Jordan Poyer: I expect to be out there Week 1

Bills safety Jordan Poyer missed almost a month of practice after hurting his elbow in early August, but he was able to get on the field last weekend and he expects to keep making progress over the next week. The Bills will be involved in the first game of the 2022 season when they head [more]

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Kenyan Drake visiting Ravens

The Ravens are looking for some help at running back. Free agent Kenyan Drake is visiting Baltimore today and will sign with the Ravens if all goes well, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Raiders made one of the worst free agent signings of 2021 when they signed Drake last year, paying him [more]

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Man gets three years in prison for fraudulent sales of Tom Brady Super Bowl rings

Fraudulent sales of Tom Brady Super Bowl rings have landed a man in prison for three years. Scott V. Spina Jr. was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for posing as a former Patriots player and using his identity to buy replica Super Bowl rings that players are allowed to purchase as gifts to [more]

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Lions name Jeff Okudah a starting cornerback

Cornerback Jeff Okudah‘s first two seasons with the Lions haven’t gone as hoped, but he’ll have a prime chance to turn that around this year. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after Sunday’s preseason finale that Okudah has earned a starting cornerback job opposite Amani Oruwariye. Okudah had been listed behind Will Harris on the [more]

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NFL draft prospect Brett Johnson to miss second consecutive season with injury

Cal defensive tackle Brett Johnson, an NFL draft prospect with first-round talent, will miss his second consecutive season with an injury. Johnson, who missed last season after suffering a broken hip in a car crash, will now miss this season with another injury. The precise nature of the new injury has not been revealed, but [more]

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Did “multiple owners” urge Roger Goodell to suspend Deshaun Watson less than a full year?

When the NFL and quarterback Deshaun Watson agreed to an 11-game suspension and $5 million fine, a case could have been made that it would have been better for the Browns to have Watson miss a full year. That would have truly suspended Watson’s contract, pushing it back by a full year, keeping him under [more]

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Cam Heyward calls for more protection for defensive players after T.J. Watt injury

Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt exited Sunday’s preseason game with a knee injury after he took a low block. Watt appears to have avoided a serious injury, but teammate Cam Heyward said afterward that defensive players shouldn’t be subjected to those kinds of blocks. The low block Watt took from Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson [more]

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