7:51 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Happy Gronk is back. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has an infectious personality that can uplift teammates, whether it’s on the field or in the locker room. Teammates say his demeanor often stands out in a hard-driving work environment in which levity can sometimes be in
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10:33 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Technically, the relationship between Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers is still alive. The team owns his rights. They can place the transition tag on him this offseason, which would spark a labor fight. Realistically, only practical business would lead the Steelers down that path. Sentiment is gone. Two years
7:00 AM ET If there was a debate to be had about whether Baker Mayfield would be better off without Hue Jackson (and there wasn’t), then one of the more interesting things that happened in Week 12 was that we found out Mayfield’s opinion on the matter. “We have people we believe in calling the
1:18 AM ET HOUSTON — Before the Houston Texans took the field on Monday night, the team honored owner and founder Bob McNair, who died on Friday, with a video tribute and performance of “Amazing Grace.” And after the game, defensive end J.J. Watt dedicated the Texans’ 34-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans to McNair.
11:16 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University HOUSTON — The Tennessee Titans fast against the Houston Texans on Monday night. In desperate need of a win to stay alive in the race for the AFC South division title or
10:06 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Before shifting his full attention to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, Tom Brady carved out time to marvel at Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Brady was wowed by Rivers setting NFL records for completing the most consecutive passes to open a game (25), and finishing
8:19 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The category was brutal enough, but if the Detroit Lions were looking to add some more frustration to another season gone wrong in decades worth of them, all they had to do was turn on the television Monday night. If they found the quiz show Jeopardy!, they were
8:19 PM ET The NFL has suspended Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette for one game without pay following his ejection for fighting with Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson on Sunday. The league said Fournette violated its unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness rules and as a result will miss Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis
7:27 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — He might have just lost his job to Cody Kessler — a quarterback on Cleveland’s 0-16 team — but that doesn’t mean Blake Bortles’ career with the Jacksonville Jaguars is definitely over. In fact, don’t be surprised if Bortles is still on the roster when the Jaguars begin training
5:37 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Resources from an unprecedented agreement between the Players Coalition and the NFL to address social justice issues are starting to be distributed. On the day before Thanksgiving, nine people were bailed from jail in Philadelphia via a $50,000 grant from the Eagles Social Justice Fund, comprised of money raised by