John Ross trying to stay calm after returning from hamstring injury

Wide receiver John Ross hit the Bengals’ target date for his return from a hamstring injury by practicing with the team on Sunday. That leaves him with two weeks to prepare for the season opener against the Seahawks and Ross said he’s trying to approach that time in a measured manner because he thinks doing [more]

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Scott Brooks says Bradley Beal refused to take games off at end of last season

Beal saw playing as part of his leadership duties.

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Josh McDaniels: Too early to say exactly what we’ll be on offense

The Patriots have seen a lot of changes to their offensive personnel since they beat the Rams in the Super Bowl. Tight end Rob Gronkowski, wide receiver Chris Hogan and wide receiver/running back Cordarrelle Patterson are gone while the team has added receivers like N'Keal Harry, Demaryius Thomas and Jakobi Meyers to a group that [more]

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Panthers getting “uneasy” with Graham Gano’s status

The Panthers were without a key part of their offense in practice Monday, as he recovers from injury. Not Cam Newton, the other guy. Via Brendan Marks of the Charlotte Observer, Panthers kicker Graham Gano remains out with a leg injury, and it’s beginning to concern them. Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he wasn’t sure [more]

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Holton Hill fined $10,527 for hit on Paxton Lynch

Vikings cornerback Holton Hill put Seahawks quarterback Paxton Lynch in the concussion protocol earlier this month with a helmet-to-helmet hit while Lynch was sliding at the end of a run and, as expected, he’s heard from the league about it. According to multiple reports, Hill has been fined $10,527 for unnecessary roughness. He was also [more]

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Bill O’Brien: We’ve got a good RB situation

The Texans lost starting running back Lamar Miller for the season to a torn ACL last weekend, so they are early in the process of figuring out how their backfield will wind up looking when they are in New Orleans on the first Monday night of the regular season. On Monday, head coach Bill O’Brien [more]

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Texans get some key players back on practice field

The Texans had some good injury news, for a change. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Texans offensive linemen Matt Kalil, Tytus Howard, and Greg Mancz returned to the practice field Monday, along with wide receiver Keke Coutee. Kalil has been out since joint practices with the Lions, after his foot was stepped on, [more]

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