The 2025 NFL season is right around the corner, and with that, it means it's almost time for EA Sports' Madden 26 game, which will be released on August 14.

EA Sports dropped NFL team ratings as well as X-Factors for Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and other superstars on Friday in advance of Madden NFL 26's release.

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Less than a full day after Washington Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin made waves with a trade request, Dallas Cowboys star pass-rusher Micah Parsons took over the headlines with his own.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn insisted the trade request made by his team’s star receiver, Terry McLaurin, is “part of normal business” in the NFL and is not a distraction to the team.

Negotiations have gotten heated, and friction has formed. Still, agents and executives around the league believe he’ll remain in Washington.

Representatives at the NFL and ESPN declined comment Friday. In return for the equity stake, ESPN is expected at minimum to take over the NFL's cable properties including the NFL Network and Red Zone,

Via Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com, ESPN and the NFL have reached agreement on a media deal that will give ESPN control of much of NFL Media and will give the NFL equity in ESPN. ESPN is expected to emerge with RedZone,

NFL holds moment of silence for victims of NYC shooting

Roger Goodell was emotional on Thursday as he publicly addressed the deadly shooting that took place inside 345 Park Avenue, the building that houses the NFL’s New York offices, earlier this week. The NFL commissioner did not attend Thursday’s Hall of Fame game in Canton,