6:51 PM ET The Chicago Bears signed veteran running back Lamar Miller to their practice squad, the team announced Monday. Miller, 29, is a former Pro Bowler who rushed for over 1,000 yards with both the Miami Dolphins (2014) and Houston Texans (2016). Miller spent training camp with the New England Patriots but has not
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6:40 PM ET Monday’s news that the Texans were firing head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien after an 0-4 start was somehow simultaneously stunning and not surprising at all. I’ve been skeptical of O’Brien’s decision-making since he assumed personnel power in 2019, with move after move seemingly betraying either a lack of long-term vision or a
5:30 PM ET HOUSTON — For the first time since the 2008 season, the Houston Texans are winless through four games. Monday, it cost general manager and coach Bill O’Brien his job. A series of moves made by O’Brien, combined with the lousy start, led to the firing. Assistant head coach Romeo Crennel is taking
5:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien and have named associate head coach Romeo Crennel the team’s interim head coach. The McNair family fired O’Brien after the Texans fell to 0-4 on Sunday, losing to the previously winless Vikings. Earlier on Monday, O’Brien was asked if
4:29 PM ET The NFL implemented a new set of COVID-19 protocols Monday in response to one team outbreak and a series of other positive tests that forced multiple changes to the Week 4 game schedule. In a memo released after a call with officials of every team, commissioner Roger Goodell called on clubs to
3:21 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks with a hamstring injury and a hyperextended knee, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ekeler is seeking a second opinion on his injuries and timeline for a return, according to Schefter. Ekeler left Sunday’s game against
2:48 PM ET New York Giants coach Joe Judge believes it was Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams who threw the first punch in the postgame melee Sunday that involved Golden Tate. Tate defended himself as the two players went to the ground before players and coaches from both teams separated the two, who
12:31 PM ET Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is expected to miss “several weeks” after suffering an MCL injury to his right knee, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Stefanski said Chubb would go on injured reserve, but that he expects him to return at some point this season. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter
12:05 PM ET HOUSTON — A day after the Houston Texans fell to 0-4 with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings, head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien said while he obviously has to “do a better job coaching,” he can’t concern himself about his job status because he doesn’t “have any control” over that.
9:00 AM ET The Tennessee Titans received no new positive COVID-19 test results Monday morning, multiple sources told ESPN. The NFL and the NFL Players Association are investigating whether the Titans, who have had 20 members of their organization test positive for COVID-19 this season, violated the league’s coronavirus-related protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.