10:28 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Three years removed from sustaining his own spinal cord injury, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier is paying it forward. Shazier launched a new nonprofit, the Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation, to support spinal cord injury patients, he formally announced Tuesday. “I’m truly excited to announce the Ryan Shazier
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7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings are a big fan of the holidays (who doesn’t love Thanksgiving football?), so we’re using this space this week to identify what we’re thankful for across the league. Whether it’s feel-good stories (Washington), great success (Steelers) or being creative (Jets), our NFL Nation writers picked one
7:00 AM ET Nobody has a more stacked lineup of fantasy analysts and NFL team reporters than ESPN. It’s the rare backfield by committee that is actually a good thing for fantasy managers. Every Tuesday, we’ll ask our NFL Nation reporters a series of burning questions to help inform your waiver-wire pickups and roster decisions.
6:00 AM ET Detroit Lions Senior VP of business development Kelly Kozole works with her daughter, Morgan, who has a rare neurological disorder called beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration, or BPAN. Michael Rothstein TROY, Mich. — Wearing a white T-shirt with a massive star in sparkling shades of pink, yellow and seafoam green on the front, Morgan Kozole
2:43 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay said it was “kind of crazy” to return to Tampa Bay to face his former team on Monday Night Football. Gay
8:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams tested positive for COVID-19 last week, landing him on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with eight of his teammates. Williams, who is a cancer survivor and therefore in a high-risk category, told ESPN’s Dan Graziano that he tested positive last week but
7:35 PM ET The NFL issued new guidance Monday for its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic, most notably making it a requirement for players to wear masks on the sideline unless they have their helmet on and are preparing to enter the game. The new protocols will take effect when Week 12 begins Thursday and
7:02 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — If the Dallas Cowboys are able to save their season and make the playoffs, perhaps they will thank Gallagher. Looking for a way to inspire his team before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike McCarthy took a page out of the longtime prop comic’s book and smashed
5:12 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders left guard Richie Incognito recently underwent “season-ending foot surgery,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said Monday on his weekly videoconference with the media. Incognito, 37, initially went down with what the team described as an Achilles injury early in the Raiders’ Week 2 victory over the New
5:44 PM ET ESPN News Services RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks placed veteran tight end Greg Olsen on injured reserve Monday after he suffered a torn plantar fascia in his left foot in Seattle’s game against Arizona. Seattle elevated defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison to the active roster to take Olsen’s spot. Harrison had been