CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a season in which the only thing the Denver Broncos can consistently do, it seems, is raise their own frustration level with one loss after another, a brief sideline blowup between defensive tackle Mike Purcell and quarterback Russell Wilson was caught on camera Sunday. It came early in the fourth quarter […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore was at Bank of America Stadium on Friday when he looked up at the television and saw himself as No. 1 on the “SportsCenter” list of “Not Top 10 Plays Of The Week.” “I was like, ‘Whatever … I guess nobody ever got emotional and did […]
Continue readingIf anything, he has embraced the role, lining up in practice on Thursday as an edge rusher, as the scout team quarterback and anywhere else he could to help get starter PJ Walker ready for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. “I care about winning right now,” Mayfield said. “We’ll see what happens. This is […]
Continue readingATLANTA — Rashaan Evans shook his head, almost still in disbelief. In some ways, he still was in disbelief. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker has been playing football for a long time — five years in the NFL, four at Alabama and high school before that. What happened Sunday, he never had experienced. After a topsy-turvy […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Monday acquired another playmaker for quarterback Baker Mayfield, trading with Jacksonville for wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr., the teams announced. The Panthers gave the Jaguars a 2023 seventh-round pick and a 2024 sixth-rounder for Shenault, a league source told ESPN. Shenault carries a $1,309,643 cap hit in 2022 […]
Continue readingZuerlein will look to rebound in 2022 after missing six field goal attempts (going 29-of-35) and six PATs (42-of-48) in 2021 with the Dallas Cowboys, who released him this month. In 2020, Zuerlein set a Cowboys team record by making 34 field goals. The Jets have been cycling through kickers ever since Jason Myers, an […]
Continue readingDavis went into Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles as a question mark because of a previous groin injury, which sidelined him for Week 12. He tried to play through it but failed to finish the game, raising the question of whether he should’ve rested it another week. “That’s a fair question,” coach Robert Saleh […]
Continue readingThe 2021 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 9, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play host to the Dallas Cowboys (8:20 p.m., NBC). Teams have been in training camp since late July, with three preseason games to help inform decisions about which undrafted free agents might be worth keeping, which veterans are on the decline […]
Continue readingPreseason is a time for looking ahead, but as we unleash the latest version of the 2021 NFL Power Rankings, we’re looking way ahead. That means looking into the future to see whose status could be in jeopardy if they don’t step it up this season. Whether it’s judging who might be looking for a […]
Continue readingKyle Trask received a FaceTime call in the locker room last weekend from Danny Wuerffel, offering congratulations for breaking his single-season school touchdown record. Under a different circumstance, the call would have generated more attention, an unofficial welcome to the elite Florida quarterback club, if you will. But the Gators had just lost in stunning […]
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