4:08 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders rookie receiver Henry Ruggs III, the fastest player in the 2020 draft, was ruled out Sunday against the New England Patriots with knee and hamstring injuries. Ruggs injured his hamstring in practice on Thursday. Ruggs, who caught three passes for 55 yards and carried the ball
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1:27 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots starting center David Andrews underwent surgery on the right thumb of his snapping hand this week, a source confirmed. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports first reported the surgery, which is expected to keep Andrews out of Sunday’s home game against the Las Vegas Raiders (CBS, 1
2:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski doesn’t appear to be fazed by his slow start in Bruce Arians’ offense — one that has rendered him with just two catches on four targets and 33 routes run, for 11 receiving yards in two games. He’s taking things in stride
1:37 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Leon Jacobs will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right ACL during Thursday’s loss to Miami, the team said Friday. Jacobs was hurt on the seventh play of the game, a 7-yard run by Dolphins back Myles Gaskin. Jacobs stayed on the ground
11:53 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Friday what he’s hinted at all week: Nick Mullens will start at quarterback in place of the injured Jimmy Garoppolo on Sunday against the New York Giants. Shanahan indicated Wednesday that Mullens would “most likely” start in place of Garoppolo, who
12:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Mahomes signed the richest valued contract in American professional sports in July, when he struck a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale, who faces Mahomes on Monday night, considers that a bargain. “They could’ve paid him a
12:14 PM ET Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said the team will take it “all the way up until our time on the day of the game” regarding star wide receiver Julio Jones‘ availability for Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Bears. Jones, who injured his left hamstring before the season and then strained it again
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 3 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)
6:59 AM ET Mike Triplett Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by
11:48 PM ET It doesn’t matter what jersey Ryan Fitzpatrick wears when he plays the Jacksonville Jaguars. Take your pick of a half-dozen different team uniforms. All of them have led to one result: victory. Fitzpatrick on Thursday night became the first NFL player since at least 1950 to record at least one victory for