A.J. Brown: I was “dead serious” about possibly playing baseball for the Padres this year

Before he became a star wide receiver in the NFL, A.J. Brown was a good enough baseball prospect that the San Diego Padres selected him in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. And he says he still gives thought to giving baseball a try. In fact, Brown says he strongly considered [more]

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Jonathan Taylor: If we don’t play great fundamental football, Sunday won’t end well

The Colts had an ugly loss to the Jaguars last week and enter their Week Three matchup against the Chiefs 0-1-1. Indianapolis was particularly inept on offense, managing only three first downs in the first half. Running back Jonathan Taylor — who had 54 yards on nine carries, 21 of which came on one play — [more]

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Carl Lawson on facing the Bengals: No different, all games are important

Jets defensive end Carl Lawson was set to face the Bengals last season, but a torn Achilles in the summer meant that he didn’t have an opportunity to face his former team or anyone else. Lawson is now healthy and that means he’ll finally get his chance to play against the team that made him [more]

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Mitch Trubisky: I think everyone can be a lot better, myself included

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear he’s not going to change quarterbacks over the long weekend following his team’s 29-17 loss to the Browns on Thursday. So that means it’s back to the drawing board for Mitch Trubisky, who finished the game 20-of-32 for 207 yards, along with two carries for 7 yards [more]

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Apple Music buys rights to Super Bowl halftime show, at $50 million per year

The NFL had been looking for someone to pay up to $50 million per year to attach its name to the Super Bowl halftime show. And the NFL has found what it was looking for. Late Thursday, the league announced at Apple Music will become the new presenting sponsor of the intermission period for the [more]

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Kevin Stefanski is first Browns head coach since Bill Belichick to beat Steelers three times

Kevin Stefanski is the 12th head coach of the Cleveland Browns since the franchise re-entered the NFL as an expansion team in 1999. And he’s the first of those 12 to earn three wins over the Steelers. Stefanski, who notched his third win over the Steelers on Thursday night, is the first Browns coach since [more]

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Skyy Moore: Can’t be mad about playing two offensive snaps, have to wait my turn

Chiefs rookie wide receiver Skyy Moore only played two offensive snaps against the Chargers in Week Two and they were both kneeldowns at the end of the game, but Moore hasn’t spent the last week complaining about his role. Moore, who also serves as the team’s punt returner, said he’s “not too worried about anything” [more]

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