7:03 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — It was telling that Jon Gruden would not say whether or not Gareon Conley‘s play had been up to standard when asked that very question after announcing the trade of the cornerback to the Houston Texans on Monday, wasn’t it? Then again, you could kind of see it coming,
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6:51 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have released cornerback Orlando Scandrick and defensive tackle Akeem Spence, the team announced Monday. They also signed defensive tackle Anthony Rush from the Oakland Raiders‘ practice squad. Scandrick, 32, returned to the team in September after being cut prior to the season. The Eagles had originally signed him in
6:15 PM ET In the new, trade-happy NFL, there’s plenty of deals to discuss around the trade deadline, which is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 29. As the deadline approaches, I’ll grade each swap: Monday, Oct. 21 Oakland Raiders get: 2020 third-round pick (via Seattle)Houston Texans get: CB Gareon Conley Raiders grade: B-Texans grade:
5:35 PM ET Ravens outside linebacker Pernell McPhee is expected to miss the rest of the season after likely tearing his triceps in Baltimore’s 30-16 upset win in Seattle on Sunday, coach John Harbaugh announced Monday. This marks the third straight game in which the Ravens defense lost a player to a season-ending injury. Safeties
4:24 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has a right ankle sprain and won’t practice to start the week, but coach Dan Quinn stopped short of ruling Ryan out for Sunday’s matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. “He does have a sprained ankle,” Quinn said Monday. “We’ll be preparing both ways.
4:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mason Rudolph remembers feeling Earl Thomas III and Brandon Carr closing in. He remembers thinking it would be like any other hit he’d taken in the pocket. And then, nothing. In his first interview since sustaining the concussion on a hit from Thomas against the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers‘
3:41 PM ET ESPN News Services DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins safety Bobby McCain will be disciplined by the team for his verbal confrontations with fans rooting for the Buffalo Bills, including a 13-year-old boy. Coach Brian Flores said he discussed the incidents with McCain on Monday, the day after it occurred as players took
3:18 PM ET The Oakland Raiders are trading cornerback Gareon Conley to the Houston Texans for a third-round pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. News of the trade was first reported by The Athletic. Conley, who was Oakland’s first-round pick (24th overall) in 2017, has one interception this season in six starts. The trade comes
3:18 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans bolstered their secondary Monday, acquiring cornerback Gareon Conley in a trade with the Oakland Raiders. Raiders coach Jon Gruden confirmed the trade, referring to Conley — the team’s first-round draft pick in 2017 — as a “good young player” but saying that Oakland wants to give playing
3:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera didn’t waste time Monday ending speculation on whether quarterback Cam Newton will return this week, saying Kyle Allen will start Sunday’s game against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. Allen is 4-0 since Newton was shut down with what has been described as a mild