2:48 PM ET Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will return to the active roster for Saturday’s wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills, a team source told ESPN’s Stefano Fusaro on Tuesday. Watt has been out since tearing a pectoral muscle Oct. 27. In addition, Texans wide receiver Will Fuller will be available against the
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2:48 PM ET Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt on Tuesday was added to the active roster and will play in Saturday’s wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills. Watt has been out since tearing a pectoral muscle Oct. 27. “When I got hurt I just assumed I was done [for the season],” Watt said after
2:12 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman justified being retained for a third year despite head coach Pat Shumur being fired by pointing to the “progress” the team has made on and off the field that has set the foundation for the future. His list of reasons include:
1:35 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coordinators Greg Roman and Don “Wink” Martindale have drawn interest from other teams for head coaching openings, but both insisted on Tuesday their focus is on the playoffs for the consensus Super Bowl favorite. Roman, 47, the coordinator of the NFL’s highest-scoring offense, has been granted
12:53 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Antonio Brown said he thinks his workout with the New Orleans Saints was a “publicity stunt” during an Instagram video he posted on Monday night. The Saints brought Brown in for a workout last Friday — his first visit with a team since he was released by the New
10:58 AM ET The Chicago Bears are committed to Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback for next season, according to general manager Ryan Pace. Pace noted Tuesday, however, that the Bears have not decided whether to pick up Trubisky’s fifth-year option for 2021. “Patience with a quarterback is hard, but a lot of things pay
10:18 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is giving general manager Dave Caldwell and head coach Doug Marrone another chance to prove that the 2017 season wasn’t a fluke. Khan announced Tuesday that he was keeping both in their roles for at least the 2020 season despite a second consecutive losing
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — It happened three years ago, and it was very purposeful. Drew Brees had just turned 38 years old. He had just missed the playoffs for the third straight season. And he decided he was going to start embracing his football mortality. “Prior to that, it was like, ‘This is
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The first playoff game of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz‘s career comes against a Seattle Seahawks team that has had his number. He is 0-3 overall against the Seahawks with four touchdowns to five interceptions and six fumbles (three lost). Wentz’s most recent outing against Seattle — a 17-9 Week
9:52 AM ET Baylor coach Matt Rhule has declined the chance to interview for the Cleveland Browns‘ head-coaching job, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Rhule is expected to be a leading candidate for the New York Giants‘ and Carolina Panthers‘ head-coaching vacancies, according to Schefter. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Monday that the