4:13 PM ET METAIRIE, La — The New Orleans Saints will start Andy Dalton at quarterback going forward, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. Although Jameis Winston participated fully in practice for the first time since Week 1, the Saints (2-5) are sticking with Dalton due to his performance in relief of Winston over the last

7:26 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and safety Quandre Diggs on Wednesday said they’d like to see a close reexamination of whether NFL stadiums should exclusively use natural grass. The ongoing conversation about the safety of playing on artificial turf versus natural grass has been raised anew after

5:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After more than a year, the San Francisco 49ers officially welcomed cornerback Jason Verrett back to their active roster. The Niners activated Verrett from the reserve/physically unable to perform list on Wednesday, the final day the team could do so after opening his practice window three weeks ago.

4:37 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott was not ready to rule himself out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, but the Dallas Cowboys running back’s availability is in question after he missed Wednesday’s practice with a right knee injury. “We’ve still got a lot of time before Sunday,” Elliott said. “Right now

1:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Throughout his first four years as the San Francisco 49ers‘ coach, Kyle Shanahan grew accustomed to seeing the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams make one bold trade after another. Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters and Jalen Ramsey are just three of the big-name players the Rams have acquired

8:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald both announced Tuesday night that they are leaving Donda Sports, the agency founded by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, due to antisemitic comments he recently made. The announcements came hours after Adidas terminated its relationship

5:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark has been suspended by the NFL for two games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Clark’s suspension begins immediately. The Chiefs (5-2) have their bye this week, so Clark will miss games in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans and Week 10

11:30 AM ET A postgame interaction between two game officials and Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans did not involve a request for an autograph, the NFL said in a statement Tuesday. Following the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers, 1340 AM Fox Sports captured video of side judge Jeff Lamberth and line

2:05 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Looking to shore up the their run defense, the Dallas Cowboys acquired defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins and a 2024 seventh-round pick from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2023 sixth-round pick on Tuesday. The Cowboys have allowed 117 or more rushing yards in five of their seven games and

4:22 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans‘ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings follow last week’s announcement that the Titans had reached an agreement with the Nashville mayor for local funding. That final piece of $760