Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson was transported to a Houston-area hospital
with a concussion, coach Bill O’Brien said after Saturday’s
preseason game. “I think he’s going to be OK,...
Zack Martin ended Saturday’s preseason game standing on the sideline in
street clothes, which was a good sign for the Cowboys. The All-Pro right
guard injured his knee during the first half against...
After Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes unleashed an incredible deep ball on
a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill on Friday night, all anyone wanted to talk
about was Mahomes’ amazing arm. But Chiefs...
After sitting out the Chargers preseason opener last week, quarterback Philip
Rivers got his first work of the exhibition season Saturday night against the
Seattle Seahawks. Rivers completed his first six...
David Irving can participate in practices with the Cowboys, but he’s
not. The defensive lineman has missed all of training camp after missing most
of the offseason program. The Cowboys played yet...
Through a pair of preseason games, the Rams haven’t used their
starters. After Saturday’s game against the Raiders, Rams coach Sean
McVay didn’t rule out not using two of the most...
The Raiders returned to the Los Angeles Coliseum for the first time in 23
years, but if the Raiders fans who showed up en masse wanted to see their
team’s stars, they were out of luck. Oakland sat 15...
Bears tight end Adam Shaheen was carted off early in Saturday’s
preseason game in Denver. The team announced an ankle injury for the
second-year player, and multiple reports said he appeared to be in...
The Vikings paid a heavy price during their preseason game against the
Jaguars on Saturday afternoon. “List was so long I don’t remember the
exact number, so I’ll just wait until we put them on IR,”...
Jets coach Todd Bowles continues to have a trio of candidates for the
starting quarterback job. He continues to intend to wait as long as possible
to pick one. “I have some ideas in my head, but I...
Former Lions linebacker Paul Naumoff died Friday at his home in Tennessee,
the Associated Press reports. He was 73. The Lions selected him in the third
round of the 1967 draft. Naumoff made the Pro Bowl in...
Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson can’t stay healthy. He has missed 14
games since entering the league as a first-round draft pick in 2015. Now,
he’s hurt again in a scary scene that played out in...
The Cowboys’ vaunted offensive line, already without Travis Frederick
on Saturday night, lost right guard Zack Martin in the first half. Martin
stayed on one knee after a 7-yard run by running back...
Texans free safety Andre Hal, who is on the team’s non-football illness
list while battling cancer, joined his teammates at NRG Stadium on Saturday
night. Hal went through a pregame warmup before the...
Washington made several roster moves Saturday. It signed receiver Allenzae
Staggers, defensive back Darius Hillary and offensive lineman Kendall
Calhoun. The team waived running back Martez Carter with an...
After running back Derrius Guice suffered a torn ACL in the team’s
first preseason game, coach Jay Gruden said the team would stand pat at the
position. With running backs Samaje Perine and Byron...
The wait for Dez Bryant to find his next NFL team continues. Bryant visited
the Browns this week but left without a contract, and Mary Kay Cabot of
cleveland.com reports that Bryant is no longer on the...
The Raiders and Rams are resting their starters in today’s preseason
game, but there’s at least one backup worth keeping an eye on: Oakland
running back Chris Warren. Warren got 13 carries for...
The Packers have signed a journeyman tailback, due to the retirement of
another journeyman tailback. LeShun Daniels has joined the Packers,
contemporaneously with the placement of Akeem Judd on the reserve/...
Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving is suspended for the first four games
of the upcoming season, which he attributes to a league rule against
marijuana that Irving does not support. Irving wrote on...
Last week, the Vikings’ starting offense looked good. This week, not.
Seven days after shredding the Denver defense, the Minnesota No. 1 offense
sputtered through three drives against the Jaguars in...
The new helmet rule continues to create plenty of consternation, primarily
because plenty of fans and media members continue to have plenty of confusion
about what the rule allows and prohibits. Primarily...
Throughout the unexpected absence of receiver Josh Gordon from Browns
training camp, a persistent, nagging sense has lingering that the move was
not entirely voluntary, and that the league had some sort of...
The battle for the slot cornerback job in Minnesota could be won by default.
Mackensie Alexander and rookie first-rounder Mike Hughes are battling it out,
but Alexander suffered an ankle injury during...
Nick Foles may be down. So Carson Wentz is about to be up. Wentz will return
to 11-on-11 drills when the Eagles resuming practice on Sunday, according to
Chris Mortensen of ESPN. As Mortensen notes, it...
The ongoing roster tinkering that is going on throughout the NFL resulted on
Saturday in the Colts swapping out a pair of defensive players. Gone is
veteran defensive tackle Caraun Reid. Arrived is veteran...
Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon is returning to the team after missing all
of training camp and the start of the preseason. Gordon, the highly
productive receiver with a long history of substance-abuse...
The Raiders exited the L.A. Coliseum after the 1994 season. Today,
they’re back for the first time since leaving, for a preseason game
against the Rams. “We’re well aware of the history,” L.A....
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has been practicing. But he’s still
not ready to play. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Cook
won’t play in Saturday’s preseason home...
Dolphins CB Cordrea Tankersley wasn’t pleased with his performance on
Friday night vs. Carolina; “I feel like I played terrible. Straight
trash.” Bills LB Tremaine Edmunds is struggling early....
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is declining to get into a war of words with
his former teammate Kelvin Benjamin. Benjamin, now with the Bills, criticized
Newton in an interview that was published shortly...
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was one of the many who received a negative
assessment from Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Ryan and the Falcons claim
to not be bothered by it. “I’ve played for 11...
One man’s trash is another man’s potential treasure. In Josh
Allen’s first game after the publication of unflattering comments from
Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey regarding the seventh...
Free-agent receiver Dez Bryant visited the Browns on Thursday, stuck around
until Friday, and then left without a contract. After Friday night’s
home game against the Bills, current Browns employees...
The NFL rarely does anything to restrict offensive production. This year, it
could be. Browns coach Hue Jackson said after Friday night’s preseason
loss to the Bills that NFL officials have said...
The strong arm of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is going to be a treat
to watch in 2018. Mahomes gave a preview of what he can do in Friday
night’s preseason game, hitting Tyreek Hill for a...
Corey Coleman was traded from the Browns to the Bills at the start of
training camp, which was documented on Hard Knocks. But Coleman says the
HBO/NFL Films reality show didn’t show the whole reality...
Steven Nelson was hurdled by Falcons tight end Austin Hooper at the goal line
for a touchdown. That wasn’t the worst part. Hooper kicked Nelson in
the head, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters...
Baker Mayfield had a handful of plays that excited the home crowd, but the
No. 1 overall pick generally put in a workmanlike performance in his second
preseason game. Tyrod Taylor started against his former...
And then there were two. The competition for the starting quarterback job in
Buffalo may be down to second-year pro Nathan Peterman and rookie Josh Allen,
thanks to an injury suffered on Friday night by...
Josh Rosen didn’t get much attention last week after his preseason
debut. He will this week. Rosen took some snaps behind the first-team
offensive line and drove the Cardinals down the field,...
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is back. Sort of. Maybe. The seventh-year
pro turned five Friday night drives into a trio of field goals in his most
extensive action since December 2016. “We’re moving...
Giants running back Jalen Simmons gave everyone a scare when he remained on
the turf, on his stomach, after being hit in the head. He walked off slowly,
escorted by athletic trainer Ronnie Barnes, to the...
Sam Bradford expected to play more this week after getting only eight snaps
and one attempt in the preseason opener, and he did. The Cardinals
quarterback played three series, the last ending in a 9-yard...
Any success the Panthers have had offensively in recent years has been
without what you’d call a sterling group of wide receivers. The good
news is, they’ve put enough weapons around Cam Newton...
Cardinals defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche injured his right foot Friday
night against the Saints, and he won’t return. Nkemdiche could have
used the snaps. In 17 career games, he has no starts,...
The Chiefs have insisted they’re willing to let Patrick Mahomes learn
through his mistakes, because they think big plays are coming as well. He
proved them right on both counts in the first half...
The Bills announced a knee injury for defensive tackle Kyle Williams. He
obviously will not return. Williams stayed down on the field after a 19-yard
run by Browns running back Carlos Hyde. Williams walked...
Since Julio Jones isn’t playing tonight, the Falcons figured to lean on
rookie wide receiver Calvin Ridley a little more. They started with the
opening kickoff. The first-round pick sparked a quick...
Jamaal Williams won’t miss much time after being diagnosed with a minor
ankle sprain, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Packers running back
limped off in the second quarter after two carries...
The NFL fined Falcons rookie running back Ito Smith $26,739 for unnecessary
roughness, Vaughn McClure of ESPN reports. Smith lowered his helmet while
blocking in last week’s preseason game against the...
Browns players Denzel Ward and Jarvis Landry were fined for their actions
against the Giants in the preseason opener. The NFL docked Ward $10,026 for
taunting and Landry $13,369 for unsportsmanlike conduct...
The Falcons listed only two regulars as out tonight. However, D. Orlando
Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution adds two bigger names to the
list. Per Ledbetter, the Falcons will hold out running...
