ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles takes protecting quarterback Russell Wilson‘s blind side seriously — even in June. Bolles said after Thursday’s OTA practice that critics of Wilson’s 2022 season and those who believe Wilson won’t recapture his past level of play are going to “eat crow” after the coming season. “He’s […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have elevated rookie Bryce Young to the No. 1 quarterback spot, a move coach Frank Reich said on Thursday is “the next step” in the top pick of the draft becoming the Week 1 starter. While Young, as planned, had gotten more reps than veteran Andy Dalton with the […]
Continue reading“We’re not done yet,” Irsay said, “but we’re making progress … It was a good meeting.” Harris and Rales met with the eight-member finance committee for the first time at NFL headquarters late Wednesday afternoon. It was yet another step in what both sides hope leads to a completion of the sale. On May 12, […]
Continue readingLeonard has been recovering from offseason back surgery, a procedure aimed at resolving pain in his lower extremities because of an impinged nerve. Although Leonard returned to practice last week on a limited basis, he still isn’t in game shape. He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, but Reich said that was because the […]
Continue readingThe Colts defensive leader wrote in a Tweet that the procedure “went well” and that he’s “ready to get back going!” Leonard is expected to miss the start of training camp, coach Frank Reich said Tuesday. “He’s had a back issue that has been a progressive thing that started early in the offseason, but has […]
Continue readingThe ball rolled so far back that linebacker E.J. Speed only had to fall on it in the end zone to give the Colts a 14-0 lead with 14 seconds left in the first quarter. This was the second blocked punt of the season for the Colts. They had one in Week 10 against the […]
Continue readingColts linebacker and special teams captain Zaire Franklin went basically untouched on the left side of the line, sprawled his body out and blocked Logan Cooke‘s punt early in the first quarter. Franklin immediately got off the ground and tried — and failed — several times to scoop up the loose ball before fellow linebacker […]
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