4:35 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was so irate following his team’s season-ending loss last season that he summoned his head coach and general manager to his office for a tongue-lashing mere hours later. That’s why Irsay’s adamant statements Wednesday about the importance of winning the AFC South

11:58 AM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association on Thursday reached a settlement in the Deshaun Watson disciplinary matter, agreeing that the Cleveland Browns quarterback will serve an 11-game suspension without pay after he was accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage sessions. Watson will also pay a

6:29 AM ET NFL NationESPN ESPN polled over 50 league executives, coaches, scouts and players in order to rank the top 10 at each position, and of the top five wide receivers, two will be wearing new uniforms this season, including No. 1 Davante Adams, who’s now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders. It

6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The second-year jump the Chicago Bears hope to see in quarterback Justin Fields began with changing two steps this offseason. Left foot forward, right foot back in his shotgun stance. It may not be a coincidence that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers also puts his left foot

6:58 PM ET ESPN staff The order of the day for NFL training camps for this Wednesday were joint practices. Coaches like them because it allows them to evaluate players at a different level. Players like them because they not only don’t have to see the same faces, but they can hit guys who aren’t

Aug 16, 2022 Brianna Williams Green Bay Packers star QB Aaron Rodgers is a big Nicolas Cage guy, and he hasn’t been shy about showing it. 1 Related The reigning NFL MVP arrived to training camp in full Cameron Poe-inspired attire, channeling Cage’s character from the 1997 action flick “Con Air.” On Tuesday, there was

1:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — What initially felt like discomfort for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow turned into a more serious and pressing matter, he said Wednesday. In his first news conference since his appendectomy on July 26, Burrow said his appendix ruptured, which prompted surgery. The third-year player will continue his progress on Wednesday

11:59 AM ET Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey was involved in a scuffle Wednesday during a joint practice with the New England Patriots that left a fan injured. McCaffrey, who was out of bounds, was knocked to the ground by Patriots defensive lineman Deatrich Wise Jr., who landed on the fan during the

1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Super Bowl MVP Chuck Howley and All-Pro defenders Joe Klecko and Ken Riley are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. The defenders, who starred in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, were announced as the three senior candidates for next year’s Hall of Fame class

10:07 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers and All-Pro safety Derwin James have agreed to terms on a four-year, $76.4 million contract extension, a source told