8:03 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills released punter Matt Araiza two days after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging he and two of his former San Diego State teammates gang raped a minor. All three are accused of rape, gender violence and false imprisonment. “This is bigger than football,”

2:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor suffered a back injury on a hard hit in Sunday’s preseason game against the New York Jets and was carted to the locker room. Taylor was starting the Giants’ preseason finale with starter Daniel Jones being given the afternoon off. He

2:24 PM ET Defensive end Trey Flowers reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. Flowers, who was released by the Detroit Lions in March, had recently worked out for the Dolphins. In 2019, the Lions made the two-time Super Bowl champion one of the

9:25 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Jason Jenkins, the Dolphins’ senior vice president of communications and community affairs, died suddenly in the hours before Miami’s game Saturday against the Eagles, the team announced. He was 47. The community pillar had worked with the Dolphins since 2009 and is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and

10:28 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The injuries to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ offensive line keep coming. With quarterback Tom Brady seeing his only action of the preseason this week following an 11-day absence, two more players vying for starting roles protecting the 45-year-old signal-caller went down with injury. Already without Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen

9:40 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens‘ bad run of luck on injuries apparently did not end last season. Poe, the Ravens’ mascot, was carted off the field during a mascot vs. youth football game at halftime of Baltimore’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night. Poe had to be lifted into

12:05 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Speaking for the first time since his 11-day absence tending to what have been described as “personal matters,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said Saturday that he “feels good” and that it was not a difficult decision to step away from the team. “It’s all personal. Everyone’s got different

Aug 27, 2022 Tristan H. Cockcroft There are few worries during fantasy football draft season that unnecessarily weigh on managers’ minds more than the annual selection of your draft position. We fret this chore to a degree we shouldn’t, perhaps because of the perceived importance of that precious first-round pick. It’s important, and we certainly

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. A stronger finish from Judon: One of the unsolved Patriots mysteries of 2021 is what contributed to linebacker Matthew Judon‘s lack of production down the homestretch. Judon totaled 12.5 sacks through his first 13 games but was

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Doug Baldwin is a businessman now, but his body still thinks he’s a football player. The former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is more than three-and-a-half years removed from his last NFL snap and nearly as far into his new career in the tech and investment fields. As