8:13 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Since the day the Baltimore Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson, team officials have made it clear what position the Heisman Trophy winner plays: “He’s not a running back,” coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s a quarterback.” “Lamar is a quarterback,” quarterbacks coach James Urban said. “He is a quarterback.” “[He’s]
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11:18 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you want see Cam Newton‘s chest bow out, his smile grow to caricature size and his eyes light up like the love of his life just walked in the room, don’t ask about one of his patented runs or on-a-dime touchdown passes. Ask about his blocking. Nothing gets
11:03 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The city of Erie, Pennsylvania, has beaches, prime fishing, serious snowfall every winter and three NFL cities — Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo — within a two-hour drive. &• Packers’ struggle ‘feels different’ this time&• Darnold could benefit from role reversal&• Blocking out ‘negativity’ has helped Trubisky&• Cleveland helped Alex Mack
8:00 AM ET When the Pittsburgh Steelers score their first touchdown on Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, coach Mike Tomlin will raise a single finger and send Chris Boswell out for the extra point. He probably shouldn’t. Neither should Ron Rivera’s Panthers, who have the most devastating goal-line runner in the league, when they find
9:12 AM ET Success in daily fantasy comes down to your ability to find value, identify players in great matchups and maximize the relationships between the players in your roster (otherwise known as correlation). Get help with those tough fantasy lineup decisions by checking out Eric Karabell’s 100 best running backs, wideouts and tight ends
8:27 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL entered this season confronting a unique challenge. An inexperienced group of officials — one that included four rookie referees — would navigate the most complex set of rule changes and
7:15 AM ET With the NFL season hitting its halfway mark at Week 9, it’s a great time to take a look at some of the statistics I rely upon to help project and make sense of the NFL season. We’re not dealing with a huge sample when you consider that the league’s 32 teams
9:09 PM ET General manager John Dorsey will lead the search for the next Cleveland Browns coach, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The next coach will replace Hue Jackson, who was fired Oct. 29, one day after a loss in Pittsburgh. The final decision on selecting the coach will be made by Dorsey and owners
7:30 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It appears the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be without one of their top defensive players for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis — but they may be betting their top offensive player back, too. Cornerback A.J. Bouye politely declined an interview request on Wednesday by saying he wasn’t going to
7:22 PM ET ASHBURN, Virginia — Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, in the midst of a career rejuvenation, had a natural reaction to his offense’s injury news Monday. The Redskins lost three starters, two of whom helped open holes for some of his 600-plus yards in the first half of the season. It could