Bennie Fowler underwent shoulder surgery

The Saints placed receiver Bennie Fowler on injured reserve Friday. Fowler revealed why Friday night: He had shoulder surgery. He posted a photo on Instagram, sitting on a couch with his right arm in a sling. “Rotator repaired. Labrum repaired,” Fowler wrote. “Support of family, friends and teammates unending. “Count it all joy when you [more]

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Bears remove Badara Traore from COVID-19 list

The Bears removed Badara Traore from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. The practice squad offensive lineman went on the list Oct. 10. Following Traore’s positive test, the Bears kept their practice squad players at home for a couple of days, rather than coming into the team’s facility, out of an abundance of caution. They had no [more]

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Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks miss practice Friday

The Bears added pass rusher Khalil Mack to the injury report Friday. Mack did not practice because of a back injury. He was a full participant Thursday. “I think we’ll be OK,” coach Matt Nagy said, via Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune. “The back deal is more than anything just soreness. It’s probably just [more]

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NFL reminds teams that rescheduled games could lead to sanctions

The NFL already has had an unprecedented number of rescheduled games. The NFL hopes that won’t continue. In a memo sent to all teams on Friday by NFL executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent, the league pointed out that it has “made more in-season scheduling modifications than in any previous season.” “These adjustments have [more]

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Why did Seahawks make their interest in Antonio Brown known?

As the date for the potential return of Antonio Brown approached, we floated this idea on PFT Live: Would one team’s interest in Brown prompt other teams to get involved? That’s quite possibly what happened, with Seattle’s acknowledged interest in Brown prompting Tampa Bay to swoop in and close the deal. That leads to a [more]

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Buccaneers continue all-in bet; then what?

The news that the Buccaneers have agreed to terms with receiver Antonio Brown is a bit of a surprise on the surface, given that coach Bruce Arians had said he’s not interested. Taking a closer look at their current approach to constructing a roster, it’s really not surprising. “It’s a one-year team,” one executive with [more]

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Steelers bringing back punter Jordan Berry to replace Dustin Colquitt

The Steelers cut veteran punter Dustin Colquitt on Friday. The move came days after coach Mike Tomlin said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN, that the team’s “punting is not up to snuff.” They worked out Jordan Berry on Monday, and Berry will return to the Steelers in time to punt Sunday, Field Yates of ESPN [more]

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