4:05 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Minkah Fitzpatrick knew something was wrong at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ walk-through Saturday morning. He alerted team doctors after having trouble using the bathroom, and 20 minutes later, he was on an operating table having his appendix removed. “I thought it was bubble guts, gas,” Fitzpatrick said with a wry laugh.
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4:10 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is trending toward playing Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after missing the past two games with a hyperextended right knee. “I’m definitely very optimistic about this week,” Elliott said. “Barring any setbacks the next couple days, I think I feel good. I’ve felt
3:15 PM ET Associated Press The congressional investigation of the Washington Commanders will end when Republicans take over early next year, according to the party’s ranking member of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform that has been looking into the NFL team’s workplace culture. “It’s over,” Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said in
2:22 PM ET Free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Suh is the second veteran defensive tackle added by the Eagles in back-to-back days, following the addition of Linval Joseph on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled against the
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A quick search can yield viral footage of Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry from his Yulee High School days, running through defenders like the Incredible Hulk plowing through
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. – Most NFL players don’t like playing the “what if” game. For Jordan Love, that’s the only game he can play right now. In his third year as quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ backup with the Green Bay Packers, Love believes he’s different. A different player than when he came here
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — You know a quarterback is playing at a high level when one of the only faults you can find with his game is related to his running. Welcome to Geno Smith‘s brilliant 2022 season. He’s led the Seattle Seahawks to a 6-4 record and a half-game lead in
9:06 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Both Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and receiver Davante Adams expressed relief Wednesday at team owner Mark Davis giving his support to first-year coach Josh McDaniels in the wake of the Raiders’ disappointing 2-7 start to the season. Davis on Monday told ESPN that people want “instant gratification”
8:01 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke was minding his own business on the team plane, enjoying a beer — or two — on the ride home after beating the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. That’s when teammates approached him, borrowing a bit started by the Minnesota Vikings. 1 Related “The next
5:34 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders didn’t have to make a quarterback decision after all. With Carson Wentz still not practicing, Taylor Heinicke will remain the starter. Washington coach Ron Rivera said while Wentz was cleared to start throwing, he has not yet been designated to return to practice. Because of that,