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The Pittsburgh Steelers made it through nearly nine weeks of the regular
season with no COVID-related issues. Things have definitely changed. On the
same day that four players who landed on the COVID-19...
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Mike Florio
The frequency with which teams have placed players on the COVID-19 reserve
list has increased in recent weeks to the point at which most have become
numb to the potential implications. On Saturday, the...
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Mike Florio
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said earlier this week he wasn’t concerned
about Ben Roethlisberger missing practice. Roethlisberger isn’t either
but did call it a “way different” week....
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Charean Williams
The Seahawks listed running backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde as
questionable to return from their injuries Sunday. Neither will. On Saturday,
the team downgraded both players to out. Carson will miss his...
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Charean Williams
The Dolphins three players on the COVID-19 reserve list earlier this week.
They will have one of them Sunday. Miami removed linebacker Kyle Van Noy from
the list Saturday, allowing him to play against the...
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Charean Williams
The Chargers placed running back Justin Jackson on injured reserve Saturday,
the team announced. Jackson left last week’s game with a knee injury,
and the Chargers already had ruled him out for Sunday...
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Charean Williams
The Bears won’t have running back David Montgomery for Monday Night
Football. They ruled out Montgomery on Saturday, six days after he was
diagnosed with a concussion against the Titans. Montgomery...
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Charean Williams
The Texans won’t have running back David Johnson for at least the next
three weeks. They placed Johnson on injured reserve Saturday with a
concussion. Johnson, their leading rusher, was injured in...
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Charean Williams
The Bengals made several roster moves Saturday. They activated defensive end
Sam Hubbard from injured reserve. Hubbard returned to practice this week.
Hubbard went on injured reserve Oct. 15 with an elbow...
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Charean Williams
Washington quarterback Kyle Allen is expected to miss the rest of the season
after taking a hit to the leg from Giants safety Jabrill Peppers on Sunday.
That hit was nowhere near as costly for Peppers was...
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Michael David Smith
Vikings tight end Irv Smith had a career game on Sunday against the Lions.
He’ll now miss the first game of his career. Smith, who scored two
touchdowns last weekend, has been ruled out for Monday...
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Mike Florio
Bills cornerback Josh Norman will miss Sunday’s game at Arizona after
testing positive for COVID-19, and three teammates will miss the game as well
because they had close contacts with him. “The...
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Michael David Smith
The Vikings removed long snapper Austin Cutting from the COVID-19 list
Saturday, the team announced. They placed him on the list Tuesday after
Cutting came in close contact with someone who tested positive...
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Charean Williams
The Browns are getting running back Nick Chubb back in the lineup this week.
The team activated him Saturday, and he will play Sunday. Cleveland also
announced it elevated offensive guard Michael Dunn from...
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Charean Williams
Bengals receiver John Ross will not play Sunday against the Steelers. Ross
injured his foot during practice this week and could miss multiple games with
his injury, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. The...
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Charean Williams
Tight end Marcedes Lewis spent a dozen years with the Jaguars. That
wasn’t long enough to get the team to ultimately treat him like
something other than an interchangeable part. “I saw that I...
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Mike Florio
On Sunday night, the Saints blasted Tampa Bay back to the days of the
Yuccaneers, embarrassing the home team with a 38-3 beatdown. Coach Bruce
Arians believes that his team will respond well to extreme...
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Mike Florio
Friday’s PFT PM included a visit from Colts running back Nyheim Hines,
who scored a pair of touchdowns on Thursday night against the Titans.
Thursday night also happened to be Hines’ 24th...
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Mike Florio
In the same week Vikings guard Pat Elflein returned from injured reserve, he
was shown the door. The Vikings have waived Elflein, via Ian Rapport of NFL
Media. A third-round pick in 2017 for whom the...
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Mike Florio
One day before trying to extend their franchise-record 8-0 start to nine
wins, no losses, they’re getting back No. 7. The Steelers have
activated quarterback Ben Roethlisberger from the COVID-19...
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Mike Florio
As Josh McCown officially joins his 13th professional team, the 41-year-old
quarterback knows what he’d like to do when his NFL playing career
ends. He’d like to coach pro football. “I believe...
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Mike Florio
Free-agent running back Mark Walton, who last played for the Dolphins on
November 3, 2019, won’t play for anyone for the rest of the 2020
season. On Friday, the league suspended Walton for the next...
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Mike Florio
Emmanuel Sanders spent half a season with the 49ers last season, with Wes
Welker as his position coach, and before that he played with Welker in
Denver. Now Sanders is with the Saints and preparing to play...
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Michael David Smith
Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is a unique threat to opposing defenses,
so the Bills got creative this week in preparing to face him on Sunday.
Buffalo had wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie line up at...
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Michael David Smith
Sunday football is no longer the exclusive domain of the NFL. UCLA will play
against Cal on Sunday after the Pac-12 was forced to completely change its
schedule on the fly because several teams had COVID-19...
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Michael David Smith
The worst-case scenario has become reality for 49ers cornerback Richard
Sherman. Sherman, who has played in only one game this year, won’t
return to the lineup for the team’s Week 10 game at New...
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Mike Florio
Quarterback Josh Allen never wants to leave Buffalo after the love he has
felt from Bills Mafia. The donations to Oishei Children’s Hospital in
memory of Josh Allen’s grandmother, Patricia Allen...
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Charean Williams
The Cowboys have a record, but is it one owner Jerry Jones should brag about?
The Cowboys have drawn 128,750 to AT&T Stadium in five home games this
season for an average of 25,750. Both numbers lead...
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Charean Williams
Mike Florio and Matt Cassel analyze the disconnect between the development of
draft picks and the Patriots.
Former NFL QB and current NBC Sports Boston analyst Matt Cassel dives into
what the Patriots will need to bring to the table if they want a fighting
chance against the Ravens in Week 10.
Rich Eisen gives his take on why Adam Gase is still in charge of the Jets
after yet another winless week in the NFL.
Former Chargers defensive tackle Charles DeJurnett died this week, the team
announced Friday. He was 68. DeJurnett died after a battle with cancer,
former Chargers coach Hank Bauer announced on Twitter. The...
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Charean Williams
Colts running back Nyheim Hines joins PTF PM to recap his huge game against
Titans, looks ahead in the schedule and breaks down his touchdown
celebrations.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees again was limited in Friday’s practice,
but he has no designation and will play Sunday against the 49ers.
Brees’ right shoulder injury had him limited Wednesday and...
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Charean Williams
Week 10 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Colts
and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams
in those games submitted their final injury reports...
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Josh Alper
The Vikings activated offensive guard Pat Elflein off injured reserve, the
team announced Friday. In the season opener against Green Bay, Elflein
started at right guard and played all 52 snaps. He went on...
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Charean Williams
Plenty of questions posed to football coaches involve hardcore, X-and-O
topics. Some don’t. On this Friday the 13th, which you may not have
noticed because every damn day since Friday, March 13th has...
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Mike Florio
The Cowboys have placed a third player on the COVID-19 reserve list. Practice
squad defensive tackle Walter Palmore now is on the list, according to the
NFL’s transactions wire. It is unknown whether...
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Charean Williams
Rotoworld's Warren Sharp looks ahead to the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 10
road matchup with the Miami Dolphins, highlighting why the Chargers defense
could make them the clear betting favorites.
Michael Holley lays out his bets for NFL Week 10, including the Eagles over
the Giants, Saints over 49ers and Bills over Cardinals.
The Seahawks haven’t had running backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde on
the field at practice this week, but they aren’t among the players who
have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against...
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Josh Alper
News that Budda Baker had returned to practice Friday served as a good sign
regarding his availability for Sunday’s game. The Cardinals list Baker
as questionable with a groin injury. Coach Kliff...
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Charean Williams
Bears head coach Matt Nagy said earlier this week that the team would look at
everything in order to spur their offensive production and included his role
as the offensive playcaller in that conversation....
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Josh Alper
The Panthers have placed defensive end Stephen Weatherly (finger surgery) and
running back Reggie Bonnafon (ankle) on injured reserve. Neither will play
again this season. Weatherly, who signed a two-year...
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Charean Williams
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that running back Mark Ingram was back
on the practice field Friday after sitting out on Thursday with an ankle
injury and the team’s injury report brought some...
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Josh Alper
The Patriots have listed cornerback Stephon Gilmore as questionable the last
two weeks before ruling him out ahead of traveling to their last two games.
They’ll be playing at home this weekend, but...
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Josh Alper
Giants running back Devonta Freeman aggravated his ankle injury in
Thursday’s practice, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The Giants
listed Freeman with a hamstring injury as well on Friday’s...
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Charean Williams
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said on Friday that the team has a plan in
place for wide receiver Alshon Jeffery without saying that Jeffery would
definitely be playing against the Giants on Sunday. It...
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Josh Alper
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s ankle injury doesn’t require
surgery, but it has sparked some questions about his future with the team.
Garoppolo has two years and no guaranteed money left...
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Josh Alper
The Bengals won’t have defensive tackle Geno Atkins (personal reasons)
or cornerback LeShaun Sims (concussion) for Sunday’s game. They
probably won’t have running back Joe Mixon, who is...
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Charean Williams
Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay will miss his second straight game with a
hip injury. Golladay has not practiced the last two weeks after being injured
in Week 8 and the Lions ruled him out for Sunday...
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Josh Alper
Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis was added to the injury report on
Thursday as a non-participant in practice because of a knee injury. That kind
of mid-week development is often followed by a player...
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Josh Alper
The Browns will practice on Friday after all. The team closed their facility
on Friday morning after being informed of a player testing positive for
COVID-19. On Friday afternoon, they announced that...
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Josh Alper