12:28 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN Geno Smith has beat out Drew Lock in the Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback competition and will start the team’s Sept. 12 opener against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, Pete Carroll said Friday. Carroll made the announcement after the Seahawks’ preseason finale — a 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys —
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12:47 AM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — New Orleans quarterback Jameis Winston only played one series in his preseason debut against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night, but it was enough for Saints coach Dennis Allen. Winston went 4-for-4 for 59 yards, driving the Saints down the field on the first series of the
10:09 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers backup quarterback Sam Darnold, who lost the starting job to Baker Mayfield earlier in the week, departed Friday’s preseason finale against Buffalo on a golf cart after suffering a left ankle injury late in the third quarter. He did not return to the game, which the Panthers won
6:52 PM ET The Los Angeles Rams said any discipline for star defensive lineman Aaron Donald and other players involved in Thursday’s brawl during a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals will be handled by the team. “The incident will be addressed internally, and any discipline will remain in-house,” a Rams spokesperson said Friday when
5:38 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza, who was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of gang raping a 17-year-old girl when he was at San Diego State last year, will not dress for Friday night’s preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team’s kicker, Tyler Bass,
5:36 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens made two significant moves on Friday, activating offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley off the physically unable to perform list and placing outside linebacker Tyus Bowser on the reserve/PUP. With two weeks before the start of the regular season, there’s now hope that the Ravens will get
6:50 AM ET NFL Nation reporters History has shown that not every NFL rookie will be counted on in his first season, but plenty will. Some can even change the fortunes of a franchise, though we won’t know for probably a few years if anyone in this class is capable of such things. Eight teams
9:56 PM ET Brianna Williams Preseason football is where players can make names for themselves. So how does former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith fit into the mix? 1 Related Smith, an analyst for the NFL Network, picked up a side gig as a member of the ball crew for Thursday’s game between the
8:42 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs honored late Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson with a special huddle before their first offensive play in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes faced his 10 teammates, huddling in the style Dawson did when playing for the
8:30 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers expect to be without free safety Jimmie Ward longer than they initially hoped. Ward suffered what coach Kyle Shanahan called a “pretty bad” hamstring injury on Aug. 14, and though the Niners acknowledged he would miss some time, it could cost Ward the first