Ben SolakMay 1, 2026, 06:20 AM ET CloseBen Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network. Multiple Authors In nine months, some cheerful young player who was drafted in 2026 will be standing on the stage at the…
Trinity Rodman #2 of Washington Spirit evades Sarah Schupansky #11 of Gotham FC during the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. Lyndsay Radnedge/isi Photos | Isi Photos | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the…
You have to hand it to the NFL for making three days of reading names off cards into the second-biggest event on the league calendar. A record 805,000 fans visited the three-day event in Pittsburgh, with a single-day attendance record of 320,000 for Thursday’s first round. Only the Super Bowl is bigger, and even then…
Obada, who was born in Nigeria, returned to the draft stage right before the end of the seventh and final round to say “Pittsburgh, you are now witnessing history being made”. He then announced that with the 251st overall pick, the Philadelphia Eagles had selected Bernard, making him the second player from this year’s IPP…
The Kansas City Chiefs are keen to rebuild after missing out on the play-offs for the first time since the 2014 season and traded up from the ninth pick to sixth to take cornerback Mansoor Delane. “They weren’t really on me too much in this process,” said Delane. “But they said they just wanted to…
NFL NationApr 23, 2026, 09:07 PM ET CloseNFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season. Multiple Authors The 2026 NFL draft began Thursday night in Pittsburgh at 8 p.m….
The 2026 NFL Draft is finally here and we have one more Pittsburgh Steelers mock draft. This time around we went a full seven rounds and made a huge trade up that ended up netting the Steelers a second first-round pick. The Steelers are heading into this draft with 12 total picks, so we had…
What is impressive about Bernard’s progress to date is that he did not play organised sports as young child, and only started in his mid-teens playing football and then, increasingly, basketball at school. His sporting heroes growing up were Barcelona and Brazil forward Ronaldino and NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan – and all…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Kansas City Chiefs assistant head coach Dave Toub has brushed off President Trump’s criticisms of recent changes to the NFL’s kickoff rules. “He…
Shorouk Express Dignified transfer of slain officer’s body to take place at 4:30 p.m. The police will bring the body of Officer Didarul Islam out of the medical examiner’s office at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, in what is known as a dignified transfer, officials said. His body will be taken to the Parkchester Jame Masjid…
