6:40 AM ET Have you ever wondered what sets George Kittle apart from Travis Kelce, or what makes A.J. Brown such a special talent? Well, now we have an answer to those questions and many more. Since 2018, ESPN has introduced pass-rush, run-stop, pass-block and run-block player metrics. Those metrics have offered a new way

6:40 AM ET Mark Andrews‘ exceptional ability to get open and come down with contested catches is what makes him an elite pass-catcher, not just a great tight end. That’s true despite the fact the Ravens tight end’s ability to generate yards after catch relative to expectations is just average. That’s the top-line takeaway from

Sep 27, 2022 NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 4 of the NFL regular season. This season we have seen our fair share of games come down to the wire. Eighteen games have been decided by three or fewer points — six just this past week. Gone are the days of the blowout — the fourth

6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Some might say Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who leads the NFL in passer rating and TD passes, looks the same as he did during his 2019 MVP season. But Ravens coaches and teammates know differently. Jackson is actually playing at a much higher level this season. He’s

6:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Eli Apple might not be talking about his ongoing feud with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, but that hasn’t stopped some of Apple’s teammates ahead of the teams’ meeting at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium on Thursday night. After the Dolphins’ victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Hill

12:16 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Brian Daboll said Tuesday. The injury will end his season and perhaps his time with the Giants. Shepard, the longest-tenured player on the team,

5:27 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets left tackle George Fant was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, their third offensive tackle to land on IR since training camp. The injury couldn’t come at a worse time for the Jets, who are hoping quarterback Zach Wilson returns to the lineup Sunday against the

12:28 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Clay Matthews always thought he would play his entire career with the Green Bay Packers. Even when he left after 10 years to play one season with the Los Angeles Rams, he thought there was a chance he would still finish his career where it started. But Matthews,

6:31 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is dealing with what doctors have diagnosed as a severe high ankle sprain that would cause many to have surgery, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones is likely to miss multiple games, the sources said, and he and the Patriots still are discussing

Sep 26, 2022 Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been released from a Cleveland hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in a one-car crash Monday afternoon, ESPN has confirmed. The crash occurred after Garrett left the Browns’ training facility in Berea, Ohio. Garrett’s agent, Nicole Lynn, told ESPN that Garrett did not