4:59 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz expressed forgiveness toward the team’s front office and emphasized his commitment to the city and the organization following a rocky offseason that involved plenty of trade talks. “Like I’ve said all along, this is the place I want to be, this is the place
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5:11 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Entering his third season as Las Vegas Raiders general manager and after 7-9 and 8-8 seasons, Mike Mayock has a specific goal in mind for 2021. “Jon [Gruden] and I will both tell you that we feel like we need to be a playoff team this year, and I
6:45 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard reiterated Wednesday that he is a firm believer that everybody should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Ballard, in his annual media session before the start of the regular season, spent a significant amount of time answering questions about a number of his players not being vaccinated
7:18 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and head coach Brian Flores speak “every day,” but it’s what Flores told the rest of the team during a meeting Tuesday that resonated with him. One day after Flores confirmed the Dolphins’ confidence in Tagovailoa despite rumors of the team’s interest in
2:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — In a surprise move, the New York Jets released starting cornerback Bless Austin, their most experienced player at a position filled with rookies. The Jets made the move Wednesday, one day after keeping eight cornerbacks on their initial 53-man roster. They tried to trade Austin, who started 10
1:48 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Atlanta Falcons guard Josh Andrews will be placed on injured reserve with a broken hand, a source confirmed to ESPN, leaving the franchise without one of its five starting offensive linemen for at least the first part of the 2021 season. Andrews had been in a competition with
12:21 PM ET The New Orleans Saints will “host” the Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville’s TIAA Bank Field on Sunday, Sept. 12, while the city of New Orleans continues to recover from Hurricane Ida. The NFL announced Jacksonville as the alternate site for the game, which will still kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET as
1:07 PM ET The Chicago Bears are signing wide receiver Breshad Perriman to a one-year deal, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Perriman joins the Bears after he was released Monday by the Detroit Lions, who had given him $2 million guaranteed when they signed him in March. But Perriman dealt
6:00 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. — The Los Angeles Rams haven’t deviated from their reasoning in completing a blockbuster trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford. After a Super Bowl appearance
10:41 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars released a statement Wednesday morning saying the team didn’t release any players on Tuesday because of their vaccination status, one day after head coach Urban Meyer said it was a consideration. “Availability is one of the many factors taken into account when making roster decisions,” the statement