6:19 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are likely to be in need of a kicker for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with Greg Zuerlein being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Zuerlein has tested positive, according to a source, and would need two negative tests separated by 24 hours while
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4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has cleared waivers Tuesday and is eligible to sign with any team as a free agent. Beckham wants to spend the rest of this season with a playoff contender and in a winning environment, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter earlier in
4:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers said there’s only a “small possibility” he won’t play in the Green Bay Packers‘ next game, but before he got into football topics, he acknowledged he might have misled people about his vaccination status — but stood by his decision — and said he hoped the
2:37 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is considered “day-to-day” heading into Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Brian Flores said. Tagovailoa did not play in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans after fracturing the middle finger on his throwing hand the week prior. He practiced in limited fashion throughout
1:22 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The NFL’s increased emphasis on the taunting penalty has been a lightning rod for criticism through the first half of the season, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a proponent of the rule and its enforcement. “We’re just trying to clean our game up,” Tomlin, a member of the
12:11 PM ET Cleveland Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Both players are vaccinated, so their status for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots remains in question. Each player would need two negative tests 24 hours apart to play. The Browns had another
11:09 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team gambled three weeks ago by releasing veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins and replacing him with unproven Chris Blewitt. The move didn’t work out, and Blewitt was released Tuesday after having three kicks blocked in his two games. Washington signed veteran Joey Slye as its new kicker.
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’ve officially hit the midpoint of the longest season in NFL history, but instead of looking back at what’s been done, the NFL Power Rankings are looking ahead and making strong predictions for what’s to come. With help from our NFL Nation writers, we’re laying our reputations on the line
8:47 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and All-Pro offensive guard Wyatt Teller have agreed to a four-year, $56.8 million extension, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. ESPN’s Kimberley Martin reports the deal includes $28 million in guarantees. Teller has been a stalwart at right guard for the Browns the past two seasons.
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was effusive in his praise of quarterback Jalen Hurts on Sunday even in the wake of a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Hurts wasn’t asked to do a ton in the passing game — he finished 11-of-17 for 162 yards — but he added
2:27 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh accused official Tony Corrente of “hip-checking” him moments before Corrente flagged Marsh for taunting in the fourth quarter of Chicago’s 29-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. “On my way to the sideline, I got hip-checked by the ref. It’s pretty clear,” Marsh said
11:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers never make it easy. Monday night’s 29-27 win against the Chicago Bears was no exception. The Steelers, twice up 14, saw their two-score lead evaporate in the fourth quarter. It took a 40-yard field goal from Chris Boswell, recovered from the concussion sustained a week earlier, with
2:42 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers right tackle Mike McGlinchey will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn quadriceps, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. McGlinchey suffered the injury in the first half of the Niners’ 31-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Levi’s
5:00 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was considered the skippable game on the schedule. The second of an easy three-game stretch for the Buffalo Bills following their bye. Another road stadium filled with Bills fans set to enjoy an easy win on a pleasant Florida afternoon. Not so fast. Instead, the Bills’
4:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones said he wasn’t trying to injure Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns on a play Sunday that one of Burns’ teammates called “completely dirty.” The play came near the end of the first quarter in the Patriots’ 24-6 win, when Jones was
2:41 PM ET Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds has a high ankle sprain and is expected to miss multiple games, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter Monday. The injury happened on the first offensive play of Arizona’s 31-17 win against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday. Edmonds ran for three yards and then limped off
3:22 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It looks like the Jacksonville Jaguars will have three of their top offensive players on the field for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis. Head coach Urban Meyer said Monday that injured quarterback Trevor Lawrence (ankle) and running back James Robinson (heel) will be limited this week because of their injuries,
2:30 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have waived second-year cornerback Damon Arnette, a first-round pick in 2020, after video surfaced this weekend of Arnette making death threats while brandishing firearms. Arnette, 25, had been on injured reserve since Oct. 9. He was also facing lawsuits stemming from a Las Vegas car