3:54 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Lamar Jackson‘s vulgar response to a critic on social media was “out of character” for the Pro Bowl quarterback, suggesting Jackson got “trapped” by someone baiting him. Harbaugh said he spoke to Jackson on Monday morning about the social media
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4:51 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Melvin Gordon, recently released by the Denver Broncos after a rash of fumbles, soon could be playing against his former team. Gordon was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, he told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Chiefs and Broncos meet twice
4:41 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney will be placed on injured reserve and miss the remainder of the season after injuring his left ankle in the second half of Chicago’s 31-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Matt Eberflus said Mooney is likely to undergo surgery. The third-year
4:39 PM ET There’s a new team atop the odds to win the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs moved ahead of the Buffalo Bills this week and are now the consensus favorites to win the Super Bowl at sportsbooks around the nation. The Chiefs are 4-1 at Caesars Sportsbook, followed by the Bills at
2:20 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland officially added Deshaun Watson to its 53-man roster Monday, clearing the way for his Browns debut Sunday against his former team, the Houston Texans. The Browns waived quarterback Joshua Dobbs in a corresponding move. Watson served an 11-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy by committing
11:13 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs is expected to miss multiple weeks with an ankle/foot injury, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Wirfs has some ligament damage but should be able to avoid surgery unless a second opinion reveals more, the source said. The hope, according to the source, is that
6:00 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Like any high-level athlete in pursuit of perfection, Michael Pittman Jr. had overprepared for the task at hand. In this instance, the undertaking for the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver was not beating an opposing defensive back off the line of scrimmage. It was, rather, delivering an address during
8:25 AM ET Sunday might have been rock bottom for the 2022 Denver Broncos. Losing is nothing new, given that the 3-8 Broncos have now lost seven consecutive games on American soil (amid the streak, there was a narrow victory over the Jaguars in England). A 13-point loss to the Panthers and returning quarterback Sam
2:03 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts set a franchise record for most rushing yards by a Philadelphia Eagles quarterback in a single game, racking up 157 yards on the ground in a 40-33 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. He broke a record that had previously belonged to Michael Vick, who
8:00 PM ET Week 12 of the 2022 fantasy football season featured Garrett Wilson and Mike White of the New York Jets coming up big against the Chicago Bears, and another huge performance by Josh Jacobs. Which other developments from the week are worth reading into? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analysis.