Month: September 2020

2:10 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN With injury issues in their secondary, the Seattle Seahawks have signed former Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns defensive back Damarious Randall to their practice squad. The Seahawks announced that move Tuesday while also signing defensive back Ryan Neal to their 53-man poster and linebacker Tim Williams to their practice
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2:11 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings are planning to reopen their practice facility Thursday after a COVID-19 outbreak with their Week 3 opponent forced it to be shut down Tuesday and Wednesday out of an abundance of caution. The Tennessee Titans had five staff members and three players test positive following Sunday’s victory against
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1:21 PM ET NFL Players Association president JC Tretter is calling for NFL teams to change all field surfaces to natural grass to reduce the risk of injury to players. Tretter, the starting center for the Cleveland Browns, wrote in a newsletter that players have a 28% higher rate of noncontact lower extremity injuries when
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1:00 PM ET ESPN.com staff Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is the favorite to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1 Related Typically the second race run in the Triple Crown, the Preakness will be the final leg after the schedule was altered because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tiz the Law, who
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9:16 AM ET Thursday’s Bellator 247 main event has been canceled after headliner Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Derek Anderson. Daley, who weighed 1.6 pounds over the 171-pound limit, was forced to go to the hospital due to the bad weight cut. As a result, the fight has been canceled,
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12:42 PM ET Penn State Nittany Lions star linebacker Micah Parsons will not opt back in for the 2020 season after discussing the options, coach James Franklin said Wednesday. There was a legitimate possibility of Parsons opting in for Penn State, Franklin said, but the amount of time he had been away from the program
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11:42 AM ET LSU star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., who was hospitalized Friday, practiced Tuesday and is expected to play this week against Vanderbilt, coach Ed Orgeron said Wednesday. Stingley was sent to the hospital after falling “acutely ill,” the school said. He was discharged Saturday but did not play in LSU’s season-opening loss to
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11:25 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerback L’Jarius Sneed broke his collarbone in Monday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, a source said. Sneed, a fourth-round draft pick from Louisiana Tech, has been a pleasant surprise for the Chiefs. He started the first three games and is tied for the
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11:18 AM ET The NFL has issued another strong warning to coaches who won’t wear masks on the sideline during games, threatening suspensions and forfeiture of draft picks as punishment for failing to comply with COVID-19 game-day protocols, according to a league memo obtained Wednesday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The strongly worded memo, sent to
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11:13 AM ET Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans is being postponed, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Sources said playing the game Monday night is among the options being considered to reschedule the contest. The postponement follows positive COVID-19 tests among the Titans from four players — including starting nose tackle DaQuan
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