2:33 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will once again be thin at cornerback for their Week 9 home game against Detroit. Cameron Dantzler (concussion), Holton Hill (foot) and Mark Fields II (chest) were ruled out for Sunday’s game. Dantzler sustained a neck injury at the end of the first quarter in Green
Month: November 2020
2:21 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne on Friday again tested negative for COVID-19, giving him two consecutive negative tests after receiving a positive result Wednesday. Of the people tested in the NFL, 105 have tested positive and then negative the next day. Among those, Bourne is one
3:21 PM ET The Detroit Lions will be without top wide receiver Kenny Golladay, starting safety Tracy Walker and former All- Pro returner Jamal Agnew on Sunday against Minnesota as all three are dealing with injuries. Golladay suffered a hip injury in the first half against Indianapolis, didn’t return and didn’t practice all week. He’s
2:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson made it look easy during his MVP season, leading the NFL in touchdown passes and setting the league mark for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Jackson has dealt with more struggles in his first eight weeks of this season, ranking 27th in
2:46 PM ET The season-opening football game between Utah and Arizona, scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled after multiple Utes players tested positive for COVID-19, leaving them without enough available scholarship players due to isolation and quarantine protocols for contact tracing. It is the second cancellation ahead of the Pac-12’s already-delated opening weekend in as
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Imagine the excitement of knowing you could make the first start of your NFL career on Sunday. Imagine it coming for the Dallas Cowboys (2-6). Imagine it coming against the NFL’s lone unbeaten team in the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-0). Now imagine being two days before kickoff and not knowing
12:42 PM ET There were four positive COVID-19 cases among NFL players Friday, including one from a Green Bay Packers player who played in Thursday’s win over the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Along with the Packers player, a source told Schefter that a Chicago Bears player had tested positive. The
12:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys don’t know whether Garrett Gilbert or Cooper Rush will start at quarterback Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it’s possible either will have a less-than-100 percent Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott suffered a hamstring strain while trying to track down a fumble return for a touchdown in last
1:14 PM ET New York Jets legend Joe Namath, whose former team is the frontrunner for the top choice in the 2021 NFL Draft, wouldn’t be surprised if presumptive No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence tried to leverage a trade — the way Eli Manning did in 2004. “Anything could happen in this world, damn near
12:54 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Friday that he expects Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin will play Sunday in the Bucs’ crucial NFC South rematch with the New Orleans Saints. Godwin caught the ball for the first time Friday after undergoing surgery for a fractured left index finger Oct. 27.