4:18 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera apologized to quarterback Carson Wentz for comments Rivera said were misconstrued by some Monday, regarding why there’s a gulf between his rebuilding team and its NFC East rivals. “Carson and I had a nice conversation, so I think we’re ready to roll,” Rivera said.

3:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels voiced his support for wide receiver Davante Adams on Tuesday afternoon, hours after a police report was taken on Adams pushing down a man at the conclusion of the Raiders’ 30-29 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs on his way to the locker

4:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have placed left guard David Edwards on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. Edwards left the Rams’ 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and was evaluated for a concussion. He was placed in the concussion protocol for the second time in two weeks.

7:40 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan did not travel back with the team from London, sources told ESPN. He remains overseas as he deals with a passport issue. The Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-22 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They were aware of the issue

1:07 PM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Brett Favre said he has done nothing wrong and has been “smeared” in the media in response to his involvement in a sprawling welfare investigation in Mississippi, according to a statement given to Fox News Digital. “I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in the statement, which

2:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ worst loss in more than three decades, Mike Tomlin took accountability and owned his team’s failures Tuesday. “We were a disaster in all three phases, and we have to own that, starting with myself and I do,” Tomlin said. “… When it’s that

1:17 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even though quarterback Baker Mayfield is expected to miss two to six weeks with a high ankle sprain, Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks believes he has the talent to turn around a 1-4 team that just fired its head coach. Tests on Mayfield’s high ankle sprain revealed no

9:41 AM ET ESPN News Services The NFL’s competition committee plans to discuss roughing the passer penalties after the season amid outrage over two disputed calls in Week 5, a member of the committee who wishes to remain anonymous told ESPN’s Ed Werder. The Associated Press, which reported earlier Tuesday that the topic also will

2:41 PM ET One concussed NFL quarterback and two questionable flags for roughing the passer. That’s all it took for the first officiating feeding frenzy of the 2022 season. There is no evidence that Tua Tagovailoa‘s concussion, and its subsequent fallout, is connected to the pair of penalty flags that prompted leaguewide discussion Sunday and

6:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 6 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through five weeks. This week, our rankings saw the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers vault into the top