6:55 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Before he received his dosage of radiation and underwent chemotherapy, Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera received a simple but meaningful greeting at the front desk of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Virginia. It was an everyday gesture in a situation that wasn’t ordinary. Linda Carter, who
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8:47 PM ET The Washington Football team crafted one of its best comeback wins in years, led by a man who knows all about comebacks. Quarterback Alex Smith, whose career appeared over two years ago because of his gruesome leg injury, helped rally Washington to a stunning 23-17 victory over the previously unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers
8:53 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a lot of things Monday night at Heinz Field, culminating with the biggest drop of all: their undefeated season and an opportunity to clinch their first playoff berth since 2017. The Steelers fell to the Washington Football Team 23-17, blowing a 14-point lead that was the
7:33 PM ET The NFL suspended two players for stepping on opponents in two separate games on Sunday. Tennessee Titans defensive end Teair Tart and Cincinnati Bengals safety Shawn Williams were suspended for one game without pay for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules, the league announced on Monday. Tart was deemed to
5:10 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II says he pleaded with head coach Doug Marrone to put him back on the field after he was medically cleared from a thumb injury late last month. Yet Marrone opted to go with veteran Mike Glennon against the Cleveland Browns, and he’s still sticking
5:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts could be down to their third-string left tackle for Sunday’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. Backup left tackle LeRaven Clark is out for the season after an MRI confirmed a torn Achilles, and there’s still no timetable on when starter Anthony Castonzo will return from his knee
2:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys All-Pro offensive lineman Zack Martin might be done for the season because of a calf injury. The Cowboys placed Martin on injured reserve Monday, which means he will miss at least the next three games, starting Tuesday against the Baltimore Ravens, if not more. Coach Mike McCarthy
4:12 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was officially activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, putting him on course to start Tuesday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday that Jackson was expected to start after he completed his 10-day quarantine. The reigning
2:44 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles released offensive lineman Jamon Brown from their practice squad Monday. The move was a result of Brown violating team rules, a source said. According to reporter Derrick Gunn, Brown was thrown out of the team hotel by the Eagles’ head of security Saturday for conduct detrimental to
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jerry Rice reaches over his desk, grabs a black hat with “G-O-A-T” emblazoned on the front in white letters, pulls the hat down just above his eyebrows and sits back in his black leather office chair. Now the Hall of Fame receiver is ready to discuss his greatest