The 2020 NFL season slides into Week 5, and with it includes a rash of injury news and notes about several of the league’s top quarterbacks, including the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Denver Broncos’ Drew Lock, New York Jets’ Sam Darnold and San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo. Elsewhere, in his Thursday night debut with the […]
Continue readingTo do that, though, the Steelers needed to get special permission from the NFL and the NFL Players Association. According to the collective bargaining agreement, players must be given four consecutive days off in a bye week; the Steelers had only three off days this past week. “We always work on Mondays coming out of […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL season moves into Week 4, which features a highly anticipated matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The Chiefs could be without defensive lineman Chris Jones against quarterback Cam Newton and the Patriots, who received some good news on Wednesday when running back Damien Harris […]
Continue readingWeek 3 of the 2020 NFL season is here. The tributes to Kobe Bryant continue in Philly, while the long-awaited Watt brothers family reunion in Pittsburgh produced some fun candid shots. And other players around the league continue to impress with their fashion choices on the way into the stadium. Here’s our roundup of the […]
Continue readingBoth wide receiver Diontae Johnson (concussion) and fullback Derek Watt (hamstring) were ruled out for the rest of the game. Johnson appeared to sustain his injury on a 9-yard reverse in the second quarter during a drive that resulted in a touchdown to Eric Ebron. Johnson was targeted twice and didn’t have a catch. He […]
Continue readingWith 2020 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. Maybe you heard some big-name quarterbacks like Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Teddy Bridgewater (Carolina Panthers) changed teams. Those weren’t the only huge moves. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott got the franchise tag […]
Continue readingDerek Watt, signed by the Steelers in free agency, had a smile in his voice when he acknowledged he might not be Steelers fans’ preferred brother to join linebacker T.J. Watt. “I know I’m not the big, sexy signing that J.J. [Watt] would probably be, but I plan to do everything I possibly can to […]
Continue readingThere’s room for one more Watt in Pittsburgh. The Steelers are adding fullback Derek Watt, brother of Pro Bowl linebacker T.J. Watt, on a three-year, $9.75 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The deal makes Derek Watt one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the NFL. Though the Steelers don’t run a fullback-heavy offense […]
Continue readingThe game will be held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 26. Here is every selection for the 2020 game along with analysis from NFL Nation reporters. Players’ career Pro Bowls are denoted in parentheses. Pro Bowlers: Tre’Davious White (1) Stephon Gilmore is widely thought of as the […]
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