FMIA Week 8: Christian McCaffrey’s Huge Day and a Look at All 32 Teams Midway(ish) Through 2022

Peter King takes a look at the biggest stories from Week 8 and gives a midseason check-in on all 32 teams with November around the corner. [more]

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Tyler Lockett says to “stop reaching” after quote is interpreted as a shot at Russell Wilson

After the Seahawks beat the Giants on Sunday, wide receiver Tyler Lockett made a comment that some interpreted as a shot at Seattle’s former quarterback, Russell Wilson. Lockett insisted it wasn’t. Following the win, Lockett said, “It’s amazing what we can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit,” via Curtis Crabtree of Fox [more]

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Vikings use cage rush to fuel three sacks by Za’Darius Smith of Kyler Murray

Vikings linebacker Za'Darius Smith last had three sacks in one game in October 2020, against the Falcons. Sacking Matt Ryan three times is a lot different than sacking Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray three times. After Sunday’s 34-26 win over Arizona, Smith explained to PFT how he managed to get to the fleet-footed Murray so many [more]

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Stefon Diggs: I don’t care who started trash talk, I finished it

Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs had to be held back by his teammates from going after Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas after a 26-yard touchdown catch in the first half of Sunday night’s win and that was not the only time that he could be seen jawing with Green Bay players during the game. Cornerback Jaire [more]

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Matt LaFleur: Quay Walker ejection is the kind of stuff I have zero tolerance for

Packers rookie linebacker Quay Walker was ejected on Sunday night for pushing Bills practice squad tight end Zach Davidson on the sideline, and after the game Packers coach Matt LaFleur called it unacceptable. Davidson, who was not in uniform, grabbed Walker when Walker was on the Bills’ sideline, and Walker responded with a shove that [more]

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Broncos and Jaguars play an ugly first half in London

The Broncos and Jaguars are not doing a great job of helping the NFL increase its overseas fan base. Today’s game in London has been ugly throughout the first half, with the Jaguars taking a 10-7 lead in a game full of penalties and mistakes. Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has not been good, especially at [more]

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Kliff Kingsbury says A.J. Green will play Sunday

Cardinals wide receiver A.J. Green was active for last Thursday’s game against the Saints, but he never found his way onto the field as the Cardinals opted to roll with other wideouts during their victory. After the game, head coach Kliff Kingsbury said that “we’re going to work through” how to allot playing time to [more]

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Report: Cam Akers is expected to rejoin Rams if he isn’t traded

Rams running back Cam Akers is going to miss his second straight game on Sunday, but he may not be totally done with the team. Akers has been away from the team for the last couple of weeks as they try to find a trading partner for the running back, whose issues with the team [more]

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For Bradley Chubb, it could be lose today and get traded or win and get a new contract

The future of Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett possibly hinges on the outcome of this morning’s game in London. The future of Broncos pass rusher Bradley Chubb possibly does, too. We’ve been hearing that a loss to the Jaguars makes a Chubb trade by Tuesday’s deadline more likely. A win, however, could have the directly opposite [more]

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DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett both expect to play

The Seahawks appear to be in good shape at wide receiver. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett both expect to play today against the Giants, according to multiple reports. That’s particularly good news for Metcalf after he was carted off the field with a knee injury a week ago. At the time, there were fears of [more]

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Le’Veon Bell loses pro boxing match

Former NFL running back Le’Veon Bell made his boxing debut last month, beating fellow former running back Adrian Peterson. But on Saturday night he tried an opponent with much more fighting experience, and it did not go well for him. Former UFC fighter Uriah Hall beat Bell by unanimous decision, winning all four rounds on [more]

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Steelers kicker Chris Boswell out vs. Eagles

The Steelers are without their kicker for Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Chris Boswell was ruled out today with a groin injury. He had previously been listed as questionable. It is unclear who will handle the kicking for the Steelers, who don’t have another kicker on either the roster of the practice squad. Steelers cornerback [more]

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Ja’Marr Chase will not go on injured reserve

Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is not headed to injured reserve. Coach Zac Taylor confirmed today that Chase will remain on the active roster while he rehabs a hip injury. Keeping him on the active roster suggests that the Bengals are optimistic Chase will miss less than four weeks, which is the minimum injured reserve [more]

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Jalen Ramsey prefers grass, but he realizes business considerations call for turf

The push for grass fields in lieu of artificial turf continues. More and more players and coaches are saying what needs to be said about the importance of protecting players by playing games on real grass, covering real dirt. Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, whose team plays on artificial turf in one of the league’s newest [more]

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Todd Bowles defends Devin White’s performance

As the Tampa Bay defense struggles, linebacker Devin White has become an increasing subject of scrutiny and criticism, both for perceived lack of skill and effort. It came to a head on Thursday night against the Ravens. On Friday, coach Todd Bowles defended White. “I don’t think there’s been a drop-off — defense is a [more]

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Lions expect Halapoulivaati Vaitai to miss the entire season

Lions guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai has not played yet this season and the team is not expecting him back before the year is out. Vaitai had back surgery after being injured in the team’s preseason finale and head coach Dan Campbell gave a pessimistic update on his chances of returning to play before the end of [more]

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Chiefs’ Ronald Jones tweets he wants to be released

Chiefs running back Ronald Jones wants out. Jones, who signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Kansas City this offseason but hasn’t played in a regular-season game in a Chiefs uniform yet, wrote on Twitter that he’d like the Chiefs to release him. “Sure would like a RELEASE right about now,” Jones wrote. It’s not [more]

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Mike McCarthy: Ezekiel Elliott is doing better than we anticipated, has a chance of playing

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been missing practice this week with a knee injury, but coach Mike McCarthy says Elliott is getting better rapidly and might play Sunday against the Bears. “He’s doing a lot better than we anticipated early in the week. If he practices tomorrow, then he’d have a chance of playing,” [more]

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John Lynch: Deebo Samuel’s a guy you wait for

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been out of practice this week with a hamstring injury, but General Manager John Lynch suggested that the team won’t be ruling him out for Sunday’s game when they hand in their final injury report of the week on Friday afternoon. Lynch made an appearance on KNBR Friday morning and [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett: Russell Wilson set to start on Sunday

Russell Wilson is indeed ready to rock. Via multiple reporters, Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett said after Friday’s practice in London that, barring any setbacks, Wilson will start at quarterback against the Jaguars on Sunday. Hackett noted that Wilson was a full participant in the last session of the week. Wilson was limited on Wednesday [more]

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Shaquille Leonard: This week I feel more explosive, I feel like a linebacker

Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard wanted to play in last week’s game against the Titans. But the linebacker — who was recovering from multiple injuries — said he got “outvoted,” with head coach Frank Reich noting there was an element of protecting Leonard from himself. There seems to be a better shot of Leonard playing in [more]

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Christian McCaffrey: No extra pressure, but want to win because 49ers gave up a lot to get me

Running back Christian McCaffrey couldn’t help the 49ers to a win in his first game with the team, but the fact that he was on the field at all last Sunday was notable because he’d only been a member of the team for a couple of days. The loss to the Chiefs dropped the 49ers [more]

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Todd Bowles not ruling out changes to Bucs’ coaching staff: “Everything is on the table”

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles did not rule out the possibility of making changes to his coaching staff after Tampa Bay lost to Baltimore on Thursday night to fall to 3-5 on the season. Asked if he would make changes to his coaching staff, Bowles didn’t say no. “We’re going to talk about everything this [more]

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Russell Wilson remains limited in Thursday’s practice

Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson said on Wednesday that his hamstring injury is well enough for him to play without limitations against the Jaguars in London on Sunday, but he’s still short of full participation in the team’s practice sessions. Wilson was listed as a limited participant on the team’s Thursday injury report. Friday will bring [more]

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World Series schedule changed to avoid NFL competition on Sunday

Major League Baseball has decided competing with the NFL is futile. This year’s World Series will not have any Sunday games, for the first time since the World Series started being televised in its entirety in 1947. The reason is simple: Playing on Sunday means fighting for viewers with the NFL, and that’s a fight [more]

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Jaguars sign Tevaughn Campbell to active roster

The Jaguars put cornerback Shaquill Griffin on injured reserve Wednesday and they filled his spot on the roster Thursday. Another cornerback will be taking Griffin’s place. The team announced that they have signed Tevaughn Campbell to the active roster off of the Raiders’ practice squad. Campbell played four years in the CFL before signing with [more]

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Bills release renderings of new stadium

There’s still some work to do to finalize the agreement with state and local officials about their plans for a new stadium, but the Bills are not waiting for that to happen before sharing renderings of the building. The team is working with stadium architectural firm Populous, which was also involved in renovations to Highmark [more]

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Alvin Kamara wants less panic, more pride from the Saints

The Saints’ loss to the Cardinals last Thursday dropped them to 2-5 on the season and it led running back Alvin Kamara to address his teammates. Kamara shared some of what he said to the team when he spoke to reporters onWednesday. Kamara said he’s seen “a little bit of a panic” from his teammates [more]

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Pete Carroll calls for NFL to re-examine safety of grass and artificial playing surfaces

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he’s concerned about the safety of the playing surfaces in the NFL, and the league needs to do a deeper analysis of injuries on grass and artificial surfaces. “I think we definitely need to look at this really seriously in the offseason again,” Carroll said. “It’s been a discussion before. [more]

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In calling out teammates, Aaron Rodgers necessarily calls out his coach

My all-time favorite sound bite from any coach or player came six years ago next month, when Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers dismissed an opinion of mine, calling me out by name and saying “don’t waste your time reading crap like that.” (I should have sent Aaron a free copy of Playmakers.) The issue came up [more]

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Sauce Gardner named AFC defensive player of the week

The Jets made cornerback Sauce Gardner the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft because they thought his ability to lock down one side of the field while in college would translate well to the NFL. The early returns on that bet have looked good. Gardner has made a major impact through the first seven [more]

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Daniel Jones named NFC offensive player of the week

With a new regime in place, the Giants didn’t pick up quarterback Daniel Jones‘ fifth-year option in the spring. But after the first seven weeks of the season, it doesn’t really look like Jones will be playing elsewhere in 2023. After his strong performance against the Jaguars in Week Seven, Jones has been named the [more]

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Mike Tomlin: Continued work, not significant changes, will lead to dam breaking offensively

The Steelers rank last in the NFL in yards per play, so it’s not surprising that they also rank near the bottom of the league in points scored and total yards heading into a Week Eight game against the Eagles. It’s also not surprising that questions about what needs to change in order for the [more]

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Report: Cowboys to activate Damone Clark

The Cowboys agreed to trade for defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins on Monday and they are expected to make another defensive addition on Wednesday. Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports that the team is expected to activate linebacker Damone Clark from the non-football injury list. Clark began practicing three weeks ago, so the team [more]

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PFT’s Week 7 2022 NFL awards

The season is rolling along, with an unmistakable rhythm to each week. The rhythm on early Wednesday morning is simple. It’s awards time. Here are the players and coaches and moments we recognize from the weekend that was, just as we begin to pivot to the next weekend. Offensive player of the week: Bengals quarterback [more]

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Dalvin Cook mocks NFL punishment for throwing football into stands

Vikings running back Dalvin Cook is being punished for throwing a football into the stands, but he’s keeping a good sense of humor about it. The NFL originally fined Cook $7,426 for throwing the ball into the stands. But according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the NFL will reduce that fine to $5,941 — [more]

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Frank Reich: It’s a big step, but we think Sam Ehlinger is ready

Colts head coach Frank Reich surprised the football world on Monday when he announced Sam Ehlinger will replace Matt Ryan as the team’s starting quarterback. But as Reich explained, even with Ryan’s shoulder injury, this is something that had been brewing for a while. “It’s a big step but we think he’s ready. This guy [more]

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PFT’s Week 8 2022 NFL power rankings

1. Eagles (6-0; last week No. 1): If they can avoid trap games, they can keep winning and winning and winning. 2. Bills (5-1; No. 2): The Packers should consider staying home. 3. Chiefs (5-2; No. 3): When you can put 44 points on one of the best defenses in football, you’re doing something right. [more]

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Sean McVay on Christian McCaffrey trade: Oh s–t, they got another great player

The Rams had thoughts of returning from their bye with running back Christian McCaffrey in their lineup against the 49ers, but they’ll be playing against him for the second straight game instead. McCaffrey was part of the Panthers team that lost to the Rams in Week Six and he will be facing them as a [more]

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Leslie Frazier: We’ll see how this week goes with Tre’Davious White

The Bills have staked claim to being the top team in the AFC so far this season and their effort to remain in the top spot is set to get some reinforcement in the near future. That reinforcement will come in the form of cornerback Tre'Davious White. White has not played since tearing his ACL [more]

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Jets expect Elijah Moore to play in Week 8

The Jets left wide receiver Elijah Moore on the bench for their 16-9 win over the Broncos in Week Seven, but his absence from the lineup is not expected to continue. Moore was inactive after expressing frustration with his role in Week Six and requesting a trade away from the team. The Jets have said [more]

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Justin Fields: Designed runs brought different element to our offense

The Bears had an extended break to prepare to face the Patriots after losing to the Commanders on Thursday night in Week Six and one of the tweaks they made to their offense was expanding the amount of designed runs for quarterback Justin Fields. Fields made the most of those opportunities and finished the night [more]

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Bailey Zappe: I prepared like I have every other week

The Patriots started Mac Jones at quarterback against the Bears on Monday night, but he lasted three series before the team opted to insert rookie Bailey Zappe for the rest of their 33-14 loss. Zappe had started the previous two games with Jones out due to an ankle injury and he sparked the team to [more]

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Matt Eberflus: It was one performance, but it was important

The Bears came into Monday night’s road game against the Patriots on a three-game losing streak and they were installed as heavy underdogs, but they wound up playing their best game of the 2022 season. They jumped out to a 10-point lead and then scored 23 straight points to close the game after the Patriots [more]

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Mac Jones: I definitely wanted to play better and I’ve got to do better

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones started in Monday night’s loss to the Bears, but after he and the Patriots’ offense were ineffective, he was replaced by Bailey Zappe in the second quarter. Jones acknowledged he didn’t do well enough with the chance he was given. “I definitely wanted to play better and I’ve just got to [more]

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Christian McCaffrey debuts with 62 yards on 10 touches

Before Sunday, the 49ers tried to convince the football-following world that new running back Christian McCaffrey would have a limited package of red-zone plays in his debut, only three days after the trade that brought him to Santa Clara from Charlotte. Some regarded that as a ruse. And it was. McCaffrey finished with 10 touches, [more]

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Jourdan Lewis out for year after Lisfranc injury

The Cowboys beat the Lions on Sunday, but they lost a member of their secondary in the process. Cornerback Jourdan Lewis was carted to the locker room after hurting his foot while intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter. According to multiple reports, the injury will end Lewis’ season. Lewis had surgery on Sunday night [more]

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Taylor Heinicke: I don’t care about doubters, I care about the people who believe in me

The Commanders had Taylor Heinicke on the roster this offseason, but they opted to make a trade with the Colts in order to make Carson Wentz their starting quarterback rather than stick with him. Wentz’s first six games with the team did little to make that look like an upgrade and Heinicke’s work against the [more]

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Frank Reich: There’s a lot of football left, I believe we’ll get where want to go

The Colts defense didn’t give up a touchdown against the Titans on Sunday, but that didn’t help them end the day with a win. Matt Ryan threw a pick-six in the second quarter and the Colts were shut out in the first half of a 19-10 loss to the Titans. The Colts turned the ball [more]

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Dan Campbell: If you can’t hold onto the football, you can’t play for us

The Lions held a 6-3 lead over the Cowboys at halftime of Sunday’s game, but their inability to hold onto the ball helped it go up in smoke in the second half. Quarterback Jared Goff threw an interception to open the third quarter and the Cowboys turned it into a touchdown that gave them a [more]

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Tom Brady: Bucs scored only three points, no one feels good about where we’re at

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said the results of the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Panthers speak for themselves. “Any time you score three points, that kind of sums it up,” Brady said. The Bucs have now suffered the two biggest upsets of this NFL season on back-to-back Sundays, losing to the Steelers as 9.5-point favorites [more]

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Mike Tomlin: Game came down to Steelers dropping interceptions, Dolphins catching theirs

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Sunday night’s loss to the Dolphins came down to one team’s defense being able to catch the football, and one team’s defense not. “You’ve got to compliment the Miami Dolphins,” Tomlin said. “They made the necessary plays to secure victory and we didn’t. Oftentimes when it’s a defensive battle like [more]

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NFL 2022 Week 7 early inactives: Ronnie Stanley, Jadeveon Clowney active in Baltimore

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. The Ravens added left tackle Ronnie Stanley to their injury report on Saturday because of an illness and gave him a questionable designation for Sunday. Stanley is feeling well enough to play, [more]

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Report: Russell Wilson has a partial hamstring tear

Even wolverine blood has its limits. Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has a Grade 2 hamstring strain, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It’s basically a partial tear. Per Rapoport, it’s usually a 3-4 week injury. Wilson won’t play today. Next week, the Broncos face the Jaguars in London, followed by a bye. It makes [more]

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Report: Chiefs to start Isiah Pacheco Sunday

The 49ers made a big move for Christian McCaffrey this week, but McCaffrey may not be moving directly into the starting job for the NFC West club. If that’s the case, it looks like the Chiefs will be the only team making a change in their starting backfield for Sunday’s rematch of Super Bowl LIV. [more]

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D’Andre Swift is not expected to play against Cowboys

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is set to return to the lineup on Sunday, but it looks like the Lions will remain without one of their key offensive pieces. According to multiple reports, running back D'Andre Swift is expected to miss another game. Swift, who was listed as questionable Friday, missed the Lions’ last two games [more]

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Jim Irsay: I’ve been around leaders, and I’d put Matt Ryan up there with Peyton Manning

Colts owner Jim Irsay is offering some awfully high praise for quarterback Matt Ryan. Irsay told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network that Ryan is a leader along the lines of Peyton Manning, who led the Colts for 13 seasons. “I’ll tell you, he is a steely-eyed missile man,” Irsay said of Ryan. “I’ve been around [more]

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Broncos could be sellers at the trade deadline

Before the season, the Broncos were viewed as Super Bowl contenders. Now? Not. In fact, with Russell Wilson injured and the 2-4 Broncos underdogs at home today to the Jets, they now might be sellers at the trade deadline. The Broncos have received multiple trade inquiries about defensive end Bradley Chubb and wide receivers Jerry [more]

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Mark Andrews expects to play today

It’s looking good for Ravens tight end Mark Andrews. Andrews, listed as questionable with a knee injury for today’s game against the Browns, is expected to play, according to multiple reports. Andrews is the Ravens’ leading receiver with 39 catches for 455 yards and five touchdowns this season. After Lamar Jackson, Andrews has been the [more]

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In brief meeting with media, Mac Jones says his ankle feels “pretty good”

As a quarterback controversy simmers in New England, injured starter Mac Jones apparently is trying to say as little as possible to reporters. His effort to minimize the words falling from his mouth became almost comical on Friday. He ultimately spoke for 76 seconds. If he had his wish, it would have been even shorter [more]

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Jonathan Greenard to be placed on injured reserve

The Texans will be without one of their defensive players for at least the next four weeks. Houston is placing defensive end Jonathan Greenard on injured reserve with a calf injury, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Greenard suffered the injury during Thursday’s practice. He did not participate in Friday’s session and was ruled out for [more]

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With no first- or second-round pick in 2023, John Lynch needed to give his scouts a pep talk

An “eff them picks” approach has plenty of consequences. Among other things, it potentially renders the efforts of a team’s college scouts less relevant. On Friday, 49ers G.M. John Lynch suggested that trading away early-round picks makes the work of the scouts even more important to the cause. “After practice today, we’ll get on a [more]

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Lions sign Jack Fox to three-year extension

The Lions found a punter they like in Jack Fox and they aren’t in a hurry to look for another one. According to multiple reports, Fox will sign a three-year extension with the Lions. The deal will pay Fox an average annual salary of $3.775 million with $7.5 million in guaranteed money. The average per [more]

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Jerry Jones says Cowboys are unlikely to make a trade before the deadline

Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones is not planning to do anything before the NFL’s November 1 trade deadline. Asked on 105.3 The Fan whether the Cowboys are talking about any trade targets, Jones said nothing has happened. “Absolutely nothing that involves a name of a player or a position that I’m seriously looking [more]

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Commanders players try to ignore the Daniel Snyder turmoil

The Daniel Snyder situation reached a boiling point of sorts this week, when one of the members of Club Oligarch broke ranks to say Snyder should be kicked out. The comments from Colts owner Jim Irsay and their aftermath were not lost on the locker room. “I think that’s tough for us as players,” receiver [more]

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Christian McCaffrey: 49ers have one of the best defenses I’ve faced, glad to be on their side now

New 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is glad that he will only play against the 49ers’ defense on the practice field from now on. McCaffrey said at his introductory press conference that the 49ers have an elite defense he’s happy not to have to face again. “It’s one of the best defenses I’ve ever faced [more]

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Undefeated Eagles likely to have a high first-round draft pick, thanks to the Saints

The Eagles are the NFL’s only undefeated team, but even if they keep it up and end up winning the Super Bowl, they’re likely to be in position to add one of the elite players in the 2023 NFL draft. That’s because in addition to their own first-round draft pick, the Eagles own the Saints’ [more]

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Robert Saleh: Elijah Moore will not be traded, but also will not play this week

The Jets say they won’t play disgruntled wide receiver Elijah Moore on Sunday against the Broncos, but they also won’t grant Moore’s trade request. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said today that Moore isn’t participating in team meetings and won’t play on Sunday but will be part of the team starting on Monday and going [more]

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Kevin White provides the biggest highlight of his career

In the weeks preceding the 2015 NFL draft, a pair of receivers emerged from the pack. One was regarded as more NFL-ready. The other was viewed as having a higher ceiling, and much more potential for greatness. The Raiders took the safer choice at No. 4, selecting Alabama’s Amari Cooper. The Bears, with the seventh [more]

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Robert Quinn: I’m not walking into Bears facility thinking about being somewhere else

Trade chatter floated around Bears edge rusher Robert Quinn this offseason and his absence from voluntary work this offseason was taken by some as a sign that he’d be happy to move on. Quinn said that wasn’t the case and that he was tired of moving around at this point in his career and the [more]

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Christian McCaffrey “forever grateful” to Carolina as he leaves for San Francisco

News broke late last night that the Panthers traded Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers, and early this morning McCaffrey posted a message of thanks to his former home. McCaffrey, who arrived in Carolina as the eighth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, wrote on social media that he’ll have fond memories of his time [more]

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DeAndre Hopkins: Thursday night was a success

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and head coach Kliff Kingsbury both said that the team does not view wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins as an offensive savior this week, but the wideout still wound up in the forefront of their offensive plans on Thursday night. That played out well for the Cardinals. Hopkins was targeted 14 times [more]

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Dennis Allen: Saints’ tackling was shoddy again

Saints coach Dennis Allen thinks missed tackles were the single biggest problem in his team’s 42-34 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. “I think our tackling was shoddy again,” Allen said. “We’ve got to fix some of these issues. That’s my responsibility to get these things fixed. We haven’t been able to do [more]

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Mike McCarthy: Rhythm and timing biggest things for Dak Prescott to recover

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott received full clearance to return from his right thumb injury this week and he is set to start for the first time since he was injured in their Week One loss to the Buccaneers. Head coach Mike McCarthy said on Thursday that Prescott looked good throwing the ball during Wednesday’s practice [more]

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DeSean Jackson: I’ve been keeping my eye on Lamar Jackson, a blessing to play with him

Veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson is back in the NFL after signing to the Ravens practice squad this week and he’s spent the last couple of days getting to know his new team. The hope is that Jackson will be able to provide the offense with another threat once he’s up to speed, so one [more]

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Tariq Woolen: You keep putting in work and something great is going to happen

When the Seahawks took cornerback Tariq Woolen in the fifth round of this year’s draft, there wasn’t a lot of talk about him making an immediate impact on the team’s defense but plenty of people are talking about him now. Woolen won a starting job coming into the season and he’s proven to be a [more]

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Taylor Heinicke feels “a lot more confident” as starter this year

The Commanders are turning to Taylor Heinicke as their starting quarterback for the third straight season. Heinicke started a playoff loss during the 2020 season after Alex Smith was injured and he started 15 games last year after taking over when Ryan Fitzpatick went down for the season in Week One. Carson Wentz is the [more]

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Buccaneers center Robert Hainsey says the offensive line loves Tom Brady’s passion

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady chewed out his offensive line during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers. Bucs center Robert Hainsey says he has no problem with that. Hainsey said Brady’s message to the linemen was simple: “Improve. Got to do better.” (Brady himself acknowledged that he punctuated the message with some F-bombs.) And Hainsey said the [more]

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Dustin Hopkins is the AFC special teams player of the week

Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins won’t be playing for the next few weeks because of a hamstring injury, but he gutted it out on Monday night against the Broncos and the Chargers benefitted from that grit. Hopkins made four field goals over the course of the evening, including a 39-yard field goal in overtime that lifted [more]

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Tariq Woolen named NFC defensive player of the week

The Seahawks have gotten off to a solid 3-3 start, allowing only nine points in last week’s victory over the Cardinals. One of their young defensive players has now been rewarded for his part in the performance. Cornerback Tariq Woolen has been named NFC defensive player of the week. A rookie fifth-round pick out of [more]

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Quinnen Williams named AFC defensive player of the week

The Jets stifled the Packers offense on their way to a 27-10 win at Lambeau Field last Sunday and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was an essential part of that effort. Williams had two sacks, three quarterback hits, and a forced fumble over the course of the win. He also blocked a field goal and accomplished [more]

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Marcus Mariota named NFC offensive player of the week

The Falcons are a bit of a surprise at 3-3, currently tied for first place in the NFC South. And quarterback Marcus Mariota has played well with what he’s been asked to do in head coach Arthur Smith’s offensive system. Mariota’s latest successful outing was in Sunday’s 28-14 victory over the 49ers and he’s been [more]

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Josh Allen is the AFC offensive player of the week once again

Bills quarterback Josh Allen came up short at Arrowhead Stadium in the playoffs last season, but his Week Six visit ended in happier fashion. Allen hit tight end Dawson Knox for a touchdown to put the Bills up 24-20 with 1:04 left to play in last Sunday’s game and they secured the win over the [more]

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Brandon Staley: We just need to stay patient with J.C. Jackson

The Chargers benched cornerback J.C. Jackson at halftime of Monday night’s win over the Broncos and head coach Brandon Staley said after the game that Jackson’s performance “wasn’t good enough.” Staley reviited the decision to bench Jackson during a Tuesday press conference and he said that the team isn’t giving up on a player they [more]

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PFT’s Week 6 2022 NFL awards

I love the smell of awards in the morning. Smells like victory. And, yes, for most players and coaches who get mentioned in this space, victory is a prerequisite. There have been and may be exceptions, but the general rule remains to the victor go the spoils. Here are the folks who spoiled us this [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger: Tom Brady didn’t look like he wanted to be out there vs. Steelers

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t think Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is enjoying football right now. Roethlisberger said after watching the Steelers’ upset win over the Buccaneers on Sunday that he thought Brady appeared to be checked out of the game mentally. “Tom is the greatest. The Super Bowl rings show it,” Roethlisberger said on [more]

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Chiefs create cap space by restructuring Travis Kelce’s contract

The Chiefs will have a bit more cap space to work with over the rest of the 2022 season. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has restructured tight end Travis Kelce‘s deal. Kelce converted base salary into a signing bonus in a move that has freed up $3.455 million in cap space for [more]

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Robert Saleh: No problem with Elijah Moore, he just wants to contribute

Sunday was a good day for the Jets as they moved to 4-2 with a 27-10 win at Lambeau Field, but one player was left feeling a bit less excited than some of his teammates. Wide receiver Elijah Moore tweeted that he didn’t understand why he wasn’t targeted with any passes over the course of [more]

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Randall Cobb set to miss multiple weeks with ankle injury

Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb didn’t break his ankle in Sunday’s loss to the Jets, but he did suffer an injury that will keep him out of action for a while. Head coach Matt LaFleur said on Monday that the team expects Cobb to miss multiple weeks as a result of the injury, which happened [more]

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Broncos had 151 penalty yards, Chargers had 89, for most-penalized game of the season

The Broncos and Chargers played one of the sloppiest games of this NFL season on Monday night. Denver finished with 10 penalties for 151 yards while Los Angeles had nine penalties for 89 yards. The Broncos’ total was the most of any individual team this year, and the combined total of 240 penalty yards was [more]

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Brandon Staley: J.C. Jackson wasn’t good enough, we felt we needed to make a change

Cornerback J.C. Jackson was one of the biggest offseason acquisitions for the Chargers, but he wasn’t on the field for much of Monday night’s win over the Broncos. Jackson was benched at halftime of the 19-16 overtime win and replaced by Mike Davis. Jackson was flagged for pass interference early in the first quarter and [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett: We need more urgency across the board

In the first half of Monday night’s game, it looked like the Broncos had solved some of the offensive issues that had plagued them in the first five games of the season. They scored 10 points on two first quarter drives and added another field goal before halftime, but their success didn’t extend to the [more]

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Melvin Gordon: No one told me why I was benched, I felt I could have made a difference

Broncos running back Melvin Gordon had three carries for eight yards in the first quarter on Monday night and then was taken out of the game for reasons he said he doesn’t understand. Gordon told Bridget Condon after the game that no one on the Broncos’ coaching staff explained to him why he was benched. [more]

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FMIA Week 6: Allen-Mahomes Play Another Classic, And Von Miller Remembers The Toilet Paper That Got Him Here

KANSAS CITY—You come to write about Allen-Mahomes V, and to see if Josh Allen could bury the vivid, bitter memory of last January’s playoff debacle here and stake the Buffalo claim as the best team in football, and of course that’s the story of the day, of the week, of the month in the NFL. [more]

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Bill Belichick on Mac Jones: We’ll continue to evaluate him, see how he’s doing physically

The Patriots are now 3-3, having won their last two games with rookie Bailey Zappe starting at quarterback for the injured Mac Jones. But every time head coach Bill Belichick has been asked about Jones remaining New England’s QB1 when he’s healthy, Belichick has deflected the question. Belichick did so again during his Monday morning [more]

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Texans dismiss Jack Easterby

Jack Easterby, the Texans front office executive who had the ear of CEO Cal McNair, is on the way out. Easterby and the Texans are going their separate ways, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. His official title was executive vice president of football operations, but Easterby was widely regarded as the person who was [more]

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Steelers pulled off season’s biggest upset, beat Bucs as 9.5-point underdogs

Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh was the biggest upset of this NFL season. The Steelers were 9.5-point underdogs against the Buccaneers, but Pittsburgh pulled off a 20-18 upset, the first time this season that big an underdog won a game outright. The Steelers’ win over the Bucs was the 10th game this season with a point [more]

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Matt Ryan says he’s proud to be mentioned with Dan Marino after passing him on yardage list

Colts quarterback Matt Ryan passed for 389 yards on Sunday, and that put him ahead of Dan Marino on the all-time passing yardage list. That meant a lot to Ryan. “I’m proud of that,” Ryan said. “I’ve gotten to know Dan since I got into the league back in 2008 and I love him. He’s [more]

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Dak Prescott plans to play Sunday vs. Lions

Dak Prescott is ready to return. Prescott, the Cowboys quarterback who has missed the last five games, told reporters after the Cowboys’ loss to the Eagles on Sunday night that he expects to play this week against the Lions. “Yeah, for sure, that’s my plan,” Prescott said. “I’m preparing myself for the Lions, getting ready [more]

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Sam Ehlinger active, Nick Foles inactive for Colts

Word on Friday was that the Colts would make a change at backup quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars and the team confirmed it 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Sam Ehlinger is active for the first time this season and will back up Matt Ryan. Nick Foles was active for the first five games [more]

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NFL Week 6 early inactives: Nick Bosa out for 49ers

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa missed a couple of days of practice this week because of a groin injury, but he was able to return to the field as a limited participant [more]

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Troy Vincent on controversial roughing penalties: “We support those calls”

The NFL basically admits that business interests supersede getting it right. Appearing on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL executive V.P. of officiating Troy Vincent was questioned about last week’s controversial roughing the passer penalties. Said Vincent, “We support those calls.” Vincent explained that the league supports the calls because the rule gives the referees the [more]

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Troy Vincent will discuss roughing the passer penalties on ESPN this morning

Once upon a time, and not that long ago, the NFL embraced transparency and candor when it comes to controversial officiating calls, with Mike Pereira and then Dean Blandino communicating the league’s position effectively and persuasively. In recent years, however, the league has not provided such accountability or clarity to the media and, in turn, [more]

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Mike Vrabel calls for more training of officials, in order to ensure consistency

Last week, the league sent a video to all head coaches and General Managers that included examples of how to properly sack the quarterback. Titans coach Mike Vrabel replied — and used the “reply all” feature to do so. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Vrabel, a member of the NFL’s Competition Committee, responded to [more]

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Chris Olave out, Saints missing their top three receivers vs. Bengals

Saints quarterback Andy Dalton will start again today, and he’s going to be seriously limited at wide receiver. Rookie receiver Chris Olave will miss today’s game, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Olave had been listed as questionable with a concussion. The Saints’ other starting receivers, Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry, had already been ruled [more]

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Tom Brady skips Saturday walk-through and meetings, will meet Bucs in Pittsburgh

He worked on Wednesday. He didn’t work on Saturday morning. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady missed the team’s Saturday morning walk-through practice and meetings, after attending the Friday night wedding of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Brady will join the team in Pittsburgh this evening. Brady attended the event [more]

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Colts rule out Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines

The Colts will be without their top two running backs on Sunday against the Jaguars. Both starting running back Jonathan Taylor and No. 2 back Nyheim Hines were officially declared out by the Colts today. Taylor had been listed as questionable with an ankle injury and Hines had been listed as questionable with a concussion. [more]

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Browns activate Greedy Williams

Greedy Williams is ready to go for the Browns. Williams has been activated from injured reserve after missing the first five games of the season with a hamstring injury. He’ll play tomorrow against the Patriots. Last year Williams played 16 games, with eight starts. The Browns also elevated cornerback Herb Miller and wide receiver Chester [more]

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Teddy Bridgewater is cleared to play, will be No. 2 to Skylar Thompson on Sunday

The Dolphins had not one but two quarterbacks fully cleared from the concussion protocol on Saturday. One will play next Sunday night. The other may play this Sunday. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Teddy Bridgewater has been fully cleared. He’ll serve as the backup to rookie Skylar Thompson on Sunday against the Vikings. Bridgewater was [more]

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Jalen Ramsey says Rams aren’t panicking

The 2-3 Rams have lost two games in a row. Many are wondering whether they should be panicking. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey does not agree. “I mean, if you have two bad weeks of your life at home out of 56 weeks, would you panic?” Ramsey told reporters on Friday. “Would you? Yeah, we got a [more]

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Giants defensive coordinator says Lamar Jackson can beat you with his arm, legs or mind

Wink Martindale is in his first season as the Giants defensive coordinator after four years with the Ravens, where he saw Lamar Jackson up close on the practice field every day. Now Martindale and the Giants are preparing to face Jackson on Sunday, and Martindale is warning his players about how many different ways Jackson [more]

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DeMarcus Lawrence endorses reviewing roughing the passer

Another top pass rusher is calling for making roughing the passer penalties reviewable after two controversial calls in Week Five. Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence said he agrees with Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, who said after he was flagged for roughing the passer on Monday night that the call needs to be reviewable. “I [more]

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Matt Canada: We all have to do our jobs a little bit better

The Steelers’ offense, to be kind, has been lackluster in 2022. Pittsburgh is currently 28th in yards and 30th in points. The club has scored just six offensive touchdowns so far this season, only two of which have been passing. And no receiver has caught a TD, just running back Najee Harris and tight end [more]

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Will Tom Brady be fined for kicking Grady Jarrett?

The NFL has a unique, to say the least, procedure for disclosing the fines imposed on players for various infractions happening in games. The league doesn’t affirmatively disclose all fines. It will, however, provide specific information about specific situations that may or may not have resulted in fines, on request. It typically results in a [more]

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Zach Wilson: I’ve tried to take “a little bit of everything” from Aaron Rodgers

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will face the Packers for the first time in a regular season game on Sunday, but it won’t be his first visit to Green Bay. The Jets had joint practices with the Packers in Wisconsin before the 2021 season and that gave Wilson a chance to meet a player he admired [more]

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Wink Martindale: Move to Giants “reenergized” me

Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale left the same job with the Ravens this offseason and that’s made his matchup with his former team one of the talking points leading into Sunday’s game between the teams. That talk has been positive from Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Martindale had nothing but good things to say [more]

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Carson Wentz: It’s definitely special to play for Ron Rivera

It was a short week for the Commanders heading into Thursday night’s game against the Bears, but it may not have felt that way for quarterback Carson Wentz. Head coach Ron Rivera cited quarterback as the reason why the Commanders lag behind the rest of the NFC East early in the week and a report [more]

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Matt Eberflus: I think Justin Fields took a step forward

The Bears lost to the Commanders 12-7 on Thursday night, but it doesn’t take much of an imagination to see how they could have come out on top. Chicago made three trips inside the Washington 5-yard-line without coming up with points. One drive ended with a Justin Fields pass deflecting off a helmet into Commanders [more]

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Bill Belichick details how Browns’ three tight end formation powers their running game

The Browns are running the ball better than any other team in the NFL right now, and as Patriots coach Bill Belichick prepares to face them on Sunday, he says the personnel and formation is a big part of it. In a video breaking down the Browns’ film, Belichick showed how the Patriots like to [more]

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Justin Fields: I’m hurting, but I’ve got time to heal up before our next game

Bears quarterback Justin Fields took some hard hits in Thursday night’s loss to the Commanders, both on his five sacks and on his 12 rushing attempts. But he said afterward that he’s confident he’ll play in the Bears’ next game, thanks in part to the Bears’ extra time off with a Monday night game in [more]

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Joe Burrow: I’m excited to go back to Louisiana, but fans aren’t going to cheer for us this time

Joe Burrow will always be a legendary figure in the Bayou after winning a national championship and the Heisman Trophy for LSU during his final collegiate season of 2019. Now he’ll return to Louisiana to play as the Bengals’ quarterback for the first time on Sunday when Cincinnati takes on New Orleans. Burrow admitted during [more]

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Taysom Hill: I’m just going to do my best in whatever opportunity I get

Taysom Hill played a big role for the Saints in last Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, but he knows that he won’t be guaranteed a repeat of it in this week’s game against the Bengals. Hill played a season-high 23 offensive snaps last weekend and turned them into three rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: I have a ton of respect for the player and person Josh Allen is

With two of the league’s top young quarterbacks, the Chiefs and Bills have become de facto rivals in the AFC. Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen will meet again on Sunday when Buffalo goes back to Kansas City for the first time since losing a lead with 13 seconds left in the divisional round of last [more]

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Report: Daniel Snyder believes he’s protected by dirt he has on other owners and Roger Goodell

As the Washington Commanders prepare to enter the national spotlight tonight on Amazon, a new report from ESPN puts the team’s owner in the crosshairs. Again. ESPN.com has published a lengthy and detailed article about Daniel Snyder. It surely was carefully vetted by lawyers and calculated to be published today, as the Commanders prepare to [more]

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Julian Love: Sunday not about Wink Martindale, it’s about executing against Ravens

The Giants are hosting the Ravens on Sunday and their bid to move to 5-1 on the season isn’t the only storyline in play this week. Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale was on the Ravens staff for the last 10 years and he spent the last four of those seasons as the coordinator in Baltimore. [more]

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Christian McCaffrey: Sometimes bad stuff happens, you’ve got to keep rolling

The Panthers practiced on Wednesday for the first time since firing head coach Matt Rhule and the team’s players had their first chance to discuss their feelings about the change. Quarterback P.J. Walker said “everybody had a feeling” that a change could be coming in recent weeks and that it was a “burden on a [more]

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N’Keal Harry “ecstatic” to be in position to play again

When the Patriots traded wide receiver N'Keal Harry to the Bears in July, he talked about looking forward to a fresh start after he failed to impress during his time in New England. That fresh start was delayed by a high-ankle sprain in August that forced Harry off the field and into surgery. He spent [more]

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Landon Collins: I wanted to stay with Giants but Dave Gettleman didn’t want me here

Veteran safety Landon Collins signed for his second stint with the Giants last week, and if it were up to him he never would have left. Collins was drafted by the Giants in 2015 and played four years for them, making the Pro Bowl three times. He said he dreamed of playing his whole career [more]

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Micah Parsons named NFC defensive player of the week

The Cowboys’ defense overwhelmed the Rams’ offense on Sunday, leading to a 22-10 victory. Linebacker Micah Parsons has been named NFC defensive player of the week for his part in the performance. Parsons finished the game with five total tackles — one for loss — 2.0 sacks, three QB hits, and a forced fumble. Parsons has registered 2.0 sacks [more]

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Matthew Judon is the AFC defensive player of the week

The Patriots shut down the Lions offense last Sunday and one member of the defense was singled out for recognition from the NFL on Wednesday. Linebacker Matthew Judon has been named the AFC offensive player of the week for helping to shut down what had been the league’s No. 1 offense through the first four [more]

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Josh Allen is the AFC offensive player of the week

Bills quarterback Josh Allen came into the 2022 season as one of the favorites to be named the NFL’s MVP and performances like the one he turned in against the Steelers in Week Five are the reason he’s in that position. Allen hit wide receiver Gabe Davis with a 98-yard touchdown pass on Buffalo’s third [more]

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Taysom Hill named NFC offensive player of the week

The Saints registered a big 39-32 victory over the Seahawks on Sunday and Taysom Hill was a big reason why. Now the offensive weapon for New Orleans has been named the NFC offensive player of the week. Hill accounted for four touchdowns on Sunday — three rushing and one passing. He registered 112 yards rushing [more]

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Josh McDaniels: We’ll comply with whatever NFL asks, needs in Davante Adams investigation

On Wednesday, the NFL is expected to turn its attention to the Monday night incident that saw Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams shove a photographer to the ground as he left the field. The league will be weighing disciplinary action against Adams, who is also the subject of a police report filed by the photographer [more]

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Antonio Hamilton: Overwhelming to be back on field after severe burns to foot

Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton was closing in on a starting job in the team’s secondary this summer when a grease fire broke out in a pot while he was cooking dinner. During his attempt to put the fire out before it posed a threat to his wife or daughters, Hamilton’s shorts caught on fire and [more]

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Luke Getsy: Justin Fields getting a little bit better each week

The Bears weren’t able to leave Minnesota with a win last Sunday, but their comeback to take the lead in the fourth quarter included a performance they hope to build on this Thursday and in the weeks to come. Quarterback Justin Fields posted his best single-game passer rating and completion percentage as an NFL starter [more]

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PFT’s Week 5 2022 NFL awards

The football week that was isn’t really over until the various awards have been awarded. So let’s award some awards. Five categories, same as always. Offensive player of the week, defensive player of the week, rookie of the week, coach of the week, and play of the week. Each one, along with finalists, is spelled [more]

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Texans GM Nick Caserio: We need more players like Dameon Pierce in the building

Texans General Manager Nick Caserio singled out rookie running back Dameon Pierce as the kind of player the team wants to build around. Pierce is fifth in the NFL with 412 rushing yards this season and scored the winning touchdown against the Jaguars on Sunday, but Caserio said it’s what Pierce does even on his [more]

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Ron Rivera on Carson Wentz comments: “I had a mea culpa moment”

Commanders coach Ron Rivera made waves on Monday when he blamed the team’s 1-4 mark in a division with three teams at 4-1 or better on one player. On Tuesday, Rivera put the bus in reverse and rolled it back from his quarterback. Appearing on the Don Geronimo Show on WBIG radio, Rivera acknowledged that [more]

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Should the Chiefs have been given possession, before the controversial Chris Jones roughing penalty?

Monday night’s controversial roughing-the-passer foul called against Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones included an interesting, and potentially unprecedented, wrinkle. Jones actually wrested the ball from Raiders quarterback Derek Carr before Jones landed on him. And so the question becomes whether Jones had the ball before he committed the penalty. It seems similar to a situation in [more]

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PFT’s Week 6 2022 NFL power rankings

1. Eagles (5-0; No. 1): The best teams avoid trap games. The Eagles barely did. 2. Bills (4-1; No. 2): The best way to avoid losing a close game is to never be in one. 3. Chiefs (4-1; No. 3): At Kansas City in prime time, you need to build a bigger lead than 17-0 [more]

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Nick Sirianni: Message same as it’s always been, we have to go 1-0 this week

The Eagles moved to 5-0 after Sunday’s 20-17 win over the Cardinals, but that didn’t thrill quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts said after the game that he hates hearing the team is 5-0 because “the process” is the only thing that matters and the team can’t take its eyes off of doing what’s necessary to win [more]

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Matt LaFleur: We all have to do more defensively

The Packers had a 10-point lead over the Giants at halftime of Sunday’s game in London, but they wouldn’t wind up flying back to Green Bay with a win. The Giants scored the first three times they had the ball in the second half and wound up with a 27-22 win that moved them to [more]

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Andy Reid on Chris Jones penalty: You’re trying to get me fined, I’m not going there

Chiefs coach Andy Reid spoke volumes by refusing to give his opinion on the roughing the passer call that went against Chris Jones on Monday night. “You guys are trying to get me fined and I’m not gonna bite. I’m just not going there,” Reid said when reporters asked him about it. “He made the [more]

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Carl Cheffers defends roughing call: Chris Jones landed on Derek Carr with full body weight

Referee Carl Cheffers attempted to defend his controversial decision to flag Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones for roughing Raiders quarterback Derek Carr after Monday night’s game. “The quarterback is in the pocket and he’s in a passing posture,” Cheffers said. “He gets full protection of all the aspects of what we give the quarterback in [more]

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Robert Saleh: We drafted Breece Hall because he’s a home run hitter

The Jets went into the 2022 offseason with an eye on acquiring more offensive playmakers to support quarterback Zach Wilson and they found one in the second round of this year’s draft. Running back Breece Hall came up with the game-winning touchdown in the team’s Week Four win over the Steelers and he turned in [more]

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Rashaad Penny having tests on fractured fibula to determine if surgery is necessary

Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is headed for further tests on his injured leg on Monday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that doctors will determine whether or not he needs surgery on the fractured fibula he suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Saints. Rapoport had previously reported Penny fractured his tibia, but his Monday [more]

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Dan Campbell: I believe we hit rock bottom in Sunday’s loss

The Lions came into Sunday’s game against the Patriots with a 1-3 record, but there were hopeful signs about the team’s trajectory despite the losing record. Such signs were nowhere to be found in New England, however. The Lions gave up 176 rushing yards, failed to pressure third-string quarterback Bailey Zappe into making mistakes, and [more]

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Justin Jefferson: Personal accolades are great, but we’re trying to win

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson posted another big day in Sunday’s 29-22 win over the Bears. Jefferson had a career-high 12 catches for 154 yards in the victory and he now has 40 catches for a league-high 547 yards on the season. He also has 236 catches for his career, which breaks Randy Moss’ franchise [more]

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Saquon Barkley: It’s a great start, we can’t get too caught up in it

The Giants have defied expectations with four wins in the first five weeks of the season, but one of the key reasons for their success wants the team to make sure they don’t stop doing what they did to get those wins. Saquon Barkley picked up 106 yards and a touchdown to help the Giants [more]

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Cardinals’ Justin Pugh lashes out at criticism of kicker Matt Ammendola

The Cardinals’ loss to the Eagles on Sunday ended with kicker Matt Ammendola missing a 43-yard field goal that would have tied the game. That resulted in a large throng of reporters congregating around Ammendola’s locker afterward, which didn’t sit well with teammate Justin Pugh. Pugh stepped between Ammendola and the large media crowd and [more]

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Aaron Jones: I’d put money on me or AJ Dillon getting two yards if Packers had run it

Packers running back Aaron Jones wanted his team to run the ball in a key moment on Sunday, when two straight incompletions ended the Packers’ last, best chance. With 1:11 remaining on Sunday, the Packers faced third-and-1 at the Giants’ 6-yard line, while trailing 27-20. They appeared to be set to score a touchdown and [more]

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Giants get into the end zone before halftime to make it a game in London

A stagnant Giants offense finally got going at the end of the second half in London. Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger got the ball on an end-around and ran in for a two-yard touchdown that pulled the Giants within a touchdown. The Packers then drove into field goal range and Mason Crosby kicked it through [more]

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Saints are expected to have Alvin Kamara Sunday

The Saints are still dealing with injury issues on offense, but they are set to get one key player back on the field. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that running back Alvin Kamara is expected to play in Sunday’s home game against the Seahawks. Kamara was listed as questionable to play due to the rib [more]

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Report: Amon-Ra St. Brown to play Sunday

The Lions have the league’s top-ranked offense through four weeks and the unit will reportedly be getting a key piece back for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown will be in the lineup. St. Brown missed last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks with an [more]

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Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle are expected to play against Jets

The Dolphins will be starting Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback on Sunday and it looks like the team will have its top two wideouts in the lineup with him. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are both expected to play barring any issues during their warmups. Both players were listed as [more]

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Odell Beckham Jr. targets mid-November return

For the second straight year, receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will have a chance to pick a potentially winning horse roughly halfway through the race. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Beckham is targeting a mid-November return to play. The questions becomes, as it was a year ago, where he’ll play. Last year, he finagled a [more]

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Leonard Williams, Devonte Wyatt inactive in London

The Giants and Packers have handed in their inactive lists for Sunday’s game in London. Giants defensive lineman Leonard Williams is out for the third straight game. Williams has made progress in his recovery from a knee injury and was listed as questionable after being ruled out ahead of the last two games, but he [more]

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CeeDee Lamb, Tony Pollard are expected to play Sunday

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and running back Tony Pollard were added to the injury report during the week, but neither development appears to be enough to keep them from playing against the Rams. According to multiple reports, Lamb and Pollard will be in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Lamb was listed as questionable to [more]

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Bengals’ Tee Higgins, Hayden Hurst expect to play vs. Ravens tonight

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow should have a full complement of receivers tonight against the Ravens. Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins and tight end Hayden Hurst are both expected to play tonight, according to multiple reports. Both were listed as questionable on the injury report. Higgins leads the Bengals with 315 receiving yards this season, and [more]

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Steelers rule out Terrell Edmunds with concussion

Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds will not play tomorrow against the Bills. Edmunds had been listed as questionable with a concussion, but the Steelers announced today that he won’t be making the trip to Buffalo. Edmunds has started all four games on defense for the Steelers this season and is also a core special teams player. [more]

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Roger Goodell hints at a four-team European division

The NFL has been hinting for years at the placement of a team in London. For the first time ever, the league has hinted at the possibility for a four-team division based in Europe. And this one didn’t come from some mid-level executive whose extemporaneous remark will later be walked back by 345 Park Avenue. [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett: The offense needs more time to gel

Through five games, the Denver offense stinks. Coach Nathaniel Hackett thinks that, with time, the aroma will improve. Asked Friday whether he’ll be making changes to the offense or whether it simply needs more time to gel, Hackett went with the latter option. “I would say for sure we need more time,” Hackett told reporters. [more]

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Closer review of Tua Tagovailoa from Bills game makes “back injury” even less persuasive

As the football-watching world waits for a resolution of the investigation regarding the decision to allow Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to re-enter a Week Three game against the Bills after striking his head against the ground, I decided to go back and re-watch the TV images generated by the moment and its immediate aftermath. The [more]

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Junior Galette was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday night

A former player who recently filed a $300 million lawsuit against the NFL, the NFL Players Association, and Commissioner Roger Goodell, has a more pressing legal issue. Via Local10.com, Junior Galette was arrested on Thursday night in Miami Beach. Per the arrest report, a Miami Beach police officer responding to an unrelated call noticed Galette [more]

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Buccaneers add receiver Russell Gage to injury report, as questionable

On Friday, the Buccaneers had two receivers listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. They now have three. The Buccaneers have added receiver Russell Gage to the injury report. He’s questionable with a back injury. Julio Jones (knee) and Breshad Perriman (knee, hamstring) were already questionable. Like Jones, Gage started with career with [more]

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Commanders will add Brian Robinson to active roster today

Six weeks ago tomorrow, Commanders running back Brian Robinson was shot multiple times. Today, he’ll return to the team’s active roster. Three days after opening the 21-day practice window, Robinson will join the 53-man roster before the Week Five game against the Titans. The next question is whether he’ll be on the 46-man game day [more]

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Aaron Rodgers: We haven’t put together a four-quarter game, can’t just play half a game well

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to see his team play well for four full quarters, and says Green Bay hasn’t done that yet this year. Asked by Osi Umenyiora of the NFL’s UK media department about his recent comment that the Packers’ way of winning isn’t sustainable, Rodgers complained that people missed the point he [more]

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Joe Burrow: I expect Ja’Marr Chase to get doubled, have to throw to him when it’s one-on-one

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase aren’t playing quite as well through four games this year as they did in their spectacular breakout season last year, and one of the reasons is that opposing defenses are prioritizing shutting down Chase. Burrow says that makes the routes when Chase is single covered all [more]

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Jordan Poyer, Dawson Knox among Bills ruled out for Sunday

The Bills will have a few key players out for Sunday’s game against the Steelers. Via Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN, head coach Sean McDermott said during a radio appearance on WGR 550 that safety Jordan Poyer and tight end Dawson Knox would be among those sidelined for Week Five. Poyer is dealing with a ribs [more]

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What’s wrong with Russell Wilson?

Yes, Russell Wilson is struggling. Spotting that is the easy part. The hard part is understanding what’s wrong, and figuring out whether it can be fixed. It’s become obvious over the past couple of years that Wilson lacks the mobility that he once deployed on a regular basis. Either he no longer has it, or [more]

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Sauce Gardner: Facing Dolphins a great opportunity to show what we can do

The Jets tried to trade for Tyreek Hill this offseason, but the wide receiver went to Miami instead and they moved to make sure they would have options to slow the wideout down at the top of this year’s draft when they selected cornerback Sauce Gardner with the fourth overall pick. Gardner has done well [more]

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Chase Claypool: We’re not starting from behind with Kenny Pickett

Now that the Steelers have turned their offense over to rookie Kenny Pickett, the quarterback and his receivers have to be firmly on the same page. Chase Claypool said on Thursday that he and Pickett have been spending extra time together during practice doing just that. “That’s what we’ve been working on in between periods,” [more]

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John Johnson: Browns have to be locked it defensively or we’ll get torched by Justin Herbert

After the Jets beat the Browns in Week Two, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said that the team’s defense wasn’t on the same page and that needed to change for the team to have more success. The last two weeks have shown signs of improvement, but the Falcons were still able to make enough plays [more]

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K.J. Hamler: I could have walked in to the end zone if final pass had been thrown to me

On the final play of Thursday night’s loss to the Colts, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson threw an incomplete pass. Wilson never appeared to look to his right, where wide receiver K.J. Hamler was wide open for a game-winning touchdown. After the game, Hamler acknowledged that he would have scored if Wilson had thrown it to [more]

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Frank Reich calls Stephon Gilmore “definition of a big-time player”

Colts defensive back Stephon Gilmore had the two biggest plays of the game for the Colts on Thursday Night Football, intercepting a Russell Wilson pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and breaking up a pass in the end zone on the final play of overtime. Colts coach Frank Reich loved what [more]

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Aaron Rodgers likes NFL playing in Europe, would have liked to spend more time in London

The Packers won’t be flying to London for Sunday’s game against the Giants until this evening, but if Aaron Rodgers had his way, they would have had a little more time there. Rodgers said he understands why coach Matt LaFleur thought the team would be better off doing most of its preparation in Green Bay, [more]

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Kenny Pickett: Mitch Trubisky is one of the best teammates I’ve come across

The Steelers are rolling with the rookie, officially making the change to first-round pick Kenny Pickett as their starting quarterback this week. Pickett is replacing Mitch Trubisky, who was understandably disappointed after he was benched during last Sunday’s loss to the Jets. On Wednesday, Pickett complimented Trubisky for the way he’s handled the situation. “Mitch [more]

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Sean McVay: Matthew Stafford “excellent” against 49ers, can build on performance

The Rams lost to the 49ers 24-9 in Week Four and there weren’t a lot of complimentary things being said about the team’s offense when the game was over. That’s to be expected when you’re held without a touchdown while gaining 257 yards, giving up seven sacks and turning the ball over twice. Quarterback Matthew [more]

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Teddy Bridgewater: I can’t be Tua, can only be myself

Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has started games for four different NFL teams in a variety of circumstances, so he has a good handle on how to approach this Sunday’s game against the Jets. Bridgewater is in the starting lineup because Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out with the concussion he suffered last Thursday and it’s [more]

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Brian Robinson: I learned I can pretty much fight anything

Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson was back on the practice field Wednesday as he continued his comeback from being shot twice in late August. Robinson said his return to practice made it “a beautiful day” and reflected on going from a hospital bed to the football field in a little more than a month. [more]

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Bill Belichick raves about Lions’ special teams, calls Jack Fox the best punter in the NFL

Patriots coach Bill Belichick appreciates good special teams, and he thinks he’s going to face one of the best on Sunday against the Lions. Belichick singled out Lions punter Jack Fox, calling him the best in the NFL and even calling him a threat to pass on a fake punt, as he did last week [more]

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Blake Bortles retires

Consider the boat docked. Quarterback Blake Bortles has retired, announcing the news on an episode of the Pardon My Take podcast. The No. 3 overall pick of the 2014 draft, Bortles started 73 career games for the Jaguars. He was the signal-caller for Jacksonville when the club went 10-6 in 2017 and reached the AFC [more]

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Geno Smith named NFC offensive player of the week

PFT named Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith our offensive player of the week for Week Four and the NFL came to a similar conclusion. The league announced that Smith has been named the NFC offensive player of the week. It is the first time he’s received that recognition, but he was named the AFC offensive player [more]

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