Jerry Jones feels “very good” about Dak Prescott’s availability this week

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott hurt his calf at the end of the team’s Week Six win over the Patriots and he spent the bye week rehabbing the injury. That work hasn’t dimmed the team’s optimism that Prescott will be able to play against the Vikings on Sunday night. Prescott wasn’t wearing a protective boot at [more]

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Byron Kennedy gets a Bitcoin from Tom Brady, too

On Sunday, Byron Kennedy willingly surrendered a football that he could have sold for an amount in the range of $500,000. He didn’t get fair return for giving the ball back. His return has been made a little less unfair. Bucs quarterback Tom Brady declared both on Twitter and during the Monday night Manningcast that [more]

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PFT’s Week Eight 2021 power rankings

1. Cardinals (7-0, last week No. 1): Green Bay’s sudden COVID issues make 8-0 a very real possibility. 2. Buccaneers (6-1, No. 2): Beat the Saints, and the Bucs may enter the Bills game at 12-1. 3. Rams (6-1, No. 4): The Lions threw the kitchen sink at the Rams, and the Rams somehow held [more]

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Arthur Smith: Kyle Pitts has gotten better every week

It often takes tight ends a little while to adjust to the pros, given the nuances of the position. But after Kyle Pitts‘ last two games, it seems like this year’s No. 4 overall pick is finished with that process. Pitts was a key factor in Atlanta’s victory over Miami, catching seven of his eight [more]

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Joe Judge on trade deadline: I always think long-term

The trade deadline is a week away and some teams will be facing decisions about whether to try to add players who can help them win now or part with them in order to improve their chances of winning in the future. At 2-5, the Giants would seem likelier to be in the latter camp [more]

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Eric Ebron on reduced role: It’s hard, but I want to be a professional

Steelers tight end Eric Ebron has a reputation for sharing almost anything that’s on his mind, but he’s taking a different approach to questions about his reduced role with the team this season Ebron’s playing time and role in the passing game have both shrunk this year and he said Monday that he “can’t answer” [more]

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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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