7:47 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — If anyone inside the Green Bay Packers‘ locker room had a problem with quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ assessment of their offense and who should — or should not — receive playing time, then they haven’t addressed it with him. Not his teammates. And not coach Matt LaFleur. That’s according

9:14 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans released starting linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill, who asked for a release after seeing his playing time reduced in the Texans’ 38-20 loss to Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Grugier-Hill started six games for the Texans in 2022 and was fourth on

7:29 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara said he felt like he needed to say something to his teammates after their loss Sunday because he didn’t like where the mentality of the team was headed. Instead, he encouraged them to “get their swag back” and regain their pride after

4:02 PM ET New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones took approximately 90% of the first-team reps at practice Wednesday and will start Sunday against the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Patriots coach Bill Belichick pulled Jones after three series in Monday’s blowout loss to Chicago, inserting rookie Bailey Zappe in his

4:13 PM ET METAIRIE, La — The New Orleans Saints will start Andy Dalton at quarterback going forward, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. Although Jameis Winston participated fully in practice for the first time since Week 1, the Saints (2-5) are sticking with Dalton due to his performance in relief of Winston over the last

7:26 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and safety Quandre Diggs on Wednesday said they’d like to see a close reexamination of whether NFL stadiums should exclusively use natural grass. The ongoing conversation about the safety of playing on artificial turf versus natural grass has been raised anew after

4:37 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott was not ready to rule himself out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, but the Dallas Cowboys running back’s availability is in question after he missed Wednesday’s practice with a right knee injury. “We’ve still got a lot of time before Sunday,” Elliott said. “Right now

4:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Baltimore Ravens will be without their most experienced defender Thursday night after ruling out defensive end Calais Campbell against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Campbell, 36, has missed every practice this week with an illness. This marks the first game Campbell has been sidelined for this year. He ranks

1:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Throughout his first four years as the San Francisco 49ers‘ coach, Kyle Shanahan grew accustomed to seeing the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams make one bold trade after another. Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters and Jalen Ramsey are just three of the big-name players the Rams have acquired

8:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald both announced Tuesday night that they are leaving Donda Sports, the agency founded by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, due to antisemitic comments he recently made. The announcements came hours after Adidas terminated its relationship