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11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL filed a motion asking a Nevada court to dismiss former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league, saying accusations that the NFL leaked Gruden’s emails are “baseless” and “should be dismissed for failure to state a single viable cause of action.” The league responded …

7:12 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford doesn’t expect his injured toe to be a factor in Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida. Stafford suffered the injury in the Rams’ regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, a 27-24 overtime loss. “I’m feeling OK,” Stafford said Wednesday. “The …

1:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for swiping his hand at safety Andrew Adams‘ helmet during the wild-card game against Philadelphia on Sunday. Arians was attempting to move Adams, who was trying to pull a player out of a pile after a …

12:43 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry took another step toward being activated before the team’s NFL divisional playoff matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. The Titans held a …

4:49 PM ET Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield says he is on track to getting “back to my true self” after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder. Dr. Orr Limpisvasti, the orthopedic surgeon for the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, performed the surgery on Mayfield’s left shoulder in California. “Surgery went …

5:04 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is operating under business-as-usual conditions after meeting twice with owner and general manager Jerry Jones following Sunday’s wild-card loss to the San Francisco 49ers. McCarthy met with Jones immediately after the game and again on Monday and does not see his future as an …

4:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — While Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says all options are on the table in adding another quarterback to fight for the starting job next season, the in-house candidates are prepared to compete for the position themselves. Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t formally announced his retirement, but Tomlin said Tuesday he is proceeding …

10:00 AM ET OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was arrested Wednesday night by the Overland Park police and charged with misdemeanor criminal property damage of less than $1,000. Gay remained Thursday morning in the detention center in Johnson County, Kansas. He was scheduled to appear before a judge Thursday afternoon, …

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — During a standard San Francisco 49ers practice, receiver Deebo Samuel has no shortage of things to do. With one notable exception. Soon after the Niners wrap up stretching and transition to a special teams period, Samuel finds himself with the only opening in his daily practice schedule. With …

8:06 AM ET LONG-SNAPPING HAS been described as the most specialized, and most ignored, position in all of sports. And in the strange, upside-down world of the long-snapper, the better you are at your job, the more anonymous you become. Case in point: Although they are a critical component in punting, extra points and field …