Marcus Mariota happy to have all offensive pieces back together

The Titans offense is finally playing with a full deck. Due to a variety of injuries, the Titans didn’t have all of their top skill position players in the same practice this summer until Wednesday. Running back Derrick Henry is back from his calf injury, tight end Jonnu Smith has been activated from the physically [more]

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Taven Bryan: I need to step it up

Defensive lineman Taven Bryan was Jacksonville’s first-round pick in 2018, but that didn’t translate to a lot of time or impact on the field. Bryan played under 30 percent of the team’s defensive snaps while appearing in every game and finished the year with 20 tackles and a sack. His second NFL preseason hasn’t gotten [more]

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Titans kicker Ryan Succop expects to be ready for opener

The Titans had to wait to see their kicker actually kick again, but he said he’ll be there when it matters. According to Erik Bacharach of the Nashville Tennessean, Titans kicker Ryan Succop kicked Wednesday for the first time since being activated from the physically unable to perform list, and said he planned to be [more]

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Chuck Pagano will always have strong feelings for Indianapolis

We often describe preseason games as meaningless, because for the most part, they are. But for Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano, this weekend’s trip to Indianapolis will carry a different weight. Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012, his first year as the Colts head coach. And the support he received while there meant more [more]

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Eagles tight end Richard Rodgers out “multiple weeks”

It didn’t appear that Richard Rodgers was anticipating good news Monday, when he was carted off the practice field with a foot injury. While it could have been worse, he seems to have known what was going on. According to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Eagles tight end will miss “multiple weeks” [more]

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Le’Veon Bell taking the hits he needs in practice

Jets running back Le'Veon Bell will not play in the preseason, after not playing at all last year. So when he takes the field in Week One, it will be the first full-contact action he’s had since the end of the 2017 season. But Bell says his teammates are hitting him just enough to get [more]

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Novak Djokovic: how a kid from war-torn Belgrade beat the odds

Novak Djokovic was just 11 years old and asleep in his bed in Belgrade when a loud explosion, followed by the sound of shattering glass and air raid sirens woke him up.

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