7:30 AM ET The NFL’s 2019 officiating fiasco has snaked far beyond the calls we see on Sunday afternoons or in prime time. It has invaded offensive huddles, perverted the league’s carefully cultivated replay system and dented the NFL’s integrity. Worse, the debacle has exposed systemic issues that can’t be fixed during the season without
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2:51 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Reid said the Kansas City Chiefs would increase Patrick Mahomes‘ workload in practice this week before making a decision on his availability for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. “We’re not going to put him out there unless he’s safe to do it,” Reid said before Wednesday’s
2:51 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid said the Kansas City Chiefs were increasing Patrick Mahomes‘ workload in practice this week before making a decision on the quarterback’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. “We’re not going to put him out there unless he’s safe to do it,” Reid said
2:31 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tight end Evan Engram expects to miss Sunday’s game against the New York Jets with what the New York Giants are calling a “mid-foot sprain.” Engram had his MRI results of the affected left foot sent to specialist Dr. Robert Anderson for a second opinion, a source told
12:40 PM ET CINCINNATI — A setback could derail A.J. Green‘s season debut. The Bengals wide receiver did not practice on Wednesday after he said he did not feel good following a morning walk-through, coach Zac Taylor said. Minutes after Taylor said he expected Green to play in Sunday’s game against the Ravens, he was
12:40 PM ET CINCINNATI – The wait is over. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green is expected to make his season debut in Sunday’s Week 10 game against the Baltimore Ravens, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday. The seven-time Pro Bowler missed Cincinnati’s first eight games while he recovered from a left ankle injury he
1:02 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With wide receiver DeSean Jackson out for the remainder of the regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles are turning to a familiar face for help. The team is re-signing veteran Jordan Matthews, a source confirmed Wednesday. This marks the third stint in Philadelphia for Matthews, a second-round pick of the Eagles
10:18 AM ET Longtime ESPN announcer Steve Levy and former Alabama and New York Jets quarterback Greg McElroy will serve as the lead broadcast team for XFL games on ESPN in its inaugural return season, the network announced Wednesday. Levy and McElroy will call the league’s first game — the Seattle Dragons against the DC
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — As they made the long walk from the locker room to the buses outside MetLife Stadium on Monday, tight end Jason Witten and linebacker Sean Lee couldn’t help but congratulate each other on a job well done after the Dallas Cowboys‘ big 37-18 win over the New York Giants.
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Get to the stadium early enough, and you’ll see two people walking the playing surface — back and forth, side to side — with helmets raised in the air. No, they haven’t swiped Aaron Rodgers‘ helmet to show off to their friends. They’re members of the Green Bay