3:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Frank Reich did not back off his decision to go for it on fourth down in their own territory in the overtime loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. Colts coach Frank Reich says he doesn’t regret his decision to go for it on fourth down in his
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3:42 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mike McCarthy didn’t take a shut-up-and-play-quarterback approach after Aaron Rodgers‘ postgame comments following Sunday’s win over the Buffalo Bills. Less than 24 hours after Rodgers said the Packers were “terrible on offense” and called for a game plan that would feature his top playmakers such as Davante Adams
3:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter erased all doubt surrounding his quarterback situation Monday by naming Jameis Winston the starter for the Bucs’ Week 6 game against the Atlanta Falcons. Jameis Winston came on for an ineffective Ryan Fitzpatrick and finished 16-of-19 for 145 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.
3:58 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, wearing a black T-shirt with #IMWITHKAP on the front, made it clear his fight against social injustice isn’t over even though his return to the NFL came quicker than even he expected. Free agent Eric Reid, the first player to join Colin Kaepernick
3:13 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans coach Bill O’Brien said he is unsure whether cornerback Aaron Colvin will play again this season after Colvin left the team’s victory on Sunday over the Colts with an ankle injury. Colvin was on crutches in the locker room after the game and told the Houston Chronicle that he
2:51 PM ET Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that anyone criticizing Earl Thomas for his middle finger at Seattle’s sideline as he was being carted off with a a fractured lower leg should cut the safety “a little slack.” Carroll made his comments in his weekly interview with 710 ESPN Seattle a day
2:47 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Josh Gordon in a trade on Sept. 17, they assigned him a vacant locker next to quarterback Tom Brady. Perhaps the thinking was that if the two were to connect on the field, they first had to do so off it.
2:09 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski‘s ankle injury, which prevented him from finishing Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, is not considered serious, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wide receiver Josh Gordon made his debut with the Patriots and called it an ‘awesome experience.’ Quarterback Tom Brady said he got
12:00 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — As television cameras circled LeSean McCoy‘s locker stall in the underbelly of Lambeau Field after a 22-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, he initially told reporters he did not believe there was much to talk about following the Buffalo Bills‘ first shutout defeat since 2008.
1:26 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger was blunt about his struggles in Sunday night’s 26-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “I’m not on the same page with anybody right now,” the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said when asked whether he’s on the same page with star receiver Antonio Brown. After looking listless for much of