4:37 PM ET Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson was placed on injured reserve after having a procedure done on his right knee Tuesday morning with the hope he can return this season. Johnson injured his knee during the first half Sunday in a 42-30 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He then appeared on the
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3:43 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown, regarded as the godfather of bump-and-run coverage, passed away Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 78. Brown had been one of the closest confidantes of late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, as well as a trusted advisor to
2:59 PM ET The Denver Broncos are trading wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to the San Francisco 49ers, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. San Francisco is sending third- and fourth-round 2020 draft picks to Denver, who are also including a 2020 fifth-round pick with Sanders in the deal, the sources said. Sanders, 32, has 30
2:59 PM ET The Denver Broncos traded wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday. San Francisco sent third- and fourth-round 2020 draft picks to Denver, who also included a 2020 fifth-round pick with Sanders in the deal, which is pending a physical. “Obviously it’s hard any time you break up,” Sanders
2:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers star pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul joined teammates Tuesday for his first squad practice since suffering a broken neck this offseason in an auto accident. During last week’s bye, Pierre-Paul did one-on-one drills with offensive linemen at the facility before the rest of the team joined him
2:19 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars signed former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith and Donald Payne to shore up a linebacking corps that was hammered by injuries in Sunday’s victory over the Bengals. Smith had been out of football in 2019 after spending the past two seasons in San Francisco. He also played
2:04 PM ET One day after a rattled Sam Darnold unwittingly told a national television audience he was “seeing ghosts” on the field, the New York Jets were seeing red. The Jets were angry their quarterback’s mic’d up comment was aired on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. “It bothers me, it bothers the organization,” coach Adam
8:47 PM ET It might all be a coincidence. After all, curses can’t be real, right? It’s merely coincidence or odd confluence of events in a league and sport in which injuries are all too common. There’s no way the Madden Curse — when a player appears on the cover of Madden, and then either
1:54 PM ET Jenna Laine Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 Turron Davenport Close ESPN Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University In 2015, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota were decorated, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks entering the same NFL
Oct 21, 2019 Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. This. Season. Is. Flying. By. Chris Berman and Tom Jackson recap