Oct 30, 2020 Jamison Hensley Close ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son Brooke Pryor Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. First place in the AFC North isn’t the only
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6:00 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Imagine having two-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald being the first challenge of your NFL career. Welcome to the league, Tua Tagovailoa. When the Miami Dolphins host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, Fox), the defensive tackle will be out to turn Tagovailoa’s feel-good
10:08 PM ET New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley underwent surgery Friday in Los Angeles to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. “Surgery was a success,” Barkley’s mother, Tonya Johnson, wrote in an Instagram post that included a picture of her son in a hospital bed. Barkley is expected to
7:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks list running back Chris Carson and All-Pro strong safety Jamal Adams as questionable for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. That’s just the start of the injury concerns in Seattle’s backfield and secondary. Carson’s primary backup, Carlos Hyde, is listed as doubtful, and No. 3 running
5:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver John Ross opened up about his role and uncertain future in Cincinnati on Friday. Ross, who has not played in three of the team’s past four games as his role has diminished, rebuffed a report that suggested a team source wasn’t sure if the speedy receiver still
4:31 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Michael Thomas and Marquez Callaway have officially been ruled out for Week 8 as the New Orleans Saints‘ receiving corps continues to get thinner. Emmanuel Sanders remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list, meaning New Orleans will be without three of its top four wide receivers Sunday at the Chicago Bears.
4:13 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings placed Todd Davis on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday after the veteran linebacker tested positive for the coronavirus, a league source told ESPN. Davis was the second Vikings player this week to go on the reserve/COVID-19 list; the team designated rookie cornerback Cameron Dantzler on Wednesday.
3:23 PM ET In his first comments since suffering a season-ending knee injury, Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. thanked his fans while admitting the setback was “really f—ing tough.” “I really don’t have many words right now definitely not the right ones at least,” Beckham posted Friday on his Instagram story. “I
12:15 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy would not completely rule out Andy Dalton for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, but owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Dalton “should be ready to go next week” during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday. Rookie Ben DiNucci
12:27 PM ET Already heavy underdogs, the New York Jets will face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday without their top two wide receivers. Breshad Perriman was ruled out Friday with a concussion and leading receiver Jamison Crowder suffered a setback with a nagging groin injury and was deemed unlikely to play. It’s “not looking