8:24 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The NFL’s review of the Green Bay Packers‘ COVID-19 protocols was completed Tuesday, and a league source said the team was fined $300,000, while quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard were each fined $14,650. They were fined for violations of the protocols that were jointly agreed upon
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4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has cleared waivers Tuesday and is eligible to sign with any team as a free agent. Beckham wants to spend the rest of this season with a playoff contender and in a winning environment, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter earlier in
4:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers said there’s only a “small possibility” he won’t play in the Green Bay Packers‘ next game, but before he got into football topics, he acknowledged he might have misled people about his vaccination status — but stood by his decision — and said he hoped the
6:19 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are likely to be in need of a kicker for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with Greg Zuerlein being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Zuerlein has tested positive, according to a source, and would need two negative tests separated by 24 hours while
2:37 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is considered “day-to-day” heading into Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Brian Flores said. Tagovailoa did not play in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans after fracturing the middle finger on his throwing hand the week prior. He practiced in limited fashion throughout
1:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The NFL’s increased emphasis on the taunting penalty has been a lightning rod for criticism through the first half of the season, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a proponent of the rule and its enforcement. “We’re just trying to clean our game up,” Tomlin, a member of the
12:11 PM ET Cleveland Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Both players are vaccinated, so their status for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots remains in question. Each player would need two negative tests 24 hours apart to play. The Browns had another
1:03 PM ET Former NBA point guard Deron Williams will fight ex-NFL running back Frank Gore in a boxing match on the Jake Paul-Tommy Fury undercard on Dec. 18 in Tampa, Florida, it was announced Tuesday. Williams and Gore will be making their pro boxing debuts. The bout is contracted for 215 pounds and four
11:09 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team gambled three weeks ago by releasing veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins and replacing him with unproven Chris Blewitt. The move didn’t work out, and Blewitt was released Tuesday after having three kicks blocked in his two games. Washington signed veteran Joey Slye as its new kicker.
8:47 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and All-Pro offensive guard Wyatt Teller have agreed to a four-year, $56.8 million extension, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. ESPN’s Kimberley Martin reports the deal includes $28 million in guarantees. Teller has been a stalwart at right guard for the Browns the past two seasons.