12:02 PM ET New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp is battling life-threatening injuries suffered in a bicycling accident Saturday near his home in Danville, California. Knapp, 58, was struck by a single motorist at approximately 2:49 p.m., according to the San Ramon Police Department. Based on the preliminary investigation, drugs and/or alcohol were not
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10:38 AM ET Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers ruptured his Achilles while working out and underwent testing that confirmed the injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Akers is expected to miss the entire 2021 season. In 13 games last season, Akers was the Rams’ leading rusher with 625 yards and two touchdowns
9:41 AM ET Aaron Rodgers turned down a two-year extension offer from the Green Bay Packers this offseason, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal, sources said, would have tied the reigning MVP to the Packers for five more seasons and made him the highest-paid quarterback and player in football. Sources told Schefter in April
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers signed his most recent contract — a then-record $134 million extension in 2018 — he posted a message of thanks to the Green Bay Packers on his Instagram account. Among the hashtags at the bottom of his post was #packerforlife. In the NFL quarterback world
6:00 AM ET QUINCY, Mass. — Recently retired New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung suddenly has a lot of free time on his hands. He is planning on the Free Jacks helping to fill it. Chung, 33, is transitioning into his post-playing NFL career by gently dipping into the sports ownership ranks, joining forces with
6:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers won their last four games of the 2020 season but lost too many nail-biters before then to do any real damage, as they finished 7-9. They also broke in a new quarterback in Justin Herbert after Tyrod Taylor accidentally had his lung punctured before
8:23 PM ET Las Vegas Raiders president Marc Badain, instrumental in the team’s move from Oakland and a key member of the organization for 30 years, resigned on Monday. The issued a news release with a statement from owner Mark Davis, calling Badain “an integral part of the Raider Family,” spanning a tenure that saw
4:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing edge rusher Melvin Ingram, he told NFL reporter Josina Anderson on Monday. Ingram is signing a one-year contract, according to NFL Network. The 32-year-old Ingram fills a major hole in the Steelers’ defense left by the free-agency departure of Bud Dupree to the Tennessee Titans.
3:30 PM ET Former NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will take part in an alternate Monday Night Football broadcast over the next three seasons, ESPN announced Monday. The Monday Night Football MegaCast will air on ESPN2 for 10 games in each of the next three seasons and will include current and former NFL
12:15 PM ET NORTH CALDWELL, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley‘s knee is feeling “pretty good” after ACL surgery last year, but there is still uncertainty how much he will do at training camp and if he will be ready for Week 1. Barkley said that is not a conversation he has