Bill Barnwell is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Just about everyone loves the NFL draft. Teams love adding new players to their rosters. Television networks love the spectacle. The media gets something to talk about for six weeks after free agency. Fans love speculating about who they’ll end up with or the dramatic moves their team might make on draft […]

Robert Woods won the tussle for No. 2. The Los Angeles Rams receiver will switch to the deuce after wearing 17 for his first four years in L.A. — he’d previously worn 10 in Buffalo. Woods wore No. 2 in high school and at USC. .@Serra__Football ➡️ @USC_Athletics ➡️ LA Rams @robertwoods is back in 2. pic.twitter.com/ifIRLk5IY9 Woods and corner […]

In hindsight, Nikola Jokic had a point. Two of them, probably. With a minute left late last Saturday night, his Nuggets down one at home to Brooklyn, Jokic, Denver’s All-Star center and the uncool leader in the NBA MVP race, set himself at the right side of the paint, a few steps in front of the restricted area. The big […]

There are questions aplenty surrounding the Houston Texans quarterback room, which currently consists of Deshaun Watson, Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Finley and rookie draft pick Davis Mills. With rookie minicamp set to start Thursday for the Texans and most of the NFL, Houston general manager Nick Caserio believes his QB room is right where everyone else’s is, despite the uncertainty surrounding […]

The Denver Broncos announced on Monday a host of jersey number assignments for the 2021 season. 2020 second-round pick receiver K.J. Hamler will notably switch from the No. 13 to No. 1, which he donned during his days at Penn State. Rookie cornerback Patrick Surtain II, whom Denver selected ninth overall in April, will wear the same No. 2 jersey […]

ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate Welcome back to the NFL, Tim Tebow. Nine years after his final regular-season game — and more than 300 minor league baseball games later — Tebow, 33, is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, likely to play tight end. Tebow’s first stint in the league lasted […]

So much for “Tim Tebow to Jacksonville” being a thing of the past. Multiple reports indicate the Jaguars plan to make the signing of the hometown quarterback a reality — despite the fact Tebow is now a 33-year-old tight end.  Tebow, who last was an NFL player in 2015, when he was cut in the preseason by the Eagles, is being brought back […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially added Blaine Gabbert back to their quarterback room, the team announced Monday. Gabbert, Tom Brady’s backup last season, appeared in four games in relief, completing 9 of 16 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns. The 31-year-old former first-round pick has experience with Bruce Arians and Byron Leftwich, dating back to 2017 with Arizona. After […]

Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First-round pick Jaycee Horn became the first member of the Carolina Panthers to take advantage of the NFL’s new relaxed rule on jersey numbers. After being selected with the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft, […]

Brian Flores’ Miami Dolphins won 10 games in 2020, just the second time the club has hit double-digit victories in 12 seasons. Even that accomplishment, however, left the Dolphins out of the playoffs. Flores doesn’t want to fall short once again. Thanks in part to wheeling and dealing GM Chris Grier, the Dolphins added talent to a rising roster, selecting […]