7:09 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — The wait is over for Derwin James. After starting the season on the injured reserve due to a stress fracture in his right foot that required surgery, the Los Angeles Chargers All-Pro safety returned to the field on Monday, his team’s first practice since returning from bye week.
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5:47 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Wide receiver Jordan Matthews‘ third stint with the Philadelphia Eagles was short-lived, as he was released Monday, the team announced. The Eagles signed Matthews earlier this month after placing DeSean Jackson on injured reserve. He appeared in two games and was targeted 12 times by his good friend Carson Wentz,
7:30 AM ET It was Baker Mayfield‘s turn Sunday to take his whacks at the Dolphins’ awful pass defense. He didn’t disappoint and, in fact, extended a trend that might yet save the story of his season. For the first time this campaign, Mayfield capitalized on having one of the NFL’s top receiving duos at
5:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers defensive tackle Dontari Poe will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn quad on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson Poe suffered the injury in Sunday’s 34-31 loss to New Orleans Saints. The 11th pick of the 2011 draft by Kansas City, Poe had four sacks, two shy
4:39 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders rookie slot receiver Hunter Renfrow is out “for a while” with a rib injury, coach Jon Gruden said Monday in his weekly media conference. “Big loss for our team,” Gruden said. “It’s a big, big loss for us,” Gruden said. “We’ve had a lot of turnover at
4:12 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio says “everything is on the table” when it comes to the quarterback position, including starting rookie Drew Lock this week. Fangio’s remark comes five days after the first-year head coach said it was not “vitally important” for Lock to play this season. The change
3:36 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Although Sean Payton helped to inspire and create the NFL’s controversial new pass interference replay rule, he is among the growing legions who are disappointed with the results so far. So the New Orleans Saints coach has a suggestion to improve it: Instead of replays being decided solely by
3:03 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have made another change at quarterback. Andy Dalton will be the team’s starter again, coach Zac Taylor said during his news conference on Monday. Dalton started the first eight games of the season before he was benched in favor of rookie Ryan Finley ahead of Week 9. “It’s
2:10 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday he is optimistic that injured wide receiver Tyreek Hill will be able to play in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium. “I think he’ll be all right,” Reid said of Hill, who strained his hamstring in the Chiefs’ game
12:20 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. We’ve made it. Not quite to the fantasy playoffs (those start