11:27 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the San Francisco 49ers players remaining from 2018, Thursday’s game probably dredged up many unwanted but familiar feelings. Decimated by injuries and with the new twist provided by the COVID-19 pandemic making matters worse, the Niners opened Thursday night’s 34-17 blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers
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3:48 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Although Drew Brees downplayed the significance of his shoulder injury Wednesday, he remained limited in Thursday’s practice. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was working off to the side with no pads during the early portion of practice that was open to the media and was officially listed as a
8:15 AM ET The Houston Texans closed their facility Thursday after one of their players tested positive for COVID-19. The Texans announced that they were informed of the positive test Wednesday night, and all their operations Thursday will be conducted virtually. “In consultation with the NFL and medical experts, we have made the decision to
7:28 PM ET NFL NationESPN The status of some big-name players is in doubt entering Week 9 in the NFL, including Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a hamstring strain. They join
6:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan credited a team trainer with potentially saving the life of his wife after she underwent emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy Tuesday in Florida. Ashley Ryan went to Florida earlier this week to vote and check on the couple’s house. She
7:15 AM ET The first eight weeks of the 2020 season have featured, in many ways, the best streak of cumulative quarterback play in NFL history. It has been easy to miss amid daily updates of coronavirus pandemic protocols and super-early coaching changes, but the league’s aggregate Total QBR of 65.6 is nearly 10% higher
11:17 PM ET Anthony Gonzalez, a former Ohio State standout who later played for the Indianapolis Colts, has kept his Congressional seat. Gonzalez, a Republican, won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, according reporting by to the Associated Press. He ran against Democratic challenger Aaron Godfrey. Gonzalez, 36, will
4:20 PM ET NFL trade deadline day, as is often the case, came and went Tuesday with more fizzle than sizzle. A few big names got kicked around, but there wasn’t much late movement, and not many people were surprised. This year more than ever, with COVID-19 testing requirements delaying the availability of new player
3:23 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a season full of seemingly nonstop, devastating injury news, the San Francisco 49ers might have taken their two biggest hits, as sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle are expected to miss extended time. For Garoppolo, the aggravation
7:05 AM ET In the middle of the weirdest NFL season comes the weirdest NFL trade deadline, which is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET and, like everything else this year, fraught with the unprecedented. Example: This week, an NFL head coach told me one of the questions being asked in his front office about potential