7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brian Griese spent his entire adult life either playing football or talking about it on television. Both jobs had been at the center of the Griese family business for the better part of 55 years, but in February, Griese suddenly found himself at a crossroads. His time in
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2:00 PM ET The Miami Dolphins have ruled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out for Week 5 against the New York Jets, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday. McDaniel said Tagovailoa’s MRI came back clean but that it’s “too early to give a definite timeline” for when his starting quarterback will be able to return from the concussion
1:06 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams, who is the Broncos’ leading rusher, will miss the remainder of the season because of a torn ACL in his right knee, sources told ESPN. Sources said Williams will have surgery in the coming weeks. Williams underwent tests, including a magnetic resonance imaging
10:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin sat behind the dais in the fluorescently lit room at Acrisure Stadium and spoke for three minutes. Of the 436 words the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said, few explained why he benched Mitch Trubisky for rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett at halftime of the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the
11:06 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nearly a decade after the biggest play of his career, cornerback Jimmy Smith will announce his retirement with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday. A news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Smith, 34, spent 11 seasons in Baltimore and will forever be remembered for stopping Michael Crabtree from
11:47 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran linebacker Jamie Collins has proved that players can go home again. And again. And again. And again. Collins has agreed to a contract to return to the New England Patriots, his agent David Canter of GSE Worldwide Football confirmed Monday. It will be Collins’ fourth stint with the
7:00 AM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When Zac Taylor was hired by Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay in 2017 to be assistant wide receivers coach, part of the new gig brought him back to his earlier coaching days. Taylor was tasked with taking McVay’s play script, typically a printed-out Word document, and
10:24 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers didn’t figure he would play another terrible half on Sunday against the New England Patriots, and the Green Bay Packers quarterback was right. And coach Matt LaFleur hopes he doesn’t make what he called “the worst decision of the day” again when it comes to an
10:53 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Josh McDaniels downplayed the significance of getting his first win as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders against the last team he worked for as a head coach in the Denver Broncos. But Raiders quarterback Derek Carr made sure McDaniels at least had a memento of the Raiders’ 32-23
10:07 PM ET LONDON — New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen was sure Wil Lutz‘s 61-yard field goal attempt was good Sunday. Lutz had already made a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter, and as the second kick had the distance, Allen raised his arms up to signal its success. Moments later, he lowered his arms