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4:38 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said he hopes his sprained left ankle will be healthy enough for him to play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. “I think it’s day by day,” Murray said Wednesday. “I think we’ve got a great plan. I feel way better than I did when

4:07 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been fined nearly $50,000 this season for uniform violations and a wave after his walk-off winning touchdown against the New England Patriots, while Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was fined only $14,650 for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. “Annoy me? Nah.

11:55 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III are fighting to keep his medical records out of the hands of prosecutors charging him with driving under the influence in a fiery crash that killed a woman and cost Ruggs his NFL job. Ruggs, 22, didn’t appear

2:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said he’s the victim in his first public comments since being accused of abusing a former girlfriend in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. “I’m the victim in this situation. The truth and the details about the situation will come out at a further time,”

12:26 PM ET A Minnesota Vikings player who is vaccinated was hospitalized Tuesday because he was having trouble breathing due to COVID-19, coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday. According to a source, the player is offensive guard Dakota Dozier, who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. He is in stable condition now, per Zimmer,

11:44 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets are sticking with fan favorite Mike White at quarterback for at least another week. With a choice between White and highly touted rookie Zach Wilson, who is returning from a knee injury, coach Robert Saleh decided to roll with the hot hand. Saleh, who

10:18 AM ET ESPN News Services Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is considering the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints as potential landing spots, league sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini on Wednesday. Beckham cleared waivers Tuesday after being released by the Cleveland Browns on Monday. The veteran wants to

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN With nine weeks of NFL games in the books, we are officially at the midway point of the first 18-week season. The Arizona Cardinals (8-1) have the best record in the league and sit atop the NFC, with the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas

6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Coming out of their late bye last year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 7-4, with their best hope — even with quarterback Tom Brady at the helm — grabbing one of the final NFC wild-card spots. Then they orchestrated an eight-game win streak that resulted in a Super Bowl.

7:48 PM ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold has an incomplete fracture of his right shoulder blade and is likely to miss several weeks with the injury, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The Panthers believe the injury happened in the second quarter of the team’s 24-6 loss to the New England Patriots on

9:37 PM ET Minnesota Vikings star running back Dalvin Cook allegedly abused a former girlfriend, causing a concussion, during an incident at his home last year, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported that the woman filed a lawsuit in Dakota County District Court, alleging Cook of assault, battery and

8:24 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The NFL’s review of the Green Bay Packers‘ COVID-19 protocols was completed Tuesday, and a league source said the team was fined $300,000, while quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard were each fined $14,650. They were fined for violations of the protocols that were jointly agreed upon

6:19 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are likely to be in need of a kicker for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with Greg Zuerlein being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Zuerlein has tested positive, according to a source, and would need two negative tests separated by 24 hours while

4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has cleared waivers Tuesday and is eligible to sign with any team as a free agent. Beckham wants to spend the rest of this season with a playoff contender and in a winning environment, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter earlier in

4:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers said there’s only a “small possibility” he won’t play in the Green Bay Packers‘ next game, but before he got into football topics, he acknowledged he might have misled people about his vaccination status — but stood by his decision — and said he hoped the

2:37 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is considered “day-to-day” heading into Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Brian Flores said. Tagovailoa did not play in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans after fracturing the middle finger on his throwing hand the week prior. He practiced in limited fashion throughout

1:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The NFL’s increased emphasis on the taunting penalty has been a lightning rod for criticism through the first half of the season, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a proponent of the rule and its enforcement. “We’re just trying to clean our game up,” Tomlin, a member of the

12:11 PM ET Cleveland Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Both players are vaccinated, so their status for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots remains in question. Each player would need two negative tests 24 hours apart to play. The Browns had another