Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown will be at “pretty much ground zero” with Tampa Bay offense

When receiver Antonio Brown officially joins the Buccaneers after Week Eight, he’ll be starting from square one when it comes to learning the offense. Speaking to reporters on Monday, coach Bruce Arians was asked whether Brown’s experience with Arians in Pittsburgh will translate to Tampa Bay. “I think some route concepts and things like that, [more]

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Rams lead Bears 10-3 at halftime

So far, Monday Night Football has followed the script: The first half was a defensive battle. Here’s hoping you bet the under. The Rams lead the Bears 10-3 at halftime. The Bears have 126 yards and the Rams 223. The teams combined for six punts. Josh Reynolds caught a 4-yard pass from Jared Goff with [more]

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Jeff Wilson headed to IR; Deebo Samuel is expected to miss two games

It’s become a weekly ritual for the 49ers: Who is injured this week? 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday the team expects receiver Deebo Samuel to miss two games and running back Jeff Wilson is headed to injured reserve. Samuel strained his hamstring in Sunday’s victory over the Patriots, playing 41 of 66 offensive snaps. [more]

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Christian McCaffrey returns to practice field

It might be a “long shot” for Christian McCaffrey to return in time for Thursday Night Football, but the Panthers running back was on the practice field for the first time in five weeks. McCaffrey did not actively participate in Monday’s walkthrough, wearing a red non-contact jersey. Coach Matt Rhule said the Pro Bowler would [more]

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Josh Reynolds gives Rams 7-0 lead on 4-yard touchdown

The Rams used a bit of trickery to score the first touchdown Monday. They broke the huddle with five seconds left on the play clock, quickly set and snapped the ball. Bears cornerback Buster Skrine was slow getting over to Josh Reynolds, and that’s all the separation the Rams receiver needed. Reynolds made a easy [more]

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Mike Nolan has Tabasco malfunction during press conference

The Cowboys’ defensive currently is incapable of figuratively putting any hot sauce on opposing offenses. So the next best thing, apparently, is for the team’s defensive coordinator to literally put some in his eye. That’s happened when Mike Nolan met with reporters on Monday. He had to stop, because he got Tabasco sauce in his [more]

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Cardinals “stole” play that left Kyler Murray smiling before touchdown toss

Cris Collinsworth called the play “strange from the start.” That’s exactly what the Cardinals planned. As the the entire offense looked right, toward the team’s sideline, center Mason Cole snapped the ball to Kyler Murray. The offensive line paused a second or two as DeAndre Hopkins raced by a “napping” Quinton Dunbar. Replays showed Murray [more]

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