4:48 PM ET San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Kittle suffered a sprained left knee during last Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Kittle came up hobbling near the end of the first half after taking a hit from Cardinals safety Budda
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3:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones isn’t going to stop Lambeau Leaping just because the Green Bay Packers won’t have any fans in the stands, and he won’t stop listening to contract offers even though he didn’t get a deal done on the eve of the season, like fellow 2017 draft class
4:42 PM ET The Detroit Lions will be getting one cornerback back, losing another and are still going to be without their Pro Bowl wide receiver against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Lions ruled out starting corner Desmond Trufant (hamstring), receiver Kenny Golladay (hamstring) and starting left guard Joe Dahl (groin) on Friday
3:30 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Two days after placing one starting offensive lineman on Injured Reserve, the Pittsburgh Steelers added another lineman to the list. Guard Stefen Wisniewski, who started the first game in place of David DeCastro, was put on IR following Friday’s practice. Wisniewski suffered a pectoral injury against the Giants, leaving the
6:00 AM ET Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley isn’t more motivated to shove defensive linemen to the ground because all the players selected before him in his draft class landed mega-deals. He isn’t going to protect Lamar Jackson any better on Sunday because he is on the same field as the league’s highest-paid player
2:28 PM ET In an essay on The Players Tribune on Friday, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford detailed racism he saw firsthand with teammates in the spring while working out in Georgia. Stafford wrote in the essay that he went to work out with Danny Amendola one week at a field — something he had
1:31 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s job got a little easier in terms of being pressured with the Panthers on Friday ruling out starting defensive linemen Kawann Short and Yetur Gross-Matos with injuries. Short, a two-time Pro Bowl tackle who missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, suffered a
1:03 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin returned to practice Friday for the first time since entering the concussion protocol on Wednesday, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the Pro Bowl wide receiver is doubtful for Sunday’s home opener against the Carolina Panthers. “He’s still going through the protocol,” Arians said Friday.
2:19 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday ruled out wide receiver A.J. Brown for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown didn’t practice all week because of a bone
1:53 PM ET Veteran running back C.J. Anderson is retiring from the NFL at age 29, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Anderson is planning to pursue a career in coaching, likely at a Power 5 school. “Details soon,” Anderson told Schefter. Anderson played eight seasons in the NFL, winning Super Bowl 50 with