11:19 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay walked through the locker room Wednesday, and upon seeing about 20 reporters and television cameras positioned in
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8:03 PM ET NFL NationESPN Many NFL teams emerged from Week 1 relatively unscathed from an injury standpoint. Others have already seen key starters knocked out for significant time, such as Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles, Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill and Chargers tight end Hunter Henry. But while catastrophe was largely averted, every team has at
12:53 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders rookie safety Johnathan Abram, the 27th overall pick in this year’s draft, will undergo shoulder surgery and likely will miss the remainder of the season, coach Jon Gruden said Wednesday. Gruden said Abram will be placed on injured reserve. “Big blow to our team,” Gruden said after
7:01 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons rookie right guard Chris Lindstrom received high praise from his teammates for playing eight or nine offensive snaps with a broken right foot in last Sunday’s 28-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Lindstrom, the first-round draft pick from Boston College, suffered the injury around the 10-minute
6:57 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Davante Adams was about as optimistic as anyone in Green Bay about how the Packers‘ new offense would start under first-year coach Matt LaFleur. “Hopefully we come out like we were shot out of a cannon Week 1,” Adams said before the opener against the Chicago Bears. But
6:46 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Matthew Stafford has started 129 consecutive games for the Detroit Lions since the start of the 2011 season. Yet he still marvels at Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, whose streak is ahead of Stafford’s by 80 games. “He’s a great quarterback, does a great job,” Stafford said. “I think
5:35 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Former University of Arkansas, University of Michigan and NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has been arrested in northwest Arkansas on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Springdale police Lt. Jeff Taylor says 31-year-old Ryan Mallett was arrested Tuesday following a two-vehicle collision. Taylor did not immediately return a phone
4:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Coming off what he calls “my worst game ever,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Donte Moncrief will continue to play through a dislocated finger suffered in training camp. The Steelers need a legitimate No. 2 receiver opposite JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Moncrief didn’t deliver during Sunday’s 33-3 loss at New England with multiple
3:11 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry suffered a tibia plateau fracture to his left knee during Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced Wednesday. According to the team, Henry will continue to be evaluated and the timeframe for his return has not yet been determined. Antonio Gates has not
2:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs ruled wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders, but they are holding out hope he can return shortly after. “I know there’s speculation out there about how long [Hill won’t play], but he’s truly a week-to-week injury,” trainer Rick