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Someday, obviously, Larry Fitzgerald will play in his last NFL game. Whether that game is Sunday, when his beleaguered Arizona Cardinals play at Seattle, is anybody’s guess. ”I haven’t even thought about it,” Fitzgerald said after the Cardinals practiced on Thursday.

The final episode of our Diaspora Diaries series comes from Philadelphia, where a Nigerian-British athlete has helped to make sporting history. The Philadelphia Eagles had never won the Super Bowl before. But 2018 was the year that Jay Ajayi helped to end that record. He explains to reporter Daniel Henry

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions entered the season harboring aspirations of an NFC North title. Other than draft positioning, there is nothing of consequence on the line for either team in the second matchup of the season on Sunday at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. Detroit has won three straight

Terry Bradshaw thought his career as a football analyst was over in 1993 when CBS lost the NFL rights to Fox. But instead of going back to cattle ranching, he has had a front-row seat to the biggest sports broadcasting startup of the past quarter-century. “It seems like an eternity. We all have occasionally

The New Orleans Saints have nothing to play for in Sunday’s regular-season finale. Neither do the Carolina Panthers. The reasons, though, are markedly different for the NFC South rivals as they square off for the second time in two weeks on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Justin Rogers, James Hawkins, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their picks against the spread for Week 17 of the NFL season. Detroit +6 at Green Bay Rogers: Green Bay Hawkins: Green Bay Niyo: Green Bay Wojnowski: Green Bay Dallas -5 at N.Y. Giants Rogers: Dallas Hawkins: N.Y. Giants

The big winners in Week 16 were the Saints , Patriots, Cowboys , Seahawks and Ravens. The big losers were the Steelers, Dolphins, Chiefs and Texans. But wait. Then the Texans became winners hours later, earning a playoff berth as they headed back to Houston on Sunday following a last-second 32-30 loss

ESPN.com Here’s the latest on all the major injuries from our NFL Nation reporters, including the prognosis on each player for the rest of the season: The Colts could be down to just two healthy tight ends — Mo Alie-Cox and Ryan Hewitt — for their key Week 17 game at Tennessee if Pro Bowler Eric

NEW YORK – Jim Leonhard didn’t need time to ponder the question and formulate his evaluation. Are Wisconsin linebackers T.J. Edwards, Ryan Connelly and Andrew Van Ginkel good enough to make an NFL roster? Leonhard, who is in his second season as UW’s defensive coordinator and lasted 10 seasons

For interconference matchups in the next-to-last week of the season, the NFL couldn’t have done much better. Pittsburgh at New Orleans, Houston at Philadelphia, Kansas City at Seattle, and Washington at Tennessee all have significant playoff implications. Not a bad way to head into the final two

Alameda, Calif. — Shortly after being drafted, Raiders defensive tackle Maurice Hurst received a phone call from Jon Gruden. The conversation didn’t last long but turned out to be prophetic in several ways. Gruden informed Hurst of the renovation plan for Oakland’s defense that was being mapped

Panthers safety Eric Reid says he’s been fined a fourth time this season by the NFL for an illegal hit — this time for a hit that didn’t draw a flag. The play came in a 12-9 loss to the Saints on Monday night, when Reid and linebacker Luke Kuechly converged on wide receiver Michael Thomas near

Patrick Mahomes has dazzled NFL audiences with no-look passes, left-handed throws and stellar performances in just his first full season as a starter. The dynamic Mahomes has the Kansas City Chiefs (11-3) leading the AFC and he’s already earning top honors. Mahomes barely squeaked past Drew Brees

Long story short, here are my NFL picks for Week 16: Bears 17, 49ers 14: Seems like yesterday the Bears crashed Levi’s Stadium’s grand opening with a 28-20 win in 2014. Seems like Vic Fangio’s defense won this time. Line: 49ers +4 Broncos 31, Raiders 27: Go ahead, Raiders fans, tear up those

Facing the final two games of a very bad season, the Arizona Cardinals are saying all the right things. ”We’ve just been decimated by injuries, and our guys are fighting their butts off,” rookie quarterback Josh Rosen said after Wednesday’s practice. There were suggestions

The Patriots dropped the ball on Sunday. Not only did they blow an opportunity to strengthen their hold on the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoff structure, and the bye week that comes along with it, they blew a chance to threaten the Kansas City Chiefs for the top spot in the conference. Mathematical permutations

The Jets are about to embark on solving the riddle that bedevils so many NFL teams: How do you hire the right head coach? Gang Green is expected to fire Todd Bowles when the season ends in two weeks and begin chasing the Holy Grail of coaching again. Do they hire someone with experience? Do they hire

The “NFL Fantasy Live” crew break down what waiver wire additions can win you your fantasy football championship.

Antoine Wesley is the latest star Texas Tech receiver to enter the NFL early. After a breakout season, Wesely has announced that he will forgo his final year of eligibility and put his name into the NFL draft. After registering 1,410 receiving yards on 88 catches and 9 touchdowns during his final season

ESPN.com The Vikings’ win put them closer to a playoff seat. Two NFC East teams were shut out. The Bears hung on to get to 10 wins, and the Ravens tallied their fourth victory in five Lamar Jackson starts. All that and more in Week 15’s biggest takeaways from NFL Nation. Jump to a matchup: GB-CHI

Sunday’s high was 70, the low was 51. Michele Tafoya, native of Manhattan Beach, was happy with either one and anything in between. She is the sideline reporter for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the game/show that is viewed by more people than any other in prime-time. She also is the only member

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner was downgraded to doubtful on the injury report on Saturday, the team announced. That means he’s unlikely to play against New England on Sunday in a key AFC matchup for both teams. Conner was limited in practice Friday as he continues to recover from

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes is here to lend a hand as you decide which games to bet on heading into Week 15 of the NFL. A quick glance at items of interest as Week 15 rolls on…     Who’s hot: The Seahawks. Look who’s on the verge of clinching a playoff berth. Gone are Richard

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Justin Rogers, James Hawkins, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their picks against the spread for Week 15 of the NFL season. Detroit +1.5 at Buffalo Rogers: Buffalo Hawkins: Buffalo Niyo: Buffalo Wojnowski: Buffalo L.A. Chargers +3.5 at Kansas City Rogers: Kansas City Hawkins: Kansas

Morning Edition 09/04/1992 BOB EDWARDS, host: The National Football League season opens on Sunday with the following mandate for game officials: Get it right the first time. Televised instant replay will not be around this year to overrule or confirm questionable calls by the officials. NFL owners voted

Rookie guard James Daniels laughed and shook his head in the aftermath of the Bears’ 15-6 win Sunday over the Los Angeles Rams: Had he ever gone against a defensive tackle anything like Rams All-Pro Aaron Donald? “I don’t think I’ve ever played a D-tackle like that one,” Daniel said. “He

The city of Oakland, Calif., gave the Raiders a going-away present on Tuesday. A federal lawsuit. Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker announced the suit, which alleges antitrust violations and breach of contract, and names the Raiders, the NFL and every other team in the league. While the city does

Pennsylvanians went into the 2018 season believing that it might be a banner year for the state’s NFL teams. The Philadelphia Eagles were league champs the season before, and the Pittsburgh Steelers had harbored their own championship aspirations before an upset playoff loss against Jacksonville. Although

Welcome back to the NFL Fun Power Rankings, where we rate teams based on how fun they are to watch instead of whether they’re actually good at winning football games. This list is all about working out which NFL teams are worthy of your busy eyes, and which deserve to be rolled up in a carpet, set