7:46 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston privately predicted to team officials that fellow quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick would have the success he has to start this season, sources told ESPN. Sources said that during a meeting the day before his three-game suspension began, Winston told Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht that Winston was

11:28 PM ET DETROIT — Marvin Jones had just caught the pass from Matthew Stafford at the end zone, beating Stefon Gilmore across the field. He let go of the ball, ran to the back of the end zone and opened his arms up wide. Almost like a signal of welcome in, Detroit is going

3:17 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Muhammad Wilkerson was carted off Sunday with a left ankle injury and taken to a hospital by ambulance. He was ruled out for the rest of the game almost immediately, which speaks to the severity of the injury to the Green Bay Packers‘ veteran defensive tackle. Wilkerson got leg

12:19 AM ET The Tennessee Titans are planning to start quarterback Blaine Gabbert against his former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, on Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Marcus Mariota‘s status has been closely monitored all week as he tries to overcome the elbow injury he suffered in the season opener against Miami and which kept

9:04 PM ET DETROIT — The New England Patriots will be without two key defensive starters for Sunday night’s road game against the Detroit Lions, as they downgraded safety Patrick Chung and defensive end Trey Flowers to out due to concussions. Both players were knocked out of last Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and

3:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — James Conner was catching up with an old friend when he hugged Eric Berry after last week’s game, but he also appreciates the deeper meaning behind the embrace: Two cancer survivors celebrating another NFL Sunday together. The embrace between the Steelers running back and the Chiefs safety went viral after

8:38 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did not commit to Earl Thomas playing Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after the All-Pro free safety didn’t practice for the second time this week. Rookie tight end Will Dissly, whose two TDs already match Jimmy Graham’s total in his first year

4:33 PM ET ATLANTA — Falcons safety Damontae Kazee, who was ejected for unnecessary roughness last Sunday after a helmet hit on Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, was fined $10,026 by the NFL, a source told ESPN. Kazee plans to appeal the fine, the source said. The league did not take any futher discipline against

3:00 PM ET Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook and defensive end Everson Griffen will both be out for Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, coach Mike Zimmer announced Friday. Cook suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s tie against the Packers, while Griffen has a knee injury and hasn’t practiced all week. Running back Latavius

2:09 AM ET CLEVELAND – After being outplayed by fellow rookie Baker Mayfield, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold blamed himself for a sputtering second-half offense in a 21-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell punctuated his return to Cleveland with two first-half