10:59 PM ET Joe Fortenbaugh John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens are champions of the 2021 NFL preseason after recording an unblemished 3-0 August campaign that has pushed the franchise’s record-breaking preseason winning streak to 20, with a ridiculous against-the-spread mark of 18-1-1. Which leads us to… Fade to black: For those of you wondering
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9:06 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Early in training camp, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear he intends to play rookie quarterback Trey Lance in tandem with incumbent starter Jimmy Garoppolo. In Sunday’s preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders, the Niners offered a glimpse of how that might work. For
5:57 PM ET Injuries to four of the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ five starting offensive linemen nearly convinced coach Urban Meyer to not play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the preseason finale against Dallas on Sunday, but the need for Lawrence and the first-team offense to get rolling made him change his mind. It turned out to be
5:50 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys‘ preseason ended Sunday with a 34-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but almost immediately their attention turned to Dak Prescott, who will be playing in his first game in 340 days when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 9. “I mean, not to
4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The New Orleans Saints are planning to practice at the home of the Dallas Cowboys for three days this week after evacuating because of Hurricane Ida, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The team is scheduled to hold workouts Monday, Tuesday and
4:22 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Sunday that despite his team’s recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, he believes the NFL’s proposition of testing vaccinated players every seven days instead of every 14 days “won’t help at all.” The NFL proposed this change in testing cadence during a media
2:14 PM ET The New York Jets, in search of pass-rushing help after the season-ending injury to Carl Lawson, acquired Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jets are sending a sixth-round draft pick to the Texans in the deal, a source told ESPN’s Rich Cimini. This
2:43 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings and All-Pro safety Harrison Smith have agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Sunday. The deal is for four years and $64 million, a source told ESPN’s Mike Golic Jr., which makes Smith the second highest-paid safety in the league behind Seattle‘s Jamal Adams. Smith’s extension also includes
10:22 AM ET Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins is undergoing an MRI for a left knee injury sustained Saturday night, but the expectation is that the injury will end his season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Dobbins was ruled out for the rest of the Ravens’ 37-3 rout of Washington on Saturday night after
10:52 AM ET Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is being evaluated for an upper back/neck injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and it is uncertain how much time he will miss. Hilton, 31, has been the Colts’ No. 1 receiver throughout his nine seasons in Indianapolis, which includes five 1,000-yard campaigns. A free agent