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Commanders QB Daniels (rib) to start vs. Bears

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 27, 2024, 01:00 AM ET

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Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is set to start Sunday against the Chicago Bears despite dealing with a rib injury.

Daniels was listed as questionable to play, and the Commanders waited to see how he was feeling Sunday in pregame warmups before making the determination that he could start.

Daniels did not practice Wednesday or Thursday but was a limited

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Sources: Signs point to Daniels playing vs. Bears

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 27, 2024, 01:00 AM ET

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All signs point to Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels playing Sunday against the visiting Chicago Bears, league sources told ESPN.

The Commanders still will need to see how Daniels is feeling Sunday in pregame warmups before making any final determination about whether he can start. But as one team official told ESPN said about Daniels: “He’s one tough ass

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Sources: WRs Johnson, Kirk draw trade interest

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:41 PM ET

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With Rams coach Sean McVay practically yanking Cooper Kupp off the trade market, teams in search of wide receiver help now are expected to turn to other targets.

The two receivers who have generated the most conversation so far are Carolina’s Diontae Johnson and Jacksonville’s Christian Kirk, league sources told ESPN.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see at

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Raiders owner Davis quashes Crosby trade talk

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ET

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For the teams still pondering ways to acquire Maxx Crosby, and for the fan bases imagining what the Pro Bowl defensive end would look like in their team’s uniform, those conversations can officially be shut down.

Raiders owner Mark Davis quashed the hopes and dreams of front offices and fans across the league this weekend when he roundly dismissed the notion that

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Sources: Tua to practice, hopes to play Week 8

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:36 PM ET

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was expected to resume practicing next week, with the hopes of being able to play next Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Tagovailoa remained in the concussion protocol and was subject to the NFL’s return-to-play provisions, which would play a crucial step in determining whether he could return.

Despite his most recent concussion,

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Sources: Teams eying trade for Jets WR Wilson

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 08:08 PM ET

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After the New York Jets‘ acquisition of Davante Adams this week, a select group of NFL teams have inquired into whether the Jets would be willing to trade fellow star wide receiver Garrett Wilson, league sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The Jets have heard from other teams but are not planning to trade Wilson, according to sources.

It’s understandable why teams

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Sources: Hutchinson chance of SB return realistic

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 08:13 PM ET

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Sources close to Aidan Hutchinson believe the Lions standout defensive end will have a realistic chance to return for the Super Bowl if Detroit advances that far.

One source went so far as to tell ESPN that, knowing Hutchinson and his injury, it would be more surprising if he did not make it back for a potential Super Bowl appearance than if

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Sources: Raiders could opt against Adams trade

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 10:05 PM ET

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In a fluid and unpredictable situation that seems to change weekly, Davante Adams could wind up staying with the Las Vegas Raiders rather than being traded, league sources told ESPN.

Adams has received interest from other teams, but as one source told ESPN, it is not “phone-is-ringing-off-the-hook interest” for the six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver.

That lack of high-level interest has more to

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Brady’s Raiders bid to be approved, sources say

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 09:10 PM ET

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Tom Brady is expected to be approved as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders at Tuesday’s NFL fall owners’ meeting in Atlanta, league sources told ESPN.

The NFL’s finance committee has reviewed Brady’s bid and plans to bring it to the other owners to vote, with 24 of the league’s 32 owners needed to approve it.

But as one source told ESPN, the

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