6:00 AM ET “The Tuck Game was the undoing of a lot of things.” — Al Davis, at the 2009 NFL owners meetings in Dana Point, California. HENDERSON, Nev. — Mention the events of Jan. 19, 2002, to the most ardent citizen of Raider Nation and you might have to knuckle up. Ask Jon Gruden
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8:27 AM ET Injury bug? No, Week 2 of the 2020 NFL season was not bitten by the injury bug. This was injury Godzilla, laying waste to the dreams of fantasy football managers everywhere. The carnage stretched from New York to San Francisco, from top overall picks to sleepers, from running backs to defensive ends.
12:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Mahomes signed the highest-valued contract in American professional sports in July when he struck a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale, who faces Mahomes on Monday night, considers that a bargain. “They could’ve paid him a billion,”
2:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski doesn’t appear to be fazed by his slow start in Bruce Arians’ offense — one that has rendered him with just two catches on four targets and 33 routes run, for 11 receiving yards in two games. He’s taking things in stride
11:48 PM ET It doesn’t matter what jersey Ryan Fitzpatrick wears when he plays the Jacksonville Jaguars. Take your pick of a half-dozen different team uniforms. All of them have led to one result: victory. Fitzpatrick on Thursday night became the first NFL player since at least 1950 to record at least one victory for
1:17 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Wide receiver Jamison Crowder is expected to miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury, the latest setback for the injury-riddled New York Jets. The reeling Jets (0-2) will be without their top three wide receivers and top running back when they face the Indianapolis Colts (1-1)
2:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins is in the NFL’s concussion protocol and his status for Monday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens was unclear. Watkins was not scheduled to practice on Thursday as the Chiefs began preparations for the Ravens. “It’s more neck right now than
11:44 AM ET A Los Angeles Chargers team doctor accidentally punctured quarterback Tyrod Taylor‘s lung just before kickoff Sunday while trying to administer a pain-killing injection to the quarterback’s cracked ribs, coach Anthony Lynn told ESPN’s Shelley Smith on Wednesday. That’s why Taylor did not start Sunday and rookie quarterback Justin Herbert unexpectedly did against
2:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor will miss multiple weeks with a UCL tear in his thumb, sources told ESPN. A source said Reagor is expected to undergo surgery and will be placed on injured reserve. Reagor was injured on a play across the middle in the first half of
11:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With a desire for comfort over fashion, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has made the hooded sweatshirt a top-selling item over the past two decades. Sometimes the sweatshirts are fresh out of the box. And other times they look like what Belichick wore Wednesday morning in his regularly