1:15 PM ET The CFL canceled its 2020 season Monday, citing what commissioner Randy Ambrosie said would have been “significant financial losses” if the league had played during the coronavirus pandemic. The league pledged to return in 2021. At the heart of the issue were a series of Canadian government regulations that effectively eliminated the
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1:07 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals will be without one of their top defenders for the foreseeable future. Cornerback Trae Waynes underwent pectoral surgery, Bengals coach Zac Taylor confirmed after Monday’s practice. Waynes suffered the injury during the first week of training camp. Taylor did not have a timetable for Waynes’ return. The
11:12 AM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy suffered an apparent injury to his right knee during the first padded practice of training camp on Monday. McCoy was hurt during individual drills and was unable to put weight on his leg after he was examined by the team’s medical staff. Before ducking into the
11:14 AM ET Veteran ESPN anchor Steve Levy and analysts Louis Riddick and Brian Griese will take over the booth for Monday Night Football this season, the network announced Monday. The new crew will debut Sept. 14 with the Tennessee Titans at the Denver Broncos, the second of ESPN’s doubleheader that night. Levy has worked
10:02 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The days on JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s rookie contract are numbered, but that’s not keeping the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ top receiver on the sideline. “At the end of the day, I’m just here to play ball,” Smith-Schuster said on a Zoom call Monday morning. “I’m not going to be the kind of guy
7:00 AM ET NFL training camps have changed over the decades. Long gone are the double sessions in full pads designed to get a team in shape after an offseason in which players might have worked another job to help make ends meet. For several years now, full-speed tackling has largely been a no-no during
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When Kyler Murray returned home to Texas after his rookie season with the Arizona Cardinals, he took two weeks off to rest, recover and recuperate, then it was off to the daily grind of preparing for Year 2. Waiting for him was his long-time trainer, Stephen Baca. The two
7:46 AM ET Washington has hired Jason Wright as team president, making him the first Black team president in NFL history and only the fourth former player to ascend to that role. “This team, at this time, is an ideal opportunity for me,” Wright said in a statement. “The transformation of the Washington Football Team
7:00 AM ET If you’re a football fan or someone with an unhealthy knowledge of both football and obscure golf tours, you’re probably familiar with the propositions that pop up during the run-up to the Super Bowl. In addition to trying to predict which team will actually win the game, fans are able to test
8:37 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Rodney Gunter is stepping away from football after being diagnosed with a severe heart condition that could require surgery. The sixth-year player said doctors told him he was at risk of rupturing or tearing his aorta if he continued to play football. Gunter also said