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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 01:57 PM ET

ClosePaul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA’s Las Vegas chapter

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Nov 5, 2024, 01:25 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a trade with the New York Jets to acquire wide receiver Mike Williams, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The Jets will receive a 2025 fifth-round pick from Pittsburgh, the source told Schefter.

“Mike’s a good guy; he’ll be good in that locker room,” Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show.”

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Eric Woodyard

ESPNEric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: “Wasted, Ethan’s Talent Search” and “All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story”. He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan. You can follow him on Twitter: @E_Woodyard

Daniel Oyefusi

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Daniel Oyefusi

ESPNDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well

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Nov 5, 2024, 10:21 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Carolina Panthers are trading wide receiver Jonathan Mingo to the Dallas Cowboys, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The Cowboys will receive Mingo and a seventh-round draft pick for a fourth-round pick, sources told Schefter.

Mingo is the second receiver traded by the Panthers before the trade deadline. Last week, Carolina dealt veteran Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens, who sent a fifth-round pick to the Panthers for Johnson and Carolina’s sixth-round selection.

Mingo, selected by the Panthers in the second round of the

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Nov 5, 2024, 09:54 AM ET

The Dallas Cowboys likely will place quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve due to the hamstring injury he sustained in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Jerry Jones said Tuesday.

The move would sideline Prescott for at least the next four games. The earliest he would be eligible to return would be a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14.

The Cowboys owner and general manager made his comments in his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan.

“It’s an extended period of time here,”

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Nov 5, 2024, 08:23 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Detroit Lions added a pass rusher before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, acquiring veteran defensive end Za’Darius Smith in a deal with the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The first-place Lions, who have been seeking defensive end depth since Aidan Hutchinson‘s leg injury last month, also received a 2026 seventh-round draft selection from the Browns, who landed a 2025 fifth-rounder and a 2026 sixth-rounder in the trade, sources told Schefter.

Smith, 32, has five sacks in nine games this season, his second with the Browns.

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Nov 5, 2024, 07:50 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” pregame show for grabbing the phone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the ground before the Ohio State–Penn State game Saturday.

“In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate,” Kelce said before ESPN’s broadcast of the Buccaneers–Chiefs game featuring his brother, Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce. “I fell short this week.”

Jason Kelce was attending the Big Ten matchup between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions in State College,

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