1:51 PM 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 Free safety John Johnson III, a third-round pick in 2017, is one of the many gems Brad Holmes has unearthed in helping construct the Rams’ roster. Jevone Moore/Icon
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11:47 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have placed offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The No. 10 pick in this year’s draft, out of Alabama, has started every game at left tackle for Cleveland this season. Wills was placed on the list after being identified as a high-risk close contact to somebody
9:28 AM ET The Detroit Lions are now on the interim to their interim head coach, as Darrell Bevell will not coach Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to COVID-19 protocols, the team announced Thursday. The Lions will move wide receivers coach Robert Prince into the head-coaching role and turn playcalling duties over
8:32 AM ET Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder said he’s the victim of an extortion campaign by one of the franchise’s minority owners, according to a court filing Wednesday in Maryland. Snyder made the filing one day after a Washington Post story reported further details of a $1.6 million settlement the franchise paid to
10:56 AM ET IN SEPTEMBER 2017, 23-year-old Younghoe Koo was living the life he dreamed up for himself way back in middle school. A few months after graduating from Georgia Southern as a first-team all-conference kicker, Koo signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. He beat out the incumbent, Josh Lambo,
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks could pick from a handful of moments last season when they knew receiver DK Metcalf was someone special. It could’ve been in Week 1, when he played 19 days after knee surgery and broke Steve Largent’s record for receiving yards in an NFL debut
3:47 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team fined quarterback Dwayne Haskins $40,000 and removed him from the role of team captain, three days after he was photographed at an event with strippers while not wearing a mask. But there’s still a chance he’ll continue to start for Washington (6-8), which hosts the
3:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said he’s done dancing on opponents’ logos during pregame warm-ups after increased scrutiny to the viral videos over the last two weeks. Smith-Schuster has danced on opponents’ logos, as well as his own, during pregame warmups all season, but he said he’s calling it quits because
2:33 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — In one of the most poignant rants about practicing since Allen Iverson’s famous comments in 2002, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins defended his practice habits on Wednesday. Yes, Hopkins, one of the Cardinals’ franchise players, was, indeed, talking about practice. Not a game. Practice. Hopkins has come under
3:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Barring a turnaround, running back Christian McCaffrey is set to miss his sixth straight game and 12th on the season when the Carolina Panthers face Washington and former coach Ron Rivera on Sunday. McCaffrey did not practice Wednesday, and coach Matt Rhule said the NFL’s highest-paid back is very