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Sources: Broncos' bid to start coach at QB nixed

The Broncos are expected to start practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton and at quarterback Sunday, but the team wanted to start offensive quality control coach Rob Calabrese, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. → Read More

Sources: Saints fined, lose pick for no masks

The NFL fined the Saints $500,000 and took away a seventh-round draft pick for not wearing masks during their postgame celebrations after beating Tampa Bay in Week 9, league sources told ESPN. → Read More

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to wear face shield again in Week 2, try out defogging product

Chiefs coach Andy Reid will once again wear a face shield during Sunday's game against the Chargers, but he will also use a product used by hockey players to defog their masks. → Read More

TV networks to use NFL Films audio curated from all stadiums this season

NFL Films has been collecting multichannel surround audio recordings from every NFL stadium for the past four years, and those sounds will be used Sunday on game broadcasts. → Read More

Washington NFL team to use 'Washington Football Team' for 2020 season

Washington will call itself the "Washington Football Team" until it adopts a new name, the franchise announced Thursday. → Read More

Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fall Game called off; enshrinement ceremony postponed

The Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 6 has been canceled and the Hall's Aug. 8 enshrinement ceremony has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, league sources told ESPN. → Read More

Sources: Trump says NFL should start on time

President Donald Trump told the commissioners of 12 major sports that he hopes to have fans back in stadiums and arenas by August and September, sources told ESPN. → Read More

NFL wants April draft to go on as scheduled despite GMs' recommendation

The NFL plans to stick with April 23-25 for this year's draft despite a GM subcommittee recommendation that it be moved back, sources say. → Read More

Saints' Sean Payton says he tested positive for coronavirus

Saints coach Sean Payton tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, he told ESPN, and is now resting at home amid his recovery. → Read More

New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman facing four-game suspension

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is appealing a four-game ban that would cause him to sit out games against the Texans, Jaguars, Lions and Dolphins, a source told ESPN. → Read More

Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones among owners trying to hijack Roger Goodell's proposed contract extension

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, along with 16 other NFL owners, were among the leaders of a conference call Thursday to see if there were anything they still could do to hijack Roger Goodell's pending contract extension. → Read More

Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's proposed contract extension

The Cowboys' Jerry Jones was a leading voice among 17 NFL owners on a conference call Thursday that discussed the possibility of halting commissioner Roger Goodell's pending contract extension, sources involved with the call told ESPN. → Read More

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones impeding Roger Goodell's contract negotiations

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has impeded the progress of contract negotiations aimed at an extension for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, according to sources familiar with those talks. → Read More

NFLPA requests restraining order to block any suspension of Ezekiel Elliott

The NFLPA, citing process issues during this week's appeals hearing, has filed a request for a restraining order calling for courts to block any suspension of Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott upheld by NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson. → Read More

Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo leaving football for broadcast career

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is leaving football and going into broadcasting, league sources told ESPN. → Read More

Mike Mayock, NFL Network analyst, emerges as candidate for Washington Redskins GM job

NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock has emerged as a candidate to become the Washington Redskins' next general manager, according to league sources. → Read More

Dallas Cowboys to release Tony Romo on Thursday

The Cowboys will release Tony Romo, the franchise's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns on Thursday, sources tell ESPN. → Read More

'Sadness' in Cleveland? Siri finds Browns' home

In Cleveland, if you ask Siri -- Apple's personal voice assistant -- the question "Where is sadness?" -- it responds with a photo directing people o FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Browns. → Read More

Schefter: Five predictions for 2015 offseason

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter's offseason predictions include Marcus Mariota's draft spot Adrian Peterson's future. → Read More

Sources: Colts working on Luck megadeal

The Indianapolis Colts have been working on the parameters of a blockbuster deal for quarterback Andrew Luck, according to league sources. → Read More