We followed the money...specifically the money Ippei Mizuhara is accused of stealing from Shohei Ohtani...and it led us to a well-known Las Vegas casino multiple sources say is at the center of a wide-ranging federal investigation that's already netted 12 people and two other

From ⁦Dan Murphy⁩: UAB becomes first D-I football team to join PA — a group partially run by former Lions, Patriots, Jets & Falcons LB Brandon Copeland espn.com/college-footba…

Some personal news...

Eight years ago I left the ESPN Fantasy team to join the combat sports world. Today, I head back home, ready to lead ESPN Digital's Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports group.

#SnowyStrong

As part of its attempt for global grassroots growth, the NFL announced a second NFL Academy on Thursday — this time in Australia.

Mentioned this in the piece I wrote last year on what the first NFL Academy has done in the UK & how it all works 👇🏻 espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

Here's my pick from last night's ESPN NFL Nation mock draft for the Falcons.

Been a fun journey -- Marc Raimondi has got you from here on out -- and I've got a couple stories still coming the next few months.

The ESPN NFL Nation mock draft dropped last night. With the No. 8 pick, Michael Rothstein took EDGE Laiatu Latu of UCLA for the #Falcons . More here: espn.com/nfl/draft2024/…

Last day-to-day thing I did covering the Falcons — making the team’s pick in the NFL Nation mock draft. espn.com/nfl/draft2024/…

ICYMI: I was joined last week by Michael Rothstein for a final chat before he leaves the Falcons beat. We discussed the NFL Draft (of course), A.J. Terrell's contract situation and much more.

I can't thank Mike enough for being a great guest!

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Matt Ryan officially announces his retirement:

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This is the craziest fight I’ve ever seen

From this morning …30-some years ago this project was just something I did because I thought draft should be covered more and I enjoyed it … still do and still going thankfully … immense thanks to all who take the time to put up with me each year …

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Some thoughts on the Falcons’ offseason: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

My pal Seth Wickersham and I joined Andrew Brandt for this wide-ranging conversation about our latest deep dive for ESPN—this one explains why the greatest NFL coach of all time is unemployed and, perhaps, unemployable.

ICYMI: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

Schools in Virginia will be allowed to directly sign athletes to NIL deals starting July 1 thanks to a new state law.

This could be a catalyst for significant changes that NCAA members have been thus far unwilling to make. Full details:

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Ippei Mizuhara's alleged theft of at least $16 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, shocked the sports world, but the story of a celebrity getting fleeced by a member of his inner circle is a tale as old as time.

That, and more -

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NBA has leveled a lifetime ban on Jontay Porter for gambling.

Why was Bill Belichick shut out of the hiring cycle? Latest from me, ⁦Don Van Natta Jr.⁩ and ⁦Jeremy Fowler⁩
*No Falcons exec had him in their top three
*Sources say Kraft raised issues to Blank about trustworthiness
Inside a strange few days in January: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

A lot of Falcons info in here, too. Good work by Don, Seth & Jeremy 👇🏻

Some news: This week will be my last covering the Atlanta Falcons for ESPN as I’m moving to our enterprise & investigative unit looking at issues across sports, a job I’m quite excited about. It's been a privilege covering the Falcons the last three years & NFL teams the past 11.