8:09 AM ET LONDON — Derek Carr stood at the podium, talking and motioning solely with his right hand as his left shoulder looked frozen in place. The Oakland Raiders‘ $125 million quarterback kept his left hand in his pocket, almost as if to keep the arm and shoulder stationary, during his 11-minute media appearance.
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7:00 AM ET Seth Walder Hank Gargiulo Close ESPN Analytics Data management analyst at ESPN Graduate of Sacred Heart University Any given Sunday … every quarterback has a shot to sit atop the Total QBR leaderboard. While QBs are most often judged by wins and losses or touchdowns and interceptions, we like to rank them
11:47 AM ET We all know the NFL stars who generate SportsCenter highlights on a regular basis. Every week, however, some performances make us say, “Who was that?” It could be the undrafted rookie receiver who catches a long touchdown pass, the backup quarterback who piles up stats or a journeyman linebacker who seals a
7:00 AM ET I got a flat tire on the way home from LaGuardia on Monday and it got me thinking. First, I thought, “This isn’t going to help me make deadline on this week’s What We Learned column.” Then I thought, “Unless I use this experience in the column lead!” By hanging 40 on
7:30 AM ET What a difference a month makes. Two weeks into the season, the Denver Broncos were one of the league’s pleasant surprises with an undefeated record and win over a division foe. Fast-forward to the present and the Broncos have dropped four in a row. Their playoff chances sit at less than 2
11:58 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — A week after missing five kicks, Mason Crosby kicked the game winner for the Green Bay Packers. Yes, that Mason Crosby. The same one who missed four field goals and an extra point in a loss at Detroit. This time, it was Crosby’s 27-yard field goal as time
9:19 PM ET Some of Aaron Hernandez’s former New England Patriots teammates described his behavior during his last season with the team as erratic and troubling, according to an investigative series by The Boston Globe. “There would be swings where he’d be the most hyper-masculine, aggressive individual in the room, where he’d be ready to
7:35 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals coach Steve Wilks believes his job, as well as those of his assistant coaches, could be on the line if Arizona continues to lose, he said Monday. But a change may be coming to the Cardinals’ offense that could save those jobs. Wilks was asked Monday, a day
7:01 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expecting running back Le’Veon Bell to return to the team this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Steelers are on their bye this week and the players are off Thursday through Sunday. Bell could next report Monday, Oct. 22. Although Le’Veon Bell has been planning
4:57 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a four-game losing streak in hand, a pile of mistakes to go around, a meltdown of the team’s run defense with a smattering of bad breaks, Denver Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway said Monday it is time to see a team “fighting for our lives”