6:00 AM ET Following a week of debating the Miami Dolphins‘ sudden change at quarterback, the Tua Tagovailoa era begins at home Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams (1 p.m. ET, Fox). Whether the timing is the best or not, Tagovailoa’s first start will be one of the most anticipated moments of the NFL’s Week
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6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the NFL Power Rankings charge toward midseason, this is a good time for assessment. And this week, it’s about identifying who must pick up the slack over the final 10 weeks of the campaign. While most of the selections below are individual players, position units and even coaches bear
8:16 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys practice Wednesday, defensive coordinator Mike Nolan might be on the injury report. The reason? Tabasco. Nolan had to step away from his weekly conference call with reporters on Monday because he got some hot sauce in his eye in the middle of answering a question
7:54 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash — Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson is considered week-to-week after an MRI confirmed a mid-foot sprain, coach Pete Carroll said Monday. Carson suffered the injury in the first half of Sunday night’s 37-34 overtime loss at the Arizona Cardinals and did not return to the game. “There’s
7:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just as the San Francisco 49ers‘ offense seemed to be rounding into form over the past two weeks, that group has lost two more key contributors to injury. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel and running back Jeff Wilson Jr., both of whom played major roles in Sunday’s 33-6 win
5:12 PM ET Coming off one of the worst statistical games of his career, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold received a pep talk and a vote of confidence from coach Adam Gase. “I just keep thinking, ‘He’s 23, none of this can be easy,'” Gase said Monday, adding that he spoke with Darnold on
6:21 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to the practice field Monday for the first time in five weeks, but his status for Thursday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons remains in doubt. “It’s a possibility,” coach Matt Rhule said, when asked if McCaffrey could be ready for the
4:55 PM ET Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake is expected to miss “a few weeks” with a slight tear of a ligament in his ankle, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cardinals are treating Drake’s injury like a high-ankle sprain, the source said. X-rays taken on Sunday night were negative. Drake suffered the
3:13 PM ET One day after beating the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera took another victory lap Monday. But it was to celebrate a different win: the end of his cancer treatments. At a northern Virginia hospital Monday, Rivera received his last round of chemotherapy and proton therapy, marking the end of
3:56 PM ET Broncos starting nose tackle Mike Purcell will miss the rest of the 2020 season because of a foot injury he suffered Sunday in Denver’s 43-16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coach Vic Fangio announced Monday. Fangio told reporters he believes Purcell has a Lisfranc injury. Purcell is a key part of