5:53 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield has a reputation for coming up big in so-called “revenge” games, but the Carolina Panthers quarterback insists he’s not looking at Sunday’s opener against Cleveland that way even though his time with the Browns ended “abruptly and unexpectedly.” “It’s a great storyline,” Mayfield said Wednesday. “Obviously, there’s

7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Standing on top of a double-decker bus driving through the city, general manager Les Snead took in the Los Angeles Rams‘ Super Bowl parade. His attire — a white long-sleeve shirt with his photo and the line, “F— them picks” — was a nod to the method that got

7:00 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There’s a voice in Von Miller‘s head during the big moments. At the end of games, when his team needs a play and everything is on the line. Up by 3 with 1:25 left in Super Bowl LVI last February, the Los Angeles Rams defense needed

8:30 AM ET ESPN NFL Staff TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht had a hunch it was coming. It was Super Bowl Sunday last February, and he had been celebrating his birthday at home with family when he glanced down at his phone and saw a text message from quarterback Tom

3:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a job as a television analyst waiting and a desire to move on to the next stage of his life, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, 35, formally announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday. Sanders, who spent most of six of his 12 NFL seasons in Denver, was

12:14 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will miss at least three games as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery, the team announced Wednesday. Initially, he was expected to miss one or two games. Explaining the decision, coach Robert Saleh said Wilson won’t play until Week 4 “at the

11:09 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN The Buffalo Bills are taking care of one of Josh Allen‘s favorite targets just before the season is set to begin, reaching an agreement on a four-year extension with tight end Dawson Knox, it was announced Wednesday. The deal is for $53.6 million and includes $31 million guaranteed, sources told

1:07 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have placed starting guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai on injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, Vaitai’s former team. Lions coach Dan Campbell confirmed Wednesday that Vaitai has a back injury, which occurred during the preseason finale in Pittsburgh on Aug.

2:42 PM ET As if there wasn’t enough juice to the season opener between the rival Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, one player who has switched sides gave it a little extra. Za’Darius Smith, who signed with the Vikings this offseason after three seasons with the Packers, criticized how his former team handled the

1:20 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals placed backup quarterback Colt McCoy on injured reserve Wednesday, just four days before they open the season against the Kansas City Chiefs. In a corresponding move, Arizona promoted quarterback Trace McSorley from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. McSorley will take over McCoy’s role as