10:01 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden sensed trouble for a couple of weeks. When he received a text late Sunday night asking him to come in early the next morning, he knew his job was in jeopardy. The Redskins fired Gruden around 5:30 a.m. Monday and named Bill Callahan
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8:48 PM ET The Buffalo Bills are trading wide receiver Zay Jones to the Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Jones, 24, was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft out of East Carolina. He led the team in all major receiving categories in
7:52 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Less than two hours before the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns kicked off on Monday Night Football, Niners defensive tackle D.J. Jones proposed to his girlfriend. Surrounded by friends, teammates and family on the 49ers sideline about an hour and a half before kickoff, Jones pointed to
5:56 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green will not participate in this week’s practices as he continues to recover from ankle surgery. On Monday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said the ninth-year receiver will not play in Sunday’s game at Baltimore, which means the earliest he could make his debut would be on
5:51 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard was placed in the concussion protocol and will miss Thursday night’s game against the New England Patriots, according to a source. The source added that, given Shepard’s recent history, he could be out a while. Shepard reported symptoms to the Giants
5:02 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots released veteran tight end Benjamin Watson as his roster exemption expired at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, making him a free agent. Watson, who had returned from a four-game NFL suspension last week, reacted to the decision on Twitter. The God of victory is also
4:54 PM ET The Tennessee Titans have cut placekicker Cairo Santos a day after he missed four field goals in a 14-7 home loss to the Buffalo Bills. Santos missed a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter as well as a 36-yard attempt with 49 seconds left in the first half. The Bills blocked
3:43 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips found another opening to beat Taylor Lewan — this time on social media. Lewan, the Titans’ three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, tweeted a mock shout-out Monday to Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson — a screen shot of the former first-round
3:19 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins team president Bruce Allen said the organization reached a conclusion Sunday night: Jay Gruden needed to be fired. Gruden entered the season with questions about his job security, and with an 0-5 record, team officials felt they needed to make a move. “We had much different expectations,”
3:19 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — While the Washington Redskins made a coaching change on Monday, they haven’t altered their stance on rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Interim coach Bill Callahan said Haskins won’t start Sunday vs. the Miami Dolphins and that he isn’t sure when Haskins will start. It’s the same approach that was being