The New York Giants weren’t supposed to have a chance, especially down 14 points in the first half to the Green Bay Packers. Don’t tell quarterback Daniel Jones & Co., despite having every excuse possible for a poor result. Jones led the injury-riddled Giants to a 27-22 come-from-behind upset win over the Packers on Sunday […]
Continue readingRobinson, a third-round draft pick last year out of UCF, was on the field for 57 of 60 defensive snaps in Sunday’s 21-20 season-opening win over the Tennessee Titans. “He’ll be out for the game,” Daboll said Wednesday. “We wish him well. Full recovery. So that’s that.” There was no timetable for Robinson’s return. “I […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingEvery player is well aware their time in the NFL may be fleeting. There can be myriad reasons why veterans are on the roster bubble entering training camp. Maybe they are at a position that has suddenly become crowded with talent. Maybe they haven’t performed up to expectation, in previous seasons and/or during recent OTAs. […]
Continue readingBoth T.J. Watt (hip, knee) and cornerback Joe Haden (foot) were ruled out for Sunday night, as were guard Kevin Dotson and defensive lineman Isaiahh Loudermilk. Watt initially injured the knee and hip on a fourth-quarter sack of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff as the knee appeared to make direct contact with Goff’s. The MRIs […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — After an initial 53-man roster that was short on cornerbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers have fortified the position by acquiring Ahkello Witherspoon in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Seattle gets a fifth-round pick in 2023 in return, sources said. Witherspoon, 26, signed a one-year, $4 million deal […]
Continue readingHow long he’ll play, though, is unclear. “We’ll play it by ear. We have a plan, but we’re willing to adjust that plan based on what it is we see in-stadium,” coach Mike Tomlin said, declining to elaborate further. The 39-year-old quarterback would typically start the third preseason game in the previous four-game preseason format. […]
Continue readingThursday’s 2021 NFL training camp practices kicked off with plenty of deep-ball passing, rookies showing off their talent and quarterback competitions heating up. Can veteran quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Patriots and Andy Dalton of the Bears hold off first-year QBs Mac Jones and Justin Fields, respectively? Who will emerge from the Saints’ battle of […]
Continue readingSo long, 2021 NFL draft. Hello, offseason. With all seven rounds in the books, front offices for all 32 teams are surely confident that they improved their rosters over the weekend. That’s not always the case, though. Which rookie quarterbacks will actually play in Week 1, and which organizations found the best value on Days […]
Continue readingThe NFL trade deadline used to be a waste of time. Not anymore. While there were no actual trades on deadline day a year ago, we saw 11 significant trades in the two weeks leading up to it. The big acquisitions seemed like cornerback Jalen Ramsey (Rams) and wide receivers Mohamed Sanu (Patriots) and Emmanuel […]
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