5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 2 of the NFL season was exciting, as there was a game for every kind of fan. There were defensive slugfests, high-scoring affairs and chaotic endings. However, despite the entertaining action that captivated fans this past week, injuries also happened — and there were a lot of them. Unfortunately,
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4:55 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens‘ defense suddenly got thinner after the team placed four players, including Pro Bowl outside linebacker Justin Houston, on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. In addition to Houston, Baltimore put outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson, nose tackle Brandon Williams and defensive tackle Justin Madubuike on the reserve/COVID-19
3:32 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers might be down to their third option protecting Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Matt LaFleur listed Elgton Jenkins as doubtful. The Pro Bowl left guard has been filling in at left tackle for All-Pro David Bakhtiari,
2:50 PM ET The NFL has informed wide receiver Josh Gordon that he is being reinstated, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday, with the former All-Pro expected to be eligible to play as early as Week 4. Gordon was suspended indefinitely in December 2019 for violations of the league’s policies on substance abuse and
2:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss a few weeks with the strained hamstring suffered in Thursday night’s 24-9 victory at Houston, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The injury occurred early in the second quarter when McCaffrey pulled up on a 2-yard run around the left side.
12:47 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, who suffered two sprained ankles in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, returned to practice Friday. Wentz, whose status for this Sunday’s game vs. the Tennessee Titans has been up in the air, took the practice field with both ankles heavily taped. The more severe sprain
9:37 AM ET After a good week of practice, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Chicago Bears, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Friday. OBJ is working his way back from last year’s season-ending left knee injury, which has forced him to sit
9:14 AM ET The NFL is extending the wild-card weekend, as the league announced Friday that one of its six first-round playoff games would be played on Monday, Jan. 17. The schedule for wild-card weekend will now feature two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday. No announcement was made about which
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 3 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,
8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of an attempted sexual assault. ON A STUNNING Saturday morning in March, Justin Herron decides to go for a walk. Lifting or running is out of the question — his whole body is run down from the grueling offseason work he’s doing at LeCharles
11:20 PM ET HOUSTON — The good news for the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night was they improved to 3-0, but the concern is whether they can sustain their success after losing two of their biggest stars in running back Christian McCaffrey and cornerback Jaycee Horn. McCaffrey suffered a hamstring injury with 12:13 left in
9:18 PM ET HOUSTON — Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night’s game against the Texans with a strained hamstring, and Carolina later lost first-round pick Jaycee Horn to a broken foot. The injuries, confirmed by coach Matt Rhule, soured a night that saw the Panthers beat the Texans 24-9 to move to 3-0
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5:53 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — During his three-year career at BYU, quarterback Zach Wilson became known as a dynamic playmaker. After throwing four interceptions last week, his new team — the New York Jets — want him to be “boring.” The rookie hopes to adopt that mindset Sunday against the Denver Broncos, although
4:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not practice Thursday because of an illness. However, Jackson is “all fine” for Sunday’s game at the Detroit Lions, a source said. This marks the fourth straight year in which Jackson has missed one practice because of an illness in his four-year
6:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — DK Metcalf believes opponents are trying to bait him into losing his cool, even more often than they did during his 2020 Pro Bowl season. And the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver says he has to do a better job of not biting. “For sure,” Metcalf said Thursday,
12:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins didn’t report to the practice facility on Thursday, and coach Dan Campbell confirmed that the team is exploring a trade for the nine-year veteran. Campbell felt it was important to be transparent throughout the process, explaining that the team has met
2:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates remains in a Virginia hospital and has more procedures to come after fracturing his leg Thursday night against Washington. Coach Joe Judge wouldn’t completely rule out the possibility of it being a career-ending injury, but seemed hopeful that wasn’t going to