6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Minutes after he was picked by the New York Jets, Sauce Gardner was doing a media interview backstage at the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Garrett Wilson walking out to the stage for his welcome-to-the-league hug from
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4:47 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will be down two receivers Saturday against the Cleveland Browns. Rookie Chris Olave, who leads the team with 940 yards receiving, was ruled out Thursday with a hamstring injury. The Saints also announced that veteran Jarvis Landry will go on injured reserve with an ankle
3:08 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are signing linebacker Landon Collins off the practice squad to their active roster, coach Brian Daboll said Thursday. The former All-Pro safety had been on the practice squad since early October. But his role increased last week against Washington when he played a season-high
3:42 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett felt fine at first. After absorbing a big hit from Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith and hitting his head on the turf, the Steelers’ rookie quarterback exited the Week 14 game and went into the blue injury tent on the sideline to be evaluated for a concussion. He was
1:23 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are looking to clinch a playoff berth Saturday, but they’ll have to try to do it without Lamar Jackson. With Jackson sidelined with a knee injury for a third straight week, Tyler Huntley will start at quarterback against the Atlanta Falcons, Ravens coach John Harbaugh
1:59 PM ET CINCINNATI — A broken right wrist couldn’t sideline Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson for too long. After missing just one game, Hendrickson is expected to return for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots, coach Zac Taylor said after practice Thursday morning. Taylor said Hendrickson approached him early in the week
1:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will play vs. the New York Jets on Thursday night, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Lawrence was listed as questionable with a toe injury, but practiced on a limited basis on Tuesday and Wednesday and was not expected to be in jeopardy of missing
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff With just three weeks left in the 2022 NFL regular season, the playoff picture is shaping up. More teams have claimed their spots in the NFC and AFC. However, the race to the playoffs continues as top teams in both conferences are still looking to lock in their spots for
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson hasn’t returned to practice this week from a knee injury like many expected. Starting wide receiver Devin Duvernay limped off the practice field Tuesday with a significant right foot injury that landed him on IR. And Ravens players have had to publicly defend
1:07 PM ET Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young no longer appears on the team’s injury list and will be active for Saturday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Ron Rivera announced on Thursday. Young said Wednesday that he “definitely” feels closer to being on the field and that he was able to