Panthers activate Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold is back on the Panthers’ active roster and eligible to play as soon as Thursday night’s game against the Falcons. The Panthers officially activated Darnold today. He has been on injured reserve since suffering a high ankle sprain in the Panthers’ preseason finale. When or if he plays this season remains to be [more]

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Report: Packers fear torn ACL for Rashan Gary

The Packers had several players leave Sunday’s loss to the Lions with injuries and at least one of them appears to be a season-ending one. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the team believes linebacker Rashan Gary tore his ACL during the 15-9 loss. Gary was on crutches after leaving the game with a knee [more]

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Jeffrey Simmons on Patrick Mahomes: The play is never over with that guy

A look at the box score for Sunday night’s game would lead someone to believe that the Chiefs cruised to victory over the Titans. The Chiefs had more than twice as many yards as their opponents and Patrick Mahomes had his third-most passing yards in a game, but the Chiefs wound up needing overtime to [more]

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Report: James Robinson will play for Jets Sunday

The Jets added running back James Robinson to their injury report on Saturday, but he won’t miss Sunday’s game against the Bills. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Robinson will be in the lineup. He was listed as questionable with a knee injury when the Jets put him on the report Saturday. Sunday’s game [more]

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Teams want NFL to push back trade deadline

As Sunday Splash! reports go, this is more Captain Obvious than Corporal Cannonball, but it’s worth mentioning. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that multiple teams have asked the NFL to push back the trade deadline, in the aftermath of the closing of the window this week. It’s news, but it’s hardly new. Teams have wanted [more]

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Vikings-Commanders game has many layers of intrigue, on and off the field

With eight games in the early window on Sunday, Vikings at Commanders doesn’t really stand out. Maybe it should. The game between 6-1 Minnesota and 4-4 Washington has plenty of intrigue, both on and off the field. Most obviously, former Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins returns to FedEx Field for the first time since joining the [more]

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The Packers want everyone (specifically Aaron Rodgers) to know they tried to make a trade

After the Packers failed to step up and trade for receiver Chase Claypool, a year after the Packers failed to step up and sign receiver Odell Beckham Jr., it was suggested (it sounds better with the passive voice, since I suggested it) that the Packers don’t really want to make those deals. As the theory [more]

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