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3:52 PM ET Brianna Williams Sunday’s meeting between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs was supposed to be the spotlight game of Week 9 and the first meeting between MVP quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers. Instead, Mahomes will face Jordan Love, who will be making his first career start. Rodgers tested

6:52 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates

11:39 PM ET Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the San Francisco 49ers due to a sprained left ankle, is expected to test his injury in pregame warmups before the staff makes a final decision on his status, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cardinals want to be

2:36 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — One day after Aaron Rodgers explained why he was unvaccinated and how he tried to gain fully vaccinated status because he received an alternate treatment to provide him immunity from COVID-19, a local health care organization announced the end of their partnership with the Green Bay Packers quarterback.

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 9 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have 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,

3:55 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers said he did not lie when discussing his vaccination status, has followed almost all protocols for unvaccinated players and explained his reasoning for not getting one of the traditional COVID-19 vaccines before this season. Rodgers tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, is considered unvaccinated by the

1:41 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — It was Week 9 of the 2019 season, and Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield dropped back to pass. It was late fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos with 3:23 on the clock. The Browns’ season — one that carried so much hype and hope after the blockbuster trade for

5:41 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have been working with Odell Beckham Jr.’s representatives this week to negotiate an agreement on terms under which they would release the wide receiver, sources confirmed to ESPN. Specifically, the Browns have been seeking financial protection in the event that Beckham clears waivers and they are stuck having to

9:57 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Mike White, one of the NFL’s hottest stories after a historic starting debut last Sunday, didn’t get a chance Thursday night to continue his storybook run. White left the 45-30 loss late in the first quarter after injuring his right forearm. He was replaced by journeyman Josh Johnson,

Nov 2, 2021 ESPN fantasy staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Week 9 is here, and so are our analysts with their fantasy football rankings for this week’s games. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for game

7:00 PM ET News that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19, is unvaccinated and will miss this weekend’s game against the Chiefs shocked the NFL world on Wednesday — and not just because he said in August that he had already been “immunized.” Since training camp opened in late July, Rodgers

5:13 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield admitted to being stunned that the father of Odell Beckham Jr. trashed him over social media, and he said he hasn’t heard from the Browns receiver since the posts went viral. “Naturally, he wants his son to succeed. I can’t blame him for that,”

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff This month marks the 55th anniversary of the highest-scoring NFL game in history: a 113-point outburst from Washington and the New York Giants. On November 27, 1966, a Washington team led by Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen beat the Giants 72-41 in a game that featured 17 scoring plays.

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The trade of linebacker Von Miller from the Denver Broncos to the Los Angeles Rams came together during a frenzied weekend — before Broncos general manager George Paton had a chance to tell Miller or the Broncos coaches, players and staff and, perhaps most difficult of all, his son,

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings prefer to look at the league through a positive lens, sometimes we have to go to Negative Town. That’s where we are this week, as we asked our NFL Nation writers to pick the weakest aspect of their team through eight weeks. Of course, some

9:40 AM ET ESPN staff The 2021 NFL trade deadline is set for 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The action has gotten interesting over the past few weeks with some big names finding new destinations, though it doesn’t appear Deshaun Watson will be one of them. Business started to pick up toward the end of

7:07 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had the pin removed from his surgically repaired right middle finger, a key step in his return from the most significant injury of his career. But the question remains of whether Wilson will be ready to play against the Packers at Lambeau

9:20 AM ET Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry suffered a potentially season-ending foot injury during Sunday’s 34-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Henry is undergoing an MRI on Monday to determine the full extent of the damage, sources told Schefter. The Titans are concerned Henry has a Jones fracture,