1:53 PM ET TAMPA — He’s without a win or an All-Pro running back. Two key offensive linemen are injured. &• Why Le’Veon’s Steelers run appears over&• How bad is Pats’ start? Stats paint bleak picture&• Mayfield can be the Browns’ game-changer&• Cards had to turn to Rosen&• Jets will pay for draft mistakes at
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1:05 PM ET After sitting on an announcement since their first win in more than a year, the Cleveland Browns made it official that rookie Baker Mayfield will start Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Browns coach Hue Jackson announced Mayfield as the team’s starter Monday after practice and an opportunity to meet with the No.
1:10 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — He looks like a younger running back. He keeps passing old ones. The Washington Redskins‘ Adrian Peterson showed once more Sunday that life exists in those 33-year-old legs, enough to provide reminders of his past while postponing rumors of his demise. Take his 41-yard run in the Redskins’ 31-17
12:38 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Chicago Bears felt they had a top-10 defense last season. This year, the bar is set much higher — and rightfully so. The driving force behind the Bears’ 2-1 start is the defense, which forced four more turnovers (on four consecutive series in the second half) in Chicago’s
10:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz helped pull out a win Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts in his return from major knee injury, and more importantly, he looked healthy doing so. Here are three key moments that defined an emotionally charged day at Lincoln Financial Field. A message in the tunnel Waking
1:08 PM ET San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is expected to miss two to three weeks with a calf strain he suffered in Sunday’s 38-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, sources told ESPN. The San Francisco 49ers fear quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tore the ACL in his left knee late in Sunday’s game, coach
12:09 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins defensive end William Hayes tore the ACL in his right knee on Sunday in an unusual way. It happened while Hayes completed a huge third-down sack on Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, coach Adam Gase said. Clay Matthews said the NFL is “getting soft” after he was
12:36 PM ET New York Giants tight end Evan Engram sprained the MCL in his right knee in Sunday’s victory over the Houston Texans, coach Pat Shurmur confirmed Monday. Engram will be considered week-to-week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Engram was hurt when he was hit low by Texans defensive back Kareem Jackson after
12:01 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will face the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, but he could have been playing for them instead. The Patriots and Lions were deep into trade discussions last offseason that peaked during the week of the draft, when the teams nearly completed a blockbuster trade involving
12:24 AM ET DETROIT — All week long, the New England Patriots talked about playing with more energy and urgency, and then they came out and did none of it in the first half of their 26-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. It might have been the worst half the Patriots have