2:50 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said Monday that head coach Bill Belichick hasn’t told him he’ll start the regular-season opener Sept. 12 against the Miami Dolphins, answering with one of Belichick’s familiar phrases. “No. You know he hasn’t said that. So for you to just ask that question, you
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4:31 PM ET HOUSTON — After returning to the field for a week, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson did not practice on Monday afternoon. Watson, who reported to camp on July 25 after requesting a trade in January, practiced for the first five days of training camp, was not on the field for the next
1:59 PM ET Retired quarterback Alex Smith, who returned to play last season after suffering a devastating leg injury two years earlier, has been hired by ESPN as an NFL analyst. Smith, who retired in April to end his 16-season career, will appear on various ESPN shows, including SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown and Sunday NFL
11:46 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Trace McSorley will miss the rest of the preseason with a back injury. With McSorley sidelined, Tyler Huntley is now the frontrunner to become the backup quarterback to Lamar Jackson. McSorley injured his back picking up a box on Saturday, just hours before the
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When he put the finishing touches on a decorated college career, USC quarterback Carson Palmer had it all: an Orange Bowl victory, All-America honors and, of course, a Heisman Trophy. If that wasn’t enough, Palmer became the Cincinnati Bengals‘ choice with the No. 1 pick in the 2003
8:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Feeling intimidated looking at all the odds and props available? Do all of these numbers look like magic to you? Well have no fear, we’ve gathered our best sports betting and fantasy football minds to break down how they approach the season, how to apply fantasy projections to player prop
Aug 15, 2021 Houston Texans slot receiver Anthony Miller left Saturday’s preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers with a “slight dislocation” of his shoulder, coach David Culley said. Miller injured his shoulder midway through the third quarter of Houston’s 26-7 win after he caught a pass from quarterback Jeff Driskel. He ran two yards
4:03 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived three players Sunday following their preseason-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, including former Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley, who was given a special exemption by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to delay his service to the Navy so he could attend Buccaneers training camp. The exemption
1:17 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Saturday’s preseason opener was supposed to be just the beginning of three weeks filled with an abundance of game snaps for Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, while Aaron Rodgers watched from the sideline. There might not be as many of those preseason snaps for Love now. While
2:24 PM ET PITTSBURGH — When Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke told Joe Schobert he needed to talk with him after the team’s final team meeting Thursday, the veteran inside linebacker knew something was off. But Schobert hardly expected what Baalke told him next. The Jaguars were trading Schobert, a splashy free-agent signing just
10:35 PM ET Associated Press Joe Walton, the former New York Jets coach who built Robert Morris University‘s football program from the ground up, has died. He was 85. Robert Morris announced in an obituary posted on its website that Walton died Sunday. No cause of death was provided. Walton, a native of Beaver Falls,
Aug 15, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence‘s first NFL snap ended with a sack that nearly turned into a fumble, but the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback didn’t let that rattle him. The 2021 No. 1 draft pick bounced back from that inauspicious start and turned in a solid but unspectacular performance in the Jaguars’ 23-13
Aug 14, 2021 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson passed his first test with relative ease, delivering an efficient performance in his preseason debut Saturday night against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Wilson, who started and played two series, completed 6-of-9 passes for 63 yards. He was in
Aug 15, 2021 Taysom Hill got the first start of the preseason. Jameis Winston threw the first touchdown pass. But neither of the New Orleans Saints‘ quarterback contenders was able to avoid the turnovers that doomed a 17-14 loss at the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. Each QB threw an interception as part of the Saints’
Aug 13, 2021 ESPN.com staff play 1:39 Matthew Berry lists Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray and Russell Wilson as the premier fantasy quarterbacks this season. It’s mock draft season, and that means trying different draft strategies to see what works and what doesn’t. 1 Related This week, the ESPN fantasy experts conducted
5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason kicked off in earnest this week, as all 32 teams were in action. It started Thursday with two games, as rookie quarterback Mac Jones helped lead the New
5:52 PM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason really kicks off this week, as all 32 teams will be in action for Week 1. It started Thursday night with two games, as first-round quarterback Mac Jones
3:38 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields reminded everyone on Saturday that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Fields, the 11th overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft, entered the game against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter to thunderous applause at Soldier Field but mostly struggled to