6:56 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, for the first time, publicly apologized to the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions in an interview Friday. “I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson

8:45 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – The New York Jets‘ preseason began in the worst possible fashion, as quarterback Zach Wilson injured his right knee on the second series and limped immediately to the locker room Friday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Wilson’s knee appeared to buckle on a non-contact injury as he scrambled out of

9:43 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Len Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City. KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirmed on Friday that Dawson is

10:44 PM ET Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London played one series, caught his first pass as a professional and in doing so, left Friday night’s 27-23 preseason win over the Detroit Lions with a knee injury. London, the team’s first round pick in April, did not return to the game. Falcons coach Arthur Smith

8:31 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell is expected to miss all three of the team’s preseason games after suffering a hamstring injury, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Mitchell is, however, expected to be ready for the regular season, the source told Schefter. Mitchell

9:50 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are temporarily without their top two quarterbacks. Brandon Allen left Friday’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals because of a concussion, the team announced. Allen, the team’s top backup, has taken all the first-team reps throughout training camp with starter Joe Burrow recovering from an appendectomy. Allen

1:33 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19, coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday. Cousins will be required to isolate for at least five days, meaning he will not travel with the team for Sunday’s preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. Barring complications, Cousins would be eligible

9:31 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a pair of former players sued the NFL over the treatment of Black retirees in the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement, hundreds of men whose medical tests were rescored to eliminate race bias now qualify for awards. The newly approved payouts, announced in a report

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10:44 PM ET The first full week of the 2022 NFL preseason commenced on Thursday night, with the New England Patriots hosting the New York Giants and the Baltimore Ravens welcoming the Tennessee Titans to get the slate started. A last-second field goal lifted the Giants to a 23-21 win in first-year head coach Brian