7:13 PM ET Associated Press Paul Salata, who created the Mr. Irrelevant Award that honors the last selection of the NFL draft after playing football at USC and in the NFL and Canadian Football League, died Saturday. He was 94. He died of natural causes at home in Newport Beach, California, a day before his
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4:06 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11 flags for taunting in the first two weeks of this season — the same number called in the entire 2020 season for the same foul — but only three over the next three weeks.
3:12 PM ET David Baker, a towering presence who is often clad in suit coats of the brightest colors, has announced his retirement as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s president and executive director. Baker, seen by many fans with “the knock” videos as he informs some of the league’s best players and coaches that
1:29 PM ET Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss at least another three games after he was placed on injured reserve Saturday. McCaffrey, who has already missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, is not eligible to return until Week 9. The medical staff met Saturday and determined this was the
1:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton will make his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans after the team activated him from the injured reserve list Saturday. Hilton had been out since suffering a disk injury during practice late in training camp. The injury was severe enough that Hilton contemplated retirement. He
7:15 AM ET NFL Nation reporters After only three running backs topped the 30-point mark in the first four weeks of the NFL season in ESPN standard fantasy football scoring, four topped 30 points in Week 5. It’s probably fair to say three of them did largely what was expected, as each was ranked among
7:20 AM ET Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Todd Archer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With the Dallas Cowboys set to visit
8:27 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury will miss Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns after testing positive for COVID-19, the team announced Friday night. Quarterbacks coach Cam Turner and defensive tackle Zach Allen also will miss the game because of positive tests. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and assistant head coach/special
7:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has found no other current team or league personnel to have sent emails containing racist, homophobic or misogynistic language similar to messages written by Jon Gruden that led to his resignation as Las Vegas Raiders coach, a person familiar with the documents told The Associated Press on
4:48 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks will place Russell Wilson on injured reserve as he continues to recover from finger surgery, coach Pete Carroll told reporters Friday. Wilson, who injured his right middle finger Oct. 7 against the Los Angeles Rams and underwent surgery last Friday, will miss at least three games. The