Patrick Mahomes: It’s “definitely disappointing” Aaron Rodgers is out for Chiefs-Packers

When Packers-Chiefs came out on the schedule in May, it was the clear highlight of Week Nine. Finally, Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers would meet somewhere that wasn’t a State Farm commercial. When Kansas City and Green Bay last played in 2019, Mahomes was out due to a knee injury. But now that matchup will [more]

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Browns “excuse” Odell Beckham from practice again

The Browns are in checkmate. They just don’t realize it yet. When it comes to dealing with receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., there’s nothing to negotiate. Nothing to discuss. With a trade not an option, their choices are to let him return to work, to suspend him without pay for conduct detrimental to the team, or [more]

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The NFL’s two Josh Allens are looking forward to first on-field meeting

Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen got an email offering him something that “would have been good if it was on me,” but he realized that he wasn’t the NFL player that was the target of the message. It was Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who was the seventh overall pick a year before Jacksonville made their [more]

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Blake Gillikin named NFC special teams player of the month

The Saints went 3-1 in the month of October and their strength on special teams was one reason why. Punter Blake Gillikin has been named special teams player of the month for his performances in the four games. Gillikin averaged 46.9 yards on his 17 punts in the month, with a 45.5-yard net average. He [more]

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Tyler Bass is the AFC special teams player of the month

The Bills stumbled in one of their four October games, but kicker Tyler Bass never did. Bass opened the month by making four field goals against the Texans and went on to make all 10 field goals he tried during the month. Bass was also flawless on extra points as he hit all 13 of [more]

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Nick Bolton named defensive rookie of the month

Kansas City’s defense has struggled as a unit, currently ranking 25th in points allowed and 29th in yards allowed. But the defense has still featured some decent individual performances. The Chiefs were 3-2 in October and linebacker Nick Bolton has been named defensive rookie of the month. Bolton, a second-round pick out of Mizzou, recorded [more]

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Najee Harris named October’s top offensive rookie

The Steelers made Najee Harris the first running back off the board in this year’s draft and his play in October illustrated why they wanted to add him to their offense. Harris ran 88 times for 356 yards and three touchdowns to help the Steelers go 3-1 in their four October games. Harris also caught [more]

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