7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Just like most of the populace, the NFL Power Rankings don’t like to admit when we’re wrong. So this week’s topic was a bit tough to bring up, as we asked our NFL Nation writers to pick the one thought they had about their team this preseason that hasn’t played
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11:38 PM ET SEATTLE — A monster night by running back Alvin Kamara was barely enough for the New Orleans Saints to survive in a sloppy 13-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in rainy and windy conditions Monday night. Of course New Orleans’ stellar defense and undrafted rookie kicker Brian Johnson also deserve credit for
7:51 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Although the San Francisco 49ers are expecting rookie quarterback Trey Lance to return to practice on Wednesday, veteran Jimmy Garoppolo will remain the starter Sunday against the Chicago Bears. After Sunday night’s 30-18 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan expressed some uncertainty about who his
7:21 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said the fan who was kind enough to give back his 600th career touchdown ball that was thrown into the stands is going to “get something nice in return.” Brady, wide receiver Mike Evans and the Bucs are all making good on that
4:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers could potentially be without Aaron Rodgers‘ most important target for their biggest game of the season Thursday at Arizona after receiver Davante Adams was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Adams tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Adams hasn’t been
6:26 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are trading veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the New York Jets in exchange for a conditional 2022 sixth-round pick that could become a fifth-rounder based on play time for Flacco, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal comes the same day an MRI revealed that Jets rookie quarterback Zach
2:46 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a still-growing list of injuries at linebacker, the Denver Broncos acquired linebacker Kenny Young Monday in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos sent the Rams a 2024 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Young and a 2024 seventh-round pick. Young is the second linebacker the
2:43 PM ET Longtime NFL replay official Carl Madsen died Sunday after working the Kansas City Chiefs–Tennessee Titans game, the league announced Monday. He was 71. Madsen began his career as an on-field official before moving to the replay booth in 2009. In a statement, NFL senior vice president Walt Anderson called Madsen a “terrific
4:17 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will undergo an MRI on his injured hip in two weeks, leaving him sidelined for the foreseeable future. Washington coach Ron Rivera said that after Fitzpatrick undergoes the MRI, doctors can then evaluate him to determine the next course of action. Fitzpatrick suffered a hip subluxation
1:53 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The question isn’t: Will the Carolina Panthers again pursue Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson after another failed performance by Sam Darnold on Sunday, this time at MetLife Stadium, where Darnold spent his first three seasons with the New York Jets? The question is: Should they pursue Watson, a player