1:26 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers on Friday ruled out three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen for Sunday’s game at Atlanta with a concussion. Olsen suffered the concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Washington Redskins defensive end Ryan Anderson in this past week’s embarrassing 29-21 loss that led to the firing
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1:39 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who missed the Thanksgiving night matchup against New Orleans with a shoulder injury, is set to play against Carolina on Sunday. Coach Dan Quinn declared Jones ready to go following Friday’s practice. Quinn also said tight end Austin Hooper, who missed the
1:11 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are expected to activate tight end David Njoku for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. “They told me, that’s the plan,” Njoku said, when asked about the report. Njoku has not played since suffering a wrist injury in Week 2 against the New
6:55 AM ET A month from now, fans of six or so NFL teams will be refreshing their browsers and checking their phones for news about a coaching search. Who’s interviewing where? Which teams have asked permission to interview whom? Who are the leading candidates? When can coaches whose teams are in the playoffs interview,
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The first time it happened was Sept. 3, 2016. James Burgess Jr. was cut by his hometown team, the Miami Dolphins. So began his remarkable journey on the margins of the NFL, a four-year whirlwind of practice squads, free-agent workouts, canceled flights, short hotel stays, cold shoulders and
7:30 AM ET The Week 14 NFL slate is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score predictions. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — On top of everything else Michael Thomas has accomplished in this season with the New Orleans Saints, he has shed light on an historical anomaly: No receiver has ever won the NFL’s MVP award. That’s right. Not even Jerry Rice, who finished second in both 1987 and 1995. In
9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — The rest of Bears linebacker Roquan Smith‘s season is in jeopardy. Smith, Chicago’s leading tackler, suffered what is believed to be a significant pectoral injury in the first quarter of the Bears’ 31-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. “We’ll get more details in the next couple of
11:35 PM ET CHICAGO — Jerry Jones might not be in a position to keep Jason Garrett as Dallas Cowboys head coach anymore. Thursday’s 31-24 loss to the Chicago Bears was the latest disappointment in a Cowboys’ season that has gone wrong but still has the potential to lead to a playoff appearance. Jones has
11:35 PM ET CHICAGO — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones did not make any proclamations about changes to Jason Garrett’s job status after Thursday’s 31-24 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, but he did question why the roster is not producing results. “These guys are mentally OK for me, and