8:00 AM ET Can you really buy low on three New England Patriots pass-catchers at once? Sure you can, says ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss, who sees better fantasy production ahead for tight end Rob Gronkowski, receiver Josh Gordon and receiver Julian Edelman — even if they are technically competing for targets in a suddenly-crowded
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10:59 AM ET Associated Press Dick Modzelewski, a star defensive tackle for the New York Giants in the 1950s and ’60s, has died at 87. The team said in a statement Saturday that Modzelewski died Friday at his home in Eastlake, Ohio, outside Cleveland. No cause was given. Modzelewski spent 14 years in the NFL,
11:35 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Russell Okung played with one of the best closers in the game when he arrived in the NFL as a first-round draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks. Once Seattle got a lead, they would turn and hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch and make tired defenders tackle
7:34 AM ET Tory Zawacki RoyESPN.com EAGAN, Minn. — In front of Kirk Cousins’ home, in between a few shrubs, stands a curious tower. No more than four feet tall, it’s filled to the top with stones. Inspired décor? Sort of. “It’s there to remind me how brief life is, and how important the time
8:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — For all the ways the Minnesota Vikings‘ offense has improved with the addition of Kirk Cousins, there’s one glaring outlier causing concern. Since becoming a starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins in 2015, Cousins leads the NFL in fumbles with 37, having lost 16, also a league-high, according to
8:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rae Carruth, the Carolina Panthers’ 1997 first-round pick, is set to be released on Monday after spending the past 17 years in the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina. Carruth, now 44, was convicted on Jan. 16, 2001, and sentenced to 18 to 24 years for conspiracy to
4:50 PM ET Last week’s trends came through, with the Pittsburgh Steelers winning outright as an underdog in Cincinnati. Which NFL underdog can pull off a Week 7 upset? Here a few reasons you should look at the New York Jets on Sunday against Minnesota. Where does the betting value lie in Week 7? Our
Oct 18, 2018 NFL Nation Six weeks into the NFL season, teams are beginning to break away from the pack — for the playoff race, and for the 2019 NFL draft. The 49ers, Cardinals, Colts, Giants and Raiders are all clumped together at 1-5 and headed for lost seasons. If we went by tiebreakers to
5:12 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Josh Rosen has a sprained left toe but is expected to make his next start, coach Steve Wilks said Friday. The morning after an embarrassing prime-time loss to the Broncos, the Cardinals fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and promoted quarterbacks coach Byron Leftwich to the
4:05 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. – Running back Dalvin Cook is set to miss a third straight game Sunday when the Minnesota Vikings face the New York Jets. &• Hopkins vs. Ramsey: NFL’s best matchup?&• Inside plays by Shanahan and McVay&• Eagles feeling like 2017 selves again&• Gore tired of people trying to retire him&•