1:24 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — No. 88 was absent from the Detroit Lions practice facility on Thursday. Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson’s 2021 season is now over. Hockenson underwent thumb surgery Thursday morning with renowned hand-specialist Dr. Thomas Graham, and is expected to make a complete recovery in time for
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11:52 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Chargers and Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, who was found dead earlier this year in a Florida hotel room, has been diagnosed with Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Concussion Legacy Foundation announced Thursday. Jackson, who spent seven seasons playing for the Chargers and five for the Buccaneers,
10:44 AM ET Tom Brady is doling out name, image and likeness deals for college athletes with his new apparel line, Brady. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced on social media that he’s partnering with Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara; Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who is the son of Tigers head coach Deion Sanders; Georgia
6:00 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The moment that saved the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season happened at the most unlikely of times. The stunned Chiefs sat at their lockers in Nashville, Tennessee, during halftime of their Week 7 game against the Tennessee Titans down 27-0. The Chiefs — with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and safety Tyrann
7:00 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Suzanne Ekeler is late. The game between the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants is still an hour away but she got caught up in the SoFi Stadium parking lot talking to other parents of players and, well, one thing led to another and “you know.” Ekeler, the
2:04 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shad Khan really did get it right. It was just eight months later than he thought. The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ owner had to fire coach Urban Meyer less than a year after hiring him. Not because of too many losses — though that was definitely a problem — but rather
12:43 AM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, ending a tumultuous tenure with the franchise after only 13 games. The announcement came roughly nine hours after the latest embarrassment for owner Shad Khan: A report in the Tampa Bay Times in which former kicker Josh Lambo
4:49 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t that long ago when Las Vegas was banned by the NFL from advertising itself as a tourist destination during Super Bowl broadcasts. But with the Raiders in their second season calling Sin City home, and both the Pro Bowl and the NFL draft coming to town in
6:56 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday from the league’s owners meetings in Irving, Texas, that Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder did not hinder the investigation into his franchise last year. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Snyder tried to prevent attorney Beth Wilkinson from interviewing a woman who had accused
7:41 PM ET Most of the NFL’s COVID-19 surge this week has been driven by positive test results from asymptomatic players, an important data point as the league and NFL Players Association discuss ways to slow the spread through multiple teams. More than 100 players have tested positive since Monday. Roughly two-thirds of them are
4:58 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team, already impacted by injuries, continues to add players to the reserve/COVID-19 list at a time when it can least afford to lose players. Washington has placed 14 players on the COVID list this week — including eight on Wednesday — bringing its total to 18
4:17 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — If the Jaguars are going to turn things around and start winning games and compete for the playoffs, the drama that has engulfed the franchise this has to stop. That’s from the most important person on the roster: Quarterback Trevor Lawrence. “You’re always going to have some form of
4:12 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Dee Ford‘s 2021 season is over as a persistent back injury that has plagued him for much of his career has again taken hold. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Ford will not be able to return from the injured reserve list during the
3:30 PM ET Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with a sprained knee, but the team is hopeful to get him back at some point in the postseason, leagues sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler. Hopkins is seeking a second opinion with Dr.
2:09 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is “feeling good” after injuring his left foot in last Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His status for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers has not been announced with the team waiting to see how he progresses in practice this
2:20 PM ET The NFL Players Association on Wednesday renewed its push for daily COVID-19 testing amid an unprecedented surge of infections this week among its members. In a statement released Wednesday, the NFLPA reiterated that it has been negotiating for more tests since training camp. “The NFL decided to take away a critical weapon
12:59 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are still holding out hope that Lamar Jackson can start against the Green Bay Packers even after the quarterback missed Wednesday’s practice with a sprained right ankle. “It’s day-to-day right now,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said of Jackson before Wednesday’s practice. “We got to see
10:37 AM ET Associated Press MUNICH — The Munich city council gave its backing Wednesday to a bid to host regular-season NFL games at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. Three German cities are vying to become the league’s partner. Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf are on the NFL’s shortlist to host a regular-season game,