8:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the San Francisco 49ers again lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending injury Sunday, they spent the ensuing 24 hours sifting through both the short- and long-term implications of his loss. On Monday afternoon, that meant doing everything from determining whether to pursue released signal-caller Baker Mayfield

3:46 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is “week-to-week” with a knee injury after undergoing MRIs on Monday, coach John Harbaugh said. “As the week goes on, we’ll see for this week,” Harbaugh said. “It’s probably less likely for this week, but it’s not impossible. Then, after that, it’ll become

11:19 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers waived quarterback Baker Mayfield on Monday. “This is a tough business,” interim coach Steve Wilks said Monday. “Sitting in this seat, it was a tough decision on my part, but something I felt like was the best move for the team moving forward.” Carolina (4-8) is

6:51 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — At this point, the Green Bay Packers insist they want Aaron Rodgers back next season. That, however, could be open for discussion in the offseason. Rodgers, 39, signed a three-year, $150 million contract last March that runs through the 2024 season. It contained a $58.3 million guaranteed bonus

6:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — While the Dallas Cowboys officially began their courting of free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday, they could have a more important addition soon with the return of Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith. Smith suffered a torn hamstring in one of the final training camp practices

1:32 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Miami Dolphins signed veteran offensive tackle Eric Fisher on Monday and, in a corresponding move, placed starting right tackle Austin Jackson on injured reserve, the team announced. Jackson returned to the field in Miami’s Week 12 game against the Cleveland Browns after missing the team’s previous nine games because

5:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will likely be without their top tight end for Week 14. Hayden Hurst will be doubtful for the team’s contest against the Cleveland Browns, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Monday. Hurst left Cincinnati’s 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a right calf injury. Taylor said the

9:56 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Monday that it would be too difficult to make major scheme-based changes to the team’s struggling offense at this point of the season. “I think we need to do what we’re doing better. I don’t think at this point making a

1:31 PM ET Multiple Contributors When the the Carolina Panthers agreed in July to send a conditional 2024 draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for quarterback Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, they were hoping to resurrect his career. The renaissance didn’t happen, and it wasn’t even close. Mayfield

2:15 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants erased an early 10-point deficit against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium when running back Saquon Barkley burst through a hole for a 13-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Barkley had just 15 yards on six carries before the touchdown that tied the