8:22 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly seven months to the day after Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said “it’s not gonna happen” with Antonio Brown, the Bucs have agreed to a deal with the controversial, but highly talented wide receiver who last played for Arians in 2011 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1 Related
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6:12 PM ET Antonio Brown and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached agreement on a one-year deal, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. While contract language still has to be finalized and Brown has to pass COVID-19 protocols before he can join the team, Brown is likely to make his Bucs’ debut in Week 9 against
3:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will be without both of their top receivers Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Michael Thomas has been ruled out with a hamstring injury that crept up this week. in addition to his pre-existing ankle injury. And Emmanuel Sanders will miss the game after testing positive
4:39 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football team fined quarterback Dwayne Haskins for violating the team’s COVID-19 protocols, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Haskins made a reservation for a family friend at the team hotel the night before Washington played at the New York Giants last week. The team fined him $4,833
5:18 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden seemingly put an end to speculation that his team’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday might be postponed or moved a second time due to a positive coronavirus test this week. The Raiders’ entire starting offensive line and a starting safety
5:34 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals took out their time machine to bolster their pass rush in the wake of losing Chandler Jones for the season. Arizona traded a sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Giants in exchange for linebacker Markus Golden, who started his career with the
5:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two games ago, the San Francisco 49ers played the Miami Dolphins without all three of their top cornerbacks. On Sunday, they’ll face the New England Patriots without their two starting safeties. Strong safety Jaquiski Tartt and free safety Jimmie Ward were officially ruled out Friday afternoon for Sunday’s
4:08 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers might get an early glimpse at what life would be like without Aaron Jones. The running back, who is in the final year of his contract and headed for a big payday either in Green Bay or somewhere else, was a late addition to the injury
3:07 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without wide receiver Sammy Watkins, offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz and key defensive reserves Taco Charlton and Alex Okafor for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Watkins will miss his second straight game because of a hamstring injury. Schwartz (back), Charlton (knee) and Okafor (hamstring)
2:18 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Steve McLendon found out before the New York Jets‘ game at the Miami Dolphins last Sunday that he had been traded. McLendon played in the 24-0 Jets loss anyway, which is uncommon for both emotional reasons and because an injury could have nullified