The situation Kendall Hinton and the Denver Broncos were forced into Sunday was unprecedented in the NFL’s modern era. Hinton, a practice-squad wide receiver, played quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. The result was a 31-3 loss to the Saints, with Hinton completing 1 of 9 passes for 13 yards. The Broncos found themselves in […]
Continue readingHalloween is coming up on Saturday, so it might not be too surprising that the NFL delivered a Week 7 full of mysteries. The week started and ended with dramatic comeback victories, and in the middle, we had a half-hour of sheer chaos at the end of the early-afternoon window on Sunday. Fans of the […]
Continue readingHENDERSON, Nev. — Coach Jon Gruden said Las Vegas Raiders players “let their dauber down a little bit” when they broke COVID-19 protocol by appearing maskless at an indoor charity event Monday night. Quarterback Derek Carr, who attended the event, said the players “had a few moments where we slipped up, took the masks off […]
Continue readingThe Darren Waller Foundation held a fundraising event Monday at the DragonRidge Country Club in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada. The money being raised is intended to help young people overcome drug and alcohol addiction. Players were seen on video without masks at the indoor event while talking and mingling with guests, who […]
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 readingThe 2020 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 10, when the Kansas City Chiefs play host to the Houston Texans. It has been an irregular offseason to say the least with OTAs and minicamps canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. While teams have been in training camp since late July, they have had only 14 […]
Continue readingWednesday’s NFL training camp practices brought a dose of FitzMagic in Miami, an injury scare in Philadelphia, a catching competition in Tampa Bay and a National Dog Day celebration in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the Giants and Bears suffered costly injuries during their practices, and more Adam Gase-Le’Veon Bell drama surfaced at the Jets’ camp. Plus, […]
Continue reading“I figured that the Chargers would take a quarterback” in the NFL draft, Taylor said Friday, speaking with a group of reporters for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. “But that never necessarily changed my mindset or my attack to the year.” With the No. 6 overall pick, the Chargers drafted […]
Continue readingPicking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson one obvious example, but Mahomes is the only one with the sort of airtight accomplishments to be added to this list. Although this is […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said NFL teams “would be crazy” not to add Colin Kaepernick to their list of players to work out in preparation for the upcoming season. When asked Wednesday if he considered having Kaepernick work out for his team, Lynn said that he had not connected with the free-agent quarterback. […]
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