Antonio Hamilton: Overwhelming to be back on field after severe burns to foot

Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton was closing in on a starting job in the team’s secondary this summer when a grease fire broke out in a pot while he was cooking dinner. During his attempt to put the fire out before it posed a threat to his wife or daughters, Hamilton’s shorts caught on fire and [more]

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Luke Getsy: Justin Fields getting a little bit better each week

The Bears weren’t able to leave Minnesota with a win last Sunday, but their comeback to take the lead in the fourth quarter included a performance they hope to build on this Thursday and in the weeks to come. Quarterback Justin Fields posted his best single-game passer rating and completion percentage as an NFL starter [more]

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PFT’s Week 5 2022 NFL awards

The football week that was isn’t really over until the various awards have been awarded. So let’s award some awards. Five categories, same as always. Offensive player of the week, defensive player of the week, rookie of the week, coach of the week, and play of the week. Each one, along with finalists, is spelled [more]

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Texans GM Nick Caserio: We need more players like Dameon Pierce in the building

Texans General Manager Nick Caserio singled out rookie running back Dameon Pierce as the kind of player the team wants to build around. Pierce is fifth in the NFL with 412 rushing yards this season and scored the winning touchdown against the Jaguars on Sunday, but Caserio said it’s what Pierce does even on his [more]

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Ron Rivera on Carson Wentz comments: “I had a mea culpa moment”

Commanders coach Ron Rivera made waves on Monday when he blamed the team’s 1-4 mark in a division with three teams at 4-1 or better on one player. On Tuesday, Rivera put the bus in reverse and rolled it back from his quarterback. Appearing on the Don Geronimo Show on WBIG radio, Rivera acknowledged that [more]

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Should the Chiefs have been given possession, before the controversial Chris Jones roughing penalty?

Monday night’s controversial roughing-the-passer foul called against Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones included an interesting, and potentially unprecedented, wrinkle. Jones actually wrested the ball from Raiders quarterback Derek Carr before Jones landed on him. And so the question becomes whether Jones had the ball before he committed the penalty. It seems similar to a situation in [more]

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PFT’s Week 6 2022 NFL power rankings

1. Eagles (5-0; No. 1): The best teams avoid trap games. The Eagles barely did. 2. Bills (4-1; No. 2): The best way to avoid losing a close game is to never be in one. 3. Chiefs (4-1; No. 3): At Kansas City in prime time, you need to build a bigger lead than 17-0 [more]

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