PFT Live: Jeffrey Lurie press conference, Eagles talk with Derrick Gunn

The Eagles fired coach Chip Kelly on Tuesday after less than three seasons with the team and that will be a major topic on Wednesday’s edition of PFT Live. We’ll listen in on Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie’s press conference about the decision to part ways with the man he handed the keys to the franchise…

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Bears place Alshon Jeffery on injured reserve

Injuries have been a problem for Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery all season and now they have brought his year to an early end. The Bears announced Wednesday that they have placed Jeffery on injured reserve. Jeffery missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury and the move to IR means he’ll wind up with…

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Streaking Panthers tout record-breaking December

Finished the month with seven straight wins.

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Marquette King boots his way to AFC special teamer of the week

The Raiders outlasted the Chargers 23-20 in overtime during Week 16 and that result might have been different had the Chargers offense been given shorter fields to work with over the course of the game. Punter Marquette King made sure that didn’t happen. King punted eight times over the course of the contest and dropped six…

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Blair Walsh named NFC special teams player of the week

Blair Walsh might have missed the easy one, but he hit plenty of the hard ones Sunday night. The Vikings kicker was named NFC special teams player of the week, after hitting five field goals against the Giants. Two of his field goals were from 50 yards or longer in frigid conditions, which more than…

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Ben Roethlisberger home sick on Wednesday

The Steelers need to win this Sunday if they are going to advance to the playoffs and they’ll start their preparations for the Browns without their starting quarterback on the field. According to multiple reports from Steelers practice, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is going to miss Wednesday’s practice after being sent home with an illness. There’s…

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Marchand to have hearing for Borowiecki hit, could miss Winter Classic

Not the first time the Boston forward's been in trouble for clipping.

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