9:24 PM ET One significant reason behind the New York Jets‘ decision to release Le’Veon Bell this past week was the $8 million injury guarantee in the running back’s contract for 2021, league sources told ESPN. Had Bell suffered a long-term injury, the Jets likely would have been on the hook for an additional $8
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10:40 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who is out for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with a hamstring injury, is expected to return for Thursday night’s game against the New York Giants, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jackson is missing his third straight game Sunday after suffering the hamstring injury
7:14 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Cam’s kryptonite: Cam Newton‘s return to the Patriots this week from the reserve/COVID-19 list puts him in position to do something he has never accomplished before: Beat the Denver Broncos as a starting quarterback. Call it Superman’s kryptonite, if you
11:50 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette, listed as questionable for Sunday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers, is expected to be active but limited, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It is not expected to be a regular workload for Fournette, whose ankle injury is improving but still not 100
11:46 PM ET The Cleveland Browns‘ Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr., listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, are both expected to play, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mayfield suffered a chest injury in last weekend’s victory over the Indianapolis Colts, and while he had been limited in practice, the Browns
4:59 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have placed starting right guard Shaq Mason, reserve defensive end Derek Rivers and running back Sony Michel on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a source tells ESPN’s Field Yates. Those placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list either have tested positive for COVID-19 or are a close contact to
3:42 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive end John Cominsky on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday and said defensive line coach/run game coordinator Tosh Lupoi and defensive line coach Jess Simpson will not travel with the team for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Rookie defensive lineman Marlon Davidson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list
5:16 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Jordan Phillips was able to attend his father’s funeral on Saturday morning, not miss any mandatory COVID-19 tests and still be back in Arizona in time to fly with the team to Dallas for Monday night’s game against the Cowboys. But he initially didn’t think
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made one thing clear well in advance of Sunday’s game against Tom Brady: Don’t ask him about playing against Tom Brady. “We talk a lot about dumb media questions; that’s one of them,” Rodgers said last week during a bye week appearance