Arizona Cardinals Trey McBride finished second among tight ends in targets (nine). He also finished second in: McBride played an elite role in Week 1 but PFF deemed just 56 percent of his targets as catchable. Better days are ahead for him as long as Kyler Murray starts playing better. Dominate the season with FantasyLife+, which gives you the award-winning …

Two days after Thomas Hammock had just run for 172 yards on 38 carries in an upset of Wake Forest, his Northern Illinois Huskies began preparing for a game against USF in Tampa Bay, Fla., the following week. But during a conditioning run on that fateful day, Hammock couldn’t catch his breath and something just didn’t feel right. Following a …

After his breakout game in Week 1, receiver Jameson Williams has landed on the injury report. The Lions listed Williams as a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice with an ankle injury. It’s unclear if there’s any risk of Williams missing game time at this point. But Williams was the only limited player for the first session of the week. Offensive …

There is no choice. Desperation now completely outweighs hesitation. Florida coach Billy Napier is on the verge of losing his job, and uber-talented freshman quarterback DJ Lagway can change everything. At the very least, Lagway can’t further harm the situation. “Look, let’s not get out in front of ourselves here,” Napier said Monday during his weekly press conference. “This is …

The Chargers won’t be coming back to Los Angeles after facing the Panthers this Sunday. Week Three has them heading to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers and head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Wednesday that the team will stay in Charlotte to prepare for that game. “I think it’s a great time to do it,” Harbaugh said. “It’s not the …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue football quarterback Hudson Card’s season-opening performance came with a noticeable flaw. As in literally one flaw, per offensive coordinator Graham Harrell’s game film scrutiny — and it came on a completion. Card chose to throw to running back Devin Mockobee too early in one progression, passing up a bigger opportunity elsewhere. For shame. Card completed an …

While it’s still unknown if Christian McCaffrey will be able to take the field Sunday, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he never considered putting his star running back on injured reserve. McCaffrey, who was a late scratch for their season-opening win against the New York Jets with a calf injury, appears to be on the cusp of …

He’s already seen off Florida State this season, but new Boston College coach Bill O’Brien has Missouri football at the top of the pile. “I mean, it’s the best team we’ve played. No question about it,” O’Brien told local media Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “Probably the best team we played, BC-wise, in a couple years, to be honest with …

Bears receivers Rome Odunze and Keenan Allen did not practice on Wednesday, but it sounds like both receivers still have a chance to play this week when Chicago takes on Houston. Odunze has a sprained MCL and told reporters that he “kind of felt a pop in there” during the fourth quarter of the season-opening win over the Titans when …

Which version of 2024 Notre Dame football is closer to what it really is? Is it the one that handled a hostile environment at Texas A&M for a 23-13 win, or the one that was overpowered by Northern Illinois in a 16-14 upset loss? The 19th-ranked Irish (1-1) face a crossroads Saturday when they travel to West Lafayette to face …

From time to time, ESPN.com will publish an old-fashioned, continued-from-page-5 #longread. Usually, there’s a lot of good stuff tucked carefully between the phrases and clauses and descriptions and, frankly at times, filler. I’ve got no problem with a #longread. (I’ve written more than a few books.) But it can’t be long simply for the sake of being long, triggering attaboys …

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports It’s only Week 3, but Saturday’s game against the Colorado State Rams feels like a must-win for head coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado football team. Last week’s showing at Nebraska was …

When Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed Monday’s practice, coach John Harbaugh didn’t give any explanation other than, “injury report comes out Wednesday.” Now it’s Wednesday, the injury report is out, and Jackson isn’t on it. Jackson was a full participant in practice today, and whatever the reason was that he missed Monday’s practice, the Ravens didn’t deem it relevant to …

Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Carter Stoutmire (23) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. The loss of Shilo Sanders for two to three weeks is a massive blow to the Colorado football defense. A vocal and experienced leader with five years of college football experience under his belt, Sanders was the Buffaloes’ …

Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime is going to miss at least the next four games. The team placed Estime on injured reserve Wednesday. Estime injured his ankle in the season-opening loss to the Seahawks. The fifth-round pick had two carries for 14 yards in his regular season debut. Estime also missed time during the offseason after having surgery on …