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PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Carson Wentz will square off against Tom Brady for the first time in his career when the Philadelphia Eagles host the New England Patriots on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). “It’s always cool to play a competitor like him, arguably one of the best ever,” Wentz said Wednesday. “Ton of respect for

9:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Former Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Malik McDowell has been sentenced to 11 months in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty last month to a series of crimes earlier this year in Michigan, court records show. As part of McDowell’s sentencing Wednesday in Oakland County (Michigan) Circuit Court,

Colin Kaepernick is a 32-year-old quarterback with 72 career touchdown passes, 13 rushing touchdowns, 30 interceptions and a Super Bowl start. But it has been almost three seasons since he played in the NFL, and during that time he has been more of a symbol and a lightning rod than a football player. Now, the

THE DAY JONAS GRAY destroyed your fantasy football team started out innocently enough, with a hot Epsom salts bath and breakfast at a forgettable downtown Indianapolis restaurant with his mom and brother. Had Gray known what would happen later that night, he might have tried to find his family better tickets for the Patriots-Colts game

11:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — As if the Seattle Seahawks‘ 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night wasn’t wild enough — with four-plus quarters of back-and-forth football, a combined seven turnovers and two defensive scores — the overtime coin toss has produced the NFL’s version of the great Laurel

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway was benched before Sunday’s 19-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills for showing up late to FirstEnergy Stadium, a source confirmed to ESPN. Cleveland.com first reported that Callaway was late in part because he parked in a different lot than usual. Callaway was not available in the

Can we all take a moment, objectively and without debate, to recognize Dak Prescott‘s absolutely ridiculous game on Sunday night in Dallas? The Cowboys quarterback put on a show of pinpoint passing against the Vikings, producing the kind of game that would have reverberated for days and maybe weeks had his team won. But here

The NFC West playoff race got a little closer on Monday night when the Seahawks hit a game-winning field goal in overtime to move to 8-2 on the season. Let’s take a closer look at the playoff race through 10 weeks of the 2019 NFL season. Jump to: AFC | NFC AFC The Patriots emerged

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury benched running back David Johnson for the rest of Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after his fumble late in the third quarter, opting to go with running back Kenyan Drake for the remainder of the game. “We just felt like with Drake, needed to get

You can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the past, if you want to say he reminds you of Michael Vick. And you can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the future, if you want to believe the football world will someday be inhabited by jet-powered, shape-shifting human missiles. But to

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Carolina Panthers lost 24-16 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, but showed they might have what it takes to remain a contender in the NFC playoff hunt for the duration. And quarterback Kyle Allen, despite a costly interception, may have earned a little more respect by

TAMPA, Fla. — After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surrendered a 21-13 lead to the Seattle Seahawks last week — their fifth blown lead of the season — and having their secondary called out by coach Bruce Arians for a “disappointing” year, cornerback Jamel Dean made a touchdown-saving interception late in the fourth quarter. A 1-yard

7:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll said there’s a “good chance” wide receiver Josh Gordon makes his Seattle Seahawks debut Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. “He did really well,” Carroll said of Gordon’s first week of practice with Seattle. “He was very impressive in terms of picking stuff up,

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — While the San Francisco 49ers could welcome back three key offensive starters Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks, they could also be missing perhaps their most indispensable player. On Saturday, the 49ers officially labeled tight end George Kittle as doubtful for Monday’s game after he suffered knee and ankle injuries in

Nearing halftime of the 1994 NFC Championship Game, the superstar-laden Dallas Cowboys were teetering on the verge of collapse. This was America’s Team, aiming to reach and win its third straight Super Bowl. And it was getting dominated by the San Francisco 49ers. 2 Related Clawing back from an early 21-0 deficit, the Cowboys went

Last week was a stark reminder that some fantasy breakthroughs take longer than others. Running backs Ronald Jones and Kenyan Drake, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end Mike Gesicki all posted career-high weeks in ESPN’s PPR scoring. And receiver DeVante Parker — a first-round draft pick in 2015 — has now posted the best five-game

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers haven’t asked quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to throw much this season, but they’ve consistently asked him to throw when it matters most: on third down. More often than not, Garoppolo has delivered. “That’s usually where quarterbacks earn their money,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “You can do a

O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino, alleging unnamed employees defamed him by telling celebrity news site TMZ he was ordered off the property in 2017 for being drunk, disruptive and unruly. The former football star denies in the lawsuit filed Thursday against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas that he was belligerent, broke glass