’t finish meetings until 8 p.m. and I