NFL Nation, ESPNSep 19, 2023, 01:52 AM ET Welcome to Week 2 of the NFL regular season. Another week, another painstaking process of trying to figure out which teams are among this season’s elite. The Bills’ offense came alive against the Raiders, while Chris Jones was the difference-maker in the Chiefs’ win over the Jaguars.

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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 09:18 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. PITTSBURGH — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 03:14 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 The Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes have restructured his agreement, giving him $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026, the most money in NFL history over a four-season span. His compensation

Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 09:13 PM ET The NFL has filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, alleging that union leaders, including president JC Tretter, have advised running backs to “consider feigning or exaggerating injuries” to help increase their leverage in contract negotiations. The grievance was filed Sept. 11 and will be reviewed

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. An MRI showed that New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered an “ordinary” ankle sprain that now is expected to

Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 07:05 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for

Eric Woodyard, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored

Sep 18, 2023, 09:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley said Monday there is no timetable for running back Austin Ekeler‘s return. Ekeler, who has led the NFL in touchdowns the past two seasons, injured his ankle in the Chargers’ Week 1 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He didn’t practice