4:41 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Monday that left tackle Donovan Smith has a hyperextended right elbow and his availability will be dictated by his pain tolerance level. Bowles also said he does not believe Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin‘s hamstring injury — which he suffered in
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2:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt‘s outlook for the rest of the season is still up in the air after he sustained a torn pectoral in the Steelers‘ 23-20 overtime victory against the Bengals. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year will get second and third medical opinions about his torn pec Tuesday, sources
2:50 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Scans on New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones‘ back came back “normal,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The back injury is not thought to be serious, according to the source, but the team will continue to monitor how Jones is feeling this week before Sunday’s road
3:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — An MRI revealed that Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett suffered a season-ending torn ACL during Sunday’s 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions, coach Nick Sirianni announced Monday. “Obviously that’s a big blow for us,” Sirianni said. “I love the way that Derek Barnett comes to work each day and
3:33 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Kyle Fuller is out for the season after an MRI revealed Monday that he tore his left ACL. Ravens coach John Harbaugh called the injury “a crazy circumstance on AstroTurf.” Fuller, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, was hurt covering Elijah Moore with 1:18 left in Baltimore’s 24-9 win over
2:50 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders rookie defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis suffered a season-ending knee injury Sunday after further tests confirmed what the team feared after the game, according to a source. Mathis, a second-round pick in April, tore his left meniscus when he was blocked into where the ball carrier was being
12:28 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded guilty Monday to felony driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury stemming from a 2021 crash that occurred when his pickup truck struck two stopped cars on an interstate entrance ramp and seriously injured a 5-year-old
11:40 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2022 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, but their playoff path hit a bump in the road Sunday night when quarterback Dak Prescott injured his right thumb while throwing a pass in a 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prescott is now expected to have surgery
7:00 AM ET ESPN NFL staff The meeting was supposed to last only 90 minutes. Instead, Russell Wilson and Mark Rodgers spent four hours together over lunch, the future Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler presenting his life plans as his soon-to-be agent listened in amazement. This was before the 2010 MLB draft, when
10:43 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Daboll didn’t think twice about whether his New York Giants should go for the 2-point conversion or kick the tying extra point with 1 minute, 6 seconds remaining in his first game ever as a head coach. He was always going with the aggressive approach. Daboll indeed went