James Robinson “so close” to being ready for Week 1

The Jaguars have a pair of running backs coming back from serious injuries this year and the plan is to have both of them in the lineup for Week 1 against the Commanders. Travis Etienne has been playing in the preseason without any concerns about the foot injury that kept him out last year, but [more]

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Kenny Pickett: I’m happy with what I’ve done, will let chips fall where they may

The Steelers have resisted naming a starting quarterback for the first game of the regular season and head coach Mike Tomlin suggested that the final preseason game could be a determining factor in who gets that job. Mitch Trubisky has been the No. 1 quarterback all summer, but the fact that the competition remains open [more]

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Joel Bitonio responds to backlash for his “Cleveland against the world” comments

After Jaguars fans gave Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson a hostile reception in the 2022 preseason opener, Browns offensive lineman Joel Bitonio said, “It seems like more than ever, Cleveland against the world, so we’ll be ready for it.” Plenty of people reacted to Bitonio’s remarks, given the context, by siding with the world. On Wednesday, [more]

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Report: Tyron Smith could miss multiple months with torn hamstring

The Cowboys may have lost one of their best players for a significant period of time. Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith suffered a torn left hamstring in Wednesday’s practice and could miss multiple months of the 2022 season, according to ESPN. Smith went down during practice with what first appeared to be a knee injury, [more]

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Josh Allen on improving in 2022: I want to own the game of football as much as I can

Bills quarterback Josh Allen has improved by leaps and bounds over the last couple of seasons and he’s established himself as one of the league’s best players at his position. Some might think that doesn’t leave much room for continued progress, but Allen is not in that camp. During an appearance on The Adam Schein [more]

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Len Dawson, Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster, dies at 87

Len Dawson, who was one of the greatest quarterbacks of his era and then went on to a long and successful career as a broadcaster, has died at the age of 87. An All-State football and basketball player at Alliance High School in Ohio, Dawson turned down a scholarship offer at Ohio State to play [more]

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Mac Jones: Offense trying to work through it all, it doesn’t happen overnight

The Patriots are in Las Vegas for practices and a preseason game with the Raiders this week and the first day of practice was another rocky one for the team’s offense. Reporters at the practice noted that it was a slog for the Patriots offense all day until better work in a final two-minute drill [more]

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