Jerry Jones: Tony Pollard showed he’s an outstanding weapon but it’s back to Zeke next week

Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones has always believed Ezekiel Elliott is worth the enormous resources Dallas has poured into him, first by drafting him with the fourth overall pick and then by making him the NFL’s highest-paid running back. Backup Tony Pollard‘s big game last week when Elliott was injured doesn’t change Jones’s [more]

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World Series beats NFL in head-to-head showdown, as expected

On Thursday night, Philadelphia hosted Houston in baseball, and Houston hosted Philadelphia in football. More people locally and nationally watched baseball, for three important reasons. One, it was Game Five of the World Series. Two, the football game was a run-of-the-mill regular-season contest that was expected to be a mismatch (but, for a while, wasn’t). [more]

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D.J. Moore doesn’t regret taking his helmet off, despite costly penalty

Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore could be getting celebrated for one of the great plays of the NFL this week after catching a touchdown pass that appeared to be a game-winner. Instead he’s being criticized for one of the bonehead plays of the week for taking his helmet off, drawing a 15-yard penalty that led [more]

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Brandin Cooks will be back on Friday, but will he stay?

After Thursday night’s loss to the Eagles, Texans coach Lovie Smith said receiver Brandin Cooks will be back in the facility on Friday. The question now becomes how long will he stay? Smith was asked whether Cooks will play in the team’s next game, at the Giants. “He is going to be in the building [more]

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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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