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Atlanta Falcons place LB Dante Fowler Jr. on IR because of knee injury
Fowler, who has turned into Atlanta’s best edge rusher and has two sacks and two forced fumbles on the season, did not practice all week. “It’s not necessarily next man up. That’s the old conventional wisdom,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said Friday. “Like, you know, you go into these things and maybe some people do […]
Continue readingNFL Week 7 injury updates: News on Saquon Barkley, T.Y. Hilton, Xavien Howard and more
The NFL season is on Chapter 7, and teams are starting to find their identities as they trudge along each week. Some teams understand that they are not among the league’s elite, while others are still trying to make the case that they belong in that conversation. Injuries have been a constant variable among teams […]
Continue readingNFL draft 2021: Biggest offseason questions, team needs, rookie battles for all 32 teams
So 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 readingSeattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce among NFL Man of Year nominees
The award will be presented during Super Bowl week at the NFL Honors television show when The Associated Press reveals its individual award winners. It recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. It was established in 1970 and renamed in 1999 after the […]
Continue reading‘He’s like Superman’: Revisiting Khalil Mack’s incredible feats of strength at Buffalo
Perhaps the most impressive part was that Mack did all of this at Buffalo. Mack, who went from lightly recruited high schooler to best player in Bulls history to fifth overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, certainly left his mark on the MAC school. With Buffalo set to host Miami (Ohio) at 8 p.m. […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons waive former first-round pick Takk McKinley
The Atlanta Falcons waived former first-round draft pick Takk McKinley on Monday, days after the defensive end called out the team for failing to trade him at the trading deadline. McKinley had expressed his desire to be traded before the trade deadline and took to social media to say the Falcons turned down fifth- and […]
Continue readingNFL Week 2 injuries: With Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey out, who’s up next?
The collective groan you heard on Sunday was NFL fantasy players. Two of the top running backs — the Carolina Panthers Christian McCaffrey and New York Giants Saquon Barkley — left their respective game with injuries. While McCaffrey’s status is in flux, the Giants fear Barkley will be lost to a torn ACL. Below is […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers put Fred Warner on reserve/COVID-19 list
Warner is the third member of the 49ers to go on the list, which is for players who either test positive for the coronavirus or have been in close contact with someone who has had it. Teams are not allowed to disclose whether the player tested positive. The Niners had gone most of camp without […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: ‘Football takes a back burner’ on Thursday
Thursday was a different sort of NFL training camp day for many teams and their players as some franchises canceled or shortened practices, some players wore tape with Jacob Blake’s name on it and others took to social media — all in response to the police shooting of Blake in Wisconsin and the need to […]
Continue readingFalcons, defensive tackle Tyeler Davison agree to a three-year extension worth $12 million
Davison’s deal includes $4.5 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN. He signed a one-year contract worth $895,000 with the Falcons in 2019 after playing four seasons with the rival New Orleans Saints. Davison, 27, quickly established himself as a reliable run-stuffer and was one of the positives for the 7-9 Falcons. He finished the season […]
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