Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. The two cornerback spots on the NFL’s first-team All-Pro list in 2022 went to rookie Sauce Gardner and second-year player Pat Surtain II, who scalded the league by allowing a combined 79 catches for 870 yards, five touchdowns and four picks in 1,069 coverage snaps. They are both recent top-10 picks, the […]

The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the Associated Press has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently […]

When asked about Greg Dulcich at the NFL league meetings March 27 in Phoenix, Broncos head coach Sean Payton said everything about the team’s lukewarm feeling about its tight end room… without saying much at all. “We’ll see (on Dulcich), Payton said. “Some of it was hard — the evaluation (on Dulcich). Some of it was hard.” The Broncos are […]

ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan TWO OF THE most hectic months of Brian Kelly’s coaching career were this past November and December. On Dec. 3, LSU played in the SEC championship game. Two days later, the transfer portal opened. He had to prepare for the Tigers’ bowl game, create a strategy for the portal […]

The 2023 NFL draft is fast approaching, and teams are finalizing their boards and figuring out which prospects might be available when they pick. We’re two weeks removed Round 1, which will take place April 27 in Kansas City, Missouri (8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App). To prepare, we’re giving you information from all angles. We had each […]

IT WAS 11 A.M. on a Tuesday, less than 24 hours after tight end Darren Waller and his wife, WNBA star Kelsey Plum, had returned to Las Vegas from their honeymoon in Turks and Caicos. Waller, who missed most of last season because of a left hamstring injury, had just wrapped a routine physical therapy session when Las Vegas Raiders […]

Editor’s note: Third of a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Monday: Quarterbacks. Tuesday: Running backs. Today: Wide receivers Broncos’ in-house offseason moves: Signed Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Marquez Callaway to one-year deals. Under contract: Jerry Jeudy (2023 plus 2024 fifth-year option), Courtland Sutton (three years), Tim Patrick (two years), KJ Hamler (one year), Montrell Washington (three years), […]

Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. The Detroit Lions are trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons, Okudah’s agent Kevin Conner of Universal Sports & Entertainment Management told […]

Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Despite changing agents, Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II doesn’t want to be traded, according to his agent. “Greg is happy to be with the Browns,” his new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday after meeting with the team. “Everything was very positive […]

NFL fans without a satellite TV provider can see every out-of-market regular-season game this year with the subscription service Sunday Ticket for the first time ever. YouTube TV won the bidding for the rights in 2023, marking a major shift in game broadcast services, and set the initial price at $249 for existing customers. That price is good “for a […]