2:47 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was discussing the challenge ahead against tight end Hunter Henry and the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday (CBS, 4:25 p.m. ET), he surprised by referencing Henry’s high school career at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas under coach Kevin Kelley. It wasn’t
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12:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH – After three postponements, Wednesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is officially on, but the Steelers won’t have a key member of their offensive line. Veteran center Maurkice Pouncey was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list just hours before the game, a source told Adam Schefter. Without Pouncey, the
12:42 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will have a different kind of film session after Wednesday’s practice. The Cowboys will watch the Pittsburgh Steelers–Baltimore Ravens game by position groups at The Star in preparation for their meeting against the Ravens next Tuesday. “To be able to watch them play live, I think
11:52 AM ET The Detroit Lions placed starting cornerback Desmond Trufant and defensive tackle Danny Shelton on injured reserve Wednesday, taking two starters away from interim head coach Darrell Bevell as he prepares for his first game as a head coach. Trufant injured his hamstring on Thanksgiving against Houston — the third time he’s hurt
9:57 AM ET Baltimore Ravens running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram are not expected to play in Wednesday’s game at the Steelers even though both are eligible to do so, according to a source. Dobbins and Ingram, who are currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list, did not travel with the Ravens to Pittsburgh on Tuesday
10:11 AM ET Tyrod Taylor has decided not to file a grievance against the Los Angeles Chargers or a team doctor who punctured the quarterback’s lung before a game this season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Taylor lost his starting role in Week 2 after a team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while
10:25 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Gardner Minshew era in Jacksonville is over — for at least this week, anyway. Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is going with Mike Glennon as his starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against Minnesota despite the fact that Minshew has completely recovered from his thumb injury. Marrone said Glennon will
9:42 AM ET The Cleveland Browns closed their practice facility Wednesday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The team announced that contact tracing is ongoing to identify any potential high-risk close contacts. It’s the latest COVID-19 issue to plague the Browns, who have had five players from the active roster test positive for
6:00 AM ET The Baltimore Ravens will play at the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday afternoon because of 10 days of positive tests for COVID-19, three postponements and the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. This is so 2020. Actually, it’s more like 2012. Instead of Lamar Jackson throwing passes to Mark Andrews, a national television
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Eric Bieniemy was a free-agent running back in 1999, he had some relatively lucrative contract offers with other teams. He instead signed a deal for the minimum salary with the Philadelphia Eagles so he could play for their new head coach, an obscure former assistant by the