6:00 AM ET CLEVELAND — Nobody, at least still living, knows for sure how Brownie the Elf came to be the first official mascot of the Cleveland Browns some 76 years ago. Yet one fact is certain: It was Art Modell who put the elf on the shelf after buying the team in 1961. “My

6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — More than 45 minutes after practice ended on a sweltering August day at Saint Vincent College, Minkah Fitzpatrick was still on the field. The on-field portion of that day’s training camp was over, but the Pittsburgh Steelers safety still had work to do. Methodically, he worked with a staffer catching

9:00 AM ET Week 3 features nine home underdogs, meaning that through three weeks, there have been 23 home underdogs. That is the most through three weeks since the 1970 merger. Home underdogs have gone 8-5-1 ATS so far this season. The biggest trend so far entering Week 3 relates to totals. Unders are hitting

6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles‘ front office appears to have gotten its initial evaluation of quarterback Jalen Hurts right — with one massive exception. After selecting him with the 53rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft — a stunner of a move, even to many on the team — the brass went

7:15 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers had not yet seen the video of Tom Brady throwing a tablet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sideline during a frustrating portion of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints in the third quarter. But on Wednesday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback wanted to note that

Sep 21, 2022 PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles rookie punt returner Britain Covey won’t forget his first home game as an NFL player any time soon. 2 Related He was denied access to team parking when he arrived at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles’ stadium, prior to Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. There were

6:43 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. – Six days removed from suffering a fracture to his rib cartilage, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is considered day-to-day ahead of a

3:25 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said Wednesday that he has “no hard feelings” toward the person who hit him in the face while Murray was celebrating his team’s 29-23 overtime win Sunday over the Las Vegas Raiders. Murray said he didn’t feel like he got attacked when he was amid

3:49 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In the middle of his weekly media availability, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields pivoted while answering a question to address comments he made following a 27-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers that he was criticized for on social media. When asked Sunday whether the loss to the

10:11 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL sent former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians a warning about his conduct on the sideline in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, telling him future similar conduct will result in discipline for him and the club, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. Arians, who now