Bill O’Brien deflects questions about J.J. Watt

Texans coach Bill O’Brien was happy to reveal that he planned on playing his starters this week. But he pushed back on any questions about when or if he might activate defensive end J.J. Watt, while Watt is apparently doing push-ups somewhere. Watt is reportedly “determined” to come back for the playoffs after suffering a [more]

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Mike Zimmer steers clear of “this ‘Kirk Cousins on Monday night’ thing”

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins now has a record of 0-9 on Monday Night Football. And no matter how hard folks like Booger McFarland try to pooh-pooh Cousins’ responsibility for that level of futility, the reality is that, under the bright lights of prime time, Cousins more often than not plays like poo-poo. Some say wins [more]

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James Conner waiting for results of MRI on thigh

The Steelers saw several players go down with injuries during last Sunday’s loss to the Jets and it remains unclear if running back James Conner will make it back to play against the Ravens in Week 17. Conner injured his thigh in the first half of the game and was ruled out early in the [more]

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Tom Brady makes it clear he wants to keep playing

Give Tom Brady credit, he’s consistent. The Patriots quarterback has maintained that he wanted to play until he’s 45, and just because he’s going to be a 42-year-old free agent in March, he’s not moving away from that stance. In his weekly interview on Westwood One with Jim Gray, Brady made it clear retirement wasn’t [more]

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Vic Fangio: Drew Lock definitely could be the guy

Before the Broncos turned to second-round pick Drew Lock as their starting quarterback, head coach Vic Fangio warned against the “false positive” that can lead to overestimating future success when a player does well in the final weeks of a season. Fangio’s position didn’t change much after Lock played well in two wins to open [more]

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Aaron Rodgers doesn’t mind winning ugly

The Packers may not be piling up style points the way they’ve done in the past. And that’s just fine with the guy responsible for most of them. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said recently that he “wouldn’t mind winning ugly all the way to the Super Bowl.” And Monday’s 23-10 win over the Vikings put [more]

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