Emmanuel Sanders tells younger Saints wideouts to “seize the day”

The Saints will be without Michael Thomas for at least the rest of the regular season and his absence opens the door for other wideouts to make their marks. With Deonte Harris also on injured reserve and Tre'Quan Smith battling an ankle injury, most of the wideouts getting those chances are on the green side. [more]

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Raheem Morris: Everything we do is an interview

Falcons president Rich McKay said this week that interim head coach Raheem Morris will interview for the full-time job before the Falcons hire anyone as the permanent replacement for Dan Quinn. Morris has gone 4-5 since Quinn was fired in the wake of an 0-5 start to the season and he said Wednesday that it [more]

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Patrick Mahomes closing in on his second 5,000-yard season

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is closing in on the second 5,000-yard season of his career, in only his third season as a starting quarterback. Through 14 games, Mahomes has a league-leading 4,462 passing yards this season. If he continues at his current pace for the final two weeks of the season, he’ll end up with [more]

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Doug Pederson: I appreciate how Carson Wentz has handled his benching

Despite a report on Sunday that Carson Wentz wants out if he’s going to remain behind Jalen Hurts on the Eagles’ quarterback depth chart, coach Doug Pederson says Wentz hasn’t been a problem since becoming a backup. “Listen, that’s something that I really appreciate about Carson, how he’s handled this. He doesn’t want to be [more]

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Texans place tackle Tytus Howard on injured reserve

The Houston Texans placed right tackle Tytus Howard on injured reserve due to a concussion sustained in Sunday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Howard was injured in the first half of the game in Indianapolis. He stayed in the hospital in Indianapolis overnight for evaluation while the team returned to Houston. With just two weeks [more]

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Trevon Diggs hoping to pick off former Alabama teammate, friend Jalen Hurts

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is back healthy just in time to face his former Alabama teammate Jalen Hurts this weekend with the Philadelphia Eagles. And even though they’re friends, Diggs is hopeful to take a souvenir home from the game courtesy of Hurts. “That’s always the main goal, to always create turnovers and stuff,” [more]

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Tom Brady on 300th game: I’m very blessed to still be doing it

When Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady returns to Michigan on Saturday for a game against the Lions, he’ll be playing in his 300th career game. “I think it’s pretty cool,” Brady told reporters on Wednesday regarding the achievement. “I don’t get caught up too much in statistics and those types of things, but football has just [more]

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