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2:34 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Standout Chicago Bears pass-rusher Khalil Mack will have season-ending foot surgery, coach Matt Nagy announced Friday. Mack originally hurt his foot in Chicago’s third game of the season but then played injured for several more weeks. Eventually, the pain became too great and Mack was ruled out of

7:45 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 11 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,

11:17 PM ET ATLANTA — The New England Patriots have won five games in a row after their 25-0 decision over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and it’s with an old-school formula that sparks memories of their early-2000s championship teams. Led by a hard-hitting defense, an offense with rookie quarterback Mac

5:17 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Times reported Thursday that, according to Steven Ruiz, a former personal chef for the wide receiver, Brown had his girlfriend, model Cydney Moreau, reach out to Ruiz over

5:09 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday as a close contact trace, coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday. Bosa, who is unvaccinated, must quarantine for five days, per the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. As long as he continues to test negative and stays

4:18 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge ordered former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear before her on Monday after learning he missed a required alcohol test while on house arrest following a fatal crash he’s accused of causing by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph. Ruggs’

7:00 AM ET The NFL is a strange place in 2021. Every franchise has lost at least two games, marking just the fourth time since the 1970 merger we’ve seen that 10 weeks into the season, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. And that kind of parity impacts how we judge the league’s best

11:04 AM ET With Thanksgiving approaching and COVID-19 cases rising again nationwide, the NFL on Tuesday night issued a memo to its teams detailing changes to its COVID-19 protocols, including mandatory testing for all players and staff the Monday and Wednesday after the holiday and mandatory mask-wearing for all players and staff while inside club

We used ESPN’s Sports Analytics Team’s Hall of Fame projection model to estimate the chances that each of Brady’s three eras would be worthy of enshrinement on its own. The model was trained using the statistical records of other eligible quarterbacks in the modern era and whether or not they have been selected to the

7:00 AM ET Regular readers of the NFL Power Rankings know that we like to look ahead to future events while putting teams in order. This week is no different, as we’re using this space to have our NFL Nation reporters pick the one remaining game on the schedule of the team they cover that

1:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team received the news it feared: defensive end Chase Young will miss the rest of the season. Washington coach Ron Rivera made the announcement during his Monday video conference call, confirming what had been reported by multiple outlets Sunday. Rivera said Sunday night that it was

2:32 AM 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 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Sean McVay stood at a podium in the bowels of Levi’s Stadium, clearly frustrated after the Los Angeles Rams fell for a

6:00 AM ET Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America Lindsey Thiry Close ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball

12:13 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Russell Wilson put the blame for the Seattle Seahawks‘ shutout loss Sunday on his shoulders. But he didn’t blame his uncharacteristically poor performance on his surgically repaired finger, as much as his lousy numbers and some of his errant throws might suggest it was an issue

10:19 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Emotional and exhausted. That’s how Aaron Rodgers said he felt after the Green Bay Packers‘ 17-0 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the quarterback’s return from his 10-day absence because of COVID-19. It won’t go down on any list of Rodgers’ greatest games, but he still walked off

4:34 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — It didn’t take long for Cam Newton to make an impact in his return to the Carolina Panthers. The 32-year-old quarterback scored on a 2-yard run on Carolina’s fifth offensive play to give the Panthers a quick lead over the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. He followed that

6:49 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams have discussed using Odell Beckham Jr. as an occasional punt returner Monday night as part of a package of plays designed for the star wide receiver, sources tell ESPN. Beckham, who joined Los Angeles on an incentive-laden deal this past Thursday, is expected to make his Rams debut

7:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and will miss Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, the team announced Saturday night. With Roethlisberger out, backup Mason Rudolph is expected to get his first start of the 2021 season. Roethlisberger recently said during an interview with