11:45 AM ET Sony Michel, who leads the New England Patriots in rushing, will face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, the team announced. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is not expected to play in Sunday’s road game against the Titans, sources confirmed to ESPN. After a controversial departure from New England and a rough start
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7:58 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is unlikely to report to the team by Tuesday’s deadline, multiple league sources tell ESPN. Even as the Steelers now brace to lose their marquee running back for the entire year, Bell’s camp continues to maintain its cone of silence and repeatedly has declined to address
6:02 PM ET The NFL has fined New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas $30,000 for using a cellphone as a prop and having a mobile device in the bench area, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thomas brought back former Saints receiver Joe Horn’s memorable 2003 celebration by retrieving a hidden cellphone from around
4:41 PM ET The Buffalo Bills have opted to start Matt Barkley over the interception-prone Nathan Peterman in Sunday’s game at the New York Jets. Barkley was announced Saturday as the Bills’ starter after the team ruled out rookie first-round quarterback Josh Allen, who will miss his fourth consecutive game because of an elbow injury.
2:35 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has missed two of the past three games because of injuries, is not expected to play in Sunday’s road game against the Tennessee Titans, sources confirmed to ESPN. Gronkowski, listed as questionable, was limited in practice with back and ankle injuries. He made the
5:50 PM ET An MRI confirmed that wide receiver Dez Bryant has suffered a torn Achilles and now faces an expected eight-month recovery, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Two days after signing with the New Orleans Saints, Bryant suffered the injury on the final play of Friday’s practice, a source confirmed to
7:37 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants on Saturday cut offensive lineman Patrick Omameh, who began the season as the team’s starting right guard. The starting right side of the Giants’ offensive line in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars has now been wiped out. The Giants waived starting right tackle
8:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One series into Monday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, Ezekiel Elliott had 29 yards on five carries. It looked like he was primed for a huge game that would lead the Dallas Cowboys to a much- needed win to get back to .500 at the midway point of the
11:33 AM ET ESPN News Services President Donald Trump has included three sports figures among his first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as former New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and nine-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Alan Page are set to be honored. The Presidential Medal of
8:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On Monday, it will be exactly one year since San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin provided the most emotional moment of the 2017 NFL season. After Goodwin hauled in an 83-yard touchdown pass from quarterback C.J. Beathard in Week 10 against the New York Giants, he blew