1:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens can send a message to the rest of the NFL by beating Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. On Thursday, Jackson’s statement was this: “It’s just like any other game.” During his 10-minute
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7:34 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A year ago this week, Minshew Mania took flight. Rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 20-7 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football. He did a postgame interview on the NFL Network and joined Scott
1:03 PM ET Representatives from the NFL, NFLPA, MetLife Stadium, the Giants and Jets, Field Turf and the independent field inspector conducted an additional review of the field surface at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, a league source tells ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. It was again verified that the field meets all applicable standards and protocols for
12:36 PM ET Atlanta Falcons special-teams coach Ben Kotwica took blame for the failed onside kick recovery that proved costly in last Sunday’s 40-39 loss to the Dallas Cowboys but said he reminded his special-teams players during a timeout to aggressively go after the ball. Kicker Greg Zuerlein and the Cowboys perfectly executed the onside
1:08 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday, saying they couldn’t go forward after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlor sex. Palm Beach County court records show that the charge was
1:17 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Wide receiver Jamison Crowder is expected to miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury, the latest setback for the injury-riddled New York Jets. The reeling Jets (0-2) will be without their top three wide receivers and top running back when they face the Indianapolis Colts (1-1)
11:02 AM ET Former All-Pro defensive tackle Damon Harrison, who openly contemplated retirement after last season, has decided to play this season and is scheduled to visit next week with the Seattle Seahawks, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 31-year-old Harrison also has received interest from the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati
8:27 AM ET Injury bug? No, Week 2 of the 2020 NFL season was not bitten by the injury bug. This was injury Godzilla, laying waste to the dreams of fantasy football managers everywhere. The carnage stretched from New York to San Francisco, from top overall picks to sleepers, from running backs to defensive ends.
6:28 AM ET Jon Gruden met Cam Newton in 2011 as part of his “Quarterback Camp” series for ESPN, a visit that is timely to revisit with Gruden’s Las Vegas Raiders facing Newton and the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium (CBS, 1 p.m. ET). “I haven’t seen many guys walk through my
6:45 AM ET The idea of an NFL game being must-win in Week 3 seems silly, but that’s only true for 21 of the league’s 32 teams. The other 11 teams started 0-2, which leaves them in an incredibly vulnerable position heading into the third week of the campaign. You never want to suggest that