8:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The locker room was fairly calm when Ben Roethlisberger walked out of it Friday afternoon. A few minutes later, Drake blared from Cam Heyward’s corner. Defensive backs in the area broke out various Fortnite dances before Heyward switched up the pace with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye
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8:00 AM ET When safety Eric Weddle played for the then-San Diego Chargers, he would look at the calendar for the nationally televised Baltimore Ravens–Pittsburgh Steelers game and circle it. “That’s the game everyone watches because of the competitiveness, the fight and the passion between the two teams,” said Weddle, who is set to start
8:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins drafted defensive linemen in the first round the past two seasons for a reason. Now they want to play them a lot more for the same reason. Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen — the Bama boys — are good. And the Redskins want them on the
8:59 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The turnaround began when they started running hills together in the offseason. No more cliques, a group of Miami Dolphins players decided; they wanted to turn traditional workouts into team-bonding activities. They made sure to hang with each other — offense and defense. This change was part of an
8:00 AM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Wide receivers for the Buffalo Bills began last season on a historically bad pace. Their production this season has been better, but not by much. Bills wideouts have 21 catches through Week 3, an NFL low, and 250 receiving yards, fourth-worst in the league. The Bills have one
9:39 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Jarvis Landry watched on TV as the quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners grabbed an OU flag and planted it with vigor on the Ohio State Buckeyes logo. It was brash, it was bold and it went against every fundamental in sports. An opposing player is never supposed to walk
7:30 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 New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was on to something earlier this week. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, he previewed the likeliest solution to the NFL’s quarterback protection fiasco. The rule itself
4:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer struggled to wrap his head around how his defense was embarrassed for a second straight week following a 38-31 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Vikings let Los Angeles put up 556 yards of offense Thursday night, allowing Jared Goff to complete 26
12:50 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — His excitement couldn’t be contained. Jared Goff, known for his even-keel demeanor, ran to the sideline and delivered a celebratory chest bump with coach
8:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen on Thursday issued a first statement regarding the events that transpired Saturday, days after being hospitalized following his involvement in separate incidents that caused team leadership to be concerned for his mental health and well-being, Griffen posted a short message on Instagram in which