Mike Tomlin on whether he has a starting quarterback: “I might but you guys are not gonna have it today”

Mitchell Trubisky seemed to make a compelling closing argument to become the first starting quarterback for the Steelers of the post-Big Ben era. Primarily since Trubisky received the first-team opportunities in the preseason finale against the Lions, and made the most of them — including a 92-yard two-minute drill to cap the second quarter. After [more]

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Eddy Pineiro to visit Panthers

Zane Gonzalez‘s groin injury is going to keep him from kicking for the Panthers and the team has started the process of finding someone else to fill that role. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Eddy Pineiro is set to visit with the team. Pineiro was cut by the Jets this week after competing with [more]

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Aaron Rodgers delves into last year’s vaccination controversy, admits duping media with “immunized”

The suddenly chatty Aaron Rodgers (maybe we can get him on PFT Live) appeared recently on the podcast hosted by the man whose name Rodgers invoked when Rodgers finally admitted last year, after contracting COVID, that he didn’t get the COVID vaccination. While it all feels very stale at this point, given that the world [more]

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Kevin Stefanski: Anthony Schwartz isn’t in danger of being cut after dropped passes

Jacoby Brissett took his first turn running the Browns offense in a game on Saturday night and the quarterback’s line would have been better with a better performance from wide receiver Anthony Schwartz. Schwartz dropped three passes from Brissett, which continued a preseason trend that has seen Schwartz fail to catch the ball when given [more]

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Trevor Penning to have surgery, out indefinitely

Saints first-round pick Trevor Penning is set to miss a chunk of his rookie season. Penning left Friday night’s game with a foot injury that was called a bad case of turf toe. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that an MRI has shown he has a torn ligament in his foot and that he [more]

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Justin Fields: Bears’ offense showed we’re getting better with big preseason performance

Bears quarterback Justin Fields looked excellent in Saturday’s third and final preseason game, completing 14 of 16 passes for 156 yards, with three touchdowns, no interceptions and no sacks. Afterward he said the Bears’ offense has proven that it has taken great strides this offseason. “We’re continually getting better, each and every day,” Fields said. [more]

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Some NFL teams knew about Matt Araiza incident before the draft, without knowing all details

Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said on Saturday that he had no idea Matt Araiza had been accused of rape when the Bills drafted Araiza. Beane then added that the league office didn’t know, and that he has reached out to people with other teams who have told him they knew nothing about the accusation, [more]

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