4:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson will be without his No. 1 wide receiver for the rest of the season, putting a major question mark over an already struggling Baltimore Ravens passing attack. Rashod Bateman, a first-round draft pick from a year ago, will undergo Lysfranc surgery on his left foot and

12:20 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Houston Texans wideout Brandin Cooks will not play on “Thursday Night Football” against the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced ahead of the game. Cooks expected to be moved before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, but the Texans’ lack of flexibility on trade demands, and the fact that Cooks’ $18M salary is

5:21 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — A tumultuous past week for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady that saw his Bucs fall to 3-5 and his marriage of 13 years end has given way to a sense of normalcy for the seven-time Super Bowl winner this week with the Los Angeles Rams coming to town,

5:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield isn’t showing signs that his role as backup quarterback for the Carolina Panthers is bothering him or that he would want to move on from the team after this season. If anything, he has embraced the role, lining up in practice on Thursday as an edge rusher,

7:20 AM ET The Miami Dolphins have signed newly acquired outside linebacker Bradley Chubb to a contact extension through the 2027 season, the team announced Thursday. The five-year extension is worth $110 million and incentives can boost it to $111.25 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With the year he had left on his deal,

11:37 AM ET Associated Press HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Ray Guy, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Raiders and the first punter to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 72. Southern Mississippi, where Guy starred before becoming the first punter ever taken in the first round of the NFL draft,

7:36 AM ET Eric MoodyESPN Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a

11:35 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders co-owners Dan and Tanya Snyder announced that they have hired Bank of America Securities to explore potential transactions involving the team. A statement from the team did not specify what those transactions might be, whether it was the sale of the team or they were pursuing minority

5:24 PM ET The U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The sources said that prosecutors are focused on several areas and that the inquiry was triggered

7:00 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — One day after the Green Bay Packers tried — but ultimately failed — to pull off a trade to aid their struggling offense, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said everyone in the locker room understood the reality of what now faces a team in the midst of a four-game losing