4:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four defensive starters for their crucial Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a less-than-optimal start for new interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell (shoulder), linebacker Nicholas Morrow (concussion), cornerback Damon Arnette (concussion) and safety Johnathan Abram
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4:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they opted to push back any move on the expanded season until early in 2021. The NFL and the players’
5:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees has been designated to return to practice, but New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said the quarterback still has “a ways to go” in his recovery from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung. “We haven’t ruled anything just because we don’t have to,” Payton told reporters
3:47 PM ET Frank Ragnow went up to quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Chase Daniel early in Sunday’s loss to Green Bay and told them they would have to make the line calls the rest of the game. Because Ragnow could barely talk. At the time, Daniel thought it was funny — mostly because no one
4:17 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson believes there is a connection between his cramping Monday night and his bout with COVID-19 over the past month. Asked Wednesday if the cramping was related to having the coronavirus recently, Jackson said, “Probably. Probably because of the body heat and we’re running in the cold. It
3:02 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Although his moves fired up the Buffalo Bills, JuJu Smith-Schuster doesn’t plan to stop dancing on team logos anytime soon. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver drew ire from fans and motivated the Bills’ players prior to Sunday night’s game when he danced on the Bills logo and posted a video
3:18 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger has a message for everyone: Even after back-to-back losses, the Steelers aren’t panicking — and neither should anyone else. “The season is not over,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “I want everyone out there to just take a deep breath. I know it’s kind of crazy right now. I just
4:07 PM ET Associated Press NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league plans to invite vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl as guests of the league. In a letter to Rob Higgins, president of the host committee for Super Bowl 55, that was obtained by The Associated Press, Goodell wrote that he wanted
3:03 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Dan Bailey missed three field goals and an extra point in the Minnesota Vikings‘ 26-14 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday, and as of Wednesday, the team had yet to sign a new kicker. Coach Mike Zimmer was lukewarm in his commitment to keeping the 32-year-old kicker in place
1:02 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It’s the kind of comment coaches make when they know the end is near. New York Jets coach Adam Gase, on his way to a possible 0-16 season, acknowledged Wednesday that he has failed his boss, CEO Christopher Johnson. “He knows how I [feel],” Gase told reporters. “I’ve