11:46 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah was carted off the field and ruled out of Thursday’s 35-30 loss to the Cleveland Browns with a right Achilles injury. Uzomah went down after he caught a 5-yard pass from rookie quarterback Joe Burrow with a little more than eight minutes left in the game.
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9:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The mother of Antwon Rose Jr. said she was disappointed that Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey did not reach out to her before writing on Instagram that he was distancing himself from the team’s decision to place her son’s name on its helmets. But Michelle Kenney said she believes she
9:21 PM ET CLEVELAND — Following the rough season opener, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield came out on fire Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. After connecting on his first four passes on a touchdown drive to begin the game, Mayfield hooked up with wideout Odell Beckham Jr. off a play-action bootleg for a 43-yard
7:59 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a layoff of 623 days, San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams reintroduced himself to the NFL in resounding fashion. On the final play of the first quarter of the Niners’ 24-20 loss to Arizona on Sunday, Williams threw a bone-jarring pancake block on Cardinals linebacker Jordan
7:35 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams and wide receiver Robert Woods are deep into negotiations on a contract extension, Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday.
5:51 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was asked Thursday if he was surprised coach Bruce Arians pointed out his mistakes after Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints, a move that has drawn criticism this week and which was considered a no-no during Brady’s time in New England. Brady
4:22 PM ET Four-time Pro Bowl center Mike Pouncey has been placed on injured reserve and will soon undergo hip surgery that will keep him out for the remainder of the 2020 season, the Los Angeles Chargers announced Thursday. It is a tough blow for a team that was looking forward to a healthier offensive
4:51 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley ducked Tiki Barber’s criticism almost as effectively as he does would-be tacklers, killing the former New York Giants player he called a “legend” with kindness in response to a claim that Barkley didn’t want to hit anybody. Barkley said he was going to use Barber’s doubts
4:54 PM ET Jamie Collins said butting his helmet into the chest of referee Alex Kemp in the second quarter of the Detroit Lions‘ 27-23 loss on Sunday to the Chicago Bears was not intentional. Collins was ejected for the play. Speaking publicly Wednesday for the first time since the incident, the veteran linebacker called
1:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers captain Maurkice Pouncey on Thursday announced his intention to make his own choice about what name to put on the back of his helmet, becoming the second player to break from the team’s decision to wear the name of police shooting victim Antwon Rose Jr. on helmets for the