3:43 PM ET New York Giants cornerback James Bradberry is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and will miss Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The move is believed to be unrelated to offensive coordinator Jason Garrett’s positive test for the coronavirus. Bradberry, the Giants’ top corner, is a close contact to an individual who
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4:30 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed safety Deshazor Everett on injured reserve, robbing the defense of a player who had helped solidify the secondary. Everett suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Sunday’s 23-15 win over the San Francisco 49ers. It comes at an inopportune time as Washington (6-7) hosts Seattle
3:33 PM ET Jarvis Landry called Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters “cowardly” after a clip showed Peters apparently spitting at the Cleveland Browns wide receiver as he walked away Monday night. “He’s a coward,” Landry said Thursday. “I think he knew that maybe behind my back he’d do things like that, but to my face,
2:01 PM ET BALTIMORE — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew expects different types of reunions Sunday when he faces two of his former teammates on the Baltimore Ravens defense. Minshew said he’s not going to trash talk with defensive end Calais Campbell because he’s too nice. But when it comes to pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue …
11:36 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton said the decision on Drew Brees‘ status for Sunday’s marquee matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs will come down to how the New Orleans Saints quarterback feels during practice this week. “It’s pretty simple. It’s just functionality, strength, throwing without soreness,” Payton said Thursday morning after Brees
11:37 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams is not expected to play Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a back injury, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chargers also are concerned they could be without star receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), who is likely to be limited if he does play,
9:01 AM ET New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has tested positive for the coronavirus and will not call plays for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The Giants announced in a statement Thursday that Garrett “will continue to work remotely,” but that tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will call plays on offense Sunday.
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Here’s when Aaron Rodgers knew he had a chance for this type of a season (and no, it wasn’t on the night of April 23 when the Green Bay Packers traded up to take quarterback Jordan Love): It was an August afternoon when few even noticed or realized
7:25 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — What is it about the magic Justin Herbert has created that has captured the attention of Los Angeles Chargers fans? It’s certainly not his interviews. “We gotta learn from this one and move on,” he has said after just about every loss this season, no matter how gut-wrenching.
12:21 AM ET Former Baltimore Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro died Wednesday in his hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office. He was 28. Taliaferro was transported at 3:30 p.m. ET to Riverside Doctors’ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A family member told WBFF-TV Fox45 in Baltimore that Taliaferro died of
8:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Life on the line of scrimmage is hard. Offensive and defensive linemen battle each other week in, week out and by Week 15, there are bumps and bruises, sprains and strains that just won’t go away. And teams are seeing the attrition in their linemen, but so are their quarterbacks.
5:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees has been designated to return to practice, but New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said the quarterback still has “a ways to go” in his recovery from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung. “We haven’t ruled anything just because we don’t have to,” Payton told reporters
6:06 PM ET HOUSTON — Despite the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols prohibiting more than three players from gathering, at least six Texans players, including quarterback Deshaun Watson, attended a grand opening for Watson’s new restaurant franchise Tuesday. Watson, a new minority owner of the cheesesteak franchise Lefty’s, was joined by several teammates, family and friends at
5:28 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen is returning to practice this week as he continues what coach Pete Carroll called an “extraordinary” recovery from his foot injury. Olsen, 35, has been on injured reserve since he tore his plantar fascia in Week 11. The Seahawks designated him
4:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four defensive starters for their crucial Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a less-than-optimal start for new interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell (shoulder), linebacker Nicholas Morrow (concussion), cornerback Damon Arnette (concussion) and safety Johnathan Abram
4:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they opted to push back any move on the expanded season until early in 2021. The NFL and the players’
4:17 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson believes there is a connection between his cramping Monday night and his bout with COVID-19 over the past month. Asked Wednesday if the cramping was related to having the coronavirus recently, Jackson said, “Probably. Probably because of the body heat and we’re running in the cold. It
1:02 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It’s the kind of comment coaches make when they know the end is near. New York Jets coach Adam Gase, on his way to a possible 0-16 season, acknowledged Wednesday that he has failed his boss, CEO Christopher Johnson. “He knows how I [feel],” Gase told reporters. “I’ve