4:34 PM ET Saints quarterback Drew Brees is expected to return to New Orleans this week and wear a headset or earpiece on the sideline during Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Sean Payton said. Brees underwent thumb surgery last week in Los Angeles, where he has remained in order to avoid a post-operation
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3:43 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield fired back Wednesday at former NFL coach and ESPN analyst Rex Ryan for calling him “overrated as hell” earlier in the week. “It’s whatever,” the Cleveland Browns quarterback said. “In the wise words of (Cleveland coach) Freddie Kitchens, if you don’t wear orange and brown, you don’t
2:41 PM ET Antonio Brown tweeted on Sunday that he would not be playing in the NFL anymore. His agent isn’t so sure. Agent Drew Rosenhaus, speaking on Warren Sapp’s “99 Problems” podcast, said “I believe that Antonio wants to continue his career in the NFL.” “I have had discussions with a few teams that
2:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — When the Baltimore Ravens play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the defending AFC North champions will face the team that was hyped all offseason to supplant them. The Browns, who are off to a disappointing 1-2 start, created national buzz when they made a flurry of offseason moves,
1:45 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy expressed regret that running back Tarik Cohen live streamed a video on his Instagram account from inside the team’s locker room after Monday night’s victory in Washington that unwittingly showed right guard Kyle Long standing in front of his locker naked. “Without a
11:50 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey was at the team’s facility Wednesday morning, but he will not practice because of a back injury, coach Doug Marrone said. Ramsey, who has asked the Jaguars to trade him, is dealing with tightness and soreness in his back, Marrone told reporters. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback
6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings traded up in the second round of the 2017 draft to select running back Dalvin Cook, who they believed would be the heir apparent to Adrian Peterson. Cook and Peterson have many of the same explosive qualities that make them home run threats nearly every time
7:30 AM ET It’s no surprise that officiating is one of the top storylines of the NFL’s 2019 season. What’s alarming, however, is that the cause is something other than pass interference review, one of the most consequential rule changes in recent league history. The spike and then apparent drop in offensive holding penalties roiled
10:12 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon could soon be moving up his reporting date, though no final decisions have made, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gordon had previously planned to return at some point in October. He must report no later than Nov. 29 to play in 2019 and accrue
8:59 AM 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. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jason Pierre-Paul have agreed to a