10:16 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Raiders players offered defense, indifference and a no comment on Sunday when it came to coach Jon Gruden and his 10-year-old inflammatory emails that came to light over the weekend. And Gruden again apologized for his language, including a racist comment, in the missives. Gruden and his players spoke

9:46 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance gave his first NFL start a strikingly similar review to his performance in the second half of last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. “Some good, some bad again,” Lance said. After getting a full week of working with the starters in

7:10 PM ET CINCINNATI — When does one team — and one kicker — get four cracks at a go-ahead or game-winning field goal in the final two minutes and 12 seconds of regulation plus overtime? When the same kicker misses three of them and watches his counterpart miss twice, including one that he prematurely

1:11 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season began with bad news for the Seattle Seahawks. Not only did they lose their game Thursday night to the Los Angeles Rams to fall to 2-3, they also lost quarterback Russell Wilson to a fractured middle finger on his right hand for at

6:53 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football Team has placed assistant athletic trainer Doug Quon on administrative leave, according to multiple sources. The move comes within a week of head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion being placed on leave pending an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency. It’s uncertain when Quon was placed on

4:10 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco 49ers have placed George Kittle on injured reserve, ruling the tight end out for at least three games due to his calf injury. Kittle has been playing through the injury since suffering it in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions. But he did not participate in

3:50 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — If Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is cleared through the last step of the concussion protocol Saturday morning, he is expected to start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bridgewater, who suffered a concussion in Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, has progressed each day this week to more on-field

11:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had surgery Friday to repair a ruptured tendon and a fracture in the middle finger of his throwing hand. Sources tell ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that the team is bracing for Wilson to miss four to eight weeks. It puts Seattle’s playoff hopes

4:07 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers and Jaire Alexander have decided against shoulder surgery — for now — leaving open the possibility that the All-Pro cornerback could play again this season. Coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Alexander might still be placed on injured reserve, but that doesn’t necessarily mean

6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. – Alvin Kamara’s evolving role in the New Orleans Saints’ offense reached extreme levels last week. The running back’s 26 carries against the New York Giants set a career high (one week after he setting a high with 24 against the New England Patriots). Meanwhile, his zero passing targets marked