Running back Zach Zenner was set to be in uniform for the Saints in New
Orleans this weekend right up until he was released by the Saints on Tuesday.
As it turns out, Zenner may still be in New Orleans...
The Lions put Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve after he had a knee
procedure and they moved to bolster their running back group on Wednesday.
The team announced that they have promoted running back Paul...
The Falcons reportedly don’t think quarterback Matt Ryan‘s ankle
injury is that serious. But it’s apparently serious enough to keep him
off the field today. Falcons coach Dan Quinn told...
With Minnesota’s Week Eight game only a day away, receiver Adam Thielen
remains optimistic that he’ll be able to play despite an injured
hamstring. “I’m hoping so,” Thielen told Dave Lee of WCCO...
On Thursday night, former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and
quarterback Case Keenum return to town as members of the visiting team.
Former Vikings tight end Steve Jordan also will be back, for a...
The Steelers last played against the Chargers on Sunday night in Week Six and
they closed out that game without the help of running back James Conner.
Conner was ruled out for the final quarter of the game...
The Panthers are coming off a bye week, and one of their most impressive
players on defense is coming off a minor surgery. Via Joe Person of
TheAthletic.com, rookie pass-rusher Brian Burns said he had a...
The Patriots’ pass defense is dominating opposing quarterbacks like no
defense we’ve seen in a long time. Maybe like no defense ever. The most
incredible statistic to sum up how the Patriots...
On Sunday night, the Eagles suffered a stunning and embarrassing loss to the
Cowboys. As the Eagles prepare for the last of a three-game road trip (in
Buffalo), coach Doug Pederson provided at his Wednesday...
Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu is officially a member of the Patriots. The team
formally announced Sanu’s acquisition in a Wednesday morning press
release. The team sent a 2020 second-round pick to...
Mike Florio and Chris Simms debate if it's more likely Jason Garrett leads
the Cowboys to the NFC title game or Urban Meyer becomes the next head coach
in Dallas. Plus, who is going to lead the MVP race...
Jets quarterback Sam Darnold‘s rough Monday night extended beyond the
apparitions that appeared due to the play of the Patriots defense. Darnold
had his foot stepped on during the game and Jets head...
Jaguars defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is heading to Philadelphia, but it is
not because he’s been traded to the Eagles. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media
reports that Dareus is making the trip to see Dr....
The push for 18 games has become a potential 17-game compromise, with the
growing sense that, eventually but inevitably, the regular season will expand
by one game. Still, it’s going to take some work...
When Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson suffered an abdominal injury in
September, word was that he’d miss a couple of weeks before getting
back in action. That proved to be an overly hopeful...
There have been whispers, rumors or reports that Jim Harbaugh could return to
the NFL since Harbaugh left the 49ers to become the head coach of the
University of Michigan in 2015, but he has not left and he...
Every Tuesday, MDS and I hand out a variety of awards for the week that was
during an extra-long episode of #PFTPM. The prizes include a pair of coaches
of the week — and for Week Seven they are...
The Texans filled a need with one of their own. According to Aaron Wilson of
the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are signing wide receiver Steven Mitchell
Jr. from their practice squad. He’s being...
After two crushing losses to the Vikings and the Cowboys, the Eagles are at a
crossroads and with the toughest part of their schedule coming up, Philly's
season could be over before they know it.
Patrick Mahomes' chances at repeating as NFL MVP took a big hit with his knee
injury, but Mike Florio and Chris Simms lay out a scenario in which he could
still win the award.
Lions players voiced their displeasure with the team trading Quandre Diggs to
the Seahawks. Mike Florio and Chris Simms examine the effects this could have
in Detroit.
Chris Simms explains what it means for a quarterback to "see ghosts" on the
field after Jets' QB Sam Darnold's comments went viral during Monday night's
game between the Jets and Patriots.
Chris Simms and Mike Florio air their grievances for the week, including the
overblown concern about Sam Darnold after he said he was seeing ghosts
against the Patriots' defense.
Last week the Eagles put on their official injury report that defensive
lineman Fletcher Cox had missed Wednesday practice with an
“illness.” There was no explanation of the illness, but Cox was...
In today's Daily Dose, the Lions placed Kerryon Johnson on IR with a knee
injury while the 49ers and Patriots traded for veteran receivers to help
bolster their offenses.
Cowboys kicker Brett Maher made some history against the Eagles last Sunday
night. The Cowboys elected to try a 63-yard field goal at the end of the
first half and Maher put it through the uprights with...
The Jaguars have had to deal with a number of changes, but they can count on
Josh Lambo every week. The kicker was named AFC special teams player of the
week, after hitting all four of his field goals in...
Jacoby Brissett wasn’t expected to be the starting quarterback for the
Colts this season, but Andrew Luck’s retirement in August changed the
team’s plans. It has not been a bad change for...
The Bills had to work harder than anticipated to beat the Dolphins.
Thankfully for them, Tre'Davious White kept them from having to explain
themselves for losing to a winless team. The third-year...
Aaron Rodgers didn’t have all of his weapons in the passing game, but
he didn’t need any more. The Packers quarterback was named NFC
offensive player of the week after his six-touchdown day...
After the Cardinals sacked Giants quarterback Daniel Jones eight times in a
27-21 win last Sunday, Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones said that
cornerback Patrick Peterson‘s return to the lineup...
During the pregame show before Monday night’s game between the Patriots
and Jets, Adam Schefter of ESPN noted that Tom Brady‘s contract is up
after the 2019 season and that he’s put his...
Mike Florio and Chris Simms look at how Emmanuel Sanders will fit in Kyle
Shanahan's scheme with the 49ers after San Francisco traded for the veteran
receiver.
The Chargers appeared to be on the brink of beating the Titans when they got
the ball to the 1-yard-line late in last Sunday’s game, but they never
got into the end zone. Running back Melvin Gordon...
The Falcons have plenty of issues this season, but among the most glaring is
their lack of pass rush. And that drought has lasted more than a month. Via
D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-...
When trying to identify potential fits for Tom Brady in 2020 if, as some
think, he’s destined to leave the Patriots, I left out one team that
maybe should have been included. The 49ers. Yes, they have...
The Steelers are 2-4, so they can’t take anything for granted. But
coach Mike Tomlin wanted to make sure his players were taking this week
seriously, even though they’re playing a team that...
Lions General Manager Bob Quinn has made some out-of-the-Honolulu-blue moves
at the trade deadline before. But suffice it to say yesterday’s deal
that sent starting safety Quandre Diggs to the...
Jets running back Le'Veon Bell is bashing the NFL for allowing Sam
Darnold‘s comments about “seeing ghosts” to make the Monday
Night Football broadcast. Darnold said he was “...
The Tennessee Titans re-signed defensive tackle Matt Dickerson on Tuesday.
Dickerson was released along with defensive lineman Brent Urban last week so
the team could add first-round pick Jeffery Simmons...
Ever since the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady agreed to a contract
extension that isn’t really a contract extension and Brady put his
house in Boston up for sale, some have been speculating that...
In addition to former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith, the Jacksonville Jaguars
brought back a familiar face to aid their linebacker corps on Tuesday. The
team re-signed linebacker Donald Payne, who has...
The in-season trading activity has been significant in recent days, with
still seven days to go until the window closes until 2020. So who else could
be traded? Receiver A.J. Green tops the list. It’s...
Nelson Agholor explained what some interpreted as a lack of effort late in
Sunday’s loss to Dallas. The Eagles receiver also appeared unbothered
by the outside criticism. “Man, I’m a...
