McKinney was on the reserve/COVID-19 list as a close contact. He is admittedly unvaccinated. The Giants had seven players test positive for COVID-19 this week, including four defensive backs. That still leaves them shorthanded against a talented set of Cowboys receivers. Starting cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and nickel Aaron Robinson are out for Sunday. They were […]
Continue readingIn a dizzying turn of events, a hard-fought 3-0 game turned into a 24-0 blowout and eventually, a humbling 34-7 defeat that seemed to place Gators coach Dan Mullen on the hot seat only five months after he received a three-year contract extension and a raise in his salary to $7.6 million per year, making […]
Continue readingThomas hurt his right ankle in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. It is not believed to be a high ankle sprain, according to a source. But the second-year tackle still lands on IR in part because he had missed the previous game with a left foot injury that had him limping for several […]
Continue readingTeams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingThe 2021 NFL schedule is out, and the regular season will begin with the Dallas Cowboys facing the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Sept. 9. Week 1 also features a meeting of AFC powerhouses in the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, the New Orleans Saints beginning their post-Drew Brees era at […]
Continue readingDAVIE, Fla. — The Dolphins and Texans have agreed to a swap of starting linebackers, with Miami sending Shaq Lawson to Houston and receiving Benardrick McKinney in return, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The teams are also swapping late-round picks in the deal. Miami is sending out a 2021 sixth-round pick and receiving back a […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — There are four teams left in the playoffs, and somehow the biggest topic in the NFL is quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans. We covered the basics of why Watson is unhappy with the franchise that drafted him and what his options are going forward, but let’s go deeper on what would […]
Continue readingSlightly past the halfway mark of the 2020 NFL season, injuries, COVID-19 opt-outs and positive tests have knocked out some of the most high-profile names. The list reads like an All-Pro team. The “next man up” adage has never been more true, as a host of understudies and backups have filled in admirably. Some have […]
Continue readingIf an NFL team is out of the playoff picture in Week 7, it’s probably not going to make its way back in by January. Last year, 10 of the 12 teams that were in playoff positions as we entered Week 7 made it into the postseason. The only exceptions were the Raiders (who missed […]
Continue readingBaker Mayfield has the Cleveland Browns on a winning tear they haven’t felt in a while, but will he be able to go in the NFL Week 6 showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers? While Mayfield might be on the way out, Cam Newton might be on the way in for the New England Patriots after […]
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