Matt Ryan on Calvin Ridley’s absence: We still have enough players

The Falcons learned on Sunday morning that they would not have wide receiver Calvin Ridley in the lineup for their game against the Panthers and a statement Ridley released later in the day suggested it will be a while before he’ll return to action. Ridley said that he needs to “step away from football” in [more]

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Titans will need help at running back, if Derrick Henry is done for the year

The vague report that Titans running back Derrick Henry may be done for the year due to a foot injury with which he played created a potentially clear problem for the 6-2 team from Tennessee. What do they do at running back? Several veteran free agents are lingering, including Adrian Peterson, Todd Gurley, and Frank [more]

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Saints won’t pursue Cam Newton

With Saints quarterback Jameis Winston likely lost for the year, one of the key ingredients for a landing spot for Cam Newton has fallen into place. Since the chances of Newton joining a new team as a backup are low, he’d need to sign as the replacement to an injured starter. But the team that [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo: Our team just needed a win

The 49ers brought a four-game losing streak with them to Chicago on Sunday and a fifth straight loss would have likely pushed the team closer to the point where they decide to go with Trey Lance as their starting quarterback. That would have been particularly painful for Jimmy Garoppolo as he grew up outside Chicago [more]

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Derrick Henry could miss rest of season with foot injury

Titans running back Derrick Henry could miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. Although Henry continued playing after hurting his foot on Sunday, there are now concerns that the injury is much more serious than realized and could cost Henry the rest of the season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Henry [more]

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Tracy Walker: Lions going 0-17 not a possibility in my mind

The Lions forced the Eagles to punt on the first possession of Sunday’s game, but that pretty much took care of their highlights for the afternoon. Outside of a kneeldown at the end of the first half, the Eagles scored on all of the rest of their possessions and led 41-0 by the time the [more]

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Myles Jack on loss to Seahawks: This is humiliating

The Jaguars beat the Dolphins in London in Week Six and then had two weeks to prepare for their Week Eight trip to Seattle to face a Seahawks team riding a three-game losing streak while starting Geno Smith at quarterback. On paper, things looked good for the Jags. On the field, things didn’t look nearly [more]

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