Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley were all hugs before their teams squared off Thursday. Check out the top videos, notes and quotes from around the NFL.
A brawl prompted Raiders coach Jon Gruden to send his players to the buses, ending a joint practice with the Rams earlier than scheduled.
Jets defensive end Carl Lawson suffered a ruptured Achilles on Thursday in a joint practice with the Packers and will miss the 2021 season.
Five altercations had to be broken up at Thursday’s joint practice between the Buccaneers and Titans despite both coaches saying they have zero tolerances for fights.
Lions coach Dan Campbell understands why he’s taking heat for cutting Don Muhlbach.
The Jets’ biggest free-agent signing is out for the season, leaving New York scrambling for options at edge rusher. Rich Cimini outlines possibilities.
Many NFL stars have switched to numbers that are nontraditional for their positions, with some paying a “pretty penny” for the privilege. ESPN’s NFL Nation was intrigued not only by the number changes, but the reasons behind them. Here is what we found.
Playoffs in professional sports, in general, are defined by certain elements. Heightened anticipation. Win-or-go home anxiety. High drama. Soaring dreams and crashing-to-earth defeats. Players feel the increased significance of every play — or in the case of the FedExCup Playoffs, shot — and all are poised to leave it all on the field of play in the pursuit of glory. Playoffs in professional hockey, in particular, are defined by one element: beards. The 1984-85 Detroit Red Wings were the first hockey entry in the catalog of playoff beards, and defenseman Brad Park is credited with the first utterance of the phrase. Odyssey is seeking to bring the scruffy spirit of the playoff beard from the ice to the FedExCup Playoffs with its “Survive and Advance” putter covers, which debuted this week at THE NORTHERN TRUST. “The tradition of hockey players not shaving during the postseason — letting their beards grow longer and longer as they advance — was an inspiration for these Odyssey headcovers,” Sean Toulon, SVP, Callaway Golf & GM of Odyssey Putters said. “We know how much every shot counts this time of year and the effort players need to put in to win the championship trophy at the end. We hope that this headcover can be a fun, motivational piece that inspires the pros who put it in the bag.” The covers, spotted in both blade and mallet variety, feature a helmeted hockey player sporting a few inches of black fuzz. Appropriately, both the helmets and the embroidered “Survive and Advance” feature FedEx’s signature orange and purple color pallet. Check out the covers below. We’ll see if the covers compel any PGA TOUR pros to abandon their razors.
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