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10:54 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and New England Patriots cornerback Kyle Dugger were ejected in the third quarter of Saturday’s game after the two got into an altercation. The incident took place when Dugger took exception to Pittman’s aggressive blocking on a rush by Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor.

7:17 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer believes the Jacksonville Jaguars will eventually become a great franchise but is sorry that he’s not going to be there to witness it. Meyer told NFL Network on Friday he was “heartbroken” over the way his 11-month tenure with the franchise ended. “I just apologize to Jacksonville,”

11:45 PM ET The dawn of Week 15 brought us another shake-up in the AFC playoff picture. The Chiefs’ thrilling overtime victory Thursday night over the Chargers elevated them to the conference’s No. 1 seed. The Patriots can regain that position with a victory Saturday over the Colts, but for a few days at least,

TAMPA, Fla. — The lights went out, the flood waters were rising, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette, then 10 years old, and his family had to get to the Claiborne Avenue overpass of I-10 in his hometown of New Orleans quickly during Hurricane Katrina. The Grand Palace Hotel on Canal Street, where

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,

1:22 PM ET Hallie Grossman Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from Penn State University. Covers college football and college basketball. Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University

7:24 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After 11 months of missteps, mistakes, embarrassing moments, anonymous reports of strife within the coaching staff and between head coach Urban Meyer and players, the Jacksonville Jaguars just want a little peace and quiet for the rest of the year. That’s why quarterback Trevor Lawrence and cornerback Shaq Griffin

11:51 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. – With three defensive starters out of their lineup, the Kansas City Chiefs needed a big game from Patrick Mahomes in Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers for first place in the AFC West. After a shaky first three quarters, he delivered. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and

3:52 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have negotiated changes to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, some of which are being put in place immediately and could help teams whose rosters have been decimated this week. Effective immediately, all 32 NFL teams will be placed in intensive COVID-19 protocols until the conclusion of

2:04 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shad Khan really did get it right. It was just eight months later than he thought. The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ owner had to fire coach Urban Meyer less than a year after hiring him. Not because of too many losses — though that was definitely a problem — but rather

12:43 AM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, ending a tumultuous tenure with the franchise after only 13 games. The announcement came roughly nine hours after the latest embarrassment for owner Shad Khan: A report in the Tampa Bay Times in which former kicker Josh Lambo

7:00 AM ET By now, the 2021 NFL MVP field is set with the clear-cut favorites. But as we learned from last year’s late-season leap-frogging, a lot can change order-wise for the top candidates during the final games. The Buccaneers’ Tom Brady and the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers have made this a two-quarterback race entering Week

9:22 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Wednesday. If Stefanski does not produce two negative tests in time for Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will serve as Cleveland’s acting head coach. In a statement, the team

10:15 PM ET Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder tried to prevent a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct from speaking with D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson as part of her investigation into the franchise last year, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Post reported that Wilkinson learned of the 2009 allegation shortly after she

4:20 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams added wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and eight other players to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday, the team announced.

6:18 PM ET An unusually high number of positive COVID-19 tests Monday has the NFL and NFLPA considering further changes to the league’s COVID protocols as the NFL’s regular season enters its final four weeks. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the league had 37 positive COVID tests Monday. These numbers tend to be higher

11:31 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned to Los Angeles on a private jet after producing a positive COVID-19 test, while tight end Tyler Higbee was

4:35 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 14 of the 2021 NFL season featured some massive blowouts in the early window, including a 48-9 win for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs over the Raiders. The Seahawks’ offense got a spark in the form of running back Rashad Penny and dropped 33 points on the Texans, while