Bruce Arians is eager to get the COVID-19 vaccine

As Christmas dawns, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines continue to be distributed, with health-care workers still the initial focus in most parts of the country. Although Commissioner Roger Goodell has said that the NFL won’t jump the line for the visit with Dr. Needle, plenty of members of the NFL community will have a [more]

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Sean McVay explains his approach to analytics

Near the end of their unexpected and (in the words of their head coach) embarrassing loss to the Jets, the Rams had a chance to play for overtime. Down 23-20, the Rams faced fourth and four from the New York 37 with four minutes to play. The choice were simple: Try to tie the game [more]

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Saints must win today for a chance at home-field advantage throughout the playoffs

Last season, the Saints’ Super Bowl hopes ended when they lost, as seven-point favorites, at home against the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs. This season, the Saints’ hopes for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs will end if they lose, as seven-point favorites, at home against the Vikings on Christmas Day. The Vikings-Saints [more]

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Eric Bieinemy: Le’Veon Bell ready to handle Chiefs backfield job

With Clyde Edwards-Helaire going down for at least the rest of the regular season, the running back job for the Kansas City Chiefs will now fall to midseason acquisition Le'Veon Bell. Bell signed with the Chiefs in October shortly after he was released by the New York Jets. Since getting to Kansas City, Bell has [more]

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Rashaad Penny “ecstatic” to be back in action with Seahawks

It took over a year for Rashaad Penny to get back into a game with the Seattle Seahawks after injuring his knee against the Los Angeles Rams last December. Penny tore the ACL in his left knee along with additional damage on his only touch of Seattle’s loss to the Rams on Dec. 8, 2019. [more]

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Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins declares for NFL draft

Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player earlier this week. The junior declared for the 2021 NFL draft Thursday. He will not play in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on New Year’s Eve. “In support of my family and my dreams, I would like to announce [more]

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Lions release running back Jonathan Williams

The Detroit Lions released running back Jonathan Williams on Friday to free up a spot for the return of defensive end Everson Griffen from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Griffen was activated from the list earlier in the week and given a roster exemption as he worked back into practice after missing Detroit’s previous two games. The [more]

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