XFL semifinals – Highlights, game recaps, top players
admin 9:57 PM ET ESPN staff The first edition of the new XFL playoffs is officially underway and features two marquee matchups as the league wraps up the inaugural season. In…
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Raiders trade up to select Purdue QB Aidan O’Connell at end of Round 4 of 2023 NFL Draft
A pure pocket passer, O’Connell owns excellent accuracy and timing, completing 66.7% of his passes with Purdue. He set a single-season school record with a 71.6% completion rate in 2021.…
Browns select UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Round 5 of 2023 NFL Draft
Known by his initials (DTR), Thompson-Robinson matches what has become the archetypal Cleveland quarterback since the Browns acquired Deshaun Watson via trade in 2022. Thompson-Robinson has been known as a…
Black quarterbacks make NFL draft history, land in ‘ideal’ spots — Andscape
After two Black quarterbacks last season faced off in the Super Bowl for the first time, three Black passers for only the second time were selected Thursday night during the…
Packers select Penn State QB Sean Clifford in fifth round of 2023 NFL Draft
In five years at Penn State, Clifford started 46 games, compiling 10,661 yards and 86 touchdowns with 31 interceptions and a 61.4 completion percentage. Clifford is a tough signal-caller who…
XFL 2023 playoff preview: Game schedule, teams, players, stats
Apr 28, 2023 DJ Bien-AimeESPN The XFL playoffs are here and four teams remain after two playoff spots were wrapped up in the final week of play. The postseason will…
Packers draft Auburn kicker Anders Carlson in Round 6 of 2023 NFL Draft, signaling likely end of Mason Crosby era
It’s the first time Green Bay has used a draft pick on a kicker since making Mason Crosby a sixth-round selection in 2007. Crosby spent 16 seasons with the Packers…
When you watch the tape, he’s the best player
In two years as a starter for the Crimson Tide, Young passed for 8,200 yards, 79 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He left Alabama with a cavalcade of hardware — a…
Chargers QB Justin Herbert (shoulder) ‘getting closer to 75 percent’ in long recovery, downplays contract talk after Lamar Jackson deal
Herbert is aware that he doesn’t have a quick recovery in front of him, but is hopeful to start throwing again “in the next couple of weeks,” per ESPN’s Lindsey…
Analysis of all 2023 NFL draft picks
11:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Day 1 and 2 of the 2023 NFL draft are behind us. The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off the second round by selecting cornerback Joey Porter…