Month: August 2021

5:50 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys‘ preseason ended Sunday with a 34-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but almost immediately their attention turned to Dak Prescott, who will be playing in his first game in 340 days when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 9. “I mean, not to

5:57 PM ET Injuries to four of the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ five starting offensive linemen nearly convinced coach Urban Meyer to not play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the preseason finale against Dallas on Sunday, but the need for Lawrence and the first-team offense to get rolling made him change his mind. It turned out to be

4:22 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Sunday that despite his team’s recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, he believes the NFL’s proposition of testing vaccinated players every seven days instead of every 14 days “won’t help at all.” The NFL proposed this change in testing cadence during a media

4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The New Orleans Saints are planning to practice at the home of the Dallas Cowboys for three days this week after evacuating because of Hurricane Ida, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The team is scheduled to hold workouts Monday, Tuesday and

2:43 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings and All-Pro safety Harrison Smith have agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Sunday. The deal is for four years and $64 million, a source told ESPN’s Mike Golic Jr., which makes Smith the second highest-paid safety in the league behind Seattle‘s Jamal Adams. Smith’s extension also includes

2:14 PM ET The New York Jets, in search of pass-rushing help after the season-ending injury to Carl Lawson, acquired Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jets are sending a sixth-round draft pick to the Texans in the deal, a source told ESPN’s Rich Cimini. This