Brian Flores thinks Tua Tagovailoa is getting better every time he takes the field

Dolphins head coach Brian Flores showed a talent for understatement on Monday when he said that “it’s been an unusual kind of year and a half” for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins took Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft despite a serious hip injury that ended his final season at Alabama, [more]

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Cameron Jordan: Builds confidence for defense to close out the way we did

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith hit wide receiver DK Metcalf for an 84-yard touchdown on Seattle’s fifth offensive play on Monday night, but that was not a sign of things to come for their offense. The Seahawks had 93 yards at that point in the game, but they would only pick up 126 more yards and [more]

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Jameis Winston: Always exciting to watch the things Alvin Kamara does

One of the biggest plays of Monday night’s Saints win came on a third-and-10 from the Seattle 41-yard-line with just over five minutes to play. The circumstances usually point to a passing play, but the Saints handed the ball to Alvin Kamara and watched the running back pick up 12 yards to keep a drive [more]

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Pete Carroll: I’ve been here a long time, I probably wouldn’t have without Russell Wilson

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said after losing on Monday Night Football that his team — and he personally — needs Russell Wilson. Carroll acknowledged that he might not have lasted long in Seattle without Wilson, and that the Seahawks’ current three-game losing streak is due in large part to Wilson’s injury. “I’ve been here a [more]

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Report: Patrick Mekari suffered high-ankle sprain against Bengals

Even though they’ve sustained a rash of injuries in 2021, the Ravens are 5-2 at their bye. But they’ll have to address another concern along their offensive line when preparing for the Vikings in Week Nine. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, right tackle Patrick Mekari suffered a high-ankle sprain during Baltimore’s loss to Cincinnati [more]

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Report: Jamien Sherwood out for the season with torn Achilles

Quarterback Zach Wilson wasn’t the only Jets player to suffer an injury on Sunday. But this defensive player won’t be out for only a few weeks. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, linebacker Jamien Sherwood has torn his Achilles and is out for the rest of the season. Sherwood was a fifth-round pick in this year’s [more]

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Bill Belichick on Justin Herbert: “He’s going to be one of the top QBs . . . for a long time to come”

Last year, the Patriots went to L.A. and dismantled the Chargers and rookie quarterback Justin Herbert, 45-0. As the Patriots prepare to return to SoFi Stadium to face the Chargers and Herbert again, New England coach Bill Belichick has high praise for Herbert. “He’s really good,” Belichick told reporters on Monday. “I thought he was [more]

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