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49ers say QB Brock Purdy (elbow) is ‘cleared and ready to go’

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy isn’t quite all the way back from right elbow surgery yet, but he’s well on his way, according to general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan. As the Niners reported for training camp Tuesday, Lynch and Shanahan revealed that Purdy, who had surgery to […]

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Joe Burrow makes training camp debut for Cincinnati Bengals, participates in several drills

CINCINNATI — He’s officially back. For the first time in training camp, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow practiced. Nearly three weeks after he had his appendix removed, Burrow donned his orange No. 9 jersey and participated in several drills throughout Sunday’s practice. All of his work in team drills came in a 7-on-7 period that […]

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Bengals backup QB Brandon Allen leaves game with concussion

Brandon Allen left Friday’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals because of a concussion, the team announced. Allen, the team’s top backup, has taken all the first-team reps throughout training camp with starter Joe Burrow recovering from an appendectomy. Allen played Cincinnati’s opening offensive drive before he went to the locker room to be evaluated […]

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NFL training camp 2022 live: Christian McCaffrey longs for candles, San Francisco 49ers tired of fighting, Joe Burrow staying involved with Cincinnati Bengals

Friday was another busy day in the NFL training camp world for most teams, although the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars took the day off after their preseason opening matchup on Thursday night in Canton, Ohio, which saw the Raiders prevail 27-11. But now that we’re in Week 2 of training camp, annoyances are […]

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Kenny Pickett’s hands measure 8½ inches, smaller than any QB currently in NFL

INDIANAPOLIS — It is hands-down the most digested, critiqued and eyebrow-raising number attached to NFL quarterback prospects each year. And on Tuesday at the annual combine for the best players in the country, former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett became the latest high-profile passer to have his hand size become part of his pre-draft windup. Pickett’s […]

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Super Bowl LVI: How the Cincinnati Bengals’ Evan McPherson became ‘Money Mac’

JUST BEFORE THE Cincinnati Bengals began their postseason march to Super Bowl LVI, rookie kicker Evan McPherson saw a photo of a football on Pat McAfee’s desk. On it was a list of records broken by former Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri. McPherson grinned when he saw it and made a mental note of the […]

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Super Bowl LVI: Rams’ Sean McVay, Bengals’ Zac Taylor ready for reunion on NFL’s biggest stage

Three years ago, it was one of the biggest jokes in football. If you ever had a cup of coffee with Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, you had a good chance of becoming an NFL head coach yourself. Three years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals hired Zac Taylor to be their coach after he […]

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NFL Week 8 game picks, schedule guide, fantasy football tips, odds, injuries and more

The Week 8 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final score picks. Additionally, ESPN […]

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A step back for the Packers? Improvement for the Falcons? Barnwell’s six against-the-grain NFL predictions for 2021

The best prediction you can make about the NFL is that things are never going to stay the same. With what was a 16-game season — and now is up to 17 — we’re always going to overreact to things we saw in the small sample. Too often, we end up using that as our […]

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Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow still on track for Week 1, hopes to reach ‘100%’ before training camp

Burrow’s surgically repaired left knee showed no troublesome signs through the team’s 10 offseason practices, including Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp. Burrow’s optimism for playing in Cincinnati’s season opener against the Minnesota Vikings remains intact. With the knee still around 85%, he said, the goal is for the 2020 top overall draft pick to get back to […]

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