3:40 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa and left tackle Rashawn Slater were placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Bosa suffered a groin tear

3:14 PM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said injured quarterback Mac Jones wouldn’t practice Wednesday but is “definitely making a lot of progress in the last 48 hours” — and then turned to theater in a news conference that sparked memories of when he repeated “on to Cincinnati” eight years ago. Peppered with

11:49 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, cleared to start Sunday after missing three games with a preseason injury, said Wednesday he has no intention of altering his playing style to protect his surgically repaired knee. “I’m full go. I’m going to play ball how I can,” Wilson said

11:20 AM ET New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston said he intends to start Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings in London. “That’s my plan,” he said. Winston said the team held him out of practice at the London Irish Facility on Wednesday but he’ll be back for Thursday’s practice. “They told me I wasn’t

6:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — When Dane Jackson watches the collision that forced his head and neck to snap backward violently, his back starts to hurt again. The incidental hit from teammate Tremaine Edmunds as Edmunds tried to make a tackle in the second quarter of a Monday Night Football game

1:29 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns aren’t ruling out Myles Garrett from playing Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons despite the injuries he suffered in a one-car crash Monday. The Browns’ star pass-rusher suffered a shoulder sprain and a biceps strain as well as cuts and bruises after his vehicle went off the

6:40 AM ET Have you ever wondered what sets George Kittle apart from Travis Kelce, or what makes A.J. Brown such a special talent? Well, now we have an answer to those questions and many more. Since 2018, ESPN has introduced pass-rush, run-stop, pass-block and run-block player metrics. Those metrics have offered a new way

6:40 AM ET Mark Andrews‘ exceptional ability to get open and come down with contested catches is what makes him an elite pass-catcher, not just a great tight end. That’s true despite the fact the Ravens tight end’s ability to generate yards after catch relative to expectations is just average. That’s the top-line takeaway from

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Some might say Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who leads the NFL in passer rating and TD passes, looks the same as he did during his 2019 MVP season. But Ravens coaches and teammates know differently. Jackson is actually playing at a much higher level this season. He’s

6:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Eli Apple might not be talking about his ongoing feud with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, but that hasn’t stopped some of Apple’s teammates ahead of the teams’ meeting at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium on Thursday night. After the Dolphins’ victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Hill