Al Riveron: No clear and obvious evidence Avonte Maddox interfered

Nearly everyone watching who wasn’t wearing Eagles green, including former officials, believed cornerback Avonte Maddox interfered with Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the third quarter. Al Riveron, the only one whose opinion matters, did not. The NFL’s current supervisor of officiating upheld the ruling on the field of no pass interference on what appeared obvious pass interference. [more]

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Seahawks reverse course on Gary Jennings, waive Bryan Mone instead

The Seattle Seahawks were set to waive fourth-round draft pick Gary Jennings on Wednesday to facilitate the promotion of safety Adrian Colbert from their practice squad. However, the team instead reversed course and waived rookie undrafted defensive tackle Bryan Mone on Thursday to clear the roster spot for Colbert’s promotion. The Seahawks made their decision [more]

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Packers dominate early, trail Eagles at half 21-20

The Packers scored on their first three possessions, but two were red zone field goals. They scored a touchdown on their final possession of the half. But despite 266 yards — 241 passing yards for Aaron Rodgers and 158 receiving yards for Davante Adams — the Packers find themselves trailing at the half. Philadelphia owns [more]

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Grizzlies’ De’Anthony Melton out 4-8 weeks with back injury

Memphis Grizzlies forward De'Anthony Melton will miss one to two months.

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Al Riveron overturns OPI on Eagles, giving them a touchdown

The Eagles scored a touchdown. Then, they didn’t. Then, they did. Alshon Jeffery caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 11:48 remaining in the second quarter. The Eagles celebrated before seeing the yellow flag. Officials called Zach Ertz for offensive pass interference. The Packers celebrated. Since it was a scoring play, the penalty [more]

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Davante Adams has 107 receiving yards; Sidney Jones has hamstring injury

Davante Adams is on pace to shatter the NFL’s single-game receiving record. With 107 yards on six catches, Adams had the most receiving yards by a Packers player in the first quarter since Javon Walker had 121 against the Colts in 2004. Flipper Anderson set the NFL record for yards in a game with 336 [more]

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Patriots work out Ryan Grant, three tight ends

The Patriots worked out free agent receiver Ryan Grant and three tight ends this week, Howard Balzer reports. The Raiders cut Grant earlier this week. He caught four passes for 14 yards the first two weeks of the season before being inactive for last Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. Grant, 28, has appeared in 80 [more]

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