Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated HENDERSON, Nev. — It doesn’t seem too long ago that Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher …
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Can Colts’ star Jonathan Taylor rebound from the toughest season yet? – ESPN – Indianapolis Colts Blog
Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 1, 2023, 06:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor took the handoff and did a split-second survey of the field. The Indianapolis Colts‘ All-Pro running back saw only a sea of white jerseys — the ones donned by the New England Patriots. There were eight of them in the tackle box, each …
A day in the life of Jets legend Broadway Joe Namath, octogenarian
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate TEQUESTA, Fla. — School’s out for the summer, and Papa is on his way to the final pickup. Joe Namath pulls his Cadillac Escalade into the parking lot, snakes around behind the …
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The tricky business of building winning rosters around franchise QBs
Lindsey Thiry, ESPNMay 29, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — For more than a decade, a three-ring royal blue binder labeled “Peyton Manning” sat on the office bookcase of Los Angeles …
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Best graduation and commencement speeches from sports figures
It’s graduation season: a time to celebrate the culmination of years of work and achievement, not only by the graduates but their parents, siblings and friends. Along with the cap, gown and diploma, part of graduation day is being honored by a special commencement speaker. These speakers range from presidents to actors to, you guessed …
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Inside Frank Reich’s journey from NFL QB to Panthers coach
David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Imagine finishing a 14-year career as an NFL quarterback and being offered the chance to coach quarterback Peyton Manning. Never …
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Ranking the best, worst 2023 NFL offseasons: Which teams improved?
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Over the next week, I’m going to deliver my NFL offseason rankings here at ESPN+. These are designed to consider what a team did during the offseason to increase its chances of winning a Super Bowl, …
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Ranking top five projected NFL rookie leaders by stat categories
Mike Clay, ESPN WriterMay 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings It has been nearly a month since the 2023 NFL draft, and we now have a …
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The NFL’s accelerator program opens doors, but challenges remain for minority employees — Andscape
A year ago, Ran Carthon, the-then director of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers, participated in a new NFL program intended to accelerate the rise of qualified minority employees in coaching and front-office management. The program put candidates in the same room — many for the first time — with the powerful people who …
Third-grade wish comes true for Cowboys’ rookie DeMarvion Overshown – ESPN – Dallas Cowboys Blog
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FRISCO, Texas — DeMarvion Overshown was like a lot of Texas boys in the third grade. He wanted to grow up and …
