The Week 1 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final score picks. Additionally, ESPN […]
Continue readingCole will sign a one-year, $5.5 million contract, the source said. The Jets will have a new-look receiving corps in 2021. On Monday, they finalized a three-year, $37.5 million contract with Corey Davis, formerly of the Tennessee Titans. Also on the roster are Jamison Crowder, the team’s leading receiver in each of the last two […]
Continue readingLet’s get this straight from the jump: This is a celebration, not a list making fun of short players. It’s not a hey-isn’t-it-cute pat on the head, it’s a by-gawd confetti-tossin’, piñata-bustin’ celebration. Why? Because as any of the hundreds of NFL players I have interviewed have seen, I am short. Vertically challenged. Front row […]
Continue readingRefresh often for the latest information. Miles Sanders, RB, PHI: Knee — OUT Impact: Boston Scott takes over as the team’s No. 1 RB. DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Alshon Jeffery/Jalen Reagor to start for the Eagles at WR. Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Zach Ertz will handle the […]
Continue readingThere could be more changes coming at the NFL’s most important position. Quarterback Nick Foles missed Wednesday’s practice because of a hip injury, and Mitchell Trubisky — who just returned himself from a shoulder injury — took all the reps. But the injury news wasn’t all negative, as the Chiefs could be on track to […]
Continue readingIncognito, 37, initially went down with what the team described as an Achilles injury early in the Raiders’ Week 2 victory over the New Orleans Saints. “I hate to admit that, but we’ve tried everything we can,” Gruden said. “Richie’s tried everything he can to get back on the field. His season is over.” Incognito […]
Continue readingHENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have activated seven of the 10 players from their reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday. Those players will be eligible to suit up and play against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium as long as they continue to test negative. Safety Johnathan Abram, […]
Continue readingLAS VEGAS — Denver Broncos receiver Tim Patrick and Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Isaiah Johnson were both ejected early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium for fighting. After a play in which Raiders slot cornerback Lamarcus Joyner was called for defensive holding against KJ Hamler, Raiders safety Johnathan Abram got in […]
Continue readingPer the NFL’s COVID-19 rules tweaks, Mariota conceivably could return to Las Vegas’ 53-man active roster in three weeks. With Mariota sidelined, the Raiders signed DeShone Kizer to their practice squad after he spent last season on the team’s 53-man roster but never played in a game. In fact, Kizer was active for three games […]
Continue readingRandall, 28, came to the Raiders in the second wave of free agency, on April 7, and was expected to start at safety opposite second-year player Johnathan Abram. But a logjam at the position made Randall expendable. The Raiders also signed Jeff Heath in the offseason to join returning safeties Erik Harris, Dallin Leavitt and […]
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