3:31 PM ET The NFL is moving forward with plans for a reduced-capacity Super Bowl LV, to be played Feb. 7 even if the league ultimately adds an 18th week to its regular season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. At this point, the NFL is planning to hold capacity to 20% at Tampa’s Raymond James
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4:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A day after trading defensive end Everson Griffen to the Detroit Lions, the Dallas Cowboys have cut veteran defensive tackle Dontari Poe and cornerback Daryl Worley as they look for ways to jump-start a defense that has been woeful. The Cowboys had hoped to make a trade involving Poe
3:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has a unique (and rather hilarious) analogy for the touchdown catch he made Sunday on the back-shoulder fade that has become the signature play between him and quarterback Tom Brady in their 11 seasons together — one that they’ve connected on in
2:12 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson is in the NFL’s concussion protocol, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. “[Robinson] is in the concussion protocol right now … so that’s kind of out of our hands,” Nagy said on a Zoom call. Robinson caught a 6-yard pass over the middle
1:59 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings coach Mike Zimmer announced defensive end Danielle Hunter had successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a herniated disk in his neck and is done for the season. While the Vikings coach did not relay a specific timeline for his pass rusher’s recovery, he said Hunter “should be back
1:20 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield called Odell Beckham Jr.‘s season-ending knee injury “just awful” and said he expects different looks from opposing defenses moving forward with Cleveland minus its top wide receiver. “Teams are going to play us differently,” Mayfield said before Wednesday’s practice. “I think it’s about understanding the
12:17 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are holding pass-rusher Takk McKinley out of Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers, fueling talk of a potential trade. The Falcons are sitting McKinley so a lingering groin injury can heal. But multiple league sources say the Falcons are open to trade options with the fourth-year player, so
2:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets say they have no plans to trade defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, the third overall pick in 2019 whose name has been circulated in media speculation. “He’s going to be here. Those [stories] are false,” coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. “I talked to Quinnen. I
8:32 AM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have traded defensive end Carlos Dunlap to the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN. The move will be official after 4 p.m. Wednesday, the source said. Earlier Wednesday, the disgruntled pass-rusher was told to stay home rather than come to work as the team sorted out his future, sources
10:24 AM ET A stat correction that changed a sack to a tackle for loss in the Chicago Bears–Los Angeles Rams game Monday caused a $997,000 fantasy football heartbreak for a 41-year-old insurance agent in St. Louis. For 30 minutes after Monday’s game ended, Rob Huntze thought he had won the $1 million first prize