12:00 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Monday marks the one-year anniversary of Carson Wentz being benched in favor of Jalen Hurts. Calls for the Philadelphia Eagles to make a quarterback switch came weeks earlier than that, as Wentz struggled through the worst season of his career. Then-coach Doug Pederson resisted for a while, understanding
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3:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey was diagnosed with a season-ending, right pectoral muscle tear on Monday, perhaps the biggest loss in a season filled with injuries for the Baltimore Ravens. Humphrey, 25, became the seventh starter (and third in the secondary) to get sidelined for the season for
2:47 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said the decision to fire offensive coordinator Joe Brady on Sunday was “purely football.” He made it clear there were no regrets in his 2020 decision to hire Brady, at the time the 30-year-old passing game coordinator for national champion LSU with no experience
3:18 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team received better-than-expected news on tight end Logan Thomas‘ injured left knee, coach Ron Rivera said, but that does not yet mean Thomas will return this season. Rivera said an MRI revealed that Thomas did not tear his ACL, as was originally feared, but that there
6:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — With 1:15 left in the third quarter, down 38-3 to the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets quarterback Mike White threw a deep pass to the sideline intended for wide receiver Keelan Cole. But safety Jordan Poyer picked it off, setting off a celebration among the Bills defensive
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With few exceptions over Bill Belichick’s 22 years as coach of the New England Patriots, he hasn’t relied on a lead running back. Belichick’s committee approach has often frustrated fantasy football managers, and as championships are soon to be decided, it’s happening again in 2021. But in real-life football,
11:15 PM ET Those of us in the word business are running out of ways to say that the AFC playoff picture is complete chaos. There are teams near the top that have a decent chance to fall out of the race entirely, and there are teams outside the top seven that could still wind
11:28 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The 126th touchdown of Adrian Peterson‘s Hall of Fame career helped the Seattle Seahawks snap their three-game losing streak with a 30-23 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It also moved the veteran running back one spot up on the NFL’s all-time TD list. After beginning
10:21 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said injuries affected his decision to go for a potential game-winning 2-point conversion Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, instead of settling for a tying point-after kick. With 12 seconds remaining in regulation, Lamar Jackson‘s pass on the 2-point conversion went off the outstretched left hand
9:59 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Washington Football Team‘s four-game win streak was muted by more bad injury news: Tight end Logan Thomas‘ season could be over. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday night that the team fears that Thomas suffered a torn ACL and MCL late in its 17-15 win over