Month: November 2020

2:43 PM ET The NFL is expanding the team bench area and tightening mask requirements on game days after two players infected with COVID-19 exposed at least eight others via close contact Sunday. The bench area will now span 60 yards along the sideline, from one 20-yard line to the other, to encourage better physical
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3:43 PM ET The Miami Dolphins are sending Isaiah Ford to the wide-receiver needy New England Patriots, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, making the first trade on deadline day a rare interdivisional one. The Dolphins will get a 2022 seventh-round pick back in the deal, a source told ESPN. Ford, 6-foot-2, 194 pounds, has
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4:22 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially activated Antonio Brown from the suspended list on Tuesday, the team announced. Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that Brown will have a role in Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints. “He’ll have his role – it could be 10 plays, it could be 35 plays.
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4:00 PM ET ESPN staff The 2020 NFL trade deadline has come and gone. A few 2021 NFL draft picks were dealt, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy, including trading pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere, the Las Vegas Raiders moved on from a rookie third-round pick before he had even played a
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4:20 PM ET NFL trade deadline day, as is often the case, came and went Tuesday with more fizzle than sizzle. A few big names got kicked around, but there wasn’t much late movement, and not many people were surprised. This year more than ever, with COVID-19 testing requirements delaying the availability of new player
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday that they signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract. Mantha, 26, has played five seasons in the NHL — all with Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 points. That was
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2:11 PM ET Texas starting running back Keaontay Ingram will miss the Longhorns’ game Saturday vs. West Virginia, coach Tom Herman said on Tuesday. Ingram, a junior who is the team’s second-leading rusher, suffered a high-ankle sprain in last week’s upset win at Oklahoma State. “It does not require surgery, but he’s gonna be out
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12:54 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway and president and CEO Joe Ellis have each tested positive for the coronavirus and are isolating at home. Ellis and Elway both received their positive test results early Tuesday morning. Both have experienced mild symptoms, and team sources said Tuesday
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2:07 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys will be without quarterback Andy Dalton for a second straight game but not because of the concussion he sustained two weeks ago. Dalton will be placed on the reserve/COVID 19 list on Tuesday, which will knock him out of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according
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