12:29 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai underwent back surgery Tuesday in Dallas, according to coach Dan Campbell. Vaitai was placed on injured reserve ahead of the season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but Campbell said Wednesday that the team is not ruling out the possibility of the

11:09 PM ET ESPN News Services An investigative report by Mississippi Today revealed Tuesday that former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped former NFL quarterback Brett Favre obtain welfare funds in order to help build a new volleyball center at the University of Southern Mississippi. The news organization reviewed text messages from 2017 and 2019 that

7:00 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The summertime family football games on the Jersey Shore were as competitive as they were physical. And, if we’re being honest, Matt Ryan had no business participating. He was the youngest of the cousins, brothers and uncles recklessly throwing their bodies around for bragging rights. In the grand

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets cornerback D.J. Reed was hyped. It was a new season, a new team, a new start. MetLife Stadium was packed with fans Sunday and filled with hope, and Reed — a big free-agent addition in the offseason — was about to run out into the

3:43 PM ET Doctors determined Tuesday afternoon that the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ T.J. Watt does not surgery on his torn pectoral and the star pass-rusher is expected to miss about six weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt, who suffered the injury on Sunday in a 23-20 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, had sought

2:51 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks safety Jamal Adams suffered a serious left knee injury Monday night and will “have to get some work on that,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday morning on his weekly radio show. Adams was carted off the field in the second quarter of Seattle’s season opening 17-16 victory

9:52 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday that quarterback Dak Prescott will not go on injured reserve following surgery on his right thumb Monday. “We want him to be a consideration for playing for us within the next four games,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in

3:53 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid blamed the turf in Arizona for injuries to two key Kansas City Chiefs players in Sunday’s win over the Cardinals. The Chiefs lost cornerback Trent McDuffie with a hamstring injury. An ankle injury to kicker Harrison Butker forced the Chiefs to use a safety, Justin

4:18 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts waived kicker Rodrigo Blankenship on Tuesday, two days after his ongoing struggles culminated in a missed would-be 42-yard game-winning field goal in Sunday’s season opener. The Colts did not immediately fill the kicker spot on their active roster, instead signing kickers Chase McLaughlin and Lucas Havrisik

11:16 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris confirmed Tuesday that a foot injury that kept him from finishing Sunday’s game won’t keep him out this week against the New England Patriots. Harris told SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio that “I’m good” when asked about his foot injury and said the plan was for