6:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without three key members of their defense Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Inside linebacker Devin White, outside linebacker Shaq Barrett and defensive lineman Steve McLendon were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Placement on the list means a player has either tested positive

5:35 PM ET BYU quarterback Zach Wilson will enter the NFL draft, he announced Friday. A likely first-round pick, Wilson is the No. 3-ranked draft-eligible quarterback and the No. 14 overall player, according to ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. COUGAR NATION pic.twitter.com/pEa9RUMCTQ — Zachary Wilson (@zachkapono) January 1, 2021 In three years, Wilson

3:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers could do was hope for good news after All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari suffered a knee injury in practice on Thursday. One phone call dashed that. “I got a call from him yesterday, late in the afternoon,” Rodgers said Friday.

11:53 AM ET Associated Press The NFL has chosen 11 athletes from nine countries to compete for a spot in the 2021 International Player Pathway Program. Instituted in 2017, the program aims to provide elite international athletes an opportunity to compete at the NFL level, improve their skills, and possibly earn a spot on a

7:41 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have lost one of the most important members of their high-powered offense, All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, to what is believed to be a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice on Thursday, a source told ESPN. NFL Network reported that the injury is likely

11:56 AM ET NFL Players Association president JC Tretter is calling for the elimination of offseason practices, including minicamp and organized team activities, citing the NFL’s relative quality of play during the 2020 pandemic-influenced season. “I believe the changes implemented this season have demonstrated that we can put an entertaining product out on the field

11:59 AM ET Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay‘s injury-plagued 2020 season is over and now the question shifts to whether or not he’ll be with the franchise in 2021. Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell ruled Golladay out of the team’s season finale against Minnesota — the wide receiver hasn’t played since Nov. 1

7:27 PM ET NFL NationESPN The Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins are among the teams hoping to win their way into the playoffs on the final weekend of the NFL’s regular season Sunday. All three enter their games with key players on offense battling injuries. Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for 105

5:47 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It’s unclear if he tested positive or if he was deemed at risk because of a close contact. If he tested positive, he would not be allowed to return for at least 10 days from the

9:00 AM ET Johnny Manziel has agreed to resume his playing career with a startup league called Fan Controlled Football, he told ESPN this week. The league, scheduled to begin play in February, will feature 7-on-7 games where fans set rosters, call plays and interact in a blend of traditional and esports environments. “The more