The Latest: Barkley back for Giants after ACL injury in 2020
3:45 p.m. Less than a year after tearing his right ACL, Saquon Barkley is returning to the New York Giants’ lineup. The 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year was active on Sunday for the opener against the Denver Broncos. Neither Barkley nor the Giants shed much insight on when...
List of inactive players for NFL games in Week 1
GREEN BAY AT NEW ORLEANS (in Jacksonville, Florida) Packers: S Vernon Scott (hamstring), CB Shemar Jean-Charles, C Jake Hanson, DL Jack Heflin, LB Isaiah McDuffie Saints: QB Ian Book, FB Adam Prentice, LB Chase Hansen, DE Payton Turner, CB Jordan Mille DENVER AT N.Y. GIANTS Broncos: LB Bradley Chubb (ankle),...
Vikings ironman and Hall of Famer Mick Tingelhoff dies at 81Video
MINNEAPOLIS — Hall of Fame center Mick Tingelhoff, the ultimate ironman who started 240 consecutive games at a bruising position for the Minnesota Vikings and played in four Super Bowls, has died. He was 81. Undrafted in 1962, Tingelhoff played 17 years for the Vikings and never was sidelined. His...
Ravens’ Gus Edwards, Marcus Peters headed to IR; Latavius Murray signedVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are putting running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters on injured reserve with knee injuries. Coach John Harbaugh announced the moves Friday, describing the injuries as season-ending, noncontact ligament tears from practice. “Gus made a cut — left-to-right cut — and landed...
Browns’ Odell Beckham Jr. questionable, Jadeveon Clowney back for openerVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr.’s playing status for Sunday’s opener at Kansas City remains up in the air. Jadeveon Clowney’s good to go. Beckham, who has mounted a quicker-than-projected comeback from knee surgery, was limited in practice Friday and coach Kevin Stefanski said the star wide receiver is questionable...
Dak Prescott, Cowboys show promise, but have to change history
If Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are going to see Tom Brady again this season, as the star quarterback boldly told the seven-time champ, they’re going to have to change recent history. Some older stuff, too. Those were Prescott’s parting words after Brady led the Buccaneers to the winning...
Judge encouraged by Barkley’s practices for Giants openerVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Roughly a year after tearing his right ACL, indications are Saquon Barkley is going to play for the New York Giants in the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Coach Joe Judge said the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year had a good...
17th game puts some NFL records within reach
Derrick Henry now has an extra game to help him surpass Eric Dickerson’s 37-year-old rushing record. The quest for the first 2,000-yard receiving season just got a little bit easier for big-play threats like Stefon Diggs and DeAndre Hopkins. And who knows what Patrick Mahomes can do to the record...
Cam Newton believes covid testing mishap contributed to Patriots’ release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Former Patriots quarterback Cam Newton says he was caught by surprise by his release in New England and believes his weeklong absence near the end of training camp due to a mishap related to covid-19 testing protocols contributed to coach Bill Belichick’s decision. In a 45-minute video...
Jonas Shaffer: Ravens built dynamic offense on the cheap, and now they’re having to foot the bill
Two years ago, the Ravens had the best quarterback, best left tackle and one of the best tight ends in the NFL. They were the motors in their Maserati of an offense, finely tuned and high-speed, prone to the occasional breakdown but still a sight to behold. And what did...
Behind 4 TD passes from Tom Brady, Bucs sneak past Cowboys
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns, helping the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off the NFL season with a mistake-filled 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. With seats in a NFL stadium filled to full capacity for the...
List of Ravens players with knee injuries continues to growVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens listed running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters as limited in practice Thursday, and ESPN later reported each player had a torn ACL. ESPN cited unidentified sources in its report. Losing Edwards would be another major blow to Baltimore’s backfield after the Ravens lost...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers says uncertain future doesn’t create extra pressureVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledges this season feels different because of the uncertainty surrounding how much longer he and some teammates might remain in Green Bay. But he doesn’t believe those questions will hinder his focus as the reigning MVP heads into his 17th — and...
Tom Brady, Buccaneers begin defense of title against CowboysVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Lofty, maybe even gargantuan, expectations don’t faze Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The reigning Super Bowl champions open the 2021 NFL season against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, confident they have everything it takes — at least on paper — to become the first...
Stefon Diggs finds validation in being selected a Bills captainVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Stefon Diggs no longer needs to worry about whether he’ll be accepted in Buffalo. If the record-setting production the receiver put up last year in his first season with the Bills wasn’t enough, whatever lingering apprehensions Diggs might have had were put to rest Tuesday, when...
Vikings, former Pitt tackle Brian O’Neill agree to a contract extension
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite contract negotiations that dragged through the summer and into Week 1 of the regular season, right tackle Brian O’Neill said he was convinced Wednesday’s contract extension would get done eventually because of his desire to stay with the Vikings. “The certain point was earlier this offseason when...
Ravens signing former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell to practice squadVideo
BALTIMORE — The Ravens have found another running back: Le’Veon Bell. The team is signing the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back to its practice squad, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed, and likely will add him to its 53-man roster when ready. ESPN first reported the deal Tuesday....
Gambling wave coming to NFL TV screens, but in moderationVideo
Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Now he can refer to it directly without worrying about drawing a comment from NFL officials in New York. Three years after the Supreme Court...
Ravens RB Justice Hill reportedly tears Achilles tendon; former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell among players trying out
BALTIMORE — Ravens running back Justice Hill reportedly tore his Achilles tendon in practice last week, likely ending his season and forcing the team to scramble for a replacement ahead of next Monday’s season opener. Hill, who was not at practice Monday, was reportedly hurt Thursday, according to the NFL...
Derrick Henry poised to run into more NFL history in 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry is a man of few words, preferring to work hard with a tunnel-vision focus and let his play do all the talking. Henry has been almost shouting the way he keeps running into the NFL record books. Now the NFL’s back-to-back rushing leader has the...
Former Super Bowl champ David Patten dies in motorcycle crashVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former three-time Super Bowl champion David Patten Jr. died in a motorcycle accident. The Richland County (S.C.) Coroner identified the victim of a crash Thursday night as Patten, 47, who is from Columbia. Patten played with the New England Patriots from 2001 until 2004, wining three NFL...
Mark Madden: When it comes to NFL and vaccines, ‘dependability is more important than ability’
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he didn’t cut quarterback Cam Newton because Newton declined to get a covid vaccination. But absolutely, he did. Belichick just wasn’t dumb enough to say it out loud like Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer. Belichick doesn’t necessarily appear to be pro- or anti-vaccine,...
Colts’ Carson Wentz still weighing options after return from covid listVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Carson Wentz spent three days attending Zoom meetings and rehabbing his injured left foot at home. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback also used the time to think about how to avoid another trip to the reserve/covid-19 list. On Thursday, Wentz returned to practice still unvaccinated but with a stronger...
Le’Veon Bell, Todd Gurley, Adrian Peterson among unsigned big namesVideo
NEW YORK — They were once at the top of the NFL — league MVPs, All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and faces of franchises. With the regular season about to kick off, they’re now at the front of the unemployment line. Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Le’Veon Bell, Todd Gurley and Richard Sherman...
Ex-NFL player Keith McCants, 53, found dead in Florida home
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead Thursday at his home in Florida after a suspected drug overdose, investigators said. He was 53. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in an email that deputies were called to a St. Petersburg home about 5:10 a.m. Thursday....
