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8:42 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that pass-rusher Darrell Taylor appears to have avoided a serious injury after being stretchered off the field during Sunday night’s overtime loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Carroll’s comments were based on the results of an MRI that Taylor had Monday following a

7:23 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans plan to release defensive end Whitney Mercilus, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Texans drafted Mercilus in the first round in 2012, but this was his first year in Lovie Smith’s defense, which saw him move from outside linebacker to defensive end. In March, the 31-year-old Mercilus restructured

4:55 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer won a lot of games as a college head coach and has been in a lot of emotional postgame locker rooms, especially after winning three national championships at Florida and Ohio State. But Meyer said the moments after the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ 23-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins

5:16 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Not all of the Green Bay Packers‘ injury news on Monday was bad, especially when it came to All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari. The protector of Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side is expected to practice this week for the first time since he tore the ACL in his left

4:04 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh doesn’t understand the preseason narrative that this was the year when the league was going to catch up to quarterback Lamar Jackson. “If you’re looking for your headline here, I think the people who make those statements are kind of whistling in the

6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an era where running backs typically don’t dominate, Tennessee Titans workhorse Derrick Henry is doing just that. Henry’s run of success dates back to the 2018 season —

9:05 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is returning to the team after a two-week absence to address his mental health. “I would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support over the last two weeks,” he wrote on social media. “I appreciate the positive notes and messages as I’ve worked

11:18 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman will be out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. An MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis for a pulled hamstring, suffered Thursday night in the Bucs’ 28-22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Sherman suffered the

12:00 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Quarterback Patrick Mahomes wound up throwing for two touchdowns and 397 yards during the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 31-13 win over the Washington Foootball Team on Sunday. But like seemingly everything with Mahomes and the Chiefs this year, there’s a story on how he got there. And that story is

12:17 PM ET Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt is expected to miss “several weeks” with a calf injury, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Hunt suffered the injury Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. He had to be helped off the field, then was carted to the locker room. Hunt is expected to go on injured

2:10 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After winning Sunday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks 23-20 in overtime, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was still incensed about a call in the final seconds of regulation. With time running out and the Seahawks driving for a game-tying field goal, quarterback Geno Smith completed a 12-yard pass to

11:38 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN PITTSBURGH — Seattle Seahawks defensive end Darrell Taylor was immobilized and taken off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s 23-20 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Pete Carroll, while not specifying Taylor’s injury, said after the game that preliminary CT scans were clear

6:50 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Steve Christie doesn’t turn off blowout football games as early as he used to. Even when some leads seem insurmountable, the former Buffalo Bills kicker will leave the TV on and see how it ends. He’s seen too much, experienced the adulation that comes from winning the

1:15 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season saw Tua Tagovailoa return as the starting quarterback for the Dolphins in London against a struggling Jaguars team looking for its first victory. Tagovailoa led Miami to a touchdown on his first drive and the Dolphins led early, but Jacksonville rallied and hit

second Quarter SEA PIT TD 10:01 Najee Harris Pass From Ben Roethlisberger for 5 Yrds, C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-P.Harvin. 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:10 0 7 TD 1:04 Eric Ebron 1 Yard Rush, C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-P.Harvin. 14 plays, 84 yards, 6:59 0 14 third Quarter SEA PIT TD

10:22 PM ET FOXBORO, Mass. — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will undergo an MRI on Monday for a right calf injury that he suffered on his game-winning touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb to defeat the New England Patriots in overtime. “Life keeps throwing punches and I’m going to keep throwing them back,” said Prescott,

10:34 PM ET No head coach, no problem for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. With Kliff Kingsbury home in Arizona after a positive COVID-19 test on Friday, the Cardinals kept their offense on track in a dominating 37-14 road win over the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium to improve to 6-0 and continue to their

6:37 PM ET CHICAGO — Vintage Aaron Rodgers turned into unfiltered Aaron Rodgers on Sunday. It wasn’t necessarily what the Green Bay Packers quarterback did with his play in another of a long list of wins over the Chicago Bears. It was what he said in the Soldier Field end zone after his 6-yard touchdown