7:00 AM ET By now, the 2021 NFL MVP field is set with the clear-cut favorites. But as we learned from last year’s late-season leap-frogging, a lot can change order-wise for the top candidates during the final games. The Buccaneers’ Tom Brady and the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers have made this a two-quarterback race entering Week
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10:15 PM ET Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder tried to prevent a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct from speaking with D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson as part of her investigation into the franchise last year, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Post reported that Wilkinson learned of the 2009 allegation shortly after she
5:11 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities blame on ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death, the county coroner in Las Vegas said Tuesday. Tina Tintor, 23, of Las Vegas, “died from thermal injuries due
5:41 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed two more key players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, adding to a growing list as they fight to stay in the playoff race. Washington placed corner Kendall Fuller and reserve defensive tackle Tim Settle on the COVID list Tuesday, joining eight other players. The WFT
2:44 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, a day after a hearing before the Nevada Board of Parole, Nevada
3:54 PM ET Associated Press Saquon Barkley wants to be there when the New York Giants get back on a winning track. The 24-year-old running back has seen plenty of losses since the Giants drafted him No. 2 overall in 2018, but he said he doesn’t want to go anywhere else despite speculation about his
4:20 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 added wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and eight other players to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday, the team announced.
1:44 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday placed eight players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, including four offensive starters in Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry, offensive guard Wyatt Teller, tight end Austin Hooper and left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. Defensive end Takk McKinley, punt returner JoJo Natson, backup guard Drew Forbes
1:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will practice on Tuesday without star defensive lineman Chris Jones, who is headed to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Coach Andy Reid suggested Jones could still play in Thursday night’s road game for first place in the AFC West against the Los Angeles Chargers. A vaccinated
11:16 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Since coming back from a calf injury, something has been off with Dak Prescott, but there is a divide on whether the Dallas Cowboys quarterback is in a slump. “I don’t want to say that, slump, but that’s probably fair,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday on
11:28 AM ET Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. — A coroner says an autopsy shows unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, before killing himself in April. The 20 years that former cornerback Phillip Adams spent playing football
10:51 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants will again be without quarterback Daniel Jones this week against the Dallas Cowboys because of a neck injury, a source told ESPN. Jones underwent his weekly round of tests Monday and was not cleared for contact. The injury did not worsen, but the images
7:07 AM ET Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas faces a longer recovery after further tests revealed a torn ACL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thomas is expected to undergo surgery this week and be ready for the start of the 2022 season. Washington initially feared that Thomas had torn the ACL and
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN We decided to go beyond the typical numbers in this week’s NFL Power Rankings, using ESPN’s Football Power Index to tell the story of each team. So, the reporters evaluated the offense, defense and special teams FPI rankings of the squads they cover to explain why the teams are where
11:31 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 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned to Los Angeles on a private jet after producing a positive COVID-19 test, while tight end Tyler Higbee was
11:13 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he is not going to make a hasty decision, nor will he be swayed by emotion when it comes to coach Urban Meyer. Khan obviously isn’t happy with the Jaguars’ 2-11 record in Meyer’s first season, but he said Monday evening that he
2:48 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Bellamy, 32, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was sentenced Friday in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty
8:08 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium is expected to be announced as the site of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 at the NFL owners meetings in Dallas on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both the NFL and the Las Vegas Raiders declined comment. The selection of Las Vegas as a host