Dennis Allen: I relish that opportunity to be a head coach

The Saints didn’t have Sean Payton on the sideline for Sunday night’s game against the Buccaneers because of a positive COVID-19 test and that meant defensive coordinator Dennis Allen took on a bigger role for the NFC South matchup. Allen had the team ready to go. His defense shut the Buccaneers down in a 9-0 [more]

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Jaguars’ loss, Lions’ win moves Jacksonville into lead for first overall pick in 2022 NFL draft

The Jacksonville Jaguars are closing in on the first pick in the draft for the second consecutive year. Jacksonville lost to Houston on Sunday and Detroit upset Arizona, and that means the Jaguars now have a clear path to the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. The Jaguars are 2-12, the worst record [more]

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Under new protocols, there’s even more incentive to hide symptoms

Now that the dust has begun to settle on the negotiations that dramatically minimized COVID protocols in order to keep everyone’s financial position maximized, there’s a realization that, for the rest of the year, the virus will get inside the facilities and migrate through the building, at will. The testing changes apply not only to [more]

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Browns put Jadeveon Clowney on COVID-19 reserve list

A report on Friday said that Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney tested positive for COVID-19, but the team didn’t put him on the COVID reserve list on Friday or Saturday. The move finally came on Sunday. The Browns announced that Clowney went on the list at the same time that they confirmed right guard Wyatt [more]

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Zane Gonzalez helped off field during Panthers warmups

The Panthers may not have a kicker for Sunday’s game against the Bills. According to multiple reporters in Buffalo, Zane Gonzalez had to be helped off the field by long snapper J.J. Jansen and members of the team’s training staff. The exact nature of the injury is unknown. Gonzalez is 20-of-22 on field goals and [more]

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Wyatt Teller coming off COVID-19 reserve list

With their Week 15 game against the Raiders pushed back to Monday, the Browns have more time for players to test their way off the COVID-19 reserve list and one starting offensive lineman has done that. According to multiple reports, right guard Wyatt Teller will be activated from the COVID-19 reserve list on Sunday. Teller [more]

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NFL Week 15 early inactives: Joe Haden back for Steelers

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. The Steelers will be getting some help in the secondary as they try for a win against the Titans on Sunday afternoon. Cornerback Joe Haden is back in the lineup after missing [more]

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