1:46 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh said that the hit that knocked out Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on Sunday was not malicious. In the second quarter, Oweh’s shot on Bridgewater drove him to the ground and dislodged his helmet. Bridgewater was diagnosed with a concussion and didn’t
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8:25 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Considering his comeback from a serious knee injury that nearly ended his NFL career before it could really begin, Jaylon Smith was one of the Dallas Cowboys‘ best stories. In the end, the production did not match the story. The Cowboys’ decision to release Smith can be viewed as
11:33 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is accepting blame for Pittsburgh’s 1-3 start but reiterated his confidence in the team turning things around. “I need to be better,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “I need to fight through and figure out how to make better decisions, how to make better throws, how to be
11:55 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins placed wide receiver Will Fuller on injured reserve on Wednesday, keeping him out of at least the team’s next three games. Dolphins coach Brian Flores previously ruled Fuller out of Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after the receiver left Miami’s loss to the
11:11 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay summed up a short week of game preparation succinctly on Wednesday morning as he squeezed in a
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The final high school game of current Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ended on an interception. Mahomes’ last pass, with his team frantically trying to score the winning touchdown in the final minute of a 2013 Texas state playoff game, bounced off the hands of a receiver
1:16 PM ET The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore to the Panthers for a 2023 sixth-round pick, Carolina announced Wednesday. The trade comes after the Patriots and Gilmore could not agree to terms on a restructured contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and both sides had said public farewells.
1:07 PM ET Rookie Justin Fields will remain the Chicago Bears‘ starting quarterback going forward this season, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Nagy had previously said veteran Andy Dalton would regain the starting job once he was healthy enough to return from a knee injury that has sidelined him the past two weeks. Fields led
1:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The NFL Player’s Association has sent a request for information to the NFL regarding the recent raid involving the Washington Football Team’s head athletic trainer, citing health and safety concerns. Washington head trainer Ryan Vermillion was placed on administrative leave after the DEA searched both his home and his
1:26 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he never considered resigning in the wake of two viral videos that emerged showing him with at least one woman who was not his wife in a Columbus, Ohio, bar. But he did apologize again Wednesday, once to players and staff in a