Lovie Smith: Dameon Pierce kinda says it all on what we’d like to be

Thursday night’s game ended in a loss for the Texans, but running back Dameon Pierce‘s performance was a bright spot. Pierce ran 27 times for 139 yards to continue his strong rookie season. He now has 148 carries for 678 yards and three touchdowns on the season and head coach Lovie Smith said after Thursday’s [more]

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Geno Smith on future beyond 2022: I’m focused on today, those things will come

Geno Smith waited a long time for another chance to be a starting quarterback and he’s not made the most of his chance with the Seahawks so far this season, he’s not in a rush to think about what the future might bring. Smith signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal to return to the Seahawks [more]

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Cam Akers: I’m back with the team, so I’m happy

Running back Cam Akers practiced with the Rams for the first time in several weeks on Thursday as he and the team resolved to move forward after trade talks failed to result in a deal that would have moved Akers to another club. Head coach Sean McVay said on Wednesday that he and Akers had [more]

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Texans expect Brandin Cooks in facility Friday

The Texans played without wide receiver Brandin Cooks in Thursday night’s loss to the Eagles, but his absence from the team is expected to end on Friday. Cooks was the subject of trade rumors heading into the deadline and expressed his unhappiness at remaining with the team after it passed. He missed practice during the [more]

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Robert Quinn played seven snaps for Eagles’ D, did not register any stats

The Eagles are easing defensive end Robert Quinn into their defense slowly. Quinn, the veteran pass rusher who arrived in a trade with the Bears last week, played just seven snaps for the Eagles’ defense on Thursday night. He also registered one snap on special teams. Quinn didn’t have any tackles or otherwise record any [more]

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Javon Hargrave: I was a little nicked up, bye week helped me get over it

Just about everyone on the Eagles roster has contributed to the team’s 8-0 start to the season and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave has been one of the drivers of the last two victories. Hargrave had two sacks and a forced fumble in the Week Eight win over the Steelers and he came back with another [more]

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Jalen Hurts grateful to win in his hometown of Houston

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was born and raised in Houston, and on Thursday night he played there for the first time since high school. Hurts said after the Eagles beat the Texans that it meant the world to him to play back at home, in front of his parents, in the stadium where he became [more]

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