3:46 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have signed running back Rex Burkhead to a contract extension through the 2022 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Burkhead, 31, was playing on a one-year, $1.5 million deal after joining Houston in June. In 15 games this season, Burkhead has run for 403 yards and three
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5:08 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Georgia roofing company is suing the Jacksonville Jaguars, claiming a breach of contract because the team wouldn’t allow it to pull its sponsorship deal after head coach Urban Meyer was fired. The company, RoofClaim.com, also claims that it doesn’t want its brand associated with being the primary sponsor
3:31 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Just one day after he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was activated off it Friday. Johnson, who leads the team with 1,100 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches on 100 receptions, is a key piece of the offense for the Steelers’ regular-season finale
1:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett, who led the team with 10 sacks this season prior to suffering a knee injury in Week 16, will be out again this week due to the injury and testing positive for COVID-19, coach Bruce Arians announced Friday. The team has not placed him
1:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley will start Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach John Harbaugh said Friday. Huntley will fill in for Lamar Jackson, who will miss his fourth straight game with a right ankle injury. This marks Huntley’s third start in the past four weeks.
11:40 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt took his first step back from a shoulder injury when he was designated to return from injured reserve on Friday. Watt can be activated to the Cardinals’ 53-man roster at any point during the next three weeks or at the end of the
11:25 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN After missing the past two games, quarterback Jared Goff is “probable” to play in the Detroit Lions‘ season finale against Green Bay Packers on Sunday, according to coach Dan Campbell. Goff missed last week’s game at Seattle with a knee injury and was sidelined Dec. 26 at Atlanta after testing
10:34 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are interviewing Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich on Friday, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Leftwich is in his third season with the Bucs and head coach Bruce Arians and in his second season working with quarterback Tom Brady. Leftwich also was Arians’ offensive coordinator
10:44 AM ET HENDERSON. Nev. — The scenario that has the Las Vegas Raiders (9-7) and Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) needing only to tie in Sunday night’s season finale at Allegiant Stadium for both AFC West rivals to clinch a playoff spot has the Raiders quizzical and bemused. “I don’t think I ever passed math,
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 18 of the 2021 NFL season is upon us. The playoff picture is quite a bit clearer than it was even one week ago — with a number of spots clinched in Week 17 — but there are many questions to be answered as the postseason bracket is filled