3:30 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday took his place in front of his new team for the first time, and he did it with a delicate mix of boldness and humility. Saturday bounced around the building Wednesday, conducting his first team meeting with the boundless energy he
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1:24 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks is expected to practice Thursday for the first time since last week’s NFL trade deadline. Texans coach Lovie Smith added Wednesday that he expects Cooks to fully participate in both of Houston’s remaining practices this week. Cooks did not play in last Thursday’s 29-17
12:24 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is day-to-day with a right elbow injury to the ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, according to coach Sean McDermott, and will not practice Wednesday. His status remains uncertain for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. “We’ll see,” McDermott said when
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN With nine weeks of games in the books, we are officially at the midway point of the 18-week 2022 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles (8-0) have the best record in the league and sit atop the NFC as Week 10 commences, with the Minnesota Vikings (7-1) not far behind and
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The 2022 NFL rookie class continues to look extremely strong through nine weeks. Four running backs are already over 400 rushing yards, while six receivers have surpassed 300 receiving yards. Nine first-year defenders have multiple sacks, seven have multiple interceptions, and the class has combined for 48 sacks and 28
8:15 PM ET The NFL’s recent rate of non-contact injuries to the knee, ankle and foot is roughly the same on natural and artificial playing surfaces, according to internal data reviewed Tuesday by ESPN. The numbers contradict anecdotal observations this season from a wide swath of players, agents and coaches who have called for the
5:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney was in a hard-plastic cast and sling Tuesday after having surgery on a couple of fingers that were injured in what he described as a “freak accident” in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during the team’s bye week. McKinney, the Giants’ defensive signal-caller
2:48 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have an interim head coach who has never coached above the high school level, and now they have a playcaller who has never previously performed his new role. Passing game specialist/assistant quarterbacks coach Parks Frazier will assume playcalling duties for the team under interim head coach
3:54 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing former first-round pick Johnathan Abram, who had been a starter at strong safety since being drafted out of Mississippi State in 2019, ESPN has confirmed. But with a new regime taking over the Raiders in general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels,
1:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has made its first change of the season to its “Sunday Night Football” schedule by moving the Nov. 20 game between the Chiefs and Chargers at Los Angeles in Week 11 into prime time. The game between the AFC West rivals will kick off at 8:20 p.m.