9:20 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. NFL Week 8 is making its presence known from the jump with a powerhouse of a Thursday
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6:18 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston initially tried to downplay the significance of making his first start against his former team Sunday when the New Orleans Saints host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — calling them “the next opponent.” But the former No. 1 overall draft pick went on to explain that the main
4:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — If it were solely up to Dak Prescott, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback would play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings despite a calf strain that has kept him limited the last two days of practice. “Knowing this is a long journey and a long season, I don’t necessarily know if
5:08 PM ET HOUSTON — The NAACP sent a letter to the players’ associations in five professional sports Thursday asking players to reconsider signing with teams in Texas due to recent laws passed in the state. In a two-page letter signed by NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson that was sent to the MLB, NBA,
4:18 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals are soaring up oddsboards, regularly attracting half-a-million-dollar bets in Las Vegas and causing oddsmakers to hang point spreads that haven’t been seen since the early 1980s. The Bengals kicked off the season at the bottom of the odds to win the Super Bowl, as long as 200-1. Only the
4:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In a season when the Denver Broncos haven’t gotten much good news on the injury front, consider their collective fingers crossed for having linebacker Von Miller and wide receiver Jerry Jeudy in the lineup against Washington on Sunday. Miller, who suffered a left ankle injury last Thursday and has
3:11 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Days after the worst statistical game of his NFL career, Patrick Mahomes said he got up in front of his Kansas City Chiefs teammates and essentially said the team’s recent offensive struggles were on him. “You can just watch the tape and know that I need to play
2:06 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — No Davante Adams, no Allen Lazard and now no Marquez Valdes-Scantling for the Green Bay Packers on Thursday against the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals. Valdes-Scantling was their last chance to have one of their top three receivers for the game, but the Packers (6-1) are not expected to activate him,
12:49 PM ET Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Packers due to a hamstring injury, is expected to play — barring any pregame setbacks — a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That’s some good news for the Cardinals, who will not have defensive end
12:43 PM ET Associated Press The NFL has instituted some policy changes to the Rooney Rule designed to further enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices. The rule has been expanded to require teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for general manager/executive of football operations positions and all coordinator roles. Beforehand,