Khalil Mack on facing Raiders: Derek Carr is my brother, guys I didn’t like aren’t there anymore

As Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack prepares to face the Raiders on Sunday, he’s not thinking about revenge. Mack was drafted by the Raiders in 2014 and traded to the Bears amid a contract dispute in 2018. Now he’s been traded to the Chargers and will face the Raiders in Week One, but he says [more]

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George Kittle feeling better, “doing everything I can to be on the field Sunday”

San Francisco tight end George Kittle is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at Chicago, but he sounds optimistic about playing. Kittle said on Friday that he has improved every day since suffering a groin injury on Monday and missing the rest of the week of practice. “Feeling significantly better than where we were at [more]

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Crowd noise was an issue for the Rams at home, again

Even after bringing a Super Bowl trophy to Los Angeles, the Rams can’t bring L.A. fans into their stadium, at least not in sufficient numbers. Yet again, the Rams had to deal with crowd noise in their own building on Thursday night against the Bills. Was it factor for quarterback Matthew Stafford? “No, we prepared [more]

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Rob Havenstein: We have to correct things with urgency and without panic

Rams tackle Rob Havenstein agreed to a three-year contract extension on Wednesday, but there wasn’t much for Havenstein to celebrate on Thursday after the pregame ceremony honoring the Rams’ Super Bowl title. The Bills racked up seven sacks and 15 quarterback hits during a 31-10 win and they did it by rushing four players on [more]

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Derrick Henry: I’m hungry, can’t worry about skeptics

Titans running back Derrick Henry missed the second half of the 2021 regular season after breaking his foot and didn’t have a great game in their playoff loss to the Bengals upon returning to action. While Henry had been on pace for another massive season before his injury, those two developments were enough for some [more]

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Bills didn’t punt for fourth time in their last six games

Sam Martin had a quiet night in his Bills debut. Martin signed on as the punter in Buffalo earlier this month, but his first game with the team showed him that punting isn’t always part of the responsibilities of that job. Martin held for five Tyler Bass kicks over the course of the evening and [more]

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Sean McVay on loss to Bills: We’re going to respond the right way to this setback

The Rams didn’t look like a Super Bowl team in Thursday night’s 31-10 loss to the Bills, but Rams head coach Sean McVay was not discouraged afterward. McVay said repeatedly that he blames himself for not having his team better prepared, and that he is confident that Rams will play much better against the Falcons [more]

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