IT’S 12:31 P.M., and Ben Cansdale has been staring at five port-a-potties for a half hour. Cansdale is a member of a five-truck Modern Disposal Services crew, based in Buffalo, that is dispatched on game days to do what they call a “half-suck” when a home game kicks off. From the driver’s seat, Cansdale, 31,
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5:27 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans are expected to designate Derrick Henry to return to practice from injured reserve on Wednesday according to ESPN’s Dianna Russini. After Henry jogged on the grass in
4:45 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has sent a letter to the Washington Football Team and the NFL asking what follow-up action would be taken after Sunday’s railing collapse at FedEx Field. “I tried to handle the situation with a lot of poise and show compassion for the people that fell
1:10 PM ET Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Bud Dupree has been issued a citation charging him with misdemeanor assault after an altercation with an employee at a Walgreens in Nashville. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the incident took place Sunday night at the Walgreens location at approximately 8 p.m. CT after a verbal
2:45 PM ET PITTSBURGH — On a momentous night for Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin captured his own significant milestone. With Monday night’s 26-14 win against the Cleveland Browns in the quarterback’s apparent home finale, the Steelers moved to 8-7-1 with one game left, ensuring that Tomlin will avoid a losing season
1:41 PM ET Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will not play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and will have surgery to repair the torn labrum in his non-throwing left shoulder as soon as possible so he can be healthy for the 2022 season, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Tuesday. Mayfield, who has been playing with the
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL season has been like few others. If it seems like nearly every week a game is won on the final play, that is exactly what is happening. There have been 32 games — including two more this Sunday — featuring a game-winning score on the final play,
9:28 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team will announce its new name ahead of the Super Bowl, nearly 19 months after dropping its old one. But team president Jason Wright said it won’t be one that became an early favorite on social media. The team announced Tuesday that it will reveal its
6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN Now that 2021 is in the rearview and we’re now in 2022, the NFL Power Rankings are looking ahead. While there are still playoff berths to be earned and championships to be won, we decided this was a perfect time for each franchise to give a New Year’s resolution for
1:13 AM ET Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield confirmed Monday night he will be having offseason surgery to repair the torn labrum in his non-throwing left shoulder, an injury he has played through since Week 2. With the Browns already eliminated from playoff contention, Mayfield also didn’t rule out sitting for Cleveland’s final game on
5:16 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles placed 12 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, including defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, center Jason Kelce, tight ends Dallas Goedert and Jack Stoll, running backs Jordan Howard and Boston Scott, safeties Rodney McLeod and Marcus Epps, linebackers Genard Avery and Alex Singleton, cornerback Avonte Maddox and guard Nate
11:52 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Minutes before what was likely his final game at Heinz Field kicked off, Ben Roethlisberger faced the Cleveland Browns game captains by himself at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ midfield logo Monday night. Fellow Steelers captains Cam Heyward and Derek Watt would normally flank the quarterback on the walk to the coin
6:01 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Joe Judge isn’t backing down from the rambling, 11-minute answer he provided after Sunday’s 29-3 loss to the Chicago Bears, which explained why fans should still have faith. Instead, he’s doubling down. Judge viewed it as a “dose of truth,” whether people want to
5:42 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh took the blame Monday for a botched fourth-down play that may have cost his team a huge upset against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “There was a miscommunication and when there’s a miscommunication, it always starts with me first,” Saleh said. “This isn’t
7:00 PM 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wide receiver Cooper Kupp will have several history-making opportunities on Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams play their regular-season finale against the visiting
5:17 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Four of the individuals who fell as a result of a railing collapse at FedEx Field on Sunday — all of whom say they suffered injuries from the incident, most of them minor — refuted a statement by the Washington Football Team suggesting they were offered on-site medical evaluation. “They
11:50 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The last time he was in Pittsburgh, quarterback Baker Mayfield took a knee to clinch the Cleveland Browns‘ first playoff victory in 26 years. As Mayfield galloped off Heinz Field, game ball still in hand, Cleveland’s other former No. 1 overall pick, Myles Garrett, was waiting. The two met
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was perusing the papers stacked around Mark Whipple’s desk years ago when one caught his eye. It was Whipple’s original evaluation of the 2004 quarterback class, and though Roethlisberger was ranked highly coming out of Miami (Ohio), he wasn’t the highest. That infuriated the young