12:31 AM ET Two weeks into training camp, Jordan Love was a more accurate, more effective quarterback who has drawn praise from Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur. LaFleur isn’t going to let Love’s three-interception performance in the preseason opener change that. He largely absolved his backup quarterback of responsibility for the turnovers in Friday’s
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8:45 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – The New York Jets‘ preseason began in the worst possible fashion, as quarterback Zach Wilson injured his right knee on the second series and limped immediately to the locker room Friday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Wilson’s knee appeared to buckle on a non-contact injury as he scrambled out of
8:31 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell is expected to miss all three of the team’s preseason games after suffering a hamstring injury, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Mitchell is, however, expected to be ready for the regular season, the source told Schefter. Mitchell
9:50 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are temporarily without their top two quarterbacks. Brandon Allen left Friday’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals because of a concussion, the team announced. Allen, the team’s top backup, has taken all the first-team reps throughout training camp with starter Joe Burrow recovering from an appendectomy. Allen
6:56 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, for the first time, apologized to the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions in an interview Friday. “I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson said
2:14 PM ET Pierre BecqueyESPN.com Close Pierre Becquey is a deputy editor for ESPN Fantasy games. There’s a first time for everyone playing fantasy football. If this is yours, welcome! You’re going to love it, and more importantly, you’re going to love football even more. Fantasy football can seem overwhelming for beginners, but we can
2:52 PM ET ESPN staff The NFL officially kicked off their first full week of preseason action Thursday night, as the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 23-21 in Foxborough and the Baltimore Ravens kept their historic 21-game preseason winning streak alive by taking down the Tennessee Titans 23-10 at home. On Friday,
1:33 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19, coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday. Cousins will be required to isolate for at least five days, meaning he will not travel with the team for Sunday’s preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. Barring complications, Cousins would be eligible
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets receiver Elijah Moore‘s life changed on a recruiting visit to Ole Miss in 2017. His player-host was supposed to be DK Metcalf, but they had to call an audible when Metcalf was summoned to the football office on another matter. Moore was passed along to
9:45 AM ET Eric MoodyESPN Read ESPN’s fantasy football daily notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: The Browns will “consider” acquiring Jimmy Garoppolo if