2:08 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago Bears activated three-time Pro Bowl guard Kyle Long off injured reserve in advance of Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced Saturday. Bears coach Matt Nagy hinted on Friday that Long could be on a snap count if he played against the Vikings. Long was
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11:00 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers were coming off a 13-win regular season with the best offensive trio in the game. Le’Veon Bell sensed the urgency, and the short life span. “We understand we have a great group here,” Bell told ESPN in January before the Steelers’ divisional round playoff game. “We don’t
5:39 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will not play Sunday in the regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay
6:23 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Teddy Bridgewater said he has “the chills” thinking about Sunday, when he will make his first start since suffering a devastating knee injury in the summer of 2016. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that Bridgewater will start at quarterback in place of Drew Brees against the
4:12 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Injured Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert had fun with a Steelers coach discussing his impact on Sunday’s game despite being on injured reserve since October. “Hey I am ahead of schedule! Glad the @steelers are still thinking about me tho,” tweeted Eifert, who was sent to IR on Oct.
4:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The feud between Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan and Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman continued to be a topic of conversation Friday, almost a week after things first
1:40 PM ET The New York Jets and wide receiver Quincy Enunwa have reached agreement on a multi-year extension, the team announced Friday. The extension is for four years and worth up to $36 million, sources told ESPN, confirming a Pro Football Weekly report. The deal also features $20 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s
1:48 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ron Rivera anticipates being back for a ninth year as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, despite missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. “I feel pretty good about it,” Rivera said Friday when asked about his future with the team. “My intention, and everything
11:58 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to miss his fourth straight game Sunday, the team announced Friday. It’s a fitting end to a frustrating season for Beckham, who signed a lucrative new deal that made him the league’s highest-paid wide receiver this summer. There
11:57 AM ET Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller is “good for go” for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Bill O’Brien said Friday. Miller missed last week’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after injuring his ankle the prior week against the New York Jets. The Texans’ leading rusher this season, Miller has 917