FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ plans to trade cornerback Stephon Gilmore came as a surprise Wednesday. Gilmore, who started the season on the physically unable to perform list after having surgery on a torn quad suffered in Week 15 of the 2020 season, was sent to the Carolina

ASHBURN, Va. — The optimism stemmed from a defensive front considered one of the best in the NFL. It fueled the Washington Football Team’s belief it could, once again, have an elite defense after ranking No. 2 in the NFL last season. And, without a top quarterback, that defense would be needed.

6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins rookie receiver Jaylen Waddle is the type of player who needs to feel the first hit before he is truly comfortable in a game. Once that hit came Sunday — on his first NFL snap, a 17-yard catch-and-run — he looked like a player worthy of

10:49 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Pete Carroll’s postgame slip of the tongue was one of only a few things he regrets about the Seattle Seahawks’ season opener. They had just beaten the Indianapolis Colts 28-16 behind brilliant performances by Russell Wilson and Shane Waldron,

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Vinny Testaverde was sitting in the New York Jets’ trainers’ room getting treatment on his day off, when the terrorist attacks on New York City occurred 30 miles away at the World Trade Center. For Testaverde, the starting quarterback and a native New Yorker, the