ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2023, 02:46 PM ET Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp was in Minnesota on Monday to see a specialist in the hopes of getting at the root of his hamstring issues, coach Sean McVay said. The visit comes after Kupp had a setback with his recovery from a

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2023, 03:16 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2023, 05:54 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 4, 2023, 01:11 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2023, 04:29 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

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2023, 04:04 PM ET For the fourth straight season, the Arizona Cardinals have named quarterback Kyler Murray one of their team captains. Murray joins running back James Conner, left tackle D.J. Humphries, linebacker Kyzir White, safety Budda Baker and linebacker/special teamer Dennis Gardeck. Coach Jonathan Gannon, entering his first season

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE,

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Two-time Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph has retired after a 12-year NFL career spent mostly with the Minnesota Vikings. He told NFL reporter Jordan Schultz that he will retire as a member of the Vikings and will be honored by the organization around their Week

Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsSep 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET To forecast the 2023 NFL season, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) simulates the season 20,000 times. That produces our projections, which are filled with probabilities, like the 14% chance the Eagles win the Super Bowl or the 43% chance the Lions win the NFC North. But

NFL Nation, ESPNSep 4, 2023, 06:55 AM ET The 2023 NFL season kicks off Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Week 1 then continues on Sunday with 14 exciting matchups — including the Cowboys visiting the Giants on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).