The 2023 NFL season is right around the corner, and training camp and preseason games are the stage for position battles. Which newcomers will make an immediate impact? Which veterans are ready for a chance to crack the starting lineup? Which rookies have been so impressive that they will take the field from the first […]
Continue readingHENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders signed three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters on Monday to help upgrade the team’s secondary. Terms were not disclosed but, according to multiple reports, Peters received a one-year deal. The 30-year-old Peters, a seven-year veteran who missed the 2021 season with a torn ACL, was a free agent […]
Continue readingLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. Leatherwood was one of an NFL-high six players claimed off waivers by the Bears. He was waived by Las Vegas on Tuesday. Chicago coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears were “surprised” that Leatherwood, the […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 has had quite an impact on the NFL schedule for Week 15, and the same goes for fantasy football. Instead of the traditional Monday night finishing off Week 15, two games were moved to Tuesday night and the Raiders-Browns game, originally scheduled for Saturday, was moved to 5 p.m. ET on Monday. While many […]
Continue readingWeek 1 is usually the healthiest of weeks, with no games that count having been played this season. As such, the inactives list is not nearly as robust as it will be in future editions of this article. Still, if everyone is healthy, there may be a few surprise team decisions as to who won’t […]
Continue readingCHICAGO — The Bears are releasing veteran cornerback Kyle Fuller in a cost-cutting move that frees up $14 million worth of salary cap space, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Wide receiver Allen Robinson will remain in Chicago after signing his franchise tender Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is set to make […]
Continue readingThe Green Bay Packers quarterback set a single-season career high — and a franchise record — with his 46th touchdown pass in the second quarter on Sunday against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. And credit Rodgers for recognizing what was coming. The Bears blitzed cornerback Duke Shelley, telling Rodgers he had to get rid […]
Continue readingThe Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins are among the teams hoping to win their way into the playoffs on the final weekend of the NFL’s regular season Sunday. All three enter their games with key players on offense battling injuries. Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for 105 yards last weekend and is […]
Continue readingOn the other hand, by adding two teams, the NFL would be able to add an additional game for television each week without having to concede any more money to its players. With the Texans paying $700 million as a franchise fee in 2002, Forbes estimated in 2012 that new franchises would pay between $1 […]
Continue reading