More Teams. More Games. Victor Cruz says the Bengals should draft LeSean McCoy and is a replacement-level back at this point of his career. Bodine’s spot at center already has been filled by Spencer Long, who signed a three-year, $12.6 million deal earlier this month. The team can free up about $4.5 million in cap […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Trey Wingo, Field Yates and Louis Riddick pick the teams most likely to sign Le’Veon Bell. (1:17) Le’Veon Bell is expected to reset the market for running backs when he hits free agency next month. Which teams are interested, and what could his contract look like? We asked NFL Nation reporters […]
Continue readingBlue, who turns 28 later this month, rushed for 2,407 yards and eight touchdowns in five seasons with the Houston Texans. He started 16 of the 72 games in which he played and his best season came in 2015, when he ran for a team-high 698 yards and two touchdowns and started nine games. Blue […]
Continue readingCentral Michigan Chippewas at Northern Illinois Huskies Closing over/under: 61 It’s always a tough break for bettors on the under when a college football game goes to overtime, but it doesn’t get much worse than when it takes three extra periods to finally go over. With the game tied at 21 late in the fourth […]
Continue readingSeason record: 26-11 ATS (last week: 2-3) Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers Coming off a bye, this is Carolina’s last stand. With six losses, the Panthers’ postseason hopes would basically be finished. Wouldn’t you think you’re going to get their best effort here, whatever that is at this point? I do worry about Arizona playing […]
Continue readingMyles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed each tested positive for the virus, coach Brian Flores confirmed Monday, and were both placed on the reserve list this past weekend. While Flores said he didn’t expect those positive results to not be isolated issues, Phillip Lindsay also tested positive Monday, and followed his backfield mates to the list. […]
Continue readingThe NFL is about to set a record for most fourth-down attempts in a season. Again. Coaches are on pace to dial up 838 fourth-down tries in 2021, up from 780 the year prior. (Even if this were a 16-game season, they’d be on track for a 788 attempts.) It will mark the fourth consecutive […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — After three of their four running backs suffered injuries in Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers returned to the Bay Area uncertain of which of those backs would be available for next week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. And while some of that uncertainty remains, Niners […]
Continue readingPatterson, an undrafted free agent, rushed for an NCAA-record-tying eight touchdowns and 409 yards during Buffalo’s 70-41 win over Kent State last season. In six games last fall, he rushed for 1,072 yards and 19 touchdowns. In a game against Bowling Green, Patterson rushed for 301 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career having […]
Continue readingASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed safety Deshazor Everett on injured reserve, robbing the defense of a player who had helped solidify the secondary. Everett suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Sunday’s 23-15 win over the San Francisco 49ers. It comes at an inopportune time as Washington (6-7) hosts Seattle (9-4) on Sunday. […]
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