6:45 AM ET While an NFL season isn’t determined in two games, a couple of games is an appropriate sample to start picking up on some trends. Some are expected and others are a bit of a surprise, and it’s the latter category that we’re tackling below, as our NFL Nation writers are picking out
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7:05 AM ET Joe Haden will sign a one-day contract to retire with the Browns, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, as the cornerback ends a 12-year NFL career spent in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Haden’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the decision to retire to Schefter. Haden, 33, had spent the 2017 to 2021 seasons with the
12:00 AM ET Jamison Hensley BALTIMORE — There will be added significance to the pregame routine of Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker on Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. As he has done before every game and practice since college, Tucker will finish his warm-ups with a kick from the right hashmark, 48 yards out. It was
7:00 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NFL on Tuesday suspended Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Bobby Hart for one game after the league said he took a swing at a Titans player following Monday night’s game but instead hit a Tennessee coach. Per the league’s release announcing the suspension for violating unsportsmanlike conduct
6:47 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Texans placed center Justin Britt on the reserve/non-football illness list Tuesday. Coach Lovie Smith said last Wednesday that Britt was out for personal reasons and he remained out all week. Britt also missed Sunday’s game at Denver. Asked Monday if Britt would be back this week, Smith
5:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers veteran defensive lineman Akiem Hicks tore the plantar fascia in his left foot and is expected to be sidelined for a month, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Hicks suffered the injury in the second quarter Sunday in the Bucs’ 20-10 victory at the Saints —
2:31 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — A fan was arrested for allegedly throwing a water bottle at Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam in the final moments of Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets. Jeffrey Miller, 51, was arrested Sunday on complaints of assault, failure to comply with a lawful order and disorderly conduct, according
2:06 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Two weeks into the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season, quarterback Mitch Trubisky hears the calls to open up the passing game. And he wants to answer the bell. “I like to throw the ball down the field,” he said Tuesday. “Why I haven’t given the certain looks, especially during the game, I
1:39 PM ET Associated Press Six-time All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas, shutdown cornerback Darrelle Revis and speedy pass-rusher Dwight Freeney headline the list of nine first-year-eligible players picked among the 129 nominees for the 2023 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other first-year-eligibles are running back Chris Johnson, offensive lineman Jahri Evans,
1:44 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb took the blame for Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets, saying he should’ve gone down instead of scoring in the final two minutes. Chubb’s 12-yard touchdown run with 1:55 to play put the Browns up 30-17. Rookie kicker Cade York then missed