Vikings’ Cameron Smith will have open-heart surgery, miss season

Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith announced today that he will miss the season because he needs open-heart surgery to repair a congenital defect. “I found out I need open heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve that I was born with,” Smith wrote on Instagram. “Although this will unfortunately end my 2020 season, it is [more]

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If college football season doesn’t happen, NFL likely will play on Saturdays

Bad news: There may be no college football on Saturdays this year. Good news: There may be NFL football on Saturdays this year. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL likely will move games from Sundays to Saturday, if college football doesn’t proceed this season. It’s unclear whether the games would be [more]

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Browns claim M.J. Stewart off waivers, activate Jarvis Landry from PUP

The Buccaneers waived cornerback M.J. Stewart on Friday. The Browns claimed him on Saturday. Cleveland announced several transactions. The Bucs made Stewart a second-round choice in 2018, but he lasted only two seasons, 21 games and six starts in Tampa. He has 64 tackles and five pass breakups. Stewart, 25, missed five games with a [more]

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Rams place A’Shawn Robinson on non-football injury list

The Rams placed defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson on the active/non-football injury list, the team announced Saturday. Robinson has an unspecified injury that occurred before the start of training camp. He can return at any time. Robinson signed a two-year, $17 million contract as a free agent in March. He is leaving Detroit after four seasons. [more]

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Dolphins sign Ricardo Louis, place Ray Smith on retired list

The Dolphins had receivers Albert Wilson and Allen Hurns opt out of the 2020 season, leaving them in need of depth at the position. They signed receiver Ricardo Louis on Saturday among several moves. Louis and Chester Rogers visited Miami this week. Louis originally joined the Dolphins in the 2019 offseason but spent the season [more]

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Pitt first-round prospect Jaylen Twyman to skip 2020 college football season

Yet another potential first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft has decided not to play college football in 2020. Pittsburgh Panthers defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman announced today that he won’t play again until he’s in the NFL. “This past year has been crazy for so many people,” Twyman said. “It makes you realize you have [more]

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College football season moves closer to postponement, at best

The MAC was the first domino. And it may end up being big enough to knock the other ones over. Multiple reports indicate that college football season will be scrapped within the week. The focus then would turn to playing games in the spring. If that happens, plenty of draft-eligible players will tap out, unless [more]

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