4:02 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The New York Jets have traded veteran tight end Chris Herndon to the Minnesota Vikings. The exact trade compensation is not yet known. NFL Network was first to report the trade. Minnesota executed the trade one day after coach Mike Zimmer announced that Irv Smith Jr. will undergo surgery this
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10:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots
3:30 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick always said he would be looking for consistency and production over time when it came to evaluating the quarterback competition between Cam Newton and Mac Jones. Newton was released Monday and Jones, drafted No. 15 overall in the first round this year, was
1:47 PM ET Jameis Winston will definitely be the New Orleans Saints‘ Week 1 starter, Sean Payton confirmed Tuesday. Whether that game will be played in New Orleans or Arlington, Texas, remains to be determined. Payton said the Saints are leaning toward staying in the Dallas area for the next several weeks until they are
12:41 PM ET Wide receiver Michael Thomas is expected to miss the first five games of the season, as the New Orleans Saints plan to place him on the physically unable to perform list, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Players on the PUP list cannot begin practicing until the first six weeks of the regular
2:09 PM ET Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills‘ proposed new $1.4 billion stadium would include about 60,000 seats and 60 suites, The Associated Press has learned. The Bills’ proposal includes a timeline for construction with a completion date pegged for no later than 2027 based on how quickly a deal can
12:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers will be without one of their most important players for at least the first six weeks of the regular season. All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, protector of Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side, will stay on the physically unable to perform list while the team makes
12:36 PM ET ATLANTA — A week after Josh Rosen signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the former first-round pick ended up making the team’s initial 53-man roster. Rosen signed with Atlanta last Tuesday, practiced for three days and then played the second half of the team’s 19-10 loss to Cleveland on Sunday. After the game,
11:35 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Tight end Sammis Reyes will make the Washington Football Team’s 53-man roster, a source said, making him the first Chilean-born NFL player. Washington signed Reyes in April after he participated in Florida’s pro day. By signing, Reyes was removed from the International Pathway Program. Washington gave him a three-year
11:09 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore will open the 2021 NFL season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, meaning he will miss at least the first six weeks of the season, Gilmore’s agent, Jason Chayut, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Gilmore, 30, has been recovering from a torn