6:44 AM ET New Orleans coach Sean Payton struggled with choosing the Saints‘ starting quarterback for Sunday’s game before ultimately deciding to go with Taysom Hill, but multiple players and people within the organization thought Jameis Winston should have been the starter against the Atlanta Falcons, sources told ESPN. Payton knew that whichever quarterback he
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10:15 PM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees told ESPN on Saturday night that doctors have been encouraged by his progress, specifically improvement in lung function and the continued dissipation of the pneumothorax suffered in the first half of last week’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers. They’ve also discovered additional rib fractures, he
4:43 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Wide receiver Dez Bryant was elevated off the Baltimore Ravens practice squad for the second time this season, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The biggest question now is whether Bryant will get used more in Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Bryant, 31, played only two snaps
4:56 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers have placed linebacker Kyzir White on the COVID-19 list and called up three players from the practice squad Saturday. White is in his third season and is the Chargers’ leading tackler with 68. The COVID-19 list is for players who either test
3:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans announced Saturday that they’ve placed outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney on injured reserve because of a knee injury. Placing Clowney on injured reserve means he is required
3:50 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will activate seven of the 10 players from their reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, ESPN has learned. Those players will be eligible to suit up and play against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium as long as they continue
2:13 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals placed running back Joe Mixon on injured reserve Saturday. The move means that Mixon, who has not played since Week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts, will miss at least three more games with his right foot injury. Mixon, 24, has rushed for 428 yards on 119 carries with three
12:20 PM ET The Cleveland Browns have activated both starting right tackle Jack Conklin and kicker Cody Parkey off the reserve/COVID-19 list, clearing the way for them to both play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. The two were placed on the reserve list earlier this week after being identified as high-risk close contacts to an
11:58 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots plan to activate running back Sony Michel off injured reserve Saturday, a source confirmed, which will add depth behind the team’s new No. 1 rusher, Damien Harris. Coach Bill Belichick foreshadowed Michel’s return on Wednesday, saying he was working hard and would “hopefully” be coming
7:00 AM ET When the New England Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl with a ring ceremony in June 2019, coach Bill Belichick pointed to a trip to Fenway Park a year earlier that helped them put their Super Bowl LII loss behind them. The trip, organized by Patriots development director Jack Easterby, was designed