12:08 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will be without running back Joe Mixon for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, coach Zac Taylor said. Mixon injured his right foot in the first half of last Sunday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts, and he did not participate in this week’s first two practices, according to
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11:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL trade deadline — 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3 — is approaching, and teams have been making moves for the past few months. A few 2021 NFL draft picks were dealt, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy, including trading pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere,
6:16 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — It wasn’t just quarterbacks that Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera changed recently; for many, it was his message that also took multiple turns. Fans and some media criticized Rivera for mixed messages. But Rivera said that’s just the way he coaches, going by instincts and switching plans when
10:48 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have placed star tight end Zach Ertz on injured reserve because of an ankle injury. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported earlier this week that Ertz, who suffered the injury during Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, was expected to miss three to four weeks. Ertz was hurt in the second
6:45 AM ET If an NFL team is out of the playoff picture in Week 7, it’s probably not going to make its way back in by January. Last year, 10 of the 12 teams that were in playoff positions as we entered Week 7 made it into the postseason. The only exceptions were the
The 2020 NFL season ambles into Week 7, and it’s a tough time to be an interior lineman or receiver. The Cowboys’ Zack Martin has a concussion; the 49ers’ Trent Williams is having ankle issues; for Buffalo’s Cody Ford, it’s the knee; the Packers’ David Bakhtiari is facing a chest injury; and the Broncos’ Dalton
3:20 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The motivation behind running back Kenyan Drake‘s breakout performance for the Arizona Cardinals on Monday came from a familiar yet unlikely source. After not talking to his mom on the phone all of last week — save for a few text messages — the first thing she said to
5:48 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints won’t have to relocate to LSU’s Tiger Stadium to have fans in attendance. The Saints and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced an agreement Tuesday to have a limited number of fans back in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome over the remainder of the season under a
11:43 AM ET Rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will take over as the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback beginning Week 8 vs. the Los Angeles Rams, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With the Dolphins currently on their bye week, it will give Tagovailoa two weeks to prepare for the transition. Tagovailoa’s first NFL start will come
4:31 PM ET The NFL has informed the Tennessee Titans that its review of how the team handled its coronavirus outbreak has concluded. The organization will face a potential fine, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Individuals will not be disciplined, and there was no discussion of forfeiture of draft picks, according to Schefter.