Jones, in his sixth season with the team, is a valuable defender who has played 54% of the defensive snaps this season and totaled 18 tackles, three passes defended and one interception. In preparation for the possibility of not having Jones beyond this week, the Patriots hosted three veteran free-agent slot cornerbacks on workouts over […]
Continue readingOf the six cornerbacks on the 53-man roster, only Marlon Humphrey was not on the team’s injury report Friday. Jimmy Smith (rib/shoulder) has been ruled out, and Marcus Peters (calf) has been listed as questionable despite not practicing all week. Anthony Averett (ankle), Tramon Williams (thigh) and Davontae Harris (ankle) are all considered questionable. “We’re […]
Continue readingJaguars players are normally off Tuesday so that did not impact any practice, but it’s unclear at this point how Wednesday’s practice and Sunday’s home game against the Cleveland Browns will be affected. The situation may be related to defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich, who did not participate in Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh because of […]
Continue readingCoach Doug Marrone said Monday that he did not want to elaborate on the type and extent of the injury. “It’s not any ligament damage, but it’s still enough to be out for some time,” Marrone said. “That’s about all I’ll give out. I might give you more later when I get more specific [details].” […]
Continue readingHenderson, the ninth overall pick in the NFL draft, was limited in practice Wednesday and did not practice Thursday. He has six pass breakups and one interception and has started eight games this season. He missed the Week 5 game at Houston with a shoulder injury. Henderson’s best game was the season opener, when he […]
Continue readingThe collective groan you heard on Sunday was NFL fantasy players. Two of the top running backs — the Carolina Panthers Christian McCaffrey and New York Giants Saquon Barkley — left their respective game with injuries. While McCaffrey’s status is in flux, the Giants fear Barkley will be lost to a torn ACL. Below is […]
Continue readingWeek 2 in the NFL was marked by numerous injuries to big-name players, wild comebacks, huge individual performances and some more injuries to big-name players. In Sunday’s early slate, Saquon Barkley, Drew Lock, Nick Bosa and Jimmy Garoppolo headlined a long list of players who were forced out and potentially face long absences. The 49ers, […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — What a long, hard, unusual fall it has been. The Jacksonville Jaguars were roughly 10 minutes away from their first Super Bowl appearance, leading the New England Patriots by 10 points in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. Then Tom Brady engineered two touchdown drives — converting […]
Continue readingJimmy Garoppolo‘s T-shirt game is strong. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback arrived for training camp on Saturday wearing a shirt with a picture of tight end George Kittle — who was wearing a shirt with Garoppolo on it. Other players had fun T-shirts, too. (See: Zach Pascal‘s T-shirt featuring teammate Quenton Nelson.) And then there […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cornerback Darqueze Dennard remains a free agent after he and the Jacksonville Jaguars reached an impasse on the details of a contract. A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on March 17 that Dennard and the team agreed on a three-year, $13.5 million deal that included $6 million guaranteed. Dennard was expected […]
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