Jared Goff rejected plan to sit out preseason opener

The Lions offense took the field for their preseason opener against the Falcons with quarterback Jared Goff in the lineup, but that wasn’t the original plan. After the game, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that he planned for Goff to sit out on Friday night but changed directions after a conversation with the quarterback. [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/dkiJRt6

Elijah Mitchell is expected to miss preseason with a hamstring injury

49ers running back Elijah Mitchell did not play against the Packers on Friday night and he’s not expected to play in the next two preseason outings either. Mitchell was limited to open training camp because he was coming off of knee surgery and, per multiple reports, a hamstring injury is expected to keep him out [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/cSaHCTP

Trey Lance shows promise in brief preseason outing

Trey Lance didn’t play enough in Friday night’s preseason game to draw any definitive conclusions about how he looks heading into his first season as the 49ers’ starting quarterback. But what he did do was promising. Lance completed four of five passes for 92 yards, with a touchdown and no interceptions, and the 49ers scored [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/0aZUksx

Matt LaFleur defends Jordan Love after up-and-down performance

Packers quarterback Jordan Love, the 2020 first-round pick who has spent most of his career on the sideline watching Aaron Rodgers, played the first half of Friday’s preseason game. He had some bright moments, but also too many inaccurate throws, and didn’t look the way most coaches would want a first-round quarterback to look at [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/Pa9rHIo

Dak Prescott: We got better in joint practice with Broncos

The Cowboys won’t play their first preseason game until Saturday night, but it won’t be the first time they share the field with another team this summer. Thursday found the Cowboys in Colorado for a joint practice with the Broncos that featured a fair amount of emotions boiling over. There were six fights over the [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/wNrB9qe

Tyler Huntley: Playing to win in the preseason means a lot to Ravens’ culture

The Ravens extended their NFL-record preseason winning streak to 21 games on Thursday night, and while any preseason record may seem silly, the players who played in the game were taking it seriously. Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley, who started the game and completed 16 of 18 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, said afterward [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/HyIGT6E

Daniel Jones “didn’t think a whole lot” about his neck on Thursday night

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones missed the final six games of last season with a neck injury, so an extended absence from game action came to an end with Thursday night’s game in New England. Jones started for the Giants and went 6-of-10 for 69 yards while leading the offense to a field goal in two [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/vaZgu34