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Ex-WR Baldwin: No second thoughts over retiring

10:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Former Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin says he has found the first few months of his post-NFL career to be more challenging than relaxing, but he has no second thoughts about the decision he made to walk away from football and doesn’t think he’ll ever get the […]

Cowboys DE Quinn out with fractured left hand

OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn’s preseason is over before it could really begin. Quinn fractured his left hand during one-on-one pass rush drills during Tuesday’s practice but executive vice president Stephen Jones said he expected the pass-rusher to be ready for the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the New York Giants. […]

Sources: CBA talks to ramp up for NFL, NFLPA

Talks between the NFL and the NFLPA aimed at reaching a new collective bargaining agreement are set to intensify in July in an effort to secure a new deal before the start of the 2019 regular season, sources close to the negotiations told ESPN. The two sides have scheduled negotiating sessions for July 17-19, a […]

Wentz: Jumped at $128M deal: 'Was a win-win'

Carson Wentz said he believes his $128 million contract extension is a “win-win” for both him and the Philadelphia Eagles. The four-year extension the team announced Thursday lasts through the 2024 season and includes $107.9 million guaranteed, including $66 million due at signing, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “It’s something both sides wanted to […]

Randall Cobb might feel 'lost' with Cowboys, but he doesn't look it

FRISCO, Texas — Tuesday was strange for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Randall Cobb. “I felt like a little kid, lost,” he said. For eight seasons, Cobb was a member of the Green Bay Packers. He had the same coach, the same quarterback, the same everything. Down to the minute, he knew where he had to […]

Eagles to add Kessler to QB mix, source says

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles will sign quarterback Cody Kessler on Monday, a league source confirmed. Kessler, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, has appeared in 16 games for the Cleveland Browns and Jaguars since joining the league in 2016, completing 64 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. The […]

Vikings, Thielen agree to 4-year, $64M extension

MINNEAPOLIS – Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced on Friday afternoon. The details of Thielen’s new deal were revealed in an Instagram post by Team IFA, the agency that represents the 28-year-old receiver. Thielen is set to make $64 million […]

Two-star to potential superstar: Josh Allen wants to be the next Khalil Mack

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Someone is missing. The Kentucky Wildcats’ pro day is underway in Nutter Field House, where 15 NFL hopefuls are running, jumping and short-shuttling for an army of stopwatch-wielding men who look as if they jumped off the pages of “team store” catalogs. Every team is represented as they evaluate the draft-eligible players […]

How mathematicians are trying to make NFL schedules fairer

7:30 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Four years ago, a group of University at Buffalo researchers submitted a paper to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, outlining a mathematical approach by which the NFL could potentially produce a […]