“Whether it’s a pocket guy, whether it’s a guy that can move around a little bit, we’re just looking for the best guy that we can do,” Robinson said during his introductory news conference Wednesday. “Certainly know the guys that are here, we’re evaluating everybody, so Taylor [Heinicke] and Desmond [Ridder], we’re looking at those […]
Continue readingOn Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, at the Super Bowl Experience the Smart Heart Sports Coalition, represented by the NFL, the American Heart Association (AHA) and Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation, is announcing that Chasing M’s is donating automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), $100,000 worth, to all Nevada Title I high schools with athletic programs — 47 […]
Continue readingEarly in the second quarter, it paid off. Locked in a scoreless tie Sunday night with the Buffalo Bills, the Dolphins scored on a 25-yard run by De’Von Achane. Achane’s 11th total touchdown of the season capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive. The rookie had 50 rushing yards on his first six carries of the game. […]
Continue readingKamara was declared inactive for Sunday’s game, leaving his snaps to be divided up between rookie running back Kendre Miller and Jamaal Williams. The Saints also will likely lean on quarterback Taysom Hill, who is second on the team with 350 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Miller is active despite missing Friday’s practice with […]
Continue readingWilliams, the No. 12 draft pick in 2022, was held out of practice all week with an ankle injury. He appeared to roll both ankles after catching a 63-yard bomb from Jared Goff in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s 20-19 loss at Dallas on Dec. 30 and was spotted limping out of the visitor’s locker […]
Continue readingFalcons coach Arthur Smith said Monday they made the decision to return to Ridder and they believe he “gives them the best chance.” Ridder officially sat two games and one quarter for the Falcons — he was benched at halftime of the Tennessee game in favor of Taylor Heinicke and then entered in relief of […]
Continue readingATLANTA — It’s a little more than two hours before kickoff and Mercedes-Benz Stadium is relatively quiet, save for the typical game-day chatter between players, coaches, staffers and insiders before the music starts to blare. Sitting alone on the Atlanta Falcons bench is Taylor Heinicke with a Falcons camouflage hat and a football between his […]
Continue readingESPN’s Fantasy Football Week 2 injury tracker, featuring an aggregation of injury updates for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends whose teams are scheduled to play this week. Here we’ll track practice reports, injury updates and any other news that may affect a player’s short-term or long-term availability. Monday’s reports include Sunday’s inactives […]
Continue readingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will be placed on injured reserve Wednesday and is expected to have a procedure on his knee scheduled for next week, according to Falcons head coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons had benched Mariota in favor of rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder during the team’s off week […]
Continue readingHe went home and told his wife, Claire, and that was pretty much it. But this job — the one he’s been preparing for since he was drafted in the third round in April by the Falcons out of Cincinnati and well before that — is a big deal. “Excitement,” Ridder said. “My dream was […]
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