4:18 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif — Both of the San Francisco 49ers‘ top two quarterbacks — Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance — will play in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. Their workloads, however, will be quite different. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday that the plan for the exhibition opener is
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3:15 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings rookie left tackle Christian Darrisaw is still struggling with the groin injury that has sidelined him throughout training camp. Darrisaw underwent a minor procedure on his core muscle Thursday morning in Philadelphia, a source confirmed to ESPN. This is Darrisaw’s second time undergoing surgery since January to
11:30 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Look for a heavy dose of Justin Fields on Saturday. Bears coach Matt Nagy confirmed Thursday that Fields, currently Chicago’s second-string quarterback, will see plenty of action in the team’s preseason debut against the Miami Dolphins. He might even play into the fourth quarter. “For Justin, for sure
12:08 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens first-round pick Rashod Bateman will have surgery on his groin this week and could miss the start of the season. “He’ll be back from that some time in September,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Thursday’s practice. “I think that’s pretty good news.” Bateman’s surgery likely
11:52 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT, Mich. — One day ahead of the Detroit Lions‘ preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills, the team announced Thursday that it has released cornerback Quinton Dunbar while signing free agent running back Craig Reynolds. Dunbar missed a significant portion of training camp, due to personal reasons, after originally agreeing
10:42 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One month shy of the season opener, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer isn’t publicly ready to commit to Trevor Lawrence as his starting quarterback. When asked whether there’s still an open competition between Lawrence, this year’s No. 1 pick, and Gardner Minshew to take the first snap against the
8:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers opened the 2021 NFL preseason with their Hall of Fame game matchup last week, preseason really kicks off this week, as all 32 teams will be in action for Week 1. It starts Thursday night with two games, as the Washington Football Team
6:31 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterbacks Cam Newton and Mac Jones are both expected to play in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the Washington Football Team at Gillette Stadium, according to a source. How long they play will be determined by head coach Bill Belichick, who traditionally keeps his intentions tight-lipped,
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — If you came here to find out which quarterback has “won” or “lost” the New Orleans Saints‘ starting job through two weeks of training camp, I’ve got bad news. Jameis Winston has arguably had the higher highs with three or four standout practice sessions. But neither he nor Taysom
8:32 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The impact of Teddy Bridgewater‘s smile, his willingness to keep trying to stay in football after a devastating knee injury and his attitude about it all could be seen in the collection of No. 5 Minnesota Vikings jerseys in the crowd Wednesday at the Vikings’ suburban Minneapolis complex. Bridgewater,
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff As teams prep for this weekend’s 2021 preseason games, quarterbacks took the spotlight at training camp practices on Wednesday. The Ravens’ Lamar Jackson had his most accurate day of camp, Zach Wilson looked comfortable for the Jets, and Jordan Love prepared to start in the Packers’ preseason games on Aaron
3:22 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Denzel Mims used to enjoy salmon, but not anymore. In the spring, he ate a plate of bad salmon that triggered a bout of food poisoning, which caused him to lose 20 pounds. “I haven’t touched salmon ever since then,” Mims said Wednesday.
2:33 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will throw for a second straight day at training camp, if not take part in a full practice, as he continues to ramp up his work from a latissimus strain suffered on July 28. He is expected to go through the Quarterback School, which
2:10 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Tom Brady just turned 44 years old and is entering his 22nd NFL season. Derek Carr is entering Year 8, and the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback just might be using Brady as a target, so to speak. “I feel like I can play another 15 years, without a doubt,”
11:56 AM ET The Seattle Seahawks are releasing defensive end Aldon Smith, a source confirmed to ESPN. Smith was arrested in April for an alleged second-degree battery, two days after after he signed with the Seahawks, after he was accused of choking a man unconscious during an altercation that began inside a coffee shop. According
12:21 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens first-round pick Rashod Bateman will miss “a number of weeks” after the rookie wide receiver suffered a soft tissue injury to his leg, coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. “I don’t know how many [weeks],” Harbaugh said. “It’s not going to be months, but it will be
10:33 AM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz and guard Quenton Nelson are trending toward recovering from foot surgeries in time for next month’s regular-season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. The Colts announced last week that Wentz and Nelson would be sidelined five to 12 weeks after operations to repair
8:31 AM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay has locked up head coach Frank Reich and general manager Chris Ballard with contract extensions through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. Ballard’s new deal has been complete since June, while Reich finalized his deal last week, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. “We