1:38 PM ET It was pretty simple: John Merritt wanted his two best players — current Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and Atlanta Falcons linebacker Foyesade Oluokun — on the field as much as possible. Merritt, who was the special teams coordinator at the John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri in 2012, knew it
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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
11:30 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah is out for the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon during Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns, coach Zac Taylor told reporters Friday. Uzomah was carted off the field with the injury after catching a pass with a little more than eight minutes left in
11:43 AM ET New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder, coming off his first 100-yard receiving game with the team, won’t play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers because of a hamstring injury, the team announced. This means the Jets have lost their top two skill players in the span of a few days: Crowder
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 2 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)
10:21 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds will miss Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, head coach Sean McDermott said Friday, leaving the team without its starters in the middle of the field. Both Milano and Edmunds left Buffalo’s game against the Jets in Week 1 with a hamstring and
7:12 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the aftermath of his Detroit Lions letting a double-digit fourth-quarter lead slip away in a disappointing 2020 Week 1 loss, coach Matt Patricia was asked if there was something about his coaching that led his teams to struggle to close out games. “I don’t think so,” said Patricia,
6:50 AM ET Allen Robinson‘s contract situation is a tricky one, and not just for the usual reasons. The Chicago Bears‘ No. 1 wide receiver was in the news this week because he’s frustrated with the state of contract negotiations with the team. Robinson is in the final year of the three-year, $42 million free-agent
11:55 PM ET CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s NFL career began on a Thursday night. It might have just been revitalized on a Thursday night, as well. Coming off a rough 2019 season and even rougher season opener on Sunday, Mayfield roared back with perhaps the sharpest performance since his rookie year, as he propelled the
11:58 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow showed flashes of potential for the second time in five days. But after Thursday’s 35-30 loss to the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium, it’s clear Burrow needs those around him to play well if he’s going to make the most of his first NFL season. Everything