7:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will not play Sunday at the New England Patriots because of a neck injury, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Friday. “Leighton was having some symptoms. We determined [he] has some issues with his neck,” Garrett said. “Won’t play this week. We don’t think
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7:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will not play Sunday at the New England Patriots because of a neck injury and is considered week to week, according to sources. Vander Esch’s injury flared up in practice, which led to an MRI. He will have another MRI in three weeks,
7:07 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers welcomed perhaps their best player back to practice on Thursday, a sign that he could also be available for a huge Sunday night matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Niners tight end George Kittle, who has missed the past two games with knee and
Total Yards IND166 202HOU Turnovers Possession 14:4318:32 1st Downs Full Team Stats NRG Stadium Coverage: FOX/NFL Houston, TX 77054 73° Line: HOU -3.5 Over/Under: 47 Capacity: 71,995 Down:1st & 10 Ball on:IND 34 Drive:0 plays, 0 yds0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 IND HOU 50 20 20 IND HOU 30 40 50 40 30 10 20
6:11 PM ET Kicker Fred Cox, the Minnesota Vikings‘ all-time leading scorer and the inventor of the Nerf football, died Wednesday at the age of 80, the team announced. Cox never missed a game in 15 seasons for the Vikings from 1963-77. He finished his career with 1,365 points and led the Vikings in scoring
5:29 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A phone call to a Hall of Famer, and his father, has Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette approaching this week’s game with a much clearer mind. Fournette was visibly upset in the locker room after last Sunday’s loss to Indianapolis because he only carried the ball eight times.
1:17 PM ET The NFL “found no such evidence” that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph directed a racial slur at Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett just prior to last week’s brawl, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. Garrett made the allegation during an appeal hearing with the NFL on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Josina
4:18 PM ET As news broke Thursday that Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was accusing Mason Rudolph of using a racial slur to appeal his indefinite suspension stemming from Thursday night fight, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback sought out team captain Cam Heyward. Heyward says Rudolph was emphatic that he did not use a racial
3:26 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley spent part of his bye week reviewing film and wasn’t happy with what he saw. He didn’t see the version of himself that he would’ve liked. Barkley, who said he’s feeling better after the extra week of rest, vowed to be
8:15 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan represent everything that is young and hip about the NFL. From their half-shaven look to their messed-up-on-purpose hair and perfectly sculpted eyebrows to their inventive offenses, they — along with their slightly blonder comrade Sean McVay — are the league’s next iteration of