1:43 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will not play for the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Chiefs declared Edwards-Helaire out for the game on Saturday and said he did not travel with the team to Cincinnati. Edwards-Helaire, who leads the Chiefs with 517 rushing
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12:58 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots and veteran safety Adrian Phillips reached agreement on a three-year contract extension that includes $7.25 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Phillips, 29, has become a key cog on the defense since signing a two-year, free-agent contract with the Patriots in
8:51 AM ET Former NFL player and head coach Dan Reeves has died, his family said. Reeves was 77. Reeves spent 38 years in the league, winning a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys and as a Cowboys assistant under Tom Landry. As a head coach, he led the Denver Broncos to
4:56 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 17 of the NFL season is here. Six teams have already clinched a postseason berth, which leaves eight remaining playoff spots. As squads try to make a late-season push, they have to deal with injuries and players in COVID-19 protocols. The Minnesota Vikings won’t have receiver Adam Thielen for
6:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are still clinging to hope, however small it might be, that Jimmy Garoppolo will start at quarterback Sunday against the Houston Texans. Garoppolo, who is dealing with a right thumb injury, did not practice again Friday, which means he did not participate in any
5:45 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — For the second time this season, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Neal, who is not vaccinated, will miss Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals but has a chance to play in the regular-season finale Jan. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles under the
3:18 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Andy Dalton will start Sunday in the team’s home finale against the New York Giants, coach Matt Nagy said Friday. Dalton got the nod over rookie Justin Fields, who remains hampered by an ankle injury. Last week’s starter, Nick Foles, will serve as Dalton’s backup, though Nagy didn’t
3:58 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Touchdown shortage? That’s no longer the case for Odell Beckham Jr. The eighth-year pro has caught four touchdown passes over a five-game span
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Tannehill led the Miami Dolphins to a 27-20 win over the Tennessee Titans in the 2018 season opener, the last time the two teams faced off. A lot
2:30 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — For a third straight week, quarterback Lamar Jackson has not been ruled out despite missing nearly all of the Baltimore Ravens‘ practices. Jackson, who is dealing with a right ankle injury, hasn’t practiced the past two days after limping badly Wednesday. After Friday’s practice, Ravens coach John Harbaugh