4:06 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11 flags for taunting in the first two weeks of this season — the same number called in the entire 2020 season for the same foul — but only three over the next three weeks.
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3:12 PM ET David Baker, a towering presence who is often clad in suit coats of the brightest colors, has announced his retirement as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s president and executive director. Baker, seen by many fans with “the knock” videos as he informs some of the league’s best players and coaches that
1:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton will make his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans after the team activated him from the injured reserve list Saturday. Hilton had been out since suffering a disk injury during practice late in training camp. The injury was severe enough that Hilton contemplated retirement. He
1:29 PM ET Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss at least another three games after he was placed on injured reserve Saturday. McCaffrey, who has already missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, is not eligible to return until Week 9. The medical staff met Saturday and determined this was the
7:15 AM ET NFL Nation reporters After only three running backs topped the 30-point mark in the first four weeks of the NFL season in ESPN standard fantasy football scoring, four topped 30 points in Week 5. It’s probably fair to say three of them did largely what was expected, as each was ranked among
7:20 AM ET Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Todd Archer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With the Dallas Cowboys set to visit
8:27 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury will miss Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns after testing positive for COVID-19, the team announced Friday night. Quarterbacks coach Cam Turner and defensive tackle Zach Allen also will miss the game because of positive tests. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and assistant head coach/special
4:37 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones cleared the concussion protocol and is expected to start Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Jones was not given an official designation on the final injury report Friday after receiving clearance from an independent neurologist. Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and
7:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has found no other current team or league personnel to have sent emails containing racist, homophobic or misogynistic language similar to messages written by Jon Gruden that led to his resignation as Las Vegas Raiders coach, a person familiar with the documents told The Associated Press on
4:48 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks will place Russell Wilson on injured reserve as he continues to recover from finger surgery, coach Pete Carroll told reporters Friday. Wilson, who injured his right middle finger Oct. 7 against the Los Angeles Rams and underwent surgery last Friday, will miss at least three games. The
3:48 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — Washington Football Team receiver Curtis Samuel was ruled out of Sunday’s game with a groin injury that could lead to a longer absence. Considering Washington (2-3) also will be without tight end Logan Thomas (hamstring) and starting offensive linemen Brandon Scherff (knee) and Sam Cosmi (ankle), they’re in a
3:41 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — If the Packers are going to be without their Week 1 starting cornerbacks — and they are on Sunday — this might be a game where they can get away with it. Two days before facing the Chicago Bears, Packers coach Matt LaFleur ruled out Kevin King because
1:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There will be a switch at wide receiver for quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens heading into Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Sammy Watkins has been ruled out because of a hamstring injury and will likely be replaced by first-round draft pick Rashod Bateman,
2:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Running back Christian McCaffrey will miss his third straight game and 16th in 22 under coach Matt Rhule when the Carolina Panthers play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. McCaffrey has been dealing with a hamstring injury since straining it in the second quarter of
12:48 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals because of a calf injury. Chubb suffered the injury late in last week’s 47-42 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and sat out the entire week of practice. In his
11:17 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have traded three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick, the teams announced Friday. Arizona is acquiring Ertz with the idea of making him a featured part of its offense, and Ertz has told
10:46 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN LONDON — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will start against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday “if all goes well” at practice Friday, coach Brian Flores said. Tagovailoa has missed the past three games while on injured reserve after fracturing his ribs in Miami’s loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week
Oct 12, 2021 ESPN fantasy staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Week 6 is here, and so are our analysts with their fantasy football rankings for this week’s games. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for game