7:15 AM ET The first eight weeks of the 2020 season have featured, in many ways, the best streak of cumulative quarterback play in NFL history. It has been easy to miss amid daily updates of coronavirus pandemic protocols and super-early coaching changes, but the league’s aggregate Total QBR of 65.6 is nearly 10% higher
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8:50 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears released wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. The Bears expected Ginn to be a weapon on offense when they signed him to a one-year deal in May. Instead, Ginn played only 62 offensive snaps and caught just three
6:39 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 have informed outside linebacker Vic Beasley Jr. that he will be released on Wednesday. Releasing Beasley is a surprising move for the Titans, who signed him
7:48 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers coach Matt LaFleur wouldn’t say how close the team came to a trade for Houston Texans receiver Will Fuller before Tuesday’s deadline, but he said there was no disagreement when it came to how Green Bay should handle the negotiations. “I don’t know if anything ever got
6:48 PM ET Despite an 0-8 record and a historically inept offense, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas wants coach Adam Gase and quarterback Sam Darnold to be part of the organization’s future. “I have no problem saying he’s our best quarterback and our quarterback for the future,” Douglas said Tuesday in a midseason
5:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s latest high right ankle sprain wasn’t so much an aggravation of his previous injury as a whole new one, which is why he’s expected to miss about six weeks and could be out for the rest of the season. 49ers coach Kyle
5:15 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys, already a historic 0-8 against the spread this season, are now listed as double-digit home underdogs for just the second time in the franchise’s storied history in the Super Bowl era. The Cowboys have been installed as 13.5-point home underdogs to the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The only
4:20 PM ET NFL trade deadline day, as is often the case, came and went Tuesday with more fizzle than sizzle. A few big names got kicked around, but there wasn’t much late movement, and not many people were surprised. This year more than ever, with COVID-19 testing requirements delaying the availability of new player
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff The 2020 NFL trade deadline has come and gone. A few 2021 NFL draft picks were dealt, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy, including trading pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere, the Las Vegas Raiders moved on from a rookie third-round pick before he had even played a
4:22 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially activated Antonio Brown from the suspended list on Tuesday, the team announced. Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that Brown will have a role in Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints. “He’ll have his role – it could be 10 plays, it could be 35 plays.