6:58 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The macro view of the Sam Darnold bombshell is that it’s another bad-luck blow for one of the most star-crossed franchises in sports in the New York Jets. Darnold, sidelined indefinitely with mononucleosis, was — is — the one who’s supposed to change all that. The micro perspective
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has launched the Helmet Challenge to stimulate the development of a new helmet for players that outperforms, based on laboratory testing, all models currently worn in the league. Up to $3 million will be available in the challenge, with $2 million in grant funding to
1:31 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice underwent knee surgery to repair his right meniscus and will miss six to eight weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The injury also creates an opening for Adrian Peterson to start just one week after he was a healthy inactive
1:25 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — First-time eligible candidates Troy Polamalu and Patrick Willis are among 122 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. The newly eligible players have a heavy defensive emphasis. Joining the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ hard-hitting safety and San Francisco 49ers‘ bone-crunching linebacker for consideration are
10:36 AM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will be sidelined indefinitely after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, coach Adam Gase announced Thursday. Trevor Siemian will start Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. Gase hinted that Darnold could miss several weeks. The coach suggested the earliest likely return as Week 5 at the Philadelphia Eagles,
11:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The legend of rookie linebacker Devin White — the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ fifth overall draft pick brought in specifically to help combat the likes of running backs Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara — began last week in Tampa not with a sack or an interception or double-digit tackles, but
2:09 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Eric Reid wasn’t sure what the fuss was about as fellow Carolina Panthers safety Tre Boston recalled a 2014 game against former teammate Steve Smith. “Man, [Smith] went off on us,” Boston told Reid. It was billed the “Blood and Guts” revenge game, playing off the promise the oft-volatile
11:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Gregg Williams loves to talk about culture and, no, he’s doesn’t mean fine arts or classical music. He’s into football culture, that ever-elusive mind meld that occurs when every player and every coach commit to winning and each other. Some coaches go a lifetime without experiencing it. Williams
11:00 PM ET HOUSTON — On Monday night in New Orleans, quarterback Deshaun Watson showed just how dangerous he and the Houston Texans offense can be when he led the Texans 75 yards in 13 seconds with his team trailing by six points with less than a minute left. And on that touchdown pass, he
7:56 AM ET Tennessee Titans defensive back Logan Ryan expressed his appreciation Wednesday to the Cleveland Browns for acting swiftly in banning the fan who doused him with beer at FirstEnergy Stadium last Sunday. Problem is, the Browns appear to have banned the wrong fan. A man named Eric Smith claiming he was banned by