Cam Heyward: We’re not reinventing the wheel without T.J. Watt

There were fears that Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt would miss the rest of the regular season when he tore his pec last weekend, which made this week’s news that he doesn’t need surgery and will likely be able to return around midseason a big win. Watt did go on injured reserve, though, and the Steelers [more]

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Jaylen Watson: I woke up knowing I’d get a pick

Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson was not one of the marquee names in Thursday night’s game, but he wound up coming up with the marquee play of the evening. Watson picked off Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on the Chiefs’ 1-yard-line in the fourth quarter and returned the ball 99 yards for the go-ahead score in a [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: Spreading the ball around makes Chiefs a hard offense to stop

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed passes to nine different receivers in Thursday night’s win over the Chargers, and he also completed passes to nine different receivers in the Chiefs’ Week One win over the Cardinals. He says that’s all part of the plan. Mahomes said after beating the Chargers that the Chiefs expect to spread [more]

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Mitch Trubisky: Having Brian Flores gives us good insight into how Patriots may plan for us

New England’s defense has been tough for quarterbacks to solve for years and years. But Pittsburgh’s Mitch Trubisky has something working in his favor for this week’s matchup between the Steelers and Patriots — a former New England defensive coach on his team’s staff. Steelers senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach Brian Flores was with the Patriots [more]

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Robert Saleh: We’re not same old Jets, but shots will keep coming until we win

Jets head coach Robert Saleh’s comments on Monday about “taking receipts” of people mocking the Jets so he can throw them back once the Jets turn things around drew a lot of attention and they became a focal point of his press conference on Wednesday. Saleh told reporters that “you guys caught me in a [more]

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J.C. Jackson a game time decision for Chargers vs. Chiefs

The Chargers don’t know yet whether cornerback J.C. Jackson will be able to play tonight against the Chiefs. Jackson will go through pre-game warmups and then be a game-time decision, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The Chargers signed Jackson to a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the idea that he’d make a big [more]

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Mitch Trubisky wants Steelers to have “killer mindset” on offense

The Steelers were able to beat the Bengals 23-20 in overtime in their season opener, but the game was a lot closer than one might expect given how the Steelers played on defense. They forced five Joe Burrow turnovers with safety Minkah Fitzpatrick returning one of them for a touchdown and the offense turning the [more]

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