TEMPE, Ariz. — The play started like many of DeAndre Hopkins‘ toe-tap catches, looking like a typical route. The Arizona Cardinals were facing third-and-goal from the Tennessee Titans’ 5-yard line in the 2021 season opener. The three-time All-Pro wide receiver was lined up left of quarterback Kyler Murray, with cornerback Janoris Jenkins across from him. […]
Continue readingThat optimism vanished Monday when further testing on Mitchell’s knee revealed a sprained MCL strikingly similar to the one he sustained in his right knee in Week 1. Which is to say Mitchell will again miss six to eight weeks and land on the injured reserve list. “It wasn’t the news we were looking for,” […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — It was never a question of if the Green Bay Packers were going to sign All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander to a contract extension. It was only a matter of when and for how much. It happened on Monday, and it included a defensive-back-record signing bonus of $30 million as part of […]
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Continue readingOfficial Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff time, around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late games. Refresh often for the latest information. Andy Dalton, QB, CHI: Hand — OUT Impact: It’s looking like Justin Fields will start, with Nick […]
Continue readingMore people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign up for free >> Down below are the receivers with the best and worst Week 2 matchups, as well as the corresponding fantasy impact. To view the primary defenders and the top three wide […]
Continue readingThe New Orleans Saints completed their trade for cornerback Bradley Roby on Thursday, sending a 2022 third-round draft pick and a 2023 conditional sixth-round pick to the Houston Texans. To facilitate the trade, the Texans converted $7.6 million of Roby’s base salary into a signing bonus, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Roby’s base salary […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If recent history holds true to form, the free-spending 2021 New England Patriots should receive a bump from their seven victories earned last season. The bigger challenge will be sustaining that beyond this year. Consider that from 2016 to 2020, the team that spent the most guaranteed money in NFL free agency […]
Continue readingThe New Orleans Saints are finally making the splash move at cornerback that they have been hinting at all offseason, as they are in the process of trading for Houston Texans veteran Bradley Roby, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Terms of the deal, which was first reported by NFL Network, have not been […]
Continue readingTrufant, 30, spent his first seven seasons in Atlanta and last year with the Detroit Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound veteran has started 103 career games with 14 interceptions, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2015. Trufant will compete for a role as an outside cornerback on the opposite side of Pro Bowl […]
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