The 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]
Continue readingCornerback Patrick Peterson announced Wednesday on “All Things Covered,” the podcast he co-hosts with Bryant McFadden, that he will be re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year contract. “I’m gonna stay put in Minnesota and run it back with the guys. Keep it in the North,” he said, while donning a Vikings cap. He […]
Continue readingEAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback Bashaud Breeland on Saturday afternoon, the team announced. A source confirmed to ESPN that Breeland was involved in a verbal altercation with coaches and teammates during Saturday’s practice that ultimately led to his release. The NFL Network was first to report the altercation. The situation started in […]
Continue readingGriffen, who landed on the injury report because of the concussion, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals along with Anthony Barr (knee), Christian Darrisaw (groin) and Harrison Hand (hamstring). Griffen, 33, missed Thursday’s practice after entering the concussion protocol. He rejoined the Vikings, with whom he spent his first 10 […]
Continue readingUnlike last year, this offseason looked more like what we’re used to with an in-person NFL draft, OTAs at team facilities and the return of minicamps for most clubs. But now that it’s all behind us, we won’t get another live look at players until training camps open around the league at the end of […]
Continue readingBen Roethlisberger, the quarterback of the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers, leads the list of players whose status is in doubt entering Week 10 of the NFL season. Roethlisberger is on the reserve/COVID-19 list and his availability likely won’t be known until Saturday. Elsewhere, the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Los […]
Continue readingCameron Dantzler (concussion), Holton Hill (foot) and Mark Fields II (chest) were ruled out for Sunday’s game. Dantzler sustained a neck injury at the end of the first quarter in Green Bay after colliding with teammate Anthony Harris‘ upper thigh while trying to make a tackle. The rookie laid motionless on the field for several […]
Continue readingThe status of some big-name players is in doubt entering Week 9 in the NFL, including Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a hamstring strain. They join Los Angeles Chargers defensive end […]
Continue readingThe third-round NFL draft pick was injured while attempting to tackle Packers running back A.J. Dillon on the final play of the first quarter. Dillon took a handoff up the left side of the field before Dantzler, linebacker Troy Dye and safety Anthony Harris collectively brought him down, with Harris’ right hip/upper thigh appearing to […]
Continue readingDavis was the second Vikings player this week to go on the reserve/COVID-19 list; the team designated rookie cornerback Cameron Dantzler on Wednesday. It remains unclear whether Dantzler has COVID-19 or came into close contact with someone infected with the virus. The Vikings are now in intensive league protocols, according to coach Mike Zimmer, who […]
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