Vikings waive Austin Cutting, Hardy Nickerson

The Vikings waived long snapper Austin Cutting on Tuesday after he lost his job to Andrew DePaola. The team, though, hopes to re-sign Cutting to the practice squad, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. Cutting first will have to clear waivers. Minnesota also waived linebacker Hardy Nickerson, who started the season on the practice [more]

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It’s the PFT PM Week 12 awards

You know the drill by now. Or at least you should. Every Tuesday, MDS, Charean Williams, and I hand out awards for the offensive player of the week, the defensive player of the week, the rookie of the week, and the coach of the week during PFT PM. The full segment appears in the attached [more]

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Washington to sign Taylor Heinicke as its “quarantine quarterback”

Washington has a visit scheduled with quarterback Taylor Heinicke, according to the NFL’s wire. Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports the team intends to sign Heinicke to the practice squad as its “quarantine quarterback.” The Broncos’ situation Sunday, when all four of their quarterbacks were on the COVID-19 list, has prompted some teams to [more]

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Ravens had one more player positive

Contrary to multiple reports indicating that the Ravens had no new positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, a league source tells PFT that the Ravens had one new player positive. The positive result will not derail the Ravens-Steelers game scheduled for Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. ET. ESPN earlier reported that the Ravens had no new [more]

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Rigoberto Sanchez announces his cancer surgery “went well”

Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez announced his cancer diagnosis Monday. On Tuesday, Sanchez tweeted his “surgery went well.” Sanchez, 26, also wrote that he was “overwhelmed by all the love and support everyone sent my way.” Colts coach Frank Reich said Monday that Sanchez learned of his cancerous tumor late last week. Sanchez nonetheless played in [more]

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Cardinals activate Rashard Lawrence from IR

The Cardinals announced they activated defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence from injured reserve Tuesday. Lawrence went on the list Oct. 17 after injuring his calf in the team’s Week 5 win over the Jets. The Cardinals selected Lawrence in the fourth round of this spring’s draft. He has played five games with the Cardinals, making three [more]

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Ravens downgrade D.J. Fluker to questionable, rule out Brandon Williams

The Ravens are off to Pittsburgh, but they left some players and coaches home. The Ravens announced additions to their injury report and coaching absences for Wednesday’s game, which is set for a 3:40 p.m. kickoff on NBC. The Ravens ruled out defensive tackle Brandon Williams, whom they activated from the COVID-19 list earlier in [more]

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