Geno Smith named NFC offensive player of the month

The career resurgence of quarterback Geno Smith has been one of the league’s best stories so far in the 2022 season. Now Smith has been recognized for his strong October. The NFL named Smith the NFC offensive player of the month after he completed 69.4 percent of his passes for 1,207 yards with nine touchdowns [more]

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Derrick Henry named AFC offensive player of the month

The Titans went 4-0 in October and running back Derrick Henry was a big reason for their success. Henry ran for at least 102 yards in all four of the team’s games and finished the month with 112 carries for 563 yards and five touchdowns. His most productive outing of the month came last Sunday [more]

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Josh Allen on Nyheim Hines: “Holy crap, this guy is fast”

It didn’t take Bills running back Nyheim Hines long to impress his new teammates. Hines practiced with the Bills for the first time yesterday after arriving in a trade with the Colts, and Bills quarterback Josh Allen said he and wide receiver Stefon Diggs were both immediately taken aback by Hines’ speed. “One play, me [more]

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Joe Flacco surprised and disappointed to be demoted to third string

Before the season, Jets coach Robert Slaeh said Joe Flacco should be an NFL starter, and when Zach Wilson was injured at the start of the season, Saleh made Flacco the Jets’ starter. So Flacco was surprised last week when he found out he had been demoted to third string. The Jets made Flacco inactive [more]

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Commanders announce hiring of firm “to consider potential transactions”

It’s once again all-caps-never o’clock in D.C. Minutes after Forbes published an article reporting that the Commanders have hired BofA Securities to sell the team, the team issued a statement. “Dan and Tanya Snyder and the Washington Commanders announced today that they have hired BofA Securities to consider potential transactions,” the statement explains. “The Snyders [more]

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Packers once again fail to get an upgrade at receiver

In 2021, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers nearly retired over disillusionment regarding the front office’s failure to accept his input regarding moves the team should make. Since then, they’ve begun to accept his input — even if they don’t really act on it. Beyond bringing back receiver Randall Cobb, what have the Packers really done to [more]

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John Lynch on Jeff Wilson trade: At some point, you can only keep so many RBs

With Elijah Mitchell out due to injury, Jeff Wilson had been carrying the load at running back for the 49ers. But then San Francisco traded for Christian McCaffrey. That changed the equation in the 49ers’ backfield and led to San Francisco dealing Wilson to the Dolphins. “At some point, you can only keep so many, [more]

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