QB Lamar Jackson ruled out again for Ravens because of hamstring injuryVideo
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson will miss a second straight game for the Baltimore Ravens because of his hamstring injury. The Ravens officially ruled Jackson out Friday, which was no surprise after he did not practice this week. Jackson was hurt in a loss at Kansas City two weekends ago. Cooper...
Browns promote Shedeur Sanders to No. 2 QB vs. Steelers
Shedeur Sanders will back up fellow rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel when the Cleveland Browns visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday. Sanders, the son of Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, ascended to the No. 2 spot following this week’s trade of...
Report: Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin out vs. 49ers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. is not expected to play in Sunday’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers because of a fibula injury, ESPN reported Friday. Godwin, 29, has six catches for 52 yards over the past two games after missing the first three weeks of...
Raiders will be without TE Brock Bowers for 2nd straight game
Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, marking his second straight absence for Las Vegas because of a knee injury. Bowers missed practice all week, and coach Pete Carroll saw no reason to wait another few days to see if...
NFL, NFLPA launch review of Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s concussion protocol
The NFL has initiated a review of the concussion protocol applied in the evaluation of New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The league announced Friday that the review will be conducted jointly with the NFL Players Association. Giants coach Brian Daboll ventured...
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase questionable vs. Packers because of illness
Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers because of an illness, coach Zac Taylor announced Friday. Chase hopes to be in the lineup for the spiraling Bengals (2-3), who will turn to veteran quarterback Joe Flacco on Sunday....
Bengals offensive linemen getting up to speed on blocking for new QB Flacco
Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras was taking a nap Tuesday, his day off from work. When he woke up and checked his phone, he saw 15 missed calls. He slept through the news that he would be snapping the ball to a new quarterback at practice Wednesday. The Bengals traded...
Giants hunt for 1st Thursday win in a decade with Eagles in town
The Philadelphia Eagles look to rebound from their first loss since last December when they visit a New York Giants team that hasn’t won a Thursday game in a decade. The Eagles (4-1) have won their last three Thursday night contests under coach Nick Sirianni, while the Giants (1-4) are...
Browns’ Stefanski says Joe Flacco trade to Bengals ‘took us by surprise’
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters one day after the team traded quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals that he was not expecting the Browns to send the 40-year-old to their division rival. “The Joe (Flacco) trade took us by surprise,” Stefanski said. “That was, uh, not...
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones fined $250K for middle finger
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was seen raising his middle finger during Dallas’ 37-22 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The 82-year-old will pay a hefty price for doing so. The NFL is fining Jones $250,000 for his gesture, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Jones was...
Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon fined $100,000 for sideline incident with RB Emari DemercadoVideo
The Arizona Cardinals fined their coach, Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for a sideline altercation the 42-year-old had with running back Emari Demercado during the team’s loss in Week 5 to the Tennessee Titans. The incident occurred when Gannon approached Demercado after the 26-year-old running back inexplicably lost the ball just ahead...
Ravens trading former Penn State pass rusher Oweh to L.A. Chargers
In a move that will end the Odafe Oweh era in Baltimore, the Ravens are trading the former Penn State pass rusher to the Chargers for defensive back Alohi Gilman and a 2026 draft pick. Baltimore also will trade a future seventh-round pick to Jim Harbaugh’s team. Odafe has 10...
Deion Sanders to have surgery for blood clots, hopes to be back Wednesday
Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday he is undergoing a four-hour surgery Tuesday to address blood clots in his lower body but hoped to return to football practice Wednesday and didn’t expect to miss Saturday’s game against Iowa State in Boulder. “We found what we found,” Sanders said at a...
Browns trade Joe Flacco to division rival BengalsVideo
Joe Flacco started for the Browns against the Cincinnati Bengals in the season opener. Now, he could be starting for the Bengals sooner rather than later. The Browns are sending Flacco, their former starting quarterback, and a sixth-round pick to their in-state AFC North rivals in Cincinnati in exchange for...
Trevor Lawrence’s stumbling, final-minute TD lifts Jaguars past Chiefs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence tripped and fell to the ground, stumbled trying to get up, finally got back on his feet and then scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining — turning a comical miscue into an improbable score — and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat Kansas City,...
Chargers to put rookie RB Omarian Hampton on IR
The Los Angeles Chargers will place rookie running back Omarion Hampton on injured reserve after he suffered an ankle injury Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters of the plan Monday, which means Hampton will miss at least the next four games before he’s eligible to...
Mark Sanchez, Fox sued over incident with truck driver
A 69-year-old truck driver has filed a civil lawsuit against Mark Sanchez and the Fox Corp. in Indiana state court, alleging the former NFL quarterback, now a Fox Sports analyst, assaulted him during a downtown Indianapolis altercation last weekend. Prosecutors upgraded the charges in Sanchez’s criminal case Monday, adding a...
Harbaugh says coaching changes aren’t the answer for struggling Ravens
The biggest surprise of the NFL season through five weeks has been the Baltimore Ravens. After entering the season tied for the best odds to win Super Bowl LX (+700), the Ravens fell to 1-4 — tied for the worst start to a season in franchise history — with Sunday’s...
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez faces felony battery charge, prosecutor announces
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez is facing an additional charge for his alleged involvement in a violent altercation in Indianapolis early Saturday morning. Sanchez, 38, had initially been arrested and charged with several misdemeanors during the weekend after he was hospitalized with a stab wound....
32 things we learned in NFL Week 5: Many teams ready for throne after Eagles’ first loss
The 32 things we learned from Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. The number of wins for New York Jets rookie coach Aaron Glenn, whose team was embarrassed at home 37-22 by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. With Kellen Moore’s New Orleans Saints getting off the mat against...
Upstart Jaguars face true Monday night test against Chiefs
In terms of “Monday Night Football” appearances, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs have been at opposite ends of the spectrum of late. Jacksonville has played a Monday night game in each of the last two seasons. Before that, there was a 12-year gap between appearances, dating back to...
Chargers WR Keenan Allen fastest in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions
Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions during Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders. Allen’s second catch of the game — a 4-yarder from Justin Herbert in the second quarter — was No. 1,000 and it came in his...
Bengals’ big comeback comes up short in loss to Lions
CINCINNATI — David Montgomery tossed a touchdown pass and ran for another in his return to his hometown as the Detroit Lions hung on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 37-24, on Sunday before a disgruntled home crowd. The Lions (4-1) were rolling to their fourth straight blowout win before the...
Shane van Gisbergen wins another NASCAR road race, this time in playoffs
Trackhouse Racing experienced the full gamut of emotions in the season’s final road-course race Sunday. Shane van Gisbergen dominated again on the NASCAR Cup Series’ twisty layouts by winning the Bank of America Roval 400 Round of 12 elimination race, but teammate Ross Chastain was trimmed from title contention at...
NFL Week 5: Panthers erase 17-point deficit in 27-24 win over Dolphins
CHARLOTTE N.C. — Bryce Young threw a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Evans with 1:59 remaining, Rico Dowdle ran for 206 yards and a score, and the Carolina Panthers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24 on Sunday. Young completed 19 of 30 passes for...
