4:16 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are expected to be without Pro Bowl receiver Adam Thielen against the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday. Thielen has been on the reserve/COVID-19 list since Monday. He had a season-best eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s loss
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3:05 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts will be shorthanded defensively when they play the Tennessee Titans in a key AFC South matchup on Sunday in Indianapolis. Coach Frank Reich said defensive linemen DeForest Buckner and Denico Autry and linebacker Bobby Okereke have been ruled out for the game. Buckner and Autry are on the
1:41 PM ET Dallas Cowboys right tackle Zack Martin and left tackle Cameron Erving will miss multiple weeks because of injuries suffered in Thursday’s 41-16 loss to the Washington Football Team, coach Mike McCarthy said Friday. Martin and Erving were injured within four plays of each other on the first drive of Thursday’s game. Martin
1:57 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Friday that backup center A.Q. Shipley, who started the past two games, is done for the year and has been advised not to continue playing football. Shipley, 34, suffered a neck injury late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams
2:50 PM ET The COVID-19 outbreak in Baltimore has led the NFL to postpone the Baltimore Ravens–Pittsburgh Steelers game for a second time. The Ravens will now play at the undefeated Steelers on Tuesday night, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This is the third time in the Super Bowl era that an NFL game
2:27 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at New York Jets due to an injury to his left thumb suffered during a Wednesday practice. Coach Brian Flores said he will have to watch Tagovailoa’s practice film to judge his effectiveness with that
2:54 PM ET The Houston Texans are releasing veteran wide receiver Kenny Stills in a mutual parting, sources told ESPN on Friday. Stills immediately becomes an attractive option for a number of contending teams looking for proven speed at receiver. Stills, who was in the final year of his contract, will hit waivers first. Teams
12:40 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson announced Friday that his season is over as he awaits ankle surgery. “It’s like the inside of my ankle is collapsed,” Johnson said, “so a lot of my power and my push-off that I normally have isn’t there.” Johnson said a stress fracture was forming from
10:53 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Cody Ford will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Friday, after he suffered a knee injury in practice. A league source confirmed Ford tore his meniscus, which was first reported by NFL Network. Ford has started in 22 of his 23 career games
11:29 AM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who practiced Wednesday for the first time in nearly three weeks, will return to his starting role against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, coach Adam Gase said Friday. Darnold has missed two straight games, and four of the past six, because of a sprained AC joint