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12:54 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — After struggling in his first game in 700 days, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said he expects to be better Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. “I don’t know when it’s going to come back,” Watson said Thursday. “I don’t know if it was going to be last week, this

12:20 PM ET Tisha Thompson Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder “permitted and participated” in the team’s longtime toxic work culture and obstructed a 14-month congressional inquiry by dodging a subpoena, working to dissuade and intimidate witnesses from cooperating, and claiming more than 100 times in testimony that he could not recall answers to basic questions,

3:38 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since general manager Jon Robinson was fired and said it’s important for the organization to

4:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Wednesday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not need surgery on his broken left foot and will have a much shorter rehabilitation than was feared after Garoppolo suffered the injury on Sunday. But Shanahan stopped short of suggesting Garoppolo’s return is a

12:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Von Miller is out for the remainder of the season after having surgery for an ACL injury, coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday. Miller underwent exploratory surgery in Texas on Tuesday, and an ACL injury was found in his right knee. The pass-rusher was

4:34 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Perhaps San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s season isn’t over after all. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday that doctors concluded Garoppolo did not suffer a Lisfranc injury to his broken left foot and will not need surgery. If his rehabilitation goes well, he has a chance

4:14 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have claimed quarterback Baker Mayfield off waivers, the team announced Tuesday. The Carolina Panthers waived Mayfield on Monday, something interim coach Steve Wilks said was a mutual agreement between the two sides. Wilks said Mayfield asked to be released after finding out he wouldn’t

6:30 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 13 weeks. There were very slight movements in the rankings this week. A new No. 1

11:40 PM ET Katherine Terrell Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Jenna Laine Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay

8:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the San Francisco 49ers again lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending injury Sunday, they spent the ensuing 24 hours sifting through both the short- and long-term implications of his loss. On Monday afternoon, that meant doing everything from determining whether to pursue released signal-caller Baker Mayfield

11:19 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers waived quarterback Baker Mayfield on Monday. Carolina (4-8) is still in contention in the weak NFC South and will go the rest of the season with Sam Darnold and PJ Walker at quarterback, with Darnold starting Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks. The decision to

11:41 PM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season. The Buffalo Bills kicked off the week on Thursday night with their first division win this season, beating the Patriots in New England. On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles kept on rolling with a win over the Tennessee Titans, the New York

5:15 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just eight plays into the San Francisco 49ers‘ opening drive Sunday, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo departed with a left foot injury that will end his season. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said after his team’s 33-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins that Garoppolo has a broken foot and will undergo

7:03 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and

11:00 PM ET As part of the conditions that enabled Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson to be reinstated and be able to play Sunday against the Houston Texans, he has made what NFL and NFLPA experts have described as “signs of progress” during his mandatory treatment program, per league sources. Though his 11-game suspension is

3:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Rams have placed quarterback Matthew Stafford on injured reserve. Stafford would be eligible to return to the active roster in Week 17. Stafford has not played since he injured his neck in the Rams’ Week 11 loss to the New Orleans Saints, a game he left after being

2:43 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was contrite Friday about sending a vulgar response to a fan five days ago and believes he has learned from his mistake. “I apologize if I hurt feelings out there,” Jackson said in addressing reporters for the first time since the incident. After

3:02 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has cleared the concussion protocol but will not play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said Friday. Stafford cleared the concussion protocol Friday, McVay said, but the Rams are still gathering information about the quarterback’s neck injury. McVay said the