1:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is expected to return in time for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons despite being deemed a close contact with someone outside the facility who tested positive for COVID-19. That test is believed to be a false positive, Bowles has had no
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6:00 AM ET For some teams, Week 17 of the NFL season is a time to rest players and get ready for the playoffs. But for others, postseason hopes ride on one final game. This season, seven playoff spots are up for grabs in the final week, the most in at least 30 years. That
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The I’ll-remember-it-forever day officially began at 7 a.m. Pacific Standard Time when defensive end Shelby Harris was unceremoniously yanked from sleep by a fist pounding on his hotel room door in greater Los Angeles. Ray Jackson, the Denver Broncos‘ director of player development and the guy players and their
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans want to unleash a rugged offense that wears teams down over the course of games. Wide receivers Corey Davis and A.J. Brown have played a major
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 17 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game and a look at current playoff
7:41 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have lost one of the most important members of their high-powered offense, All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, to what is believed to be a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice on Thursday, a source told ESPN. NFL Network reported that the injury is likely
7:33 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The historic Christmas Day performance from New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is a gift that keeps on giving. Kamara’s NFL-record-tying six touchdowns came at the perfect time for fantasy football managers who were using him in their championship-week lineups. And many of those grateful fantasy managers, in
7:27 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton reflected on his challenging 2020 season in a lengthy, passionate videoconference Thursday that had the feel of an exit interview in which he was saying goodbye. “My only regret was I wish I had more time to dissect what I was actually getting
7:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has been in the end zone a lot more recently as he and Tom Brady prepare to tackle their eighth postseason together. No one is happier about how that arrangement has worked out than Brady, his longtime pal, even though Gronkowski playfully
4:38 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As he prepares for what could be his final game with the New York Jets, Sam Darnold sounds like he knows where the organization can find its long-term answer at quarterback. By sticking with him. Despite his worst statistical season, Darnold said Thursday he hopes to remain with