6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings‘ new tight end can help his current team beat his former team Sunday and clinch the NFC North — but only if the receiver the Detroit Lions acquired in a draft day trade with the Vikings doesn’t beat them first. Welcome to Vikings-Lions week, one that

4:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Wednesday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not need surgery on his broken left foot and will have a much shorter rehabilitation than was feared after Garoppolo suffered the injury on Sunday. But Shanahan stopped short of suggesting Garoppolo’s return is a

12:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Von Miller is out for the remainder of the season after having surgery for an ACL injury, coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday. Miller underwent exploratory surgery in Texas on Tuesday and an ACL injury was found in his right knee. The pass-rusher initially

3:38 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since general manager Jon Robinson was fired and said it’s important for the organization to

5:34 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Jared Goff didn’t bat an eye following Wednesday’s practice session as he delivered a bold claim in front of his locker room stall. “I feel like I am playing the best football of my career right now,” the Detroit Lions quarterback said. Goff later clarified that

4:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — One day after the Los Angeles Rams claimed quarterback Baker Mayfield off waivers, coach Sean McVay said the team was still working through the quarterback’s status for the Rams’ Week 14 game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. During his news conference on Wednesday, McVay said Mayfield

3:31 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor made the team’s running back hierarchy explicitly clear Wednesday. Even though Samaje Perine has done well the past few weeks, the starting spot still belongs to Joe Mixon. “Joe Mixon’s our starting running back,” Taylor said. “The last game he played, he had five touchdowns.

5:28 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Oct. 22, the day before the Carolina Panthers‘ home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-year-old defensive end Henry Anderson was at home with his wife when his legs and arms went numb and his speech became blurred. “It was a stroke, so it’s basically like a blood

4:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and former teammates on the San Diego State football team will not face criminal charges in connection with an alleged gang rape of a minor that occurred at an off-campus party in October 2021, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. “Ultimately,

9:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The locker room doors opened and music filled the room following the Philadelphia Eagles‘ Week 12 win over the Green Bay Packers. Players bustled about. Some laughing. Some dancing. Some shouting out profanity to no one in particular (Darius Slay, still mad he couldn’t pull in an Aaron Rodgers interception).