Justin Fields received no diagnosis during last night’s game

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields absorbed a devastating hit to the midsection during Friday night’s game. He finished it, despite being in obvious pain. After the victory over Clemson, the player who enhanced his draft stock with a six-touchdown performance on a major stage in college football explained that he didn’t get much of an [more]

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Saints backup running backs out Sunday as close contacts with Alvin Kamara

The Saints are running out of running backs for Sunday’s regular-season finale. Everyone who was in the running backs room this week has been declared a close contact with Alvin Kamara, who tested positive for COVID-19, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. That means running back Latavius Murray, running back Dwayne Washington and fullback [more]

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Callie Brownson to coach Browns’ receivers after Chad O’Shea tests positive

Browns receivers coach Chad O’Shea is one of two coaches on the staff to test positive for COVID-19, and the team’s chief of staff, Callie Brownson, will fill in for him as receivers coach on Sunday against the Steelers. Brownson is the only woman to serve as a primary position coach during an NFL game. [more]

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Browns close facility after coach tests positive for COVID-19

A coach is the latest member of the Cleveland Browns organization to test positive for COVID-19. The Browns announced today that they are once again closing their facility, as they did repeatedly this week, while they conduct contact tracing. “The Cleveland Browns were informed this morning that a member of their coaching staff has tested [more]

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Mike Daniels tests positive, as Bengals scramble to identify close contacts

All season long, the NFL has feared that teams without postseason possibilities will have COVID-19 issues. The day before Week 17, one of the eliminated teams has a sudden issue. PFT has confirmed that Bengals defensive lineman Mike Daniels has tested positive. The first report came from NFL Media. The Bengals currently are engaging in [more]

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Trevor Lawrence on his future: “I’m sure there will be some information coming out here soon”

Before Friday night’s loss to Ohio State, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence did little to make anyone think he’d return to no-pay play for another year. After the game, he said nothing to change the presumption that he’s heading to the NFL in 2021. “I don’t really want to get into all of that tonight,” Lawrence [more]

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Lamar Jackson can become first QB with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons

Prior to Lamar Jackson coming along, a quarterback had only gained 1,000 rushing yards in a season once in NFL history. Jackson may do it twice in his first two seasons as a starting quarterback. Jackson ran for 1,206 yards last season, easily breaking Michael Vick’s 2006 NFL record of 1,039 rushing yards for a [more]

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