5:00 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders announced Wednesday that they were sitting Derek Carr, who has been the team’s starting quarterback since they selected him in the second round of the 2014 draft, and starting Jarrett Stidham for their final two games, with Chase Garbers as his backup. “None of us

11:15 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt announced in a tweet Tuesday morning that he will retire after this season. “Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL home game. My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and a pleasure,” he

2:49 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner and general manager George Paton said Tuesday that they believe in the future of quarterback Russell Wilson and that his subpar play for much of the season was not the driving factor in the decision to fire Nathaniel Hackett on Monday. The

7:02 PM ET Ed Reed, a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowl selection with the Baltimore Ravens, has agreed to become the next head football coach at Bethune-Cookman, the university announced Tuesday. Reed, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019, becomes the latest high-profile former athlete to coach in

10:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A day after the NFL suspended Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory and Los Angeles Rams guard Oday Aboushi for one game each for trading blows after L.A.’s victory on Sunday, the discipline has been reduced to fines. The NFL announced Tuesday that appeals officers Derrick Brooks and James Thrash

4:46 PM ET CINCINNATI — Don’t expect a reunion between the Cincinnati Bengals and former All-Pro tackle Andrew Whitworth. Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor chuckled at the idea of luring Whitworth, who retired after last season, out of broadcasting to fill the Bengals’ void at right tackle. In so many words, Taylor all but ruled out

3:37 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America J.J. Watt‘s most memorable hit required six stitches. In Week 4 of the 2013 season

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6:30 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 17. There are just two weeks left in 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 16 weeks. The top three teams have changed — again