8:15 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Former Raiders fullback Steve Smith has died after a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 57. The Raiders announced Smith’s death Saturday, calling him an inspiration for “smiling every day while always working for a cure for” amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Smith was drafted in the

Nov 19, 2021 FRISCO, Texas — With three games in a 12-day span starting Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys will be without wide receiver Amari Cooper for at least two of them after he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Sources told ESPN that Cooper tested positive for COVID-19 and

6:10 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton promised this past offseason he would give serious attention to signing the team’s own impending free agents. He has continued that trend in recent days during the team’s bye week, as wide receiver Tim Patrick will become the latest to re-sign with the

4:34 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 11 of the NFL season features elite quarterback battles, renewed division rivalries and a homecoming in Carolina. With seven more weeks left on the regular-season schedule, teams are preparing for the final stretch. Injuries have played a huge factor this season, and clubs are monitoring their injury reports heading

2:34 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears’ standout pass-rusher Khalil Mack will have season-ending foot surgery, head coach Matt Nagy announced on Friday. Mack originally hurt his foot in Chicago’s third game of the season, but played injured for several more weeks. Eventually, the pain became too great and Mack was ruled out

7:45 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 11 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,

8:16 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N .C. — Cam Newton‘s first in-person news conference at Bank of America Stadium since his return to the Carolina Panthers was more colorful than informative, but, as often is the case for the 32-year-old quarterback, it was entertaining. It included a Clark Kent press pass tucked in his custom-made hat,

6:00 AM ET Arthur Smith had worked his entire life for this moment, running out of the tunnel getting ready to coach his first game as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. It’s a prestigious place, one of only 32 jobs in the world. He reached this milestone before he turned 40. On the

5:09 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday as a close contact trace, coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday. Bosa, who is unvaccinated, must quarantine for five days, per the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. As long as he continues to test negative and stays

10:09 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — With starter Zach Wilson still recovering from a knee injury, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh pulled a quarterback stunner on Wednesday, opting to start recently acquired Joe Flacco over upstart Mike White on Sunday. The decision came two days after Saleh, defending White after his four-interception game