Duane Brown visits the Jets

The Jets are taking a look at free agent offensive tackle Duane Brown. Brown visited the Jets on Saturday, according to multiple reports. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said recently that there will be no competition for the starting tackle jobs, with George Fant starting on the left side and Mekhi Becton on the right. [more]

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Kiko Alonso retires after one practice with Saints

Veteran linebacker Kiko Alonso signed with the Saints last week, but he had second thoughts about whether he wanted to keep playing almost immediately. After participating in one practice with the Saints, Alonso has decided he’s done, and the Saints have officially announced his retirement. The 31-year-old Alonso was a second-round pick of the Bills [more]

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Darnell Savage doesn’t think hamstring injury is a major concern

Packers safety Darnell Savage wasn’t able to finish out Friday night’s practice at Lambeau Field. Savage pulled up during a drill early in practice and watched the remainder of the session with an ice pack wrapped around his injured hamstring. Savage downplayed the severity of the injury after the session. “I don’t think it’s a [more]

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No, the Bills aren’t using a red alternate helmet this year

The Bills practiced before 35,000 fans last night in their home stadium. And quarterback Josh Allen made even more of a stir than he ordinarily would when running out of the tunnel at the outset of the session. Allen wore a red helmet, reminiscent of the headgear worn by the franchise during their four-year run [more]

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Jon Gruden’s agent decries “hit job,” believes Gruden will coach again

On Thursday, the Raiders played the first preseason game of the first year of the Josh McDaniels era. It would have been the fifth year of Jon Gruden’s return to the team. And, yes, but for the emails that were leaked last October to the media, Gruden would still be coaching the Raiders. He had [more]

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Justin Tucker ends Ravens practice early with clutch field goal

Ravens coach John Harbaugh found a fun way to put pressure on kicker Justin Tucker at practice on Friday, and Tucker responded by making a clutch field goal. With about 40 minutes left in the Ravens’ scheduled practice, on a hot day with exhausted teammates surrounding him, Tucker was informed that if he made a [more]

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Saints’ Smoke Monday confirms he will miss rookie season with torn ACL

Saints cornerback Smoke Monday, who suffered what was called a significant knee injury during practice this week, has confirmed he will miss his entire rookie season. Monday wrote on Instagram that he has a torn ACL, while expressing confidence that he’ll come back better. “First of all, let me just say that I’d want to [more]

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