Brandon Staley: Where we’re headed wasn’t compatible with Jerry Tillery’s goals

The Chargers waived 2019 first-round pick Jerry Tillery on Thursday, but that reportedly wasn’t their only chance to part ways with him this season. Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports that the Chargers received trade offers for Tillery before the trade deadline, but they chose to hold onto him as depth on the defensive line for [more]

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Sean McVay won’t say whether Matthew Stafford suffered a concussion

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the concussion protocol. He’s listed as questionable with a concussion. So does Stafford definitely have a concussion? “I can’t answer that,” coach Sean McVay told reporters on Friday. “He’s going through that protocol.” There was no followup question as to whether, for example, McVay “can’t answer” because he won’t [more]

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Roger Goodell: NFL plans “at least” a game a year in Germany for four years, maybe more

The Buccaneers and Seahawks will play the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany on Sunday, but it won’t even be close to the last. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said today that the league’s current plan to play a game a year for the next four years in Germany is only the bare minimum, and that [more]

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Matt Patricia: Mac Jones is making progress, even if it’s not noticeable for everybody

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has been one of the most disappointing players in the NFL this season, taking a significant step backward from his promising rookie year. But Matt Patricia, the Patriots’ new offensive play caller, doesn’t see it that way. Patricia told reporters that Jones is improving, even if not everyone can see it. [more]

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Seahawks expect Darrell Taylor to play on Sunday

The Seahawks have played without linebacker Darrell Taylor the last couple of weeks, but it looks like he’ll be back on the field this Sunday. Taylor made the trip to Munich to face the Buccaneers despite having a groin injury that’s kept him on the sideline and has been listed as a full participant in [more]

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Falcons’ inability to run forced Marcus Mariota to play “a little bit outside of myself”

I don’t agree with Colts owner Jim Irsay on many things, but we see eye-to-eye on two topics. One, Dan Snyder must go. Two, football is far simpler than many make it out to be. It remains, despite the efforts of some to make it exclusively mathematical and quantitative, a raw and inherently qualitative battle [more]

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Parks Frazier: I’ll never say I have all the answers, but I’ll work my tail off to find them

The Colts’ surprising move of installing Jeff Saturday as interim head coach was followed by another surprising move in Saturday naming pass game specialist/assistant quarterbacks coach Parks Frazier as the club’s offensive play-caller. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Frazier confirmed he’s never called a play in a game before — though he mentioned he [more]

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