6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — To cap off the Cleveland Browns‘ opening drive Thursday, Nick Chubb bounced off two Cincinnati Bengals defenders before carrying a third into the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, it was Kareem Hunt‘s turn. On a key third-and-4, Hunt barreled through an arm tackle for
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6:40 AM ET We know Florida Man as a popular meme that mocks the bizarre, at times inconceivable behavior that seems to epitomize the state. But human beings are so much more complex than that. So what, exactly, is a Florida Man? We think a Florida Man is adventurous. Zany. Unencumbered. We think a Florida
2:01 AM ET Drew Brees chuckled when asked about the growing narrative that he might be showing signs of decline to start his 20th NFL season. “Well, my job is to execute the offense. … My job’s not to have the most air yards or throw the ball down the field most or anything like
11:47 PM ET Drew Brees looked his age, and the rest of the team followed suit as the New Orleans Saints went bust in Las Vegas on Monday night. Brees, 41, had his second straight lackluster performance in the Saints’ 34-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, completing 26 of 38 passes for 312 yards,
11:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Raiders left guard Richie Incognito, a four-time Pro Bowler, left Las Vegas’ Monday night victory over the New Orleans Saints with an Achilles tendon injury. Incognito, 37, was listed as limited in practice on Friday and Saturday with the injury. He was replaced by rookie John Simpson in the
9:56 PM ET The NFL fined three head coaches — Denver‘s Vic Fangio, Seattle‘s Pete Carroll and San Francisco‘s Kyle Shanahan — $100,000 each for not wearing masks Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In addition, the league fined each of the coach’s teams an additional $250,000, sources said. The $1,050,000 in fines comes on
7:31 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and coach Dan Quinn had different takes on the onside kick blunder that led to the Falcons’ stunning 40-39 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, a loss that dropped Atlanta to 0-2 and sparked more speculation about Quinn’s future with the team. Falcons players Jaeden Graham,
6:40 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton can “remember it like it was yesterday.” Christmas night, 2002, 9 p.m. A phone call from Bill Parcells, whom he had never met. It was maybe the most important call of Payton’s coaching career. “There was nothing definitive. He ‘might have something going
5:16 PM ET As though the quantity of their injuries wasn’t enough cause for concern, the San Francisco 49ers are even having trouble finding out the severity of their many ailments as they begin their week at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan had only limited injury updates in his usual
5:56 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said there were “complications” with quarterback Tyrod Taylor‘s treatment for chest pains Sunday but Taylor is “recovering well.” Lynn did not elaborate on what led to Taylor being hospitalized, but he said the quarterback was home Sunday night and at practice Monday. Though rookie Justin