Buzz keeps building for George Pickens

In Pittsburgh, Pickett to Pickens could become a familiar connection for years to come. On Saturday night, however, it was Mason Rudolph not rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett who threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver George Pickens, a pass that he caught while otherwise being covered at the back of the end zone, and [more]

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

Friday night’s profane chant is just a glimpse of what Deshaun Watson will hear during road games

The Browns opened the preseason with their only road game of August 2022. And the fans in Jacksonville let quarterback Deshaun Watson hear it. The three-word chant included a four-letter word, and the video went viral, with 3.3 million views so far. And if that’s the product of a preseason game in Jacksonville, what happens [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/AI0q3oJ

Saints camp is “business as usual” without Sean Payton; how unusual will it be when season starts?

Reporting from Saturday night’s preseason game between the Saints and Texans, Peter King explained that training camp for post-Sean Payton New Orleans is “business as usual” under Payton’s successor, Dennis Allen. The vibe underscores the fact that, but for Payton’s departure, everything else is pretty much the same for the Saints. The players haven’t dramatically [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/8y2ZPxs

Kenny Pickett impresses in preseason debut

Steelers rookie Kenny Pickett made a statement in the team’s quarterback competition on Saturday night. Pickett played the entire second half and completed 13 of 15 passes for 95 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, including the game-winning touchdown pass with four seconds remaining as the Steelers won 32-25. “It was very special,” Pickett [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/m6WEd1N

Bills rookie Matt Araiza hits 82-yard punt in preseason debut

It isn’t often that a rookie punter makes one of the most sensational plays in a preseason game, but Bills punter Matt Araiza did. In Saturday’s preseason game, with the Bills punting from their own 18-yard line, Araiza boomed an 82-yard punt into the end zone, for a 62-yard net. Araiza had a lot of [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/M1yir37

Kevin Stefanski: Browns are getting Jacoby Brissett ready for Week One

There’s lingering uncertainty as to the number of games Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss. There’s currently no uncertainty as to whether Watson will miss the first six of the year. Despite some chatter last weekend as to whether the NFL Players Association can pull a legal rabbit out of the hat and get Watson [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/1qbQkcm

Late hit on Jalen Hurts sends Nick Sirianni into a tizzy

Friday night’s game between the Eagles and Jets may have resulted in a serious knee injury for New York quarterback Zach Wilson. The other starting quarterback provided his team with a brief scare, too. Jets linebacker Quincy Williams applied a massive — and late — hit to Jalen Hurts, after he scrambled out of bounds [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/YqlgU6O