| 1 | Mar 10, '23 | Compensation update, per sources: Bears trading No. 1 overall pick to Carolina for: 🏈pick No. 9 🏈pick No. 61 🏈a first-round pick in 2024 🏈a second-round pick in 2025 🏈WR DJ Mo | 21.2× | 36.7M | 72k | 12k | 794 |
| 2 | Jun 2, '25 | The cover of #Madden26: | 20× | 34.6M | 64k | 4.2k | 1.3k |
| 3 | Aug 28, '25 | ESPN Sources: Cowboys are trading three-time All-Pro LB Micah Packers to the Green Bay Packers. Parsons and the Packers already have reached agreement on a four-year, $188 million | 18.3× | 31.6M | 71k | 12k | 2.4k |
| 4 | Jan 16, '24 | Six-time All-Pro and future Hall-of-Fame center Jason Kelce told his Eagles’ teammates in Monday night’s postgame locker room that he is in fact retiring, per league sources. The 3 | 17× | 29.4M | 102k | 9.8k | 971 |
| 5 | Apr 24, '23 | Trade compensation, per sources: Jets get: 🏈Aaron Rodgers, pick No. 15, a 2023 5th-rd pick (No. 170). Packers get: 🏈Pick No. 13, a 2023 2nd-rd pick (No. 42), a 6th-rd pick (No. 2 | 15.4× | 26.7M | 61k | 14k | 643 |
| 6 | Mar 15, '23 | Confirming Aaron Rodgers’ report: | 14.4× | 24.9M | 135k | 12k | 1.3k |
| 7 | Sep 8, '24 | Video of Tyreek Hill’s arrest today: | 12.6× | 21.8M | 60k | 6.1k | 5.3k |
| 8 | Jan 5, '23 | Doctors said after Damar Hamlin awakened last night, he asked in writing who won the game. Doctors told him: “Yes, you won. You’ve won the game of life.” | 12.3× | 21.3M | 149k | 18k | 924 |
| 9 | Sep 8, '23 | A record deal: Joe Burrow has reached agreement with the Bengals on an 5-year, $275 million extension that includes $219.01 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid player | 11× | 19M | 56k | 11k | 419 |
| 10 | Aug 10, '25 | A 70-yard field goal from Cam Little. 70! | 9.0× | 15.6M | 68k | 5.5k | 3.4k |
| 11 | Jan 6, '23 | Bills placed Damar Hamlin on IR. | 8.0× | 13.9M | 61k | 1.5k | 174 |
| 12 | Dec 19, '22 | Has to be seen to be believed: | 7.6× | 13.1M | 94k | 10k | 1.3k |
| 13 | Jan 29, '22 | Tom Brady is retiring from football after 22 extraordinary seasons, multiple sources tell @JeffDarlington and me. More coming on . | 7.1× | 0 | 234k | 64k | 1.2k |
| 14 | Apr 27, '25 | Falcons’ statement on the involvement of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s son, Jax, in the draft weekend prank call to Shedeur Sanders: | 6.6× | 11.4M | 59k | 4.2k | 5.2k |
| 15 | Aug 24, '25 | In less than 24 hours, rookie safety Shilo Sanders got ejected from a game and then waived from the Buccaneers. | 6.5× | 11.2M | 57k | 2.7k | 2.5k |
| 16 | Jan 6, '25 | What it looks like when the Lions clinch the first No. 1 seed in franchise history: | 5.4× | 9.4M | 69k | 3.7k | 3.5k |
| 17 | Jul 1, '25 | Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: Bonilla is set to collect another $1.193 million from the NY Mets today, as he will each July 1st through the year 2035. | 5.4× | 9.3M | 96k | 9.9k | 2.4k |
| 18 | Dec 22, '24 | This was planned. Ben Johnson is intentional. | 5.3× | 9.2M | 63k | 3.1k | 2.4k |
| 19 | Oct 5, '25 | Has to be seen to be believed: | 5.2× | 9.1M | 126k | 7k | 7.6k |
| 20 | Jun 6, '24 | The Vikings’ new all-white; Winter Warrior alternate uniforms: | 4.8× | 8.3M | 75k | 3.5k | 1.4k |
| 21 | Sep 15, '24 | Mannings aren’t supposed to move like this: | 4.5× | 7.8M | 108k | 5.4k | 1.8k |
| 22 | Jan 1, '21 | 2020 has been fired, per sources. | 4.4× | 0 | 229k | 37k | 364 |
| 23 | Feb 2, '25 | “The future”: Peyton Manning’s son, Marshall, at the Pro Bowl: | 4.2× | 7.3M | 65k | 2.8k | 2.8k |
| 24 | Nov 22, '24 | Jameis Winston can talk pregame, halftime or postgame anytime he wants. | 4.1× | 7.2M | 89k | 9k | 7.5k |
| 25 | Oct 5, '24 | The $700,000 kick… | 4.1× | 7.1M | 76k | 5.9k | 3k |
| 26 | Oct 1, '24 | One of the most impressive plays of the season: | 3.8× | 6.6M | 81k | 4.8k | 3.1k |
| 27 | Feb 7, '25 | Shannon Sharpe delivering the news to his brother, Sterling, that he will be a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025: | 3.7× | 6.4M | 107k | 10k | 7.4k |
| 28 | Jan 26, '20 | Legend....RIP. | 3.6× | 0 | 162k | 44k | 405 |
| 29 | Jan 12, '21 | Patriots’ HC Bill Belichick will not be traveling to Washington nor accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he announced today. | 3.5× | 0 | 164k | 24k | 761 |
| 30 | Aug 1, '25 | Some of Micah Parsons’ statements today: “I no longer want to be here.” “I no longer want to be held to closed door negotiations without my agent present.” “I no longer want shots | 3.3× | 5.7M | 61k | 2.9k | 1.8k |
| 31 | Jan 31, '21 | Detroit is dealing QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff, per sources. Two former No. 1 ove | 3.2× | 0 | 119k | 23k | 391 |
| 32 | Sep 6, '25 | Ahead of his Sunday night game vs. Baltimore, NFL MVP Josh Allen will wear the first of nine custom @NewEraCap hats designed by patients at Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital. Af | 3.2× | 5.6M | 59k | 3.4k | 1.4k |
| 33 | Jan 10, '25 | The Cardinals are sending two of the team’s 777 planes to Los Angeles this afternoon, picking up the Rams team, its staff, their families, six dogs and two cats — yes, six dogs and | 3.2× | 5.5M | 75k | 4.3k | 1.3k |
| 34 | Aug 25, '19 | Filed to ESPN: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, per source. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn do | 2.9× | 0 | 66k | 30k | 405 |
| 35 | Jan 9, '23 | Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital and is returning home to Buffalo, per the physicians at the University of Cincinnati Health. | 2.9× | 4.9M | 55k | 5.8k | 69 |
| 36 | Oct 12, '25 | Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen’s eight-year-old son Wesley — who was diagnosed with leukemia the final week of the 2024 season — will be an honorary captain for today’s game vs. the S | 2.7× | 4.7M | 69k | 3.4k | 515 |
| 37 | Mar 17, '22 | Blockbuster: Packers are trading Pro-Bowl WR Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for two prime 2022 picks, league sources tell ESPN. | 2.6× | 0 | 92k | 17k | 362 |
| 38 | Apr 29, '21 | Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team, league and team s | 2.6× | 0 | 90k | 15k | 359 |
| 39 | Dec 29, '21 | NFL legend John Madden died unexpected this morning. He was 85. | 2.6× | 0 | 106k | 23k | 354 |
| 40 | Mar 8, '22 | Blockbuster: After weeks of negotiations, in one of the largest trades in NFL history, the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have agreed to terms for a deal involving Super-Bowl | 2.6× | 0 | 81k | 21k | 560 |
| 41 | Dec 27, '20 | After the Texans’ latest loss today, J.J. Watt was asked how he and his team would be able to bounce back next week. His answer is required watching for many. | 2.4× | 0 | 108k | 19k | 2.3k |
| 42 | Oct 21, '22 | Stunner: Panthers are trading Pro-Bowl RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks, sources tell ESPN. McCaffrey returns to the Bay Area, where he | 2.3× | 0 | 84k | 18k | 410 |
| 43 | Jul 6, '20 | Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year -- 10-year! -- contract extension that ties him to Kansas City through the 2031 season, league sources tell ESPN. | 2.2× | 0 | 79k | 20k | 212 |
| 44 | May 29, '20 | Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, has been arrested in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington announced. | 2.2× | 0 | 97k | 23k | 159 |
| 45 | Sep 7, '19 | Antonio Brown has agreed to terms with the Patriots, per source. | 2.1× | 0 | 54k | 21k | 147 |
| 46 | Dec 29, '21 | Legend…. | 2.1× | 0 | 113k | 14k | 122 |
| 47 | Feb 3, '20 | Super-Bowl winning HC Andy Reid at this morning’s press conference: "I didn't spend the night with the trophy. I spent it with my trophy wife." | 2.0× | 0 | 117k | 9.4k | 208 |
| 48 | Dec 23, '18 | Falcons punter Matt Bosher just made one of the hardest tackles of the season. | 2.0× | 0 | 87k | 23k | 378 |
| 49 | Jun 28, '20 | Former NFL MVP Cam Newton has reached agreement on a one-year, incentive-laden deal with the New England Patriots, league sources tell @mortreport and me. Newton now will step into | 1.9× | 0 | 64k | 20k | 152 |
| 50 | Mar 23, '22 | Chiefs are trading six-time Pro-Bowl WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 1st-round pick (No. 29), a 2nd-round pick (No. 50) and a 4th-round pick, as w | 1.9× | 0 | 66k | 14k | 404 |
| 51 | Mar 18, '22 | Deshaun Watson has decided he wants to play for the Cleveland Browns in a stunning change of events, per sources. Watson has informed the Houston Texans that he now is willing to w | 1.8× | 0 | 64k | 13k | 408 |
| 52 | Feb 18, '21 | Philadelphia has agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick that could turn into a firs | 1.8× | 0 | 63k | 14k | 169 |
| 53 | Nov 10, '17 | Richard Sherman Deshaun Watson Andrew Luck Aaron Rodgers Odell Beckham Jr. Brandon Marshall Zach Miller Jason Peters Joe Thomas Marshall Yanda JJ Watt Whitney Mercilus Eric Berry D | 1.8× | 0 | 61k | 27k | 1 |
| 54 | Dec 16, '21 | After less than one year in Jacksonville, Urban Meyer is out as the Jaguars’ head coach, sources tell ESPN. | 1.7× | 0 | 77k | 11k | 188 |
| 55 | Jan 2, '22 | Bruce Arians said Antonio Brown “is no longer a Buc.” | 1.7× | 0 | 89k | 9.1k | 225 |
| 56 | Oct 5, '20 | Texans fired HC and GM Bill O’Brien, per @DanGrazianoESPN and me. | 1.7× | 0 | 59k | 13k | 78 |
| 57 | Feb 1, '22 | Tom Brady officially announced his retirement. | 1.6× | 0 | 88k | 7.1k | 178 |
| 58 | Mar 20, '22 | Michigan HC Juwan Howard embracing Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler: | 1.6× | 0 | 91k | 8.6k | 588 |
| 59 | Mar 9, '22 | Seahawks informed eight-time All-Pro and Pro-Bowl LB Bobby Wagner, a franchise icon, that they are releasing him, per source. Wagner arrived in Seattle on the same 2012 day as Russ | 1.6× | 0 | 73k | 7.9k | 299 |
| 60 | Mar 11, '22 | This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of | 1.6× | 0 | 68k | 8.5k | 571 |
| 61 | Aug 4, '19 | Dayton, 9 El Paso, 20 Virginia Beach, 12 Aurora, Ill., 5 Thousand Oaks, 12 Pittsburgh, 11 Annapolis, 5 Santa Fe, Tx., 10 Parkland, 17 Sutherland Springs, Tx., 26 Las Vegas, 58 Orla | 1.6× | 0 | 63k | 21k | 190 |
| 62 | Mar 14, '21 | Fifteen years to the date he signed with New Orleans, Drew Brees has announced his retirement. Next stop: Canton. | 1.5× | 0 | 83k | 9.7k | 118 |
| 63 | Mar 11, '22 | Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges. | 1.5× | 0 | 65k | 11k | 177 |
| 64 | Dec 24, '18 | Falcons’ punter Matt Bosher said he got drug tested after the game after this tackle: | 1.5× | 0 | 72k | 14k | 202 |
| 65 | Oct 14, '20 | Jets released Le’Veon Bell. | 1.4× | 0 | 54k | 9.8k | 73 |
| 66 | Mar 23, '21 | Alabama RB Najee Harris’ flight from Dallas to Birmingham was cancelled last night due to lightning, so with no other travel options available, Harris drove nine hours to make it t | 1.4× | 0 | 83k | 5.9k | 111 |
| 67 | Jan 22, '21 | NFL announced that Super Bowl LV in Tampa will host 22,000 fans — 7,500 of which will be vaccinated healthcare workers being given free tickets to the game. | 1.4× | 0 | 80k | 6.6k | 126 |
| 68 | Apr 9, '22 | Dwayne Haskins was training in South Florida with other Steelers QBs, RBs and WRs. He was killed this morning in South Florida when he got hit by a vehicle. Tragic…. | 1.4× | 0 | 67k | 7.4k | 243 |
| 69 | Jan 20, '19 | Officials missed a call that could have been pass interference, helmet to helmet, unnecessary roughness, face guarding, any of them. Instead it was none of them. The game, and lega | 1.4× | 0 | 58k | 17k | 74 |
| 70 | Jan 23, '21 | Television legend Larry King passed away this morning in Los Angeles. He was 87. | 1.4× | 0 | 67k | 11k | 135 |
| 71 | Oct 1, '17 | Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch wearing an "Everybody vs Trump" T-shirt: | 1.4× | 0 | 53k | 18k | 5 |
| 72 | Jun 1, '22 | The Madden 23 cover. As it should be. It’s the first time John Madden is on the cover since 2000. | 1.4× | 0 | 77k | 7.5k | 166 |
| 73 | Mar 1, '21 | JJ Watt is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, per @JJWatt. | 1.4× | 0 | 66k | 7.8k | 69 |
| 74 | Dec 23, '20 | Steelers’ WR JuJu Smith-Schuster told reporters this today: “For the betterment of myself and my teammates, I'm going to stop dancing on the logos." | 1.3× | 0 | 66k | 4.9k | 145 |
| 75 | Jan 27, '20 | Maybe no one in the NBA ever will wear No. 24 again.... | 1.3× | 0 | 73k | 8.3k | 94 |
| 76 | Jul 30, '21 | Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook graduated today from Florida State. He didn’t walk to the podium to receive his Bachelors of Science in interdisciplinary studies/public policy due to train | 1.3× | 0 | 79k | 4.8k | 74 |
| 77 | Apr 15, '21 | Michael Jordan will be the presenter for the late great Kobe Bryant’s enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame, per the Hall. | 1.3× | 0 | 74k | 6.8k | 102 |
| 78 | Mar 17, '20 | Tom Brady will play in Tampa. This season’s Super Bowl is in Tampa. No host city ever has had its home team play in the Super Bowl. Tom Brady now aiming at more history. | 1.3× | 0 | 62k | 9.6k | 211 |
| 79 | Dec 11, '20 | Thrilled after 53 years to make my hip-hop debut (finally some cred with my children). Thank you, @jackharlow. | 1.2× | 0 | 77k | 4.4k | 203 |
| 80 | Jan 24, '22 | What Chiefs’ HC Andy Reid told Patrick Mahomes in the final 13 seconds of regulation: “When it’s grim, be the grim reaper.” | 1.2× | 0 | 64k | 7.3k | 623 |
| 81 | Jan 11, '22 | From sharing a draft class to sharing microphones…. | 1.2× | 0 | 72k | 4k | 331 |
| 82 | Sep 5, '21 | Last NFL-less Sunday until February 20, 2022. | 1.2× | 0 | 61k | 9.9k | 56 |
| 83 | Apr 24, '20 | For the first time in what feels like forever, a real live sporting event. | 1.2× | 0 | 67k | 7.2k | 90 |
| 84 | Nov 15, '19 | Assault. | 1.2× | 0 | 60k | 7.4k | 597 |
| 85 | Nov 16, '19 | After today’s workout in Atlanta, an NFL executive at Colin Kaepernick’s throwing session said his arm talent is “elite” and is the same as when he came out of college. He said tha | 1.1× | 0 | 53k | 10k | 120 |
| 86 | Jan 2, '22 | Antonio Brown took off his uniform and ran off the field. | 1.1× | 0 | 56k | 5.3k | 253 |
| 87 | Sep 27, '22 | Bengals will wear these all-white uniforms Thursday Night against the Miami Dolphins: | 1.1× | 0 | 66k | 3.1k | 160 |
| 88 | Jan 20, '21 | Philip Rivers’ statement to ESPN is dadgum tremendous: | 1.1× | 0 | 58k | 6.7k | 361 |
| 89 | Dec 10, '21 | Demaryius Thomas, a first-round pick, five-time Pro-Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion for Denver Broncos, was found dead at his home in Roswell, Ga. He would have turned 34 Ch | 1.1× | 0 | 54k | 6.9k | 169 |
| 90 | May 13, '19 | What a picture.... | 1.1× | 0 | 55k | 10k | 194 |
| 91 | Mar 19, '22 | “The Professor”….RIP. | 1.1× | 0 | 67k | 4k | 50 |
| 92 | Oct 26, '20 | Ron Rivera’s final treatment was today; he didn’t miss coaching a game. This is awesome. | 1.1× | 0 | 65k | 4.9k | 78 |
| 93 | Mar 24, '20 | Can’t make this up..... | 1.0× | 0 | 55k | 8.8k | 87 |
| 94 | Jan 6, '21 | Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins the 2020 Heisman Trophy. | 1.0× | 0 | 60k | 4.9k | 37 |
| 95 | Dec 12, '21 | History… | 1.0× | 0 | 65k | 3k | 114 |
| 96 | Dec 28, '21 | Dolphins are now the first team in NFL history to have both a seven-game winning streak and a seven-game losing streak in the same season. | 1.0× | 0 | 60k | 4.9k | 170 |
| 97 | May 7, '22 | Giants’ RB Saquon Barkley graduated from Penn State today, receiving his degree in communications. | 1.0× | 0 | 64k | 2.2k | 77 |
| 98 | Feb 14, '22 | Anyone ever have a day like this…? | 1.0× | 0 | 61k | 2.4k | 158 |
| 99 | Nov 6, '21 | No. 40 would have been 45 years old today. RIP… | 0.9× | 0 | 56k | 4.1k | 84 |
| 100 | Mar 23, '22 | Anyone disagree….? | 0.9× | 0 | 55k | 3.8k | 125 |
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