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10:43 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory is scheduled to have surgery on his left knee on Friday, sources told ESPN. Gregory did not miss a game in 2021 because of the knee issue but it was something that bothered him for a good portion of the season. He missed

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL divisional round for the 2021 season is stacked with four great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the second weekend of playoff football. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each

7:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — Wednesday nights featured dollar beers at Rokko’s Teriyaki. That meant a hectic evening for the local eatery in the small college town of Cheney,

9:43 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco thinks the team has a good foundation with quarterback Justin Herbert and coach Brandon Staley. He also realizes fans are frustrated about not making the postseason for the third straight year. The Chargers finished 9-8 in Staley’s first season

7:45 PM ET Associated Press GRETNA, La. — A woman who had a son with former NFL defensive lineman Norman Hand was arrested Thursday on allegations of defrauding a health-care fund for retired players and their dependents out of about $60,000. A Louisiana State Police investigation alleges that Toni Charles, 53, submitted false claims for

6:57 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been fined $25,000 by the league for his postgame comments related to the game officials following Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN on Thursday. A postgame question to Prescott on Sunday initially indicated the fans were throwing things at his teammates

6:13 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a trio of injury scares to key players in the past week, the San Francisco 49ers are likely to have all three of those players available for Saturday night’s NFC divisional-round showdown with the Green Bay Packers. Neither linebacker Fred Warner nor quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appeared on

12:00 PM ET Brianna Williams The San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers are set to meet again in the NFC divisional round. It’s the latest game in a postseason rivalry that rose to center stage in the 1990s, with both teams led by legendary quarterbacks in Steve Young and Brett Favre. The rivalry has

5:07 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown said his recent sideline outburst against the New York Jets that resulted in his dismissal from the Buccaneers, and previous incidents he’s been involved in, have been miscategorized as “mental health issues.” In a preview of an episode of “I Am Athlete” that

4:33 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The last two times the Green Bay Packers were in the playoffs, Randall Cobb had to watch from his couch. The Packers had moved on from the receiver following the 2018 season, and he spent the next two years with non-playoff teams Dallas in 2019 and Houston in

12:44 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson has cleared the concussion protocol and will play in Saturday’s divisional-round playoff game against the Tennessee Titans, coach Zac Taylor announced Thursday. Hendrickson, who led the Bengals with 14 sacks this season, suffered the concussion in the Bengals’ 26-19 wild-card game victory over the Las Vegas

11:20 AM ET Associated Press Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham, Denver Broncos tight end/fullback Andrew Beck, and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson are finalists for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. The award recognizes people who demonstrated exceptional effort to honor and support members of the military community. It will be recognized on

10:00 AM ET OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was arrested Wednesday night by the Overland Park police and charged with misdemeanor criminal property damage of less than $1,000. Gay remained Thursday morning in the detention center in Johnson County, Kansas. He was scheduled to appear before a judge Thursday afternoon,

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — During a standard San Francisco 49ers practice, receiver Deebo Samuel has no shortage of things to do. With one notable exception. Soon after the Niners wrap up stretching and transition to a special teams period, Samuel finds himself with the only opening in his daily practice schedule. With

8:06 AM ET LONG-SNAPPING HAS been described as the most specialized, and most ignored, position in all of sports. And in the strange, upside-down world of the long-snapper, the better you are at your job, the more anonymous you become. Case in point: Although they are a critical component in punting, extra points and field

9:30 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The list of once injured but now healthy players who have returned to the Packers in the days before Saturday’s NFC divisional-round matchup with the San Francisco 49ers (8:15 p.m. ET, Fox) looks like one of the biggest strokes of luck this Green Bay team has experienced all

11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL filed a motion asking a Nevada court to dismiss former Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league, saying accusations that the NFL leaked Gruden’s old, offensive emails are “baseless” and “should be dismissed for failure to state a single viable cause of action.” The league responded

4:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — While Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says all options are on the table in adding another quarterback to fight for the starting job next season, the in-house candidates are prepared to compete for the position themselves. Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t formally announced his retirement, but Tomlin said Tuesday he is proceeding