TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield is “ready to go” as the Bucs starting quarterback Sunday at Carolina, but he won’t have his top target or right tackle.

Receiver Emeka Egbuka remains in concussion protocol and is listed as out. Right tackle Luke Goedeke is out with a calf injury despite attempting to practice on Friday.

Mayfield, who is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rams receiver Puka Nacua did not practice Friday because of a calf injury and was listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Nacua took part in the majority of practice on Thursday but did not finish it. Rams coach Sean McVay indicated that tests revealed "a little minor thing in there," and that ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet is done for the season.

Coach Ben Johnson confirmed on Friday that Kmet will miss the remainder of the 2026 season with a “serious” knee injury he suffered Thursday night.

“He’s everything we want to be about here,” Johnson said of Kmet. “He’s going to be sorely missed. He’s Chicago...Read more

BALTIMORE — Clad in shorts and a T-shirt and with his left ankle heavily taped, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson limped to the podium Friday afternoon in Owings Mills.

Whether he will return Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium remains in question.

“I’m heading in the right direction,” Jackson said Friday...Read more

Nick Sirianni hasn’t said much about the Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots, instead stating that he’s “not a medical expert” and that he trusts the team’s medical staff.

But now the NFLPA has called for an investigation. Then, one day later, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league welcomes that. Does ...Read more

CHICAGO — Leading by six points with less than two minutes to go, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams took a 10-yard sack on third down, moving the offense back to the New England Patriots 40-yard line.

Coach Ben Johnson faced a crucial decision: attempt a career-long field goal for kicker Cairo Santos that could all but ice the game, or...Read more

Baker Mayfield will wear a glove on his right hand with a solid plate on the back to keep his once-dislocated thumb from bending the wrong way when he likely starts Sunday’s game at Carolina.

The fix required a little outside-the-batter’s box thinking and a helping hand from the Tampa Bay Rays, who are in Milwaukee preparing to face the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — JJ Watt got the job.

After six weeks of filling in as lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, Watt has reached a multi-year agreement to continue alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz in the network's top broadcast booth. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

The move assures that Watt will call his first Super Bowl...Read more

Here's a look back at Week 6's action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 6 RECAP

Broncos 17, Seahawks 14 (OT): Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards, but Sam Darnold threw two interceptions, including one in overtime that set up Wil Lutz’s winning 53-yard field goal, while Denver somehow survived despite generating just ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 7 of the NFL season.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted an 8-6 (.571) record. Through the first six weeks of the season, he is 54-39 (.581).

Using point spreads with the scores Farmer ...Read more

PARIS — Mary and Brian Storgaard stood out like a pair of sore thumbs as they strolled their way down a sidewalk located alongside the Eiffel Tower. The middle-aged couple from Sturgis, S.D., normally keeps their travel destinations consistent.

“Either Pittsburgh for a Steelers game or Maui for vacation,” Mary said with a smile.

Their ...Read more

PARIS — Art Rooney II seemed chipper Thursday for a man less than six hours removed from an overnight flight from New York, where he had spent the previous two days attending the NFL’s fall owners meeting.

The Steelers’ president had just finished a morning swim and was planning to meet friends for lunch near the Latin Quarter. He said he...Read more

Quarterback Baker Mayfield appeared comfortable throwing the football with a white glove still providing some protection to the right thumb he dislocated a month ago.

But Mayfield could be without Emeka Egbuka, the Bucs’ leading receiver, if he starts Sunday in Carolina. Egbuka missed practice Wednesday and Thursday with a concussion/foot ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes actually spotted the cutback lane before Kenneth Walker did. So in a weird twist, the most accomplished quarterback in the NFL found himself as the lead blocker on a rushing touchdown for the hottest running back in the NFL.

Wait, that’s not really the twist.

This is: That cutback, aided by that block, is...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Mike Boryla has never seen Jalen Hurts take a snap. He’s never seen him throw a spiral, or run for a touchdown, or execute a Tush Push. It’s not personal; the former NFL quarterback, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-76, doesn’t watch football at all.

This isn’t a choice, but a necessity. The last time he...Read more

DETROIT — Tight end Sam LaPorta got candid about his contract impasse with the Detroit Lions in an interview on the “Pardon My Take” podcast that aired Wednesday, Oct. 21.

A few weeks after LaPorta told local media about a “stalemate” over a contract extension with the team that drafted him in 2023, he expressed disappointment on the ...Read more

NEW YORK — John Harbaugh is benching Jameis Winston to start J.J. McCarthy at quarterback in Week 7 against the Houston Texans.

McCarthy confirmed an ESPN report of his imminent first Giants start by posting a photo gallery with the caption “It’s time” on TikTok early Wednesday afternoon. Then McCarthy, 23, took the first snaps at ...Read more

A day after the Tennessee Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott after an alleged incident involving a gun at the team's practice facility, coach Robert Saleh defended the veteran player as "a good man" who "had a terrible lapse in judgment that I recognize as a call for help more than a criminal act."

The Titans announced Elliott's ...Read more

Allen Bailey, a former defensive standout with the Miami Hurricanes and a 10-year NFL veteran, has died.

Bailey’s death was first reported Tuesday by TMZ. Bailey’s brother, Alford Bailey Jr., told TMZ his family believes Bailey died of natural causes.

He was 37 years old.

Bailey signed with the Hurricanes in their 2007 recruiting class ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Put away the holochess board, C-3PO is going to the 2027 Super Bowl!

An animated "Star Wars" version of Super Bowl LXI featuring characters from the galaxy far, far away will air live, simultaneously with the game, on Feb. 14 on Disney Channel and Disney XD, the NFL announced Monday along with partners ESPN, Lucasfilm and Disney...Read more