3:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, creating an even bigger depth problem for the position. Williams, who was also on the list earlier this season as a high-risk close contact of Vance McDonald, will likely miss Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. A positive
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4:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills announced a multiyear contract extension Thursday for general manager Brandon Beane, who has been with the team since 2017. Since arriving in western New York from the Carolina Panthers‘ front office shortly after the Bills hired coach Sean McDermott, Beane has revamped Buffalo’s
4:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After an extended bout with COVID-19 that included a five-day hospital stay, Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ed Donatell expects to be on the headset again for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Donatell was notified of his positive test on Nov. 1 and has missed the team’s past six
4:21 PM ET Travis Kelce had a big day on Thursday. The Chiefs tight end learned he was his team’s nominee as Walter Payton Man of the Year for his community service and that he was the rare recipient of a 99 rating in Madden NFL 21. “I’ve played Madden my entire life and all
3:33 PM ET Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is unlikely to play against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, coach Matt Rhule said. “At this point, I don’t expect him to play,” Rhule told reporters Thursday. McCaffrey was limited in practice Wednesday due to a quad injury, which he tweaked during the team’s bye last
3:05 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said his mind wandered to dark places and he started preparing for the worst-case scenario during his 13-day quarantine at home because of the coronavirus. Fitzgerald, 37, was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thanksgiving. He started feeling symptoms two days later, and
1:19 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Dez Bryant announced he again tested negative Thursday, two days after a positive test for COVID-19 ruled him out just before a game against the Dallas Cowboys. Bryant tested positive just a half-hour before Tuesday’s kickoff against his former team after his tests that
1:19 PM ET Super Bowl 50 champion safety Darian Stewart announced his retirement after 10 NFL seasons Stewart was an integral piece of the Broncos’ “No Fly Zone” secondary after signing with Denver in 2015. He helped the team to the title and garnered a Pro Bowl berth in 2016. In his four seasons in
12:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Rookie wide receiver Denzel Mims, one of the few bright spots in the New York Jets‘ 0-12 season, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game even though he is healthy. Mims is tending to a family emergency in his home state of Texas and has missed his daily
11:55 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears, after pausing all in-person football activities earlier Thursday because someone in their building had tested positive for COVID-19, have now scheduled a practice for later in the afternoon. The team released an updated Thursday schedule that has them practicing at 2:30 pm CT at Halas