3:50 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Friday that quarterback Marcus Mariota is likely to start on Monday when his team travels to Houston to face the Texans. Mariota suffered a
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3:41 PM ET PITTSBURGH – What began as a light social media beef between a Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and a local sports radio host developed into a ‘Reception Challenge’ raising more than $6,000 for charity. Ryan Switzer has pledged $40 per reception for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and 7-year-old leukemia patient Darran Dunlap, the daughter
3:32 PM ET Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has 382 career catches. There is one that undoubtedly stands out most and that he is still trying to outlive today. Four years ago Friday — Nov. 23, 2014 — Beckham made that leaping, gravity-defying one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys that changed his life. It put
2:11 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There is no mystery surrounding the Baltimore Ravens‘ starting quarterback position this week. Lamar Jackson will make his second NFL start Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, coach John Harbaugh announced Friday. This comes after the Ravens declined to name their starting quarterback heading into last Sunday’s game. “I’m
1:31 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will sit for the second straight game with a foot injury, coach Todd Bowles confirmed Friday. The move sets up the second-oldest quarterback matchup in NFL history: Josh McCown, 39, against the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady, 41. It’s either going to be the largest gap
9:48 AM ET DETROIT — Coach Matt Nagy has a word to describe the 2018 Chicago Bears: “special.” The Bears and special haven’t appeared in the same sentence in some time, but Thursday’s victory over the Lions was Chicago’s third consecutive NFC North win in 12 days. “I feel really, really good, because it is
8:41 AM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
9:27 AM ET Barring a collapse of epic proportions, five of the AFC’s playoff spots seem close to being locked down. Kansas City leads the pack with nine wins, while Pittsburgh, New England, Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers have seven wins apiece. The sixth and final spot in the AFC is up for grabs,
12:45 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank gave coach Dan Quinn a vote of confidence after Thursday’s 31-17 loss dropped the Falcons to 4-7 and all but ended their playoff hopes. Blank expressed total faith in Quinn, who guided the Falcons to the 2016 Super Bowl. “Absolutely. We love our coach,”
11:57 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said leading into Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints his team couldn’t afford to look ahead at the big picture in terms of the playoffs. After Thursday’s 31-17 loss, the Falcons need to start looking ahead toward 2019. The sense of urgency was