6:21 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As text messages, phone calls and FaceTime requests lit up his phone into the wee hours of Oct. 18, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett sat back and let the weight of his journey wash over him. After a series of devastating injuries, including a right Achilles tear
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7:28 PM ET NFL NationESPN The status of some big-name players is in doubt entering Week 9 in the NFL, including Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a hamstring strain. They join
8:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The already reeling-from-injury San Francisco 49ers placed four players on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday and declared all four of them out for Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19, a result
6:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan credited a team trainer with potentially saving the life of his wife after she underwent emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy Tuesday in Florida. Ashley Ryan went to Florida earlier this week to vote and check on the couple’s house. She
6:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With a long night ahead for the workers at the Allegheny County ballot-counting site in Pittsburgh, some members of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ organization are lending a hand. A couple of players from the team purchased dinner for all the workers at the site Wednesday night, a team source confirmed to
4:26 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky suffered a right shoulder injury on the lone snap he played in Sunday’s 26-23 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. Coach Matt Nagy confirmed Wednesday that Trubisky injured his throwing shoulder on a designed quarterback keeper that gained 3 yards in the
5:01 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate was not at practice Wednesday after visibly showing frustration with his role during Monday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coach Joe Judge wouldn’t specify if it was a disciplinary issue, but did say the veteran receiver would be back
4:13 PM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford missed Wednesday’s practice and was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list by the club. This means either Stafford tested positive for COVID-19 or was in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Stafford now joins linebacker Jarrad Davis on the COVID-19 list after Davis was
5:22 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Three days after Marquise “Hollywood” Brown complained on social media about wanting more catches, quarterback Lamar Jackson agreed with the Baltimore Ravens receiver. Following Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brown vented his frustrations for getting a career-low two targeted passes by posting on Twitter: “What’s the
5:51 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Quarterback Drew Brees and running back Alvin Kamara joined wide receiver Michael Thomas on the New Orleans Saints‘ injury report Wednesday. Brees and Kamara downplayed their ailments as minor, as the Saints are hoping to finally have their full complement of offensive stars on the field together Sunday night