12:09 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley said it’s “not looking great” for injured wide receiver Keenan Allen to play in Thursday night’s game in Kansas City. Allen left the Chargers’ Week 1 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in the first half with a hamstring injury. An MRI did not reveal any

11:22 PM ET SEATTLE — There will be many games still to come in Russell Wilson‘s Denver Broncos career. But in his first start with his new team as well as his first return engagement to the city where he played his first 10 NFL seasons, the quarterback the Broncos traded five draft picks and

7:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — One of Dennis Allen’s first acts as head coach of the New Orleans Saints was to fly to Los Angeles this offseason and get to know receiver Michael Thomas a little better. Thomas had dinner with Allen and his wife. And they spent time learning about each other’s mindsets

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 2 of the NFL regular season. After a wild opening week, our NFL Power Rankings are, as expected, all over the place. From the Minnesota Vikings dominating the Green Bay Packers at home, to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffering a right thumb injury that required surgery

2:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt‘s outlook for the rest of the season is still up in the air after he sustained a torn pectoral in the Steelers‘ 23-20 overtime victory against the Bengals. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year will get second and third medical opinions about his torn pec Tuesday, sources

2:50 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Scans on New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones‘ back came back “normal,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The back injury is not thought to be serious, according to the source, but the team will continue to monitor how Jones is feeling this week before Sunday’s road

12:28 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded guilty Monday to felony driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury stemming from a 2021 crash that occurred when his pickup truck struck two stopped cars on an interstate entrance ramp and seriously injured a 5-year-old

4:25 PM ET San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell is expected to be sidelined about two months with the sprained MCL he suffered Sunday, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mitchell left the game just before halftime and did not return to the Niners’ 19-10 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. It

3:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — An MRI revealed that Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett suffered a season-ending torn ACL during Sunday’s 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions, coach Nick Sirianni announced Monday. “Obviously that’s a big blow for us,” Sirianni said. “I love the way that Derek Barnett comes to work each day and

4:41 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Monday that left tackle Donovan Smith has a hyperextended right elbow and his availability will be dictated by his pain tolerance level. Bowles also said that he does not believe Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin‘s hamstring injury — which he suffered