5:27 PM ET Nicholas Wagner TAMPA, Fla. — For the second consecutive season, former San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Jimmie Ward‘s season came to an abrupt, early end because of a broken forearm. This time, the injury might also signal the end of the safety’s time with the 49ers. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said after
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5:26 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton left Sunday’s 35-20 loss to the Browns with a right thumb injury and did not return after being ruled out in the fourth quarter. Dalton was injured on the fourth play of the third quarter after a snap by center Billy Price sailed over his
2:22 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall gave his former coach a game ball on Sunday. Randall presented Hue Jackson with the ball after Randall had intercepted Andy Dalton in the second quarter of the Browns game against Bengals. Randall’s interception came on the second play after the Browns had taken a
8:57 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon suffered an MCL injury to his right knee according to an initial diagnosis, a source told ESPN on Sunday. Gordon will have a further evaluation on his knee on Monday, but there’s a possibility the Wisconsin product will not be available for
8:04 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In order for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston to beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-9 Sunday – Step 1 in his quest to re-assert himself as the starting quarterback – he had to recognize that he couldn’t do it trying to be somebody else. He had to stop
8:32 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This is a story of preparation, and of why one of the greatest coaches of his era may be in the midst of one of the greatest coaching jobs he’s ever done. The Seahawks were practicing scramble drills in their weekly walk-through practice last week, and on one of
11:25 AM ET Bengals assistant coach Hue Jackson will make more money Sunday from the Browns — the team he’s trying to help beat — than the Cincinnati team that hired him after Cleveland fired him last month. The Bengals want to beat the Browns for new assistant coach Hue Jackson, while the Browns are
10:33 AM ET Alex Smith‘s return to football is not a certainty, but there is optimism that the Washington Redskins quarterback will return from the spiral fracture in his leg in which the bone broke through his skin, sources tell ESPN. Smith, 34, faces a lengthy rehab, and doctors are maintaining a wait-and-see attitude even
Today’s game in Charlotte is another early kickoff for the Seahawks, which they’ve gotten down. They’ve won 10 of their past 16 road games starting at 10 a.m. PST, including at Detroit and against the Raiders in London this season. According to ESPN charting, their .625 win percentage in such games since 2013 is by
9:15 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco 49ers announced Sunday morning that they will release linebacker Reuben Foster, who was arrested Saturday night at the team hotel in Tampa, Florida, on charges of domestic violence. San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested on charges of domestic violence Saturday night at the team