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
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
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
12:00 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Little has gone right for Mike McCarthy in his first year as Dallas Cowboys head coach. Some he has had no control over, like dealing with a virtual offseason program, shortened training camp and no preseason games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Throw in the season-ending injuries suffered by
12:36 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A year ago at this time, quarterback Lamar Jackson was all the rage in the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens were the league’s best team. On Nov. 17, 2019, running back Mark Ingram first delivered the Ravens’ famous rallying cry, “Big Truss! Woot! Woot!” The Ravens’ practice facility
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