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1:22 PM ET Hallie Grossman Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from Penn State University. Covers college football and college basketball. Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University

1:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. is set to be released from the hospital later Friday after being diagnosed with a concussion, the team announced. Parham was removed from Thursday night’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on a stretcher after he appeared to lose consciousness when

1:05 PM ET New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be on the sideline for the game Sunday vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Friday. Payton, who has been fully vaccinated, was “immediately isolated,” according to the team. He also made public the NFL’s first known

11:26 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is expected to start Sunday against the Carolina Panthers after suffering a left foot sprain in the loss last week to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Sean McDermott said Friday. “[The medical team] is comfortable with where [Allen is] at and

10:08 AM ET Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates on Friday. With Heinicke and top backup Kyle Allen on the COVID-19 list, Washington is signing quarterback Garrett Gilbert off the New England Patriots‘ practice squad, sources said. Gilbert could be called on

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got 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,

3:38 AM ET Chargers coach Brandon Staley isn’t changing his ways: He says he will continue to go for it on fourth down, even after three out of Los Angeles’ five attempts Thursday night failed in a 34-28 overtime defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. “I felt really comfortable with all those decisions,” Staley said

2:40 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As one of the elder statesmen of the Kansas City Chiefs, tight end Travis Kelce sometimes hears from coach Andy Reid and his teammates about his advanced age of 32. “Coach Reid always reminds me when I’m feeling a little sore,” Kelce said Thursday night at SoFi Stadium, where

11:45 PM ET The dawn of Week 15 brought us another shake-up in the AFC playoff picture. The Chiefs’ thrilling overtime victory Thursday night over the Chargers elevated them to the conference’s No. 1 seed. The Patriots can regain that position with a victory Saturday over the Colts, but for a few days at least,

11:51 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. – With three defensive starters out of their lineup, the Kansas City Chiefs needed a big game from Patrick Mahomes in Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers for first place in the AFC West. After a shaky first three quarters, he delivered. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and

7:24 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After 11 months of missteps, mistakes, embarrassing moments, anonymous reports of strife within the coaching staff and between head coach Urban Meyer and players, the Jacksonville Jaguars just want a little peace and quiet for the rest of the year. That’s why quarterback Trevor Lawrence and cornerback Shaq Griffin

8:03 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. — Outside linebacker Von Miller is among nine players who the Los Angeles Rams added to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday, the team announced.

first Quarter KC LAC TD 7:34 Michael Burton 7 Yard Rush, H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend. 11 plays, 95 yards, 5:53 7 0 second Quarter KC LAC FG 14:50 Harrison Butker Made 30 Yrd Field Goal 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:30 10 0 TD 9:12 Justin Herbert 1 Yard Rush, D.Hopkins extra point

5:24 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum has tested positive for COVID-19, potentially leaving the team without its top two quarterbacks for Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Kimberley Martin. Starting quarterback Baker Mayfield already tested positive for the virus earlier this week and

1:01 PM ET All three of the Chicago Bears‘ coordinators are in the COVID-19 protocols, coach Matt Nagy said Thursday. Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, defensive coordinator Sean Desai and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor are all working remotely, Nagy said. Their status for Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings is uncertain. “I don’t know

3:54 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he feels fine. “I’m fully healthy, 100% healthy,” he said. “Thank you, though.” And he doesn’t believe he is in a slump, which even owner and general manager Jerry Jones indicated on Tuesday speaking on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “I do realize

3:52 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have negotiated changes to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, some of which are being put in place immediately and could help teams whose rosters have been decimated this week. Effective immediately, all 32 NFL teams will be placed in intensive COVID-19 protocols until the conclusion of

12:51 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins are placing wide receiver Jaylen Waddle on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a league source told Adam Schefter, their fifth player to go on the list in the past week. Waddle joins running backs Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed and Phillip Lindsay, and safety Jevon Holland on Miami’s