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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey started with the high points, winding his way through his usual football media days state-of-the-union address. He pointed to the league winning a record 13 team national championships; that it was putting in additional programming to fight the growing influence of sports gambling; that its live viewership hours during football season accounted for 40% of those consumed by the Power Four leagues. And then, the questions […]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In terms of career NFL starts, the Miami Dolphins' Malik Willis will likely be the least experienced Week 1 starting quarterback in the league. Willis is 27, with four years of NFL experience under his belt. But starts? He has only six, fewer than all of last year's notable rookies — fewer than the Tennessee Titans' Cam Ward, fewer than the New York Giants' Jaxson Dart […]

The Los Angeles Rams are reuniting with a former wide receiver of theirs. Tutu Atwell is going back to the Rams as the Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade him for running back Jarquez Hunter, ESPN reported Thursday. Atwell returns to Los Angeles five months after leaving the franchise in free agency. Originally selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Louisville, Atwell […]

The former third-round pick won't make it to Year 4. The Cleveland Browns are releasing wide receiver Cedric Tillman, ESPN reported on Thursday morning. Cleveland selected Tillman with the No. 74 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Tennessee. Last season (2025), Tillman totaled 21 receptions for 270 yards (12.9 yards per reception) and two touchdowns over 13 games. Over Tillman's three years with the Browns, the 6-foot-3 receiver […]

Leonard Williams isn't going anywhere. The star defensive lineman and three-time Pro Bowler has signed a three-year, $90 million extension with the Seattle Seahawks, NFL Media reported on Thursday morning. Williams' $30 million average annual value puts him tied with Tampa Bay Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea for fifth among interior defensive linemen. He was entering the final season of a three-year, $64.5 million deal. Last season (2025), Williams totaled […]

The NFL preseason reaches its final weekend with 16 games from Thursday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Aug. 29. Week 3 is the last live evaluation before roster cuts, giving coaches one more look at position battles and players fighting for jobs. For every preseason matchup and national TV window, see the complete 2026 NFL preseason schedule. 2026 NFL Preseason Week 3 Schedule All times are Eastern and subject to change. […]

JACKSONVILLE — Take away the two Super Bowl teams last year, and very few NFL franchises exceeded expectations in 2025 more than the Jacksonville Jaguars did in flipping from 4-13 to 13-4 and winning the AFC South. Trevor Lawrence finished fifth in MVP voting and fifth in the league in touchdown passes with 29, all with a first-time head coach in Liam Coen. And yet the Jaguars lost a close […]

The rules surrounding eligibility in college football have a lot of people confused, but one NFL coach had a unique response to a recent court ruling regarding the matter. "I feel like I took a freakin' gummy," Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters when asked about the shifting landscape of college football eligibility. "I can't even comprehend this stuff. It's wild." McVay made the comments after former […]

If Lane Kiffin coached in the Big Ten, he'd have a problem. That's because the Big Ten Conference is set to pass a rule that prevents players who declared for the NFL draft and didn't withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or were part of another professional league from playing in the conference, ESPN reported on Tuesday morning. This comes in the wake of several players who appeared on NFL […]