6:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are still clinging to hope, however small it might be, that Jimmy Garoppolo will start at quarterback Sunday against the Houston Texans. Garoppolo, who is dealing with a right thumb injury, did not practice again Friday, which means he did not participate in any
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5:45 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — For the second time this season, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Neal, who is not vaccinated, will miss Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals but has a chance to play in the regular-season finale Jan. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles under the
3:18 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Andy Dalton will start Sunday in the team’s home finale against the New York Giants, coach Matt Nagy said Friday. Dalton got the nod over rookie Justin Fields, who remains hampered by an ankle injury. Last week’s starter, Nick Foles, will serve as Dalton’s backup, though Nagy didn’t
3:58 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. — Touchdown shortage? That’s no longer the case for Odell Beckham Jr. The eighth-year pro has caught four touchdown passes over a five-game span
2:30 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — For a third straight week, quarterback Lamar Jackson has not been ruled out despite missing nearly all of the Baltimore Ravens‘ practices. Jackson, who is dealing with a right ankle injury, hasn’t practiced the past two days after limping badly Wednesday. After Friday’s practice, Ravens coach John Harbaugh
1:01 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without outside linebackers Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul on Sunday at the New York Jets, interim head coach Harold Goodwin said Friday. The Buccaneers also activated wide receiver Mike Evans from the reserve/COVID-19 list and placed punter Bradley Pinion on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Pierre-Paul has been
12:24 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed starting running back Antonio Gibson and left guard Ereck Flowers on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. That potentially further weakens a lineup entering Sunday’s pivotal game against the Philadelphia Eagles (8-7). Washington (6-9) remains a playoff long shot but could stay in the race by
11:21 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN With the Detroit Lions making their final road trip of the season to face the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend, running back D’Andre Swift is set to return from injury, but quarterback Jared Goff is not. After missing the past four games with a shoulder sprain, Swift returned to practice
7:10 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 17 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,
6:02 PM ET Three players in their first year of eligibility, including one of the league’s all-time sack leaders, one of the league’s all-time receiving leaders and one of the league’s all-time special teams greats, are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. Defensive end/outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware, wide receiver Andre
8:08 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Russell Wilson hopes Sunday won’t be his last time playing at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks quarterback. Wilson volunteered as much during his weekly news conference in a somewhat out-of-nowhere comment that acknowledged his uncertain future in Seattle. The Seahawks (5-10) host the Detroit Lions (2-12-1), then
3:48 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. — The Los Angeles Rams have activated left tackle Andrew Whitworth from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. No starters and only one
1:00 PM ET Ryan Hockensmith ON CHRISTMAS DAY, John Madden gathered his close family members and friends around his TV at 2 p.m. A documentary about him and his tall-tale life, “All Madden,” was airing on Fox, and he wanted to watch it with the people he loved the most. Many of the people in
8:30 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden died Tuesday at the age of 85, leaving behind an influential legacy that stretched from the sidelines as a decadelong coach of the Oakland Raiders to three decades in the broadcast booth to a transcendent video game bearing his name. Madden, an
4:03 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said death threats made about him that his wife received on social media were “not that serious” and “not anything new for us.” After Mayfield threw four interceptions in Saturday’s loss to Green Bay that further jeopardized the Browns’ hopes for a playoff spot,
2:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice Thursday, a day after he limped badly in his return to the field. Jackson is dealing with a right ankle injury that has sidelined him for the past two games. Tyler Huntley, who was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday
2:34 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers could have most, if not all, of his receivers back in time for the playoffs — and possibly before the regular season ends. That’s because two key Packers receivers, Randall Cobb and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, returned to practice on Thursday. Cobb underwent core muscle surgery a little
11:34 AM ET ESPN News Services The NFL will hold a moment of silence before all its Week 17 games for Hall of Fame coach and broadcasting icon John Madden, who died Tuesday at age 85. “As you know, the NFL lost a true giant on Tuesday with the passing of John Madden,” NFL commissioner