4:45 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott has not been shy about showing off his midriff. He did it at Ohio State. He famously walked on the red carpet before the 2016 NFL draft with his dress shirt tucked up. And now he has added a tattoo to his midsection. After scoring a touchdown
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3:57 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown will miss his first regular-season game in franchise history on Thursday, he told the team’s website. The team’s top executive said he will not attend Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Browns because of COVID-19 concerns. “I’m the age I am and I check all the boxes and
2:27 PM ET Allen Robinson indicated on Wednesday that he expects to finish the season with the Chicago Bears, but he declined to clarify whether he or his agent formally requested a trade. “Yeah, I would say so,” Robinson said on Zoom call with Chicago media, when asked if he anticipates being with the Bears
3:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Despite a losing record and profound struggles on offense, New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson gave his full support to coach Adam Gase, calling him a “brilliant offensive mind.” Speaking to reporters for the first time in 10 months, Johnson declined to issue a playoff mandate, saying Gase
2:31 PM ET Patrick Mahomes had the third-lowest yards per attempt (6.59) of his career and fourth-lowest yardage total (211) in the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season opener against the Houston Texans last Thursday. Mahomes’ long completion of 19 yards last week also tied a career low. But he said Wednesday that two teammates, veteran quarterbacks
2:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is experiencing delayed-onset symptoms after a hit to the head Sunday and is in the concussion protocol for Week 2, coach Bruce Arians said. Godwin took a hit to the head from New Orleans Saints safety D.J. Swearinger
1:26 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee will be out until the middle of October after undergoing surgery last week to repair a pelvis/sports hernia issue, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The Cowboys placed Lee on injured reserve prior to their season opener, which knocked him out of at least
12:08 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a surprising turn of events, the San Francisco 49ers are placing cornerback Richard Sherman on injured reserve with a leg injury, a league source told ESPN on Wednesday. Landing on injured reserve requires Sherman to miss at least the next three weeks under the league’s adjusted injured
11:01 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers chose to wear the name of Antwon Rose Jr., a Black teenager killed by Pittsburgh police in 2018, on the backs of their helmets for the entire 2020 season — but one player had a different name on his helmet Monday night, which came as a surprise
12:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles running back Miles Sanders and right tackle Lane Johnson are on track to play against the Los Angeles Rams after missing the season opener with injuries, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Johnson had ankle surgery in August, sources told ESPN, and he was unable to go as a game-time