7:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — You can hear the sadness in his voice. It’s not outwardly noticeable if you didn’t know to look for it, but it’s there — the kind of sadness you would never wish on anyone. Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. is a 6-foot-2, 241-pound chiseled athlete who

5:56 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Through a barrage of seemingly endless questions about his quarterback situation, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has remained adamant that the plan was to ride with incumbent Jimmy Garoppolo while rookie Trey Lance develops. But if the right calf injury Garoppolo suffered in Sunday’s 28-21 loss to

11:15 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury gets back to his Paradise Valley home in Arizona after Sunday’s 37-20 demolition of the Los Angeles Rams, he’s not going to sit back and bask in the glow of being the NFL’s only 4-0 team. Instead, he’s going to sit on his

4:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season saw more exciting finishes and statement victories. The Chiefs bounced back with a huge win over the Eagles, while the Bills shut out the Texans. The Colts finally got their first win of the season, and the Cowboys’ offense handled the Panthers’ great

5:05 AM ET If Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady sets the NFL career passing record Sunday night against his former team, and he needs only 68 yards to do it, the New England Patriots will pause to acknowledge the achievement but will not stop the game for a ceremony, according to a team official.

1:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For the second game in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their top receivers. Chase Claypool was downgraded to out against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Saturday, because of a hamstring injury suffered in practice. Claypool was limited in Thursday’s practice with the injury,

4:30 PM ET DENVER — The Baltimore Ravens will have a Pro Bowl backfield on Sunday, albeit the one from six years ago. Running back Le’Veon Bell was promoted from the practice squad Saturday, a day before the Ravens’ game at the unbeaten Denver Broncos. Bell, 29, joins a crowded backfield that already has Latavius

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 4 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have 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,

8:01 PM ET NFL NationESPN Is it Week 4 of the NFL regular season already? Where has the time gone? Nevertheless, the action from the first four weeks of the year has been nothing short of sensational. Some teams have surprised fans and experts, while others have underperformed so far in 2021. Injuries have affected

Sep 24, 2021 NFL NationESPN Is it Week 4 of the NFL regular season already? Where has the time gone? Nevertheless, the action from the first four weeks of the year has been nothing short of sensational. Some teams have surprised fans and experts, while others have underperformed so far in 2021. Injuries have affected