Amon-Ra St. Brown out, D’Andre Swift likely out for Week 4

The Lions are set to be without two key offensive players for this Sunday’s home date with the Seahawks. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said early in Friday’s press conference that wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown will not play against Seattle. St. Brown is dealing with an ankle injury that has kept him out of [more]

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Christian McCaffrey questionable for Sunday

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was able to get back on the practice field on Friday and now there’s a chance he’ll play in Sunday’s matchup against the Cardinals. Carolina has listed McCaffrey as questionable for Week Four with his thigh injury. He was a limited participant in Friday’s session. “We’re very hopeful that Christian [more]

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Report: Brian Hoyer expects to start, but Mac Jones is telling teammates he might play

The Patriots may not have a decision on their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game in Green Bay until shortly before kickoff. Brian Hoyer is expected to start in place of the injured Mac Jones, but Jones is telling teammates that his sprained ankle is getting better and he still might play, according to Karen Guregian [more]

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Alvin Kamara, Jarvis Landry questionable for Saints-Vikings

The Saints’ injury issues are not limited to just their quarterback and star receiver. Head coach Dennis Allen announced earlier on Friday that quarterback Jameis Winston is doubtful for Sunday’s matchup in London against the Vikings after he didn’t practice all week. Allen also announced that Michael Thomas is out. But running back Alvin Kamara [more]

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Ronnie Stanley: I’m really close, this could be the week

Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley was a full participant in practice for the second straight day on Thursday and that has raised some hope that he will be part of the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Bills. Stanley hasn’t played since Week One of last season because of continued trouble with the ankle he [more]

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Eli Apple: Always good to win, especially good this week

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill ensured that there would be a lot of attention paid to him and Bengals cornerback Eli Apple on Thursday night when he called out Apple after last Sunday’s game and said he couldn’t wait for the matchup with the player who made a key stop on him during last year’s [more]

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Tyreek Hill says a Bengals coach “disrespected” him: “I’m gonna come find you”

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was angry at a Bengals assistant coach after Thursday night’s game. Hill said a coach whose name he doesn’t know said something objectionable, and that Hill plans to find the man and address it with him. “Whichever coach that is, I’m gonna come find you bro,” Hill said, via Marcel [more]

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Devin White is the NFC defensive player of the month

Linebacker Devin White has gotten off to a strong start in 2022 and has been named the NFC defensive player of the month for September. White has recorded 24 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, three tackles for loss, two passes defensed, and a forced fumble in three games. He’s also played every defensive snap for the [more]

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Melvin Ingram named AFC defensive player of the month

Linebacker Melvin Ingram wasn’t the biggest offseason acquisition by the Dolphins this offseason, but he’s proved to be an impactful one during the team’s 3-0 start. Ingram opened the season by returning a fumble for a touchdown in a Week One win over the Patriots and he delivered a pair of sacks in last Sunday’s [more]

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Chris Olave wins Offensive Rookie of the Month

Saints wide receiver Chris Olave is getting recognition for a remarkable start to his NFL career. Olave has been named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Month for September. The 11th overall pick in this year’s draft, Olave has 17 catches for 268 yards in his first three NFL games. Despite the return of Michael [more]

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Jalen Hurts named NFC offensive player of the month

The Eagles are one of two 3-0 teams remaining and quarterback Jalen Hurts is a big reason why. Now the quarterback has been named NFC offensive player of the month for his performances in the first three weeks of the season. Hurts has accounted for seven total touchdowns — four passing and three rushing. He’s completed [more]

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Lamar Jackson is the AFC offensive player of the month

The first month of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s fifth season was a good one. Jackson went 56-of-88 for 749 yards, 10 touchdowns, and two interceptions while also running for 243 yards and two touchdowns in the first three games of the season. That effort helped the Ravens open the year with a 2-1 record and [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett sets aside his affection for Davante Adams, this week

In Week Four, the Broncos and Raiders get together for the first of their two annual meetings. This year, that means Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett will be facing one of his most important pupils in Green Bay — Raiders receiver Davante Adams. Meeting with reporters on Wednesday, Hackett discussed the plan for keeping Adams from [more]

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Myles Garrett has been ticketed multiple times for driving over 100 mph

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who was injured in a single-car accident this week, has a history of unsafe driving. Although police are still investigating the cause of this week’s crash, in which Garrett flipped his Porsche, WKYC reports that Garrett has at least six speeding tickets in the Cleveland area since 2017. On September [more]

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Looking at the biggest surprises of the 2022 season, to date

Like the early weeks of every season, the 2022 NFL season has featured some surprises. On Wednesday’s PFT Live, we looked at the biggest surprises of the season to date. The full video is attached. Three selections each. Some good surprises, some not good surprises. Give us a surprise by dropping a comment with your [more]

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Dennis Allen: I anticipate Jameis Winston will practice tomorrow

There were some raised eyebrows when Jameis Winston was not on the field for the Saints’ Wednesday practice as they get ready to take on the Vikings in London. But head coach Dennis Allen said after the session that there’s no cause for alarm. “Really, it’s more just trying to rest and trying to make [more]

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Trevor Lawrence is the AFC offensive player of the week

Trevor Lawrence‘s rookie year was a mess, but his second season with the Jaguars is off to a much better start. Jacksonville has followed up a Week One loss with a pair of wins, including a 38-10 rout of the Chargers on the road in Week Three. Lawrence had a heavy hand in that result. [more]

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Clay Matthews wanted to return to Packers in 2021

Remember when Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers supposedly launched an effort to bring back linebacker Clay Matthews in 2021 supposedly was a joke? It definitely wasn’t a joke to Matthews. Via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Matthews recently said that he did indeed hope to return to the Packers in 2021, after not playing in 2020 following [more]

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PFT’s Week 3 2022 NFL awards

It’s Wednesday morning. Which means that it’s time to put a bow on the week that was with a slate of awards. And the award itself, as always, is the award. There’s no money. There’s no trophy. There’s no anything. Other than the minuscule release of dopamine for those who win. And maybe for one [more]

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Nick Sirianni wants DeVonta Smith returning punts when Eagles need a spark

NFL teams rarely use their best offensive playmakers as kick returners, thinking the injury risks aren’t worth the big-play rewards. But Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith got the first punt return of his NFL career on Sunday at Washington, and it may not be the last time. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said he put Smith [more]

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Dolphins special teams coach sees absolutely nothing funny about the butt punt

The Dolphins have been the butts of many jokes in the last couple days after punter Thomas Morstead kicked a ball directly into teammate Trent Sherfield’s backside late in Sunday’s game against the Bills. Despite handing the Bills two points with a safety, the Dolphins won, and that means Dolphins fans can laugh along at [more]

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Panthers sign Daviyon Nixon to active roster

Defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon was elevated to the Panthers’ active roster for their Week Three win over the Saints and he returned to the practice squad after the game, but he’s already back on the big club. The Panthers announced on Tuesday that they signed Nixon off of their practice squad. They had an open [more]

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Odell Beckham Jr. after Sterling Shepard non-contact knee injury: Why can’t we play on grass?

Free-agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. continues to be a free agent because he suffered a non-contact ACL tear on the artificial surface at SoFi Stadium during the Super Bowl. Last night, Giant receiver Sterling Shepard suffered a reportedly serious knee injury without contact on the artificial surface at MetLife Stadium. OBJ made this observation about [more]

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Myles Garrett was discharged from hospital Monday night

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is out of the hospital. Garrett and a passenger in his car was taken to the hospital after an accident on Monday afternoon. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Garrett was discharged on Monday night. Before his release, Garrett’s agent Nicole Lynn said her client did not break any [more]

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CeeDee Lamb was “willing to do anything” to make up for dropped pass

It looked like Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb‘s Monday night performance would be remembered for a blunder until he came through with a more positive moment in the fourth quarter. Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush hit a wide-open Lamb with a deep ball that would have either turned into a touchdown or set the Cowboys up [more]

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Trevor Lawrence: Obviously, you can’t deny that the Jaguars are a really good team

The Jaguars have had the worst record in the NFL two years in a row, but this year, quarterback Trevor Lawrence says things are very different. The Jaguars beat the Chargers 38-10 on Sunday and beat the Colts 24-0 the week before that, and Lawrence says two dominant wins can’t be denied. “Obviously, the way [more]

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Giants fear Sterling Shepard’s knee injury is season-ending

Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard had to be carted off the field after the team’s final offensive snap in Monday night’s loss to the Cowboys, and afterward multiple Giants indicated the indication is that Shepard will miss the rest of the season. Giants coach Brian Daboll said it’s particularly hard to see with Shepard because [more]

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Lions believe Tracy Walker tore his Achilles

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that safety Tracy Walker‘s injury didn’t look good when he spoke to reporters after Sunday’s loss to the Vikings and a report on Monday does nothing to make things sound better. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the current belief is that Walker tore his Achilles. If confirmed, [more]

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Davante Adams “frustrated and angry” by 0-3 start

There are two winless teams left in the NFL this season. One of them is the Texans, which probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise given the low expectations they carried into the year. The Raiders being 0-3 is a bit more unexpected, but that’s where they find themselves after a late rally fell [more]

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Zac Taylor on taking ball to start game: We needed to get some momentum

The Bengals tried something new on Sunday. After losing their first two games, the Bengals resolved to break with their tradition since hiring head coach Zac Taylor and take the ball rather than deferring if they won the coin toss before the game. That’s exactly what happened and the team drove for a quick touchdown [more]

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“Huge” for Ravens defense to step up in fourth quarter this week

The Ravens took a 35-14 lead into the fourth quarter against the Dolphins in Week Two, but their defense collapsed as the Dolphins reeled off four touchdowns on their way to a 42-38 victory. Week Three found the Ravens up 31-20 on the Patriots as the fourth quarter got underway and the Patriots trimmed that [more]

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Dan Campbell regrets trying 54-yard field goal in fourth quarter

The Lions were aggressive about going for it on fourth down for most of Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but head coach Dan Campbell opted for a different course of action late in the fourth quarter. Detroit faced a fourth-and-four from the Vikings’ 36-yard-line with 1:14 left in a game they were leading 24-21 and [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett: When we needed it, Russell Wilson did it

When the Broncos traded for quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason, they believed they brought in a player who would lead them to both victories and impressive offensive performances. They settled for half of that on Sunday night. The offense went three and out nine times against the 49ers, but it came up with an 80-yard [more]

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NFL to play 31st London game, has still never matched two winning teams

The NFL wants to establish a big fan base in London, but the league is not sending great games across the pond. Sunday’s Vikings-Saints game will be the NFL’s 31st game in London, and for the 31st time, it will not match up two teams with winning records. The Vikings did their part, starting the [more]

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Aaron Rodgers says he saw something on Buccaneers’ Jumbotron that helped Packers win

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hinted after Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers that the big screen in the Bucs’ stadium showed the Packers something that gave them some key insight in the game’s final moments. After the game, Fox sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi asked Rodgers why he was talking to head coach Matt LaFleur as the [more]

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Court filing suggests Brett Favre pushed for federal funds despite legality concerns

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s best defense to any accusation that he tried to use federal welfare funds for his own personal project(s) comes from his position that he didn’t know anything about the source of the money. That defense possibly is imploding. Via ESPN.com, a recent court filing shows that Favre knew about [more]

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Randall Cobb is expected to play for Packers

The Packers were missing wide receivers at practice all week because of injuries and they placed Sammy Watkins on injured reserve Saturday, but it looks like another veteran wideout will be in the lineup against the Buccaneers. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Randall Cobb is expected to play on Sunday. Cobb missed all three [more]

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Broncos likely to have Jerry Jeudy, Pat Surtain on Sunday night

The Broncos got wide receiver Jerry Jeudy back at practice on Friday and it looks like they’ll have him on the field for Sunday night’s home game against the 49ers as well. According to multiple reports, Jeudy is feeling well enough for him to be in the lineup. Jeudy, who is listed with rib and [more]

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Report: 49ers, Commanders had “parameters” of Jimmy Garoppolo deal in place in February

Jimmy Garoppolo‘s surprise shoulder surgery derailed a trade that wouldn’t have been all that surprising. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that, at the Scouting Combine in February, the 49ers and Commanders had the “parameters” of a deal in place that would have sent Garoppolo from San Francisco to Washington. Per the report, the trade would [more]

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Alvin Kamara is expected to play, Taysom Hill is not

The Saints are set to get a key piece of their offense back for Sunday’s game against the Panthers. According to multiple reports, running back Alvin Kamara is set to play. Kamara did not play last week because of a rib injury and he was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of [more]

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Tom Brady busted two tablets last week

At an age when some men may be breaking out a certain blue pill, Tom Brady keeps breaking a certain blue tablet. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Brady busted not one but two tablets during last Sunday’s game against the Saints. Brady was frustrated by an offense that scored no points — and that really [more]

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Justin Herbert remains unsure if he can play, may get painkilling shot in ribs

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert appears to be a true game-time decision for today’s game against the Jaguars. Herbert is expected to go through pre-game warmups to determine if he can play through his rib injury, and he may need a painkilling shot to play, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Herbert became the Chargers’ starting [more]

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Agent: Micah Hyde out for season with neck injury

Bills safety Micah Hyde is not playing against the Dolphins on Sunday and his agent said he won’t be playing in any future games for the defending AFC East champs either. Jack Bechta said in a tweet that Hyde will be placed on injured reserve because of the neck injury he suffered against the Titans [more]

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Panthers elevate Daviyon Nixon for Sunday’s game

The Panthers added a little more depth to their defensive line for Sunday’s game against the Saints. The team announced that defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon has been promoted from the practice squad. Nixon will revert back after the game and players can go through that process three times without having to be waived or released. [more]

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More details emerge regarding Amazon’s Chargers-Chiefs rating

There’s no dispute that the NFL draws a live audience unlike any other product, wherever the NFL televises its games. This year’s unprecedented shift from broadcast TV to exclusive streaming on Thursday nights sparks natural curiosity regarding the actual number of people who can and will seek out the game — and purchase the ability [more]

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49ers open cap space by restructuring Trent Williams’ contract

The 49ers have cleared some space under the salary cap for the rest of the 2022 season. Field Yates of ESPN reports that they have restructured the contract of left tackle Trent Williams. They’ve converted $5.45 million of his base compensation into a signing bonus. The move frees up $4.36 million in cap space for [more]

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Commanders COO Greg Resh resigns

As the Washington Commanders continue to change the culture, there continues to be a revolving door at the entrance to the facility. Via Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post, Commanders chief operating officer Greg Resh is leaving the team after a stint that lasted fewer than two years. Resh said in a statement released by the [more]

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ESPN Milwaukee presses pause on Brett Favre’s weekly appearances

The consequences are commencing for Brett Favre. Recent developments in the ongoing Mississippi welfare-fraud scandal have resulted in ESPN Milwaukee temporarily suspending Brett Favre’s weekly appearances on the station. A spokesperson from ESPN Milwaukee told A.J. Perez of FrontOfficeSports.com that the appearances have been “paused.” The move comes at a time when scrutiny is increasing [more]

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Todd Bowles: Cole Beasley “could play” on Sunday vs. Packers

Veteran receiver Cole Beasley could go from being out of the league to in uniform from one Sunday to the next. Beasley, a veteran slot receiver, was signed to the Tampa Bay practice squad early in the week, after the NFL suspended Mike Evans for the Week Three showdown against the Saints, due to Evans’ [more]

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A.J. Brown: I was “dead serious” about possibly playing baseball for the Padres this year

Before he became a star wide receiver in the NFL, A.J. Brown was a good enough baseball prospect that the San Diego Padres selected him in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. And he says he still gives thought to giving baseball a try. In fact, Brown says he strongly considered [more]

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Jonathan Taylor: If we don’t play great fundamental football, Sunday won’t end well

The Colts had an ugly loss to the Jaguars last week and enter their Week Three matchup against the Chiefs 0-1-1. Indianapolis was particularly inept on offense, managing only three first downs in the first half. Running back Jonathan Taylor — who had 54 yards on nine carries, 21 of which came on one play — [more]

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Carl Lawson on facing the Bengals: No different, all games are important

Jets defensive end Carl Lawson was set to face the Bengals last season, but a torn Achilles in the summer meant that he didn’t have an opportunity to face his former team or anyone else. Lawson is now healthy and that means he’ll finally get his chance to play against the team that made him [more]

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Mitch Trubisky: I think everyone can be a lot better, myself included

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear he’s not going to change quarterbacks over the long weekend following his team’s 29-17 loss to the Browns on Thursday. So that means it’s back to the drawing board for Mitch Trubisky, who finished the game 20-of-32 for 207 yards, along with two carries for 7 yards [more]

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Apple Music buys rights to Super Bowl halftime show, at $50 million per year

The NFL had been looking for someone to pay up to $50 million per year to attach its name to the Super Bowl halftime show. And the NFL has found what it was looking for. Late Thursday, the league announced at Apple Music will become the new presenting sponsor of the intermission period for the [more]

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Kevin Stefanski is first Browns head coach since Bill Belichick to beat Steelers three times

Kevin Stefanski is the 12th head coach of the Cleveland Browns since the franchise re-entered the NFL as an expansion team in 1999. And he’s the first of those 12 to earn three wins over the Steelers. Stefanski, who notched his third win over the Steelers on Thursday night, is the first Browns coach since [more]

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Skyy Moore: Can’t be mad about playing two offensive snaps, have to wait my turn

Chiefs rookie wide receiver Skyy Moore only played two offensive snaps against the Chargers in Week Two and they were both kneeldowns at the end of the game, but Moore hasn’t spent the last week complaining about his role. Moore, who also serves as the team’s punt returner, said he’s “not too worried about anything” [more]

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Mike Tomlin: Nick Chubb controlled the game

When Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin previewed Thursday night’s game against the Browns, he spoke of the need to minimize the impact that Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt had on the contest. The Steelers fell short in that regard. Chubb ran 23 times for 113 yards and a third quarter touchdown while [more]

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Kevin Stefanski “really proud” of how defense responded on Thursday night

After the Browns blew a 13-point lead in the final two minutes of their Week Two loss to the Jets, head coach Kevin Stefanski said the team’s defense was not on the same page and the unit held a players-only meeting this week in order to work on the miscommunication that contributed to that defeat. [more]

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Jacoby Brissett: David Njoku always tells me he’s always open

Browns tight end David Njoku had one of the best games of his NFL career on Thursday night, catching a career-high nine passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett said afterward that he plans to keep going back to Njoku often. “He always tells me he’s always open,” Brissett said. “Every time [more]

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Matt Ryan: I’m confident we’ll play better this Sunday

The Colts had an ugly 24-0 loss to the Jaguars last week and stand at 0-1-1 entering their third game of the season. But things won’t get any easier, as they host the Chiefs on Sunday. Quarterback Matt Ryan drew rave reviews during the offseason program and training camp. But so far he has not [more]

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Robert Saleh: As soon as doctors clear Zach Wilson, he will be on the field

Zach Wilson will not play for the Jets against the Bengals this weekend, but there’s a chance he’ll be cleared to play in Week Four against the Steelers. That leaves Joe Flacco at least one more game as the team’s starting quarterback and head coach Robert Saleh faced a hypothetical at his Wednesday press conference [more]

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Carson Wentz on Eagles: Try not to make game bigger than it needs to be

Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz took a walk down memory lane in Week One when he faced a Jaguars team coached by his first NFL head coach Doug Pederson and he’ll take another one this weekend. The Eagles will be coming to Washington for an NFC East matchup that marks his first matchup with his original [more]

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Ahead of matchup with Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers reiterates he won’t play until he’s 45

The two oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL will face off in Tampa this weekend and that leads to questions about how much longer Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will be fixtures in the NFL. Brady is 45 and Rodgers said over the summer that he won’t be playing until he’s that old, but the [more]

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Derek Carr: “More comfortable” in offense, but close doesn’t count in winning games

There have been stretches in the first two weeks when the Raiders offense has resembled the effective unit that many thought they’d have after hiring Josh McDaniels as the head coach and trading for wide receiver Davante Adams, but they haven’t lasted long enough for the team to win either of their games. At 0-2, [more]

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Justin Fields says he’s OK with Bears’ run-first offense

The Bears are passing the ball less than any other NFL team this season, and Justin Fields has thrown just 28 passes in two games. But Fields says he doesn’t take that as an indication that the coaches don’t have faith in him. Asked if throwing only 11 passes on Sunday indicated the Bears’ coaches [more]

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Stefon Diggs has added some muscle — and he’s using it

Veteran receiver Stefon Diggs is looking better than ever. He’s also looking bigger than ever. In a Tuesday visit to #PFTPM, Diggs explained that he added some muscle in advance of the 2022 season. “I gained like 12 pounds,” Diggs said, “like 10 to 12 pounds. I used to be around like 192, 193. I’m [more]

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Cardinals focused on starting faster

The Cardinals pulled off an astounding comeback to beat the Raiders 29-23 in overtime on the road in Week Two, but they know they can’t keep spotting their opponents big halftime leads if they want to continue winning games. Arizona was down 20-0 at halftime to the Raiders a week after they trailed the Chiefs [more]

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Amon-Ra St. Brown named NFC offensive player of the week

The Lions’ selection of wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in the fourth round of the 2021 draft didn’t draw a lot of fanfare, but he’s generating plenty of it on the field these days. St. Brown had nine catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s win over the Commanders to continue his [more]

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Tua Tagovailoa named AFC offensive player of the week

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa helped engineer a terrific comeback victory against the Ravens on Sunday. Now he’s been honored for his performance. Tagovailoa has been named AFC offensive player of the week. The quarterback completed 36-of-50 passes for 469 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions. He became the first Dolphins quarterback to throw for [more]

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Joe Haden announces his retirement

Cornerback Joe Haden played for both the Browns and Steelers during his NFL career and he made an announcement a day ahead of a meeting between those two teams. Haden announced his retirement on Wednesday. His agent Drew Rosenhaus told PFT he will be signing a one-day contract with the Browns and will be honored [more]

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Steelers still “evolving” on Mitch Trubisky’s ability to audible

Getting the offense going has been a frequent topic of conversation around the Steelers this week and taking more shots downfield has been the focus of many of those conversations. It’s not the only thing missing from the offense that’s drawn notice. There’s also the fact that offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s scheme doesn’t allow quarterback [more]

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PFT’s Week 2 2022 NFL awards

It’s time to hand out some awards. No trophy. No cash. No anything, other than satisfaction. Our weekly prizes include offensive player of the week, defensive player of the week, rookie of the week, coach of the week, and play of the week. The highly-specialized selection process consists of a measured application of analytical measurements [more]

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Cowboys will see how week goes for Michael Gallup, Dalton Schultz

The Cowboys left the door open for wide receiver Michael Gallup to make his 2022 debut against the Giants in Week Three, but they won’t know if he’ll walk through it until later this week. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that he likes where Gallup is physically after months of rehabbing [more]

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Giants sign Jaylon Smith to their practice squad

The Giants will face the Cowboys on Monday night in Week Three and they announced the addition of a former Cowboy to their practice squad on Tuesday. Linebacker Jaylon Smith has signed with the organization. It’s a return engagement for Smith as he played four games and made two starts for the Giants after being [more]

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Dane Jackson has been released from the hospital

Bills cornerback Dane Jackson left the field at Highmark Stadium in an ambulance after a scary collision with teammate Tremaine Edmunds in the second quarter of Monday night’s game against the Titans, but an update on his condition Tuesday morning is a positive one. The Bills announced that Jackson had movement in his extremities before [more]

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Ted Karras: Our line has to earn Joe Burrow’s trust

The Bengals spent the offseason trying to improve their offensive line after Joe Burrow was sacked 70 times over the course of last season, but the early returns have not been good. Burrow has been sacked 13 times over the first two weeks of the season and the Bengals are 0-2 as they head into [more]

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Ryan Tannehill: It was a brutal night

When the Titans tied the Bills with a Derrick Henry touchdown in the first quarter, it looked like they might be able to give the Bills a game on Monday night. That touchdown turned out to be the lone high point of the night, however. The Bills would score the final 34 points of the [more]

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Bills have beaten Super Bowl champion Rams, No. 1 seed Titans by combined 72-17

The Bills entered this season as the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl. Through two games, they’ve been even better than expected. The schedule makers did the Bills no favors, giving them last year’s Super Bowl champion Rams in Week One and last year’s AFC No. 1 seed titans in Week Two. Combined score: [more]

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FMIA Week 2: Mike McDaniel’s ‘F— It’ Play Powers Dolphins’ Comeback and How 49ers Adjust Without Trey Lance

Peter King breaks down Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season that saw some major comebacks and huge offensive performances across the league. [more]

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Allen Robinson “felt great” as bigger part of Rams offense

Among the talking points after the Rams lost their season opener to the Bills was the need to get wide receiver Allen Robinson more involved in the offense. Robinson had one catch while being targeted twice in the opener and the Rams were more successful integrating him into the mix against the Falcons this weekend. [more]

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Bill Belichick: Running out clock on offense is the best way to win

The longest Patriots drive of the second half of Sunday’s game didn’t end with points, but that was just fine with them. New England got the ball on their 30-yard-line with 6:33 to play after a Steelers punt and they never gave the ball back. They ran 13 plays, including three kneeldowns by quarterback Mac [more]

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Brian Daboll stresses “continual competition” after Kenny Golladay plays two snaps

The Giants are paying Kenny Golladay like a top wide receiver, but they aren’t using him like one. Golladay had two catches for 22 yards in the first game of the season and played just two snaps in their 19-16 win over the Panthers in Week Two. That followed a summer that made it seem [more]

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Jameis Winston: My back feels like my back, I have to execute better

Before Sunday’s games got underway, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported that Saints quarterback Jameis Winston would be taking the field against the Buccaneers with four fractures in his back. Winston had been on the injury report with a back injury during the week, but there was no indication of the severity of the issue [more]

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Aaron Jones: I knew I had to show up when my number was called

After the Packers lost to the Vikings in Week One, head coach Matt LaFleur said the team did not get the ball to running back Aaron Jones often enough. That was not a problem against the Bears on Sunday night. Jones went from eight touches to 18 and he picked up 170 yards from scrimmage [more]

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Joe Burrow taking more sacks than ever in Year 3

In his rookie year, Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending injury on a sack, and the Bengals said they needed to improve their offensive line. In his second year, Burrow was sacked more than any other quarterback in the NFL, and the Bengals again said they needed to improve their offensive line. Now Burrow is in [more]

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D’Andre Swift plans to play, but ankle injury could limit him

Lions running back D'Andre Swift had 15 carries for 144 yards and three catches for 31 yards last week. It’s going to be tough to equal those numbers today. Swift is planning to play through an ankle injury, but he is likely to be limited. According to NFL Network, the Lions are likely to give [more]

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Pete Carroll reportedly cited 1972 Dolphins to motivate Seahawks

The Seahawks didn’t even exist at the time. Two days before the NFL season started, Pete Carroll (then a safety at Pacific University) turned 21. But the example created by the 1972 Dolphins became relevant to Carroll’s efforts to motivate Seattle in advance of their Week One upset win over the Broncos — and apparently [more]

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Report: George Kittle is expected to miss another game

49ers tight end George Kittle was able to get on the practice field Friday, but it looks like his return to game action will have to wait a little longer. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Kittle is not expected to play due to the groin injury that kept him out of Week One and [more]

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Report: Tom Brady will take every Wednesday off for the rest of the season

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will continue to take plenty of personal time this year. Brady took Wednesday off from practice this week and will take every Wednesday off for the rest of the season, according to NFL Network. This news comes after an offseason in which Brady retired and then un-retired, and left the team [more]

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Tyrod Taylor sues Chargers doctor for injection that caused punctured lung

Tyrod Taylor was the Chargers’ starting quarterback in 2020 until moments before the team’s Week Two game, when a team doctor gave Taylor a painkilling injection in his ribs that punctured his lung. Justin Herbert started that game in Taylor’s place, and Taylor is now a backup with the Giants. Now Taylor is suing the [more]

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Packers expect Allen Lazard to play tonight

Packers receiver Allen Lazard should be good to go tonight against the Bears. Although the official injury report lists Lazard as questionable with an ankle injury, he is expected to play, according to ESPN. Lazard was second on the team with 513 receiving yards last season, and with the departure of Davante Adams, Lazard was [more]

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Browns elevate Jordan Kunasyzk, Roderick Perry from practice squad

Another Saturday, another round of practice-squad elevations. A day before their home opener, the Browns have promoted linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk and defensive tackle Roderick Perry II to the active roster from the practice squad. It’s part of the weekly ability of all teams to bump two players per week from the practice squad for a [more]

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Kurt Warner’s son gets the start for Temple today as a true freshman

The son of Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner is getting a quick opportunity to show what he can do in college football. Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports that E.J. Warner, a true freshman, will start for Temple on Saturday against Rutgers. Warner got a chance to play against Lafayette last weekend, replacing D’Wan Mathis. [more]

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Brian Flores had other opportunities to coach, chose the Steelers

It’s been presumed that former Dolphins coach Brian Flores had no opportunities to keep working in the NFL, after daring to advance his legal rights by filing a lawsuit against the league and several of its teams, and that the Steelers threw him a lifeline. That presumption may not be accurate. In a new interview [more]

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With local numbers in, Amazon’s full Thursday night ratings are expected by Monday

The NFL’s new adventure in exclusive streaming has begun. The first chapter won’t end until the viewership information becomes available. Via John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, the full Nielsen ratings for the Amazon broadcast of Chargers-Chiefs are expected to be released by Monday. For now, the data as to local consumption on tradition TV [more]

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Geno Smith: Monday night wasn’t the Seahawks’ season, I got right back to work

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith didn’t take much time to celebrate after Monday night’s win over the Broncos. Smith said on Friday that the Seahawks know Monday night was not their season, and that by Tuesday morning, he was already getting himself ready both physically and mentally for this week’s game against the 49ers. “I just [more]

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Justin Jefferson: I was shocked when Philly didn’t draft me, but I’m happier in Minnesota

In the 2020 NFL draft, the Eagles selected wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall pick and the Vikings selected wide receiver Justin Jefferson 22nd. That proved to be a big mistake by the Eagles, as Jefferson is the much better player. And Jefferson is grateful the Eagles made that mistake. Now Jefferson and [more]

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Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale urges fans to get loud on Sunday

Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale is asking fans for help against the Panthers on Sunday. Martindale said that he wants to give Giants fans the kind of team to cheer for they haven’t had in recent years, and that the cheering itself can help. “This is one of the biggest changes you’ll see is this [more]

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Jameis Winston: The Buccaneers are just another team

The last time the Saints hosted the Buccaneers in New Orleans, Jameis Winston tore his ACL and his 2021 season ended prematurely. Winston is healthy now and is coming off a significant comeback victory over the Falcons last week. But there is another potential element at play as the Saints take on the Bucs in [more]

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Pete Carroll: We know Trey Lance is very dangerous

The Seahawks and 49ers will meet for the first time this season in Week Two, which will give Seattle its first chance to see Trey Lance as a full-time starter. Lance and the San Francisco offense were only able to generate 10 points in sloppy conditions in Chicago last week. But Seahawks coach Pete Carroll [more]

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Amari Cooper confident his opportunities are going to come

Amari Cooper only had three catches for 17 yards in his Browns debut, but offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt wasn’t wringing his hands about the wideout’s performance in the win over the Panthers. Van Pelt acknowledged that the Browns “obviously want to get him the ball,” but noted that Cooper drew several penalties including a [more]

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Brandon Staley on punting in Chiefs territory: Wanted to give defense chance to compete

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley earned a reputation as someone who likes to go for it on fourth down during the 2021 season, but he veered away from that habit in Kansas City on Thursday night. Staley opted to kick a field goal on fourth-and-2 from the Chiefs’ 13-yard-line at the end of the team’s [more]

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Cam Heyward: We’re not reinventing the wheel without T.J. Watt

There were fears that Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt would miss the rest of the regular season when he tore his pec last weekend, which made this week’s news that he doesn’t need surgery and will likely be able to return around midseason a big win. Watt did go on injured reserve, though, and the Steelers [more]

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Jaylen Watson: I woke up knowing I’d get a pick

Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson was not one of the marquee names in Thursday night’s game, but he wound up coming up with the marquee play of the evening. Watson picked off Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on the Chiefs’ 1-yard-line in the fourth quarter and returned the ball 99 yards for the go-ahead score in a [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: Spreading the ball around makes Chiefs a hard offense to stop

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed passes to nine different receivers in Thursday night’s win over the Chargers, and he also completed passes to nine different receivers in the Chiefs’ Week One win over the Cardinals. He says that’s all part of the plan. Mahomes said after beating the Chargers that the Chiefs expect to spread [more]

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Mitch Trubisky: Having Brian Flores gives us good insight into how Patriots may plan for us

New England’s defense has been tough for quarterbacks to solve for years and years. But Pittsburgh’s Mitch Trubisky has something working in his favor for this week’s matchup between the Steelers and Patriots — a former New England defensive coach on his team’s staff. Steelers senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach Brian Flores was with the Patriots [more]

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Robert Saleh: We’re not same old Jets, but shots will keep coming until we win

Jets head coach Robert Saleh’s comments on Monday about “taking receipts” of people mocking the Jets so he can throw them back once the Jets turn things around drew a lot of attention and they became a focal point of his press conference on Wednesday. Saleh told reporters that “you guys caught me in a [more]

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J.C. Jackson a game time decision for Chargers vs. Chiefs

The Chargers don’t know yet whether cornerback J.C. Jackson will be able to play tonight against the Chiefs. Jackson will go through pre-game warmups and then be a game-time decision, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The Chargers signed Jackson to a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the idea that he’d make a big [more]

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Mitch Trubisky wants Steelers to have “killer mindset” on offense

The Steelers were able to beat the Bengals 23-20 in overtime in their season opener, but the game was a lot closer than one might expect given how the Steelers played on defense. They forced five Joe Burrow turnovers with safety Minkah Fitzpatrick returning one of them for a touchdown and the offense turning the [more]

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Aaron Rodgers: I’ve got to figure out a way to get on same frequency with wideouts

The relationship between Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the team’s young receivers was discussed a lot during the offseason and the conversation did not move on to other topics after the first game of the regular season. Second-round pick Christian Watson dropped what could have been a touchdown pass to open the team’s Week One [more]

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Matthew Stafford not on injury report, but two of his blockers didn’t practice Wednesday

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford emerged from a Week One clunker without any injury that landed him on the team’s first practice report in advance of Week Two. That’s the good news. The bad news is that 40 percent of his starting offensive line didn’t practice on Wednesday, six days after a blowout loss to the [more]

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Tua Tagovailoa is 7-1 against Super Bowl-winning coaches, faces John Harbaugh next

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had the number of some of the NFL’s best coaches. After improving to 4-0 in his career against Bill Belichick’s Patriots on Sunday, Tagovailoa is 7-1 against head coaches who have won the Super Bowl. That includes two wins over Jon Gruden’s Raiders and one over Sean Payton’s Saints, in [more]

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Jerry Jones: Tyler Smith played well, Jason Peters will play sooner rather than later

The Cowboys’ offensive line was thrown into disarray before the season when left tackle Tyron Smith got hurt, but Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones believes they’re still in good shape at left tackle. Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that rookie left tackle Tyler Smith stood out in making his first career start. [more]

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Austin Ekeler: There’s still so much left on the bone in the run game

The Chargers held on to beat the Raiders on Sunday to start the season 1-0. But as the club heads to Kansas City this week to play the Chiefs on Thursday night, the offense would like to get more out of the run game. As a team, Los Angeles managed just 76 yards on 31 [more]

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Jonathan Gannon: We’ll be up for challenge of facing Justin Jefferson

The Eagles got a win over the Lions to kick off the 2022 season, but defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon wasn’t thrilled with his unit’s effort. Detroit was down 17 points before closing the gap to 38-35 in the fourth quarter, which left Gannon to say that “we need to improve quick” in both execution and [more]

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Brandon Staley: Khalil Mack gives you a chance to impact the game

Week One marked Khalil Mack‘s debut with the Chargers, but head coach Brandon Staley was no stranger to the linebacker. Staley was Mack’s position coach in Chicago for the 2018 season, so he had a front row seat for 12.5 sacks and six forced fumbles from a player who finished second in the voting for [more]

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Lions are favored for first time since November 2020

Lions head coach Dan Campbell finds himself in some uncharted waters this week. Campbell is heading into his 19th game in that job and he is leading a team favored to win its game for the first time. They are hosting the Commanders at Ford Field and sportsbooks currently have the Lions favored by somewhere [more]

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PFT’s Week 1 2022 NFL awards

Years ago, former Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor told us that the winners of the various NFL player of the week awards receive a “sheet of paper” from the league. For the new PFT weekly awards, there isn’t even the paper. Satisfaction is the sole, tree-saving reward. Here’s the first group of awards for 2022. Offensive [more]

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Mike Tomlin “encouraged” by opening offensive performance

A glance at the stat sheet from last Sunday’s Steelers overtime win over the Bengals is unlikely to leave one with the feeling that the Pittsburgh offense was doing much right over the course of the afternoon. They posted 267 total yards, went 4-of-15 on third downs and possessed the ball for just over 26 [more]

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Browns favored to start 2-0 for first time since 1993

If the Browns beat the Jets on Sunday, they’ll do something Cleveland hasn’t done since Bill Belichick was the head coach: Start the season 2-0. The Browns are 1-0 for the first time since 2004, and if they beat the Jets they’ll be 2-0 for the first time since 1993, the season when Belichick made [more]

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Najee Harris: I’m playing against Patriots

Word on Monday was that Steelers running back Najee Harris avoided a serious foot injury when he was hurt in Sunday’s win over the Bengals and Harris confirmed as much on Tuesday. Harris told Adam Schein of SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio that the injury is “nothing too crazy” and that he’ll use Tuesday’s off [more]

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End-zone angle shows Matt Rhule was right about missed intentional grounding call

A controversy emerged on Sunday regarding whether Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett properly executed a clock-killing spike with 13 seconds to play, setting up the eventual game-winning 58-yard field goal. Panthers coach Matt Rhule argued that Brissett committed intentional grounding by not immediately spiking the ball. “I started screaming, ‘Intentional grounding, 10-second runoff, game’s about to [more]

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Kevin Stefanski: I think Jacoby Brissett will continue to get better

The Browns started the season 1-0 for the first time since 2004 when they defeated the Panthers with Cade York‘s 58-yard field goal. But they got in position to do it after quarterback Jacoby Brissett completed passes to receivers Donovan Peoples-Jones and Amari Cooper to put Cleveland at the 40-yard line. On Monday, head coach [more]

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Report: Dak Prescott could return in 4-6 weeks

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had surgery on his right thumb Monday and it was followed by a more positive report about when he might be able to return to action. Word has been that Prescott is set to miss 6-8 weeks as the fracture heals, but Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Prescott could [more]

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Russell Wilson: I don’t think it was the wrong decision

Publicly, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson supports the decision of coach Nathaniel Hackett to attempt a 64-yard field goal in lieu of giving Wilson a chance to convert fourth and five, in order to make the kick a little (or a lot) easier to make. Privately, Wilson may feel differently. But Wilson’s private thoughts are never [more]

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Geno Smith: People can write you off, I’ve just been working

The wild ending of Monday night’s game in Seattle threatened to overshadow much of what went on during the first 59 minutes of play, but the crowd at Lumen Field offered a reminder about another storyline after Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal. Chants of “Geno” could be heard as Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith [more]

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Pete Carroll: Nobody gave us a chance to win this game, this was a great night of football

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll sounded after Monday night’s win over the Broncos like he felt vindicated after an offseason of listening to doubters. Carroll knew the Seahawks were heavy underdogs against Russell Wilson and the Broncos, and Carroll said he was proud of his players for stepping up against a tough opponent. “Nobody gave us [more]

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Cooper Rush: Dak Prescott is “heart and soul of the team,” I’ll do my job while he’s out

Cooper Rush is slated to be the Cowboys’ starting quarterback for the next six to eight weeks after Dak Prescott suffered an injury to his throwing hand on Sunday night. Rush believes he’s up to the task. Rush said after the Cowboys’ season-opening loss to the Buccaneers that he believes the job of a backup [more]

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FMIA Week 1: Giants Go ‘Aggressive, Not Reckless’ In Upset, Steelers Survive Weird Day And More Takeaways

Peter King dissects the biggest stories from Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, including the Giants upset of the Titans, Minkah Fitzpatrick's big day and more. [more]

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Myles Garrett: Facing Baker Mayfield had us a bit off the leash

Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield‘s past with the Browns was a popular topic of conversation leading into Sunday’s game between the teams and both sides did their best to say that their focus was on the game rather than settling any old scores. There were some bumps in the road and attempts to cash in on [more]

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Brian Daboll: We’re going to be aggressive, that’s what we want to do

When the Giants scored a touchdown to cut the Titans’ lead to 20-19 late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, head coach Brian Daboll didn’t have to wait long to make a decision about going for two. Daboll said at his postgame press conference that he resolved to play for the win once the [more]

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Aaron Rodgers: We had a lot of chances, we hurt ourselves a lot of times

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after Sunday’s 23-7 loss to the Vikings that the Packers’ offense can look directly into the mirror to see what went wrong. “We had a lot of chances. Not taking away anything from their defense, but we hurt ourselves a lot of times. We had a lot of opportunities to [more]

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Soldier Field has a drainage issue

The good news is that they have new grass at Soldier Field. The bad news is that it’s covered in rain. After the grounds crew removed a white tarp that created a September snow-day vibe, the turf gathered water. A lot of water. A whole lot of water. Look at the photos. There are puddles [more]

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NFL Week 1 early inactives: Marcus Peters won’t play for Ravens

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters won’t be making his return to the lineup on Sunday. Peters is on the team’s inactive list for their game against the Jets. Peters missed all of last [more]

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J.K. Dobbins won’t play Sunday

Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins won’t play against the Jets on Sunday. Dobbins missed all of last season after tearing his ACL during the preseason and said he would “damn sure” be ready to play in the season opener, but the Ravens felt otherwise after a Sunday morning workout. Dobbins told Diane Russini of ESPN [more]

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Tua Tagovailoa goes for fourth win in four tries against Bill Belichick

It remains to be seen whether Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will achieve his full potential as an NFL quarterback. Against the Patriots, he has. Tagovailoa has a 3-0 regarding against the Patriots. He goes for his fourth win in four tries today. Not many quarterbacks can brag about beating the Bill Belichick-led Patriots four times. [more]

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Cardinals expect Zach Ertz to play, J.J. Watt to miss today’s game vs. Chiefs

One of the Cardinals’ veteran leaders will be on the field today against the Chiefs, but another plans to sit out. The Cardinals expect tight end Zach Ertz to play today, but J.J. Watt is expected to miss the season opener, according to multiple reports. Both Ertz and Watt are listed as questionable with calf [more]

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Chris Godwin expects to play tonight

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is set to make his return to the field tonight. Godwin, who is officially listed as questionable for the Sunday Night Football game at Dallas, is expected to play, according to multiple reports. It will be Godwin’s first game since suffering a torn ACL on December 19, and it will [more]

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Bills add incentives to Jordan Poyer’s contract

Bills safety Jordan Poyer didn’t get the contract extension he was seeking this offseason, but the Bills did give him something. The Bills have added incentives to Poyer’s contract for this year, according to Field Yates of ESPN. Poyer had been eligible to earn up to $500,000 in incentives but could now make up to [more]

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Raiders, Darren Waller agree to contract extension

The Raiders and Darren Waller were working on getting a contract extension done before Sunday, and they made it by a day. Waller and the Raiders have agreed to a three-year contract extension, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. The Raiders had Waller under contract for two more seasons at $6.75 million a year, but they agreed [more]

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This year, will officials treat running quarterbacks like running backs?

For the past few years, some coaches have complained to the league that officials extend protections to quarterbacks well beyond the limits spelled out in the rules. When quarterbacks decide to run the ball — and specifically once they cross the line of scrimmage — they lose all protections, other than those that apply to [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo still has a right shoulder injury

49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is healthy, unless he isn’t. Garoppolo, who is practicing against with the team after being relegated to pariah status for the first month of training camp, officially appeared on the injury report every day this week as having a right shoulder injury. He fully participated in practice, and he has no [more]

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Deshaun Watson contract likely derailed Lamar Jackson talks

It’s unclear whether the Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson would have gotten a contract negotiated if the Browns hadn’t given quarterback Deshaun Watson a fully-guaranteed, $230 million, five-year deal. It’s fairly clear that the Watson contract played a huge role in keeping the Ravens and Jackson from getting something done. It’s generally believed that Jackson [more]

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Khalil Mack on facing Raiders: Derek Carr is my brother, guys I didn’t like aren’t there anymore

As Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack prepares to face the Raiders on Sunday, he’s not thinking about revenge. Mack was drafted by the Raiders in 2014 and traded to the Bears amid a contract dispute in 2018. Now he’s been traded to the Chargers and will face the Raiders in Week One, but he says [more]

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George Kittle feeling better, “doing everything I can to be on the field Sunday”

San Francisco tight end George Kittle is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at Chicago, but he sounds optimistic about playing. Kittle said on Friday that he has improved every day since suffering a groin injury on Monday and missing the rest of the week of practice. “Feeling significantly better than where we were at [more]

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Crowd noise was an issue for the Rams at home, again

Even after bringing a Super Bowl trophy to Los Angeles, the Rams can’t bring L.A. fans into their stadium, at least not in sufficient numbers. Yet again, the Rams had to deal with crowd noise in their own building on Thursday night against the Bills. Was it factor for quarterback Matthew Stafford? “No, we prepared [more]

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Rob Havenstein: We have to correct things with urgency and without panic

Rams tackle Rob Havenstein agreed to a three-year contract extension on Wednesday, but there wasn’t much for Havenstein to celebrate on Thursday after the pregame ceremony honoring the Rams’ Super Bowl title. The Bills racked up seven sacks and 15 quarterback hits during a 31-10 win and they did it by rushing four players on [more]

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Derrick Henry: I’m hungry, can’t worry about skeptics

Titans running back Derrick Henry missed the second half of the 2021 regular season after breaking his foot and didn’t have a great game in their playoff loss to the Bengals upon returning to action. While Henry had been on pace for another massive season before his injury, those two developments were enough for some [more]

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Bills didn’t punt for fourth time in their last six games

Sam Martin had a quiet night in his Bills debut. Martin signed on as the punter in Buffalo earlier this month, but his first game with the team showed him that punting isn’t always part of the responsibilities of that job. Martin held for five Tyler Bass kicks over the course of the evening and [more]

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Sean McVay on loss to Bills: We’re going to respond the right way to this setback

The Rams didn’t look like a Super Bowl team in Thursday night’s 31-10 loss to the Bills, but Rams head coach Sean McVay was not discouraged afterward. McVay said repeatedly that he blames himself for not having his team better prepared, and that he is confident that Rams will play much better against the Falcons [more]

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Matthew Stafford’s elbow is still an issue; how big of a problem will it be in 2022?

The Rams have made it clear that quarterback Matthew Stafford has “no limitations” for Week One, due to a chronic elbow problem. The real question is whether limitations will arise in Week Two or thereafter. There’s an issue with the elbow. That’s undisputed. When talking about it with reporters recently, Stafford deliberately stopped short when [more]

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Falcons will make Drake London call on Saturday

The Falcons won’t issue any injury designations until Friday, but it looks like a safe bet that wide receiver Drake London will be tagged as questionable. London has been working his way back from a knee injury and he was listed as a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. It was the second time he [more]

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Lions offensive line “up in the air” with Halapoulivaati Vaitai on IR

The Lions placed right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai on injured reserve this week and it’s unclear how their offensive line is going to look without him against the Eagles in Week One. Head coach Dan Campbell said that the team is considering several options at the moment and that they will look at those possibilities in [more]

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Matt Ryan: You have to embrace what comes with playing quarterback

The Colts fell short of making the playoffs last season and much of the blame for their late-season collapse was placed on the shoulders of their former quarterback Carson Wentz. Given how that played out, it’s no surprise that their new quarterback is at the center of any thoughts of what the team can do [more]

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No limitations on James Robinson in return from torn Achilles

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said earlier this week that running back James Robinson will be in the lineup for Week One against the Commanders and Wednesday brought word that he will be operating without a net. Robinson said that he’s felt “ready since the last couple of weeks of training camp” and that he [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: Every week a different guy will have a big game

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a message for fantasy football players on Wednesday and it’s one that he likely won’t mind if opposing defensive coordinators pay  it some attention as well. The Chiefs passing game revolved around Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce the last few years, but Hill is now in Miami and that’s led [more]

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Talks between Raiders, Darren Waller are progressing, with goal of getting deal done by Sunday

Like the Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Raiders and tight end Darren Waller are playing beat the clock for a new deal before the regular-season opener. Unlike the Ravens and Jackson, the Raiders and Waller could get a deal done. Per a league source with knowledge of the situation, talks between the Raiders and [more]

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Bobby Wagner: Rams thought it was a fake when I texted them saying I wanted to sign

Veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner didn’t hire an agent when he hit free agency for the first time this offseason, after playing for a decade in Seattle. And that led to some confusion when he began the process of searching for a new team. Wagner signed with the Rams in March, but only after texting General [more]

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Aaron Rodgers: Other teams in the NFC North always think it’s their year, hasn’t been the case

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are seeking their fourth consecutive NFC North title this season, and Rodgers sounds confident. Heading into Sunday’s season opener at Minnesota, Rodgers said he’s expecting a tough game, but he then noted that the Packers seem to find their way to the top of the division one way or the [more]

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Brian Robinson off crutches

The news about Commanders running back Brian Robinson‘s recovery from a pair of gunshot wounds continues to be positive. Robinson was shot in the knee and glute while resisting an attempt to rob him a little more than a week ago and Commanders head coach Ron Rivera shared a couple of promising updates about his [more]

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Darius Slayton agrees to pay cut with Giants

Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton was excused from practice on Tuesday and that led to speculation that he might be on his way off the roster because linebacker Blake Martinez was released after being excused from a workout last week. Slayton isn’t moving on just yet, however. Tom Rock of Newsday reports that Slayton will [more]

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Steelers pick up cap space by restructuring T.J. Watt’s contract

The Steelers will have a little bit more cap space to work with during the 2022 season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they have picked it up by restructuring the contract of linebacker T.J. Watt. The move created $6.75 million in cap space for new General Manager Omar Khan to use to plug [more]

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Antonio Hamilton says he’s 90 percent healed from burns

Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton went on the non-football injury list last week after suffering second-degree burns to his feet in a cooking accident, but he is making steady progress in his recovery. Hamilton posted a picture to social media on Tuesday showing him wearing shoes for the first time since the accident and said that [more]

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Tom Telesco: I don’t see any extra pressure this year

The Chargers’ loss to the Raiders in Week 18 last season meant that they missed the playoffs for the seventh time in the nine seasons that Tom Telesco has been their General Manager. Telesco spent the offseason making moves and spending money in hopes of ensuring his 10th season in the job has a happier [more]

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Todd Bowles finds silver lining in Tom Brady’s 11-day hiatus

Questions linger regarding Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s 11-day training-camp hiatus. He had a chance to fully delve into the situation during the 2022 debut episode of Let’s Go!, but to no surprise he didn’t. In a sit-down with Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy for Sunday’s edition of Football Night in America, which precedes Bucs-Cowboys, [more]

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Bills aren’t naming a starting CB in place of Tre’Davious White

The Bills know that a rookie will be starting at cornerback in place of Tre'Davious White when they face the Rams in Los Angeles on Thursday night, but they aren’t ready to say which one. Head coach Sean McDermott declined to anoint first-round pick Kaiir Elam or sixth-round pick Christian Benford as the starter opposite [more]

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Mac Jones says Patriots’ offense has made progress in last couple weeks

Throughout the preseason, the Patriots’ offense appeared to be struggling to adjust to the loss of longtime coordinator Josh McDaniels, who left to become head coach of the Raiders. But Patriots quarterback Mac Jones says the offense is making progress that the public isn’t seeing. Jones said that progress has continued on the practice field [more]

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Ty Montgomery, Isaiah Wynn traveling to Florida with Patriots

The Patriots are heading down to South Florida on Tuesday to prepare for their season opener against the Dolphins and they won’t be leaving any members of the active roster behind because of injuries. During an appearance on WEEI Tuesday morning, Belichick said that everyone on the active roster should have a shot to play [more]

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Dan Campbell: We haven’t hid from last year’s “embarrassing” loss to Eagles

When Detroit played Philadelphia last year, the Lions suffered their worst loss of the season. The Eagles won the Week Eight contest 44-6 — the only time the Lions failed to score double-digit points in 2021. Philadelphia rushed for 236 yards in that game. Detroit managed only 228 total yards. On Monday, Lions head coach [more]

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Matt Eberflus: No one really knows how 49ers will use Trey Lance

Trey Lance won’t be making his first NFL start against the Bears this weekend, but he will be making his first start since being installed as the 49ers’ full-time starter. While Lance stepped into the starting lineup for Jimmy Garoppolo a couple of times last season, he wasn’t running an offense designed around his skills. [more]

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A.J. Brown “ready to go to war” for Jalen Hurts

Sunday will bring an opportunity to see a number of old faces in new places around the league, including the Eagles debut of wide receiver A.J. Brown. Brown was dealt to the Eagles by the Titans during the first round of the draft in a move designed to give quarterback Jalen Hurts an elite target [more]

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Jalen Thompson: New contract doesn’t really change much

Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson entered the NFL with a low profile as a fifth-round pick in the 2019 supplemental draft, but he’s been successful in carving out a role for himself in Arizona. Thompson has started 25 of the 37 games he’s played over the last three seasons and he’s played well enough that the [more]

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Jalen Reagor: A blessing to be teammates with Justin Jefferson

The Eagles took wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 draft in a move that did not pay off in the kind of production that they hoped to get over the last two years. Reagor’s struggles would have been notable under any circumstances, but they were even harder to ignore [more]

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Tom Brady uses negative assessments of new-look offensive line to motivate them

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the GOAT in more ways than one. He’s definitely among the best of all time when it comes to finding ways to affix a gigantic chip onto his shoulder. In the debut episode of the second season of his Let’s Go podcast with Jim Gray on SiriusXM, Brady explained that, [more]

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Pete Carroll sees no reason for lower expectations for Seahawks this season

The betting odds and most media predictions suggest that the Seahawks are in for a rough year in 2022. Pete Carroll doesn’t see it that way. Despite last year’s 7-10 record (Carroll’s worst since he went 6-10 coaching the Jets in 1994, his first season as a head coach) and the offseason departure of quarterback [more]

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FMIA: Bills over Packers in Super Bowl LVII, Huge Year for Josh Allen, and More Predictions for 2022 Season

Peter King breaks down all his predictions for the 2022 NFL season, from playoff picture to Super Bowl winners to awards and key coaching contributors. [more]

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Rams have left a light on, and locker ready, for Odell Beckham Jr.

They’ve given his number to Cam Akers. But not his locker. As receiver Odell Beckham Jr. continues to be unsigned by any team, the Rams are ready to bring him back, at a moment’s notice. Via Jourdan Rodrique of TheAthletic.com, the Rams have left a locker for Beckham, complete with name plate, at the team’s training [more]

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Cowboys add Jason Peters to practice squad

The deal is done. But it’s not a full-blown roster-spot deal. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that the Cowboys have added tackle Jason Peters to the practice squad. “This allows Peters, 40, to ease into work after not going to a training camp,” Archer tweeted. It also allows the Cowboys to avoid owing Peters his [more]

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Bill Belichick embraces the “$64,000 question” of opening day

We know that the Patriots will go to Miami five days before they face Dolphins. The Patriots won’t know what they’re getting from the Dolphins until the game starts. That seems to be something New England coach Bill Belichick relishes. “That’s the $64,000 question on everything,” Belichick told reporters on Sunday. “Opening day is opening [more]

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Jaguars add Adam Gotsis to roster, Mario Edwards and Jaylon Moore to practice squad

The Jaguars created a roster spot on Saturday by releasing linebacker Ty Summers. They filled the vacancy on Sunday. Defensive lineman Adam Gotsis has been signed to the active roster, the team has announced. The Jaguars also added defensive lineman Mario Edwards and receiver Jaylon Moore to the practice squad. Gotsis was a second-round pick [more]

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If you don’t like Kevin Burkhardt, he doesn’t care (in stronger terms than that)

Next week, Kevin Burkhardt officially debuts as the new No. 1 NFL play-by-play announcer at Fox. He’ll work the biggest games. He’ll handle the NFC Championship. He’ll call two of the next three Super Bowls. He’ll potentially become a social-media pin cushion. He realizes that it goes with the territory. “[T]here’s always somebody who’s going [more]

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For Week One, nine games pit first-round quarterbacks against each other

In four days, the 2022 season begins. By the time Sunday night rolls around, more than half of the games will have featured a pair of quarterbacks who arrived in the NFL via round one of the draft. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com notes that nine games feature first-round QB1 vs. first-round QB1. That’s the most [more]

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Browns are signing tackle Joe Haeg

Joe Haeg is heading for Cleveland. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the veteran tackle plans to sign with the Browns. Haeg recently met with the Raiders after being released by the Steelers on Tuesday. Haeg adds depth at the tackle position, especially as veteran Jack Conklin continues to recover from knee surgery. Other [more]

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Cowboys, Jason Peters still working on a deal

The negotiations started Friday. They haven’t ended yet. They may conclude with a deal. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Cowboys and veteran tackle Jason Peters are still working toward a contract. It could happen by Monday. The 40-year-old would bolster an offensive line that recently lost starting left tackle Tyron Smith. Rookie first-rounder [more]

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