12:07 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN November is in full swing, which means so are the thrilling NFL storylines as we enter the second half of the season. How will the Carolina Panthers look with quarterback Cam Newton back with the team? Who will stand out in the AFC West, which has two 5-3 teams and
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11:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Buffalo Bills placed defensive tackle Star Lotulelei on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday morning before the team’s game against the New York Jets. Lotulelei is the fifth Bills player to be placed on the COVID-19 list in the last week and a half. The defensive tackle
6:49 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams have discussed using Odell Beckham Jr. as an occasional punt returner Monday night as part of a package of plays designed for the star wide receiver, sources tell ESPN. Beckham, who joined Los Angeles on an incentive-laden deal this past Thursday, is expected to make his Rams debut
4:54 AM ET The Carolina Panthers announced that Sam Darnold is out four to six weeks with a shoulder injury, but the team is operating as if the quarterback will not play again this season, league sources tell ESPN. One source told ESPN this past week that the Panthers “know Sam is out for the
5:07 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams will not play pass rusher Von Miller unless the team believes his ankle injury is close to fully healed, sources tell ESPN. The Rams know that if Miller doesn’t play Monday night against the 49ers, he also would get next week’s bye to further recover from the ankle
12:49 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars are unsure whether running back James Robinson will be able to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts as he continues to deal with a heel injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jaguars had expressed optimism about Robinson’s status earlier in the week after he had missed last
11:01 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals are not optimistic that quarterback Kyler Murray will play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers at State Farm Stadium, but have yet to make a decision, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Star wideout DeAndre Hopkins, listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, is also unlikely to play,
7:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and will miss Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, the team announced Saturday night. With Roethlisberger out, backup Mason Rudolph is expected to get his first start of the 2021 season. Roethlisberger recently said during an interview with
6:39 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is expected to be active and play Sunday at Washington despite dealing with a foot injury, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Godwin sustained the injury two weeks ago at New Orleans, on a tackle, and missed all but one practice this week
5:38 PM ET Associated Press Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday. He was 87. Huff family lawyer Deborah Matthews told The Associated Press