4:41 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Monday that left tackle Donovan Smith has a hyperextended right elbow and his availability will be dictated by his pain tolerance level. Bowles also said he does not believe Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin‘s hamstring injury — which he suffered in

3:33 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Kyle Fuller is out for the season after an MRI revealed Monday that he tore his left ACL. Ravens coach John Harbaugh called the injury “a crazy circumstance on AstroTurf.” Fuller, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, was hurt covering Elijah Moore with 1:18 left in Baltimore’s 24-9 win over

2:50 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders rookie defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis suffered a season-ending knee injury Sunday after further tests confirmed what the team feared after the game, according to a source. Mathis, a second-round pick in April, tore his left meniscus when he was blocked into where the ball carrier was being

7:00 AM ET ESPN NFL staff The meeting was supposed to last only 90 minutes. Instead, Russell Wilson and Mark Rodgers spent four hours together over lunch, the future Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler presenting his life plans as his soon-to-be agent listened in amazement. This was before the 2010 MLB draft, when

Sep 7, 2022 Brady HendersonESPN SEATED NEXT TO his wife and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a luxury suite at Raymond James Stadium, Russell Wilson watched Super Bowl LV and stewed. To Wilson, who was in Tampa, Florida, to receive his Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the game was an unsettling reminder

4:31 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers believe star pass-rusher and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt suffered a torn pectoral during Sunday’s 23-20 overtime win against the Bengals in Cincinnati, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt is scheduled to undergo scans Monday to confirm diagnosis, the source said. Both Watt and

4:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield didn’t get his revenge against the Cleveland Browns, but he came close. After looking dreadful for almost three quarters, Mayfield led the Carolina Panthers to 17 fourth-quarter points and the lead before the Browns spoiled his revenge party with a 58-yard field goal by rookie kicker Cade

4:29 PM ET DETROIT — Simply put, A.J. Brown had the best receiving debut in Philadelphia team history Sunday, propelling the Eagles to a 38-35 win over the Lions. Brown racked up 155 yards on 10 catches, the most receiving yards ever for an Eagles player in his first game, according to the Elias Sports

2:42 PM ET CHICAGO — For the second consecutive year, the San Francisco 49ers‘ starting running back departed the season opener with a knee injury. Niners starter Elijah Mitchell departed the 49ers’ 19-10 loss Sunday to the Chicago Bears with a knee ailment just before halftime. It wasn’t immediately clear how Mitchell got hurt, though

2:36 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a concussion. Higgins left the game in the second quarter after he was hit following a 9-yard completion. The collision with multiple Steelers jarred Higgins’ helmet loose and he was slow to get up