Multiple Contributors Oct 11, 2023, 06:21 AM ET For years, the grass field at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was a mess. It was loose in some areas and barren in others, and it got increasingly slippery during the Tennessee Titans‘ regular season. Worse, according to data collected by the NFL and the NFL Players Association,
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NFL Nation, ESPNOct 11, 2023, 06:22 AM ET The Miami Dolphins hosted the New York Giants on Sunday, one day after the Miami Hurricanes hosted Georgia Tech on the same field — in the rain — at Hard Rock Stadium. In past years, depending on the weather, that kind of doubleheader sometimes led to tough
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 11, 2023, 09:04 AM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Oct 10, 2023, 01:58 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have traded for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Tuesday. The trade involves a swap of 2025 draft picks, the source said. Jefferson was a key contributor to the Rams’ 2021 Super Bowl run but has struggled to
Oct 10, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Micah Parsons and the Cowboys are hoping for a rematch with the 49ers after their historic 42-10 loss Sunday night in San Francisco. But Niners star Deebo Samuel had a word of warning for Parsons and the Cowboys. “I don’t think [the Cowboys] want to see us again,” Samuel
Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 06:12 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Chargers running back Austin Ekeler said Tuesday there is a “99% chance” he will play in his team’s Week 6 game against the Cowboys on Monday night. Monday’s game would be Ekeler’s first back since he suffered a high right ankle sprain in
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 02:46 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Wide receiver Diontae Johnson was emphatic that he would play in the Week 7 game against the Los Angeles Rams when the Pittsburgh Steelers return
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Oct 10, 2023, 10:30 AM ET The New York Jets are looking at options for wide receiver Mecole Hardman, including a potential trade, league sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday. Hardman, 25, was inactive Sunday and has not been in the plans despite signing a one-year, $4 million contract with upside to $5.5 million.