8:00 AM ET In a flash, Dalvin Cook launched his way back into the good graces of his fantasy owners. After missing five of the previous six games with a hamstring injury, the Minnesota Vikings running back didn’t just ease his way back into the lineup last Sunday. Instead, he topped out at 22.07 miles
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4:20 PM ET The New Orleans Saints fear newly signed wide receiver Dez Bryant tore his Achilles tendon on the last play of practice Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. News of Bryant’s injury was first reported by NFL Network. Bryant, 30, only joined the Saints on Wednesday after agreeing to a one-year, $600,000
5:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Quarterback Joe Flacco‘s hip injury has put his status in question for the Baltimore Ravens‘ game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 18, a source confirmed to ESPN. If Flacco is sidelined, rookie first-round pick Lamar Jackson would likely make his first NFL start. Flacco injured his hip
4:27 PM ET Lindsey Thiry Close ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Paul Gutierrez Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at
6:01 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has missed two of the past three games due to injuries, acknowledged that it has sometimes been difficult to watch himself on the field because he hasn’t looked like himself at times. “It’s been more challenging, just little obstacles in the
2:43 PM ET Kevin Byard‘s star role is going to cost him. The Tennessee Titans safety has been fined $10,026, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, for stomping on the midfield star in the team’s Monday Night Football win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium Byard’s first-quarter interception of Dak Prescott in the end
5:31 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. is dreaming big. His goal for the New York Giants in the second half of the season is to win out. “Win eight games,” Beckham said Friday. “Get in the playoffs. Giants been there before — 9-7 got to the playoffs — and I think
4:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera plans to ask the NFL to explain why free safety Eric Reid was ejected for a shoulder-to-helmet hit on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the third quarter of Thursday night’s 52-21 loss. Rivera, however, doesn’t plan to ask the league about Reid’s claim
1:44 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will make his long-awaited return to the field on Sunday after missing the past five weeks with a right hamstring injury. The Jaguars (3-5) play the Indianapolis Colts (3-5) at Lucas Oil Stadium and it will be Fournette’s first game action since he
8:00 AM ET DRESSED IN A BLACK Pittsburgh Steelers shirt, the woman sniffed back tears as she made her way through the still-crowded memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, gently, unconsciously rolling a small stone in her right palm. I never intended to start this “week with the Steelers” diary with