11:00 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — It’s not the first time Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden has entered a season on the hot seat and, if he’s here next year with anything short of a long playoff run in 2019, it won’t be the last. But this time, it could be real: The Redskins haven’t
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1:53 AM ET CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers wanted Matt LaFleur to have the game ball after the new Green Bay Packers coach’s first win, and he also wanted LaFleur to know something else after the quarterback and his offense struggled. So after Rodgers kneeled on the final play of the Packers’ 10-3 victory over the
1:20 AM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky brushed off the notion that playing only three snaps (all handoffs) in the preseason contributed to his lackluster performance during Chicago’s 10-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. “I know you guys (the media) are going to try and draw comparisons like that,
1:20 AM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky brushed off the notion that playing only three snaps (all handoffs) in the preseason contributed to his lackluster performance during Chicago’s 10-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. “I know you guys (the media) are going to try and draw comparisons like that,
4:49 PM ET CHICAGO – The Green Bay Packers might not have to rely on quarterback Aaron Rodgers as much anymore. At the very least, they can survive until Rodgers and first-year head coach Matt LaFleur can get things rolling — and not have to do it against a defense as fierce as the one
9:06 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The process for rookie offensive lineman Brett Toth, who’s a second lieutenant in the United States Army, to get approval to play for the Arizona Cardinals involved multiple levels of the Department of Defense, an understanding of how the NFL’s waiver system worked and oversight from the JAG Corps,
7:44 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — DK Metcalf declared himself “100 percent” on Thursday and said he’s ready to play in Sunday’s regular-season opener, which will be all of 19 days after he had surgery on his knee. That quick recovery is why the Seattle Seahawks rookie receiver referred to himself as the
6:50 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees gave an impassioned and defiant response Thursday to backlash he has received over a video he recorded to promote “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” The national campaign was started by Focus on the Family — a Christian conservative group known for its anti-LGBTQ policy. The New
6:27 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — From the moment rookie defensive end Nick Bosa was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain on Aug. 7, he and the San Francisco 49ers have remained optimistic that he’d be ready to go in time for the regular season opener Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barring any