Jarrad Davis carted off in Detroit

The Lions defense may have suffered a major blow early in Friday night’s game against the Bills. Linebacker Jarrad Davis got his legs rolled up from behind by teammate Devon Kennard while pursuing Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy. Davis needed help getting to the sideline as he couldn’t put weight on his right leg and [more]

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Premier of Manitoba expresses “disappointment” at Packers-Raiders game

The NFL’s effort to take its game internationally has worked in London, but other sites have proved a bigger challenge. The Seahawks and Patriots cancelled a preseason game in Beijing in 2007, and the Rams-Chiefs regular-season game was moved from Mexico City back to L.A. last November because of poor playing conditions. On Thursday night, [more]

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Naomi Osaka takes CNN quickfire quiz

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Dan Quinn says Falcons will “evaluate” kicker spot after another Giorgio Tavecchio miss

Replacing Matt Bryant is proving as the placekicker in Atlanta is proving to be a bumpy road for Giorgio Tavecchio. Tavecchio missed his only field goal attempt, a 39-yard attempt, in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Washington Redskins. During the preseason, Tavecchio has now missed four of his eight field goal attempts. However, the [more]

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Pat Shurmur: Time to start asking Daniel Jones’ critics what they didn’t like

Everyone is surprised at Daniel Jones‘ performance thus far. Everyone, that is, except the Giants. Roundly criticized for using the sixth overall choice on the former Duke star, the Giants never expected anything less than what Jones has done. “You can ask me all you want about why I like him,” Shurmur said Thursday night, [more]

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It’s time for the preseason to be slashed in half

For nearly a decade, Commissioner Roger Goodell periodically has criticized the quality of preseason action with the not-so-subtle goal in mind of sliding the dividing line in the total 20-game season from four preseason games and 16 regular-season games to two and 18. Currently, preseason action needs no criticism; it stinks, and most now agree [more]

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Rashan Gary says he’s well after leaving game against Raiders

Green Bay Packers linebacker Rashan Gary left the sidelines on the back of a cart Thursday night in Winnipeg. However, Gary says there’s no need for alarm. “I’m well, thank you for your prayers and concern!” he said on a posting to his instagram account. Gary left the game against the Oakland Raiders late in [more]

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