Report: Christian McCaffrey not expected to play Thursday night

The Panthers have until 4 p.m. ET to activate running back Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve and put him in the lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Falcons. It doesn’t look like that is going to happen. McCaffery’s return from the ankle injury that’s kept him out since Week 2 was called a long [more]

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Melvin Gordon on DUI: I’m sorry I was even in that situation

Broncos running back Melvin Gordon spoke to reporters on Wednesday for the first time since his DUI arrest on October 13. Gordon missed the team’s game that week because he had strep throat, but returned to action against the Chiefs in a losing effort last Sunday. Gordon said that he was “very apologetic” about the [more]

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JaMycal Hasty turned down other teams, now getting his chance with the 49ers

At the start of this season, 49ers running back JaMycal Hasty was making $8,400 a week on the practice squad, and multiple other teams asked him to sign on their active rosters, where the league minimum salary is $35,882 a week. He turned it down. Hasty, an undrafted rookie from Baylor, thought his best chance [more]

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Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown looks fantastic

Wide receiver Antonio Brown can’t start practicing with the Buccaneers until next week, but he was in the building for the first time since signing with the team on Wednesday and made a good first impression on head coach Bruce Arians. Brown is able to attend meetings and work with the strength and conditioning staff [more]

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The Black NFL quarterbacks defying racist stereotypes

To his frustration, they talked about Patrick Mahomes' arm rather than his decision making as if brawn somehow mattered more than brain.

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Raheem Morris blames himself for Todd Gurley’s touchdown mistake

Falcons running back Todd Gurley was “mad as hell” at himself for scoring a late touchdown on Sunday against the Lions, leading to Detroit’s comeback win at a point in the game when the Falcons could have just kneeled down and kicked a chip-shot game-winning field goal as time expired. But Falcons coach Raheem Morris [more]

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Ron Rivera says Ryan Kerrigan showing leadership, making most of role with Washington

In his 10th season in the NFL, Washington defensive end Ryan Kerrigan has seen his role reduced to a supporting cast instead of a lead attraction. The four-time Pro Bowl selection has seen his playing time cut to less than 40 percent of the team’s defensive snaps on average this season. Instead, Montez Sweat and [more]

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