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Bengals looking for more scoring from Joe Burrow, offense after bye weekVideo
CINCINNATI — After winning the AFC North in consecutive seasons and returning most of their starters, the Cincinnati Bengals were expected to make a deep run into the playoffs. But a team that is fortunate to be 3-3 at its bye week hasn’t dazzled anyone. Joe Burrow has battled a...
Reports: Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo won’t play at ChicagoVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not play Sunday because of a back injury when Las Vegas visits the Chicago Bears, according to multiple reports Thursday. Either 15-year veteran Brian Hoyer or rookie Aidan O’Connell will start for Las Vegas. Hoyer played the second half of Sunday’s 21-17...
Browns QB Deshaun Watson practices after missing 2 games with a shoulder injury; could face ColtsVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson tested his injured right shoulder in practice for the first time in nearly weeks Thursday, moving him closer to starting this week after he missed two games. Watson has been dealing with a strained rotator cuff, an injury that has prevented him...
Rams invite 4 RBs to compete for carries heading into game vs. SteelersVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When the Los Angeles Rams abruptly lost the top two remaining running backs on their depth chart to late-game injuries last Sunday, they decided to open a midseason competition for the job. The Rams promoted veteran Royce Freeman from the practice squad to the roster alongside...
New Kensington’s Willie Thrower celebrated for breaking color barrier for NFL quarterbacks 70 years ago
Wednesday’s “1st Snap” celebration was 70 years in the making, and NFL pioneer Willie Thrower’s family and friends made the most of the anniversary. A steering committee worked nearly a year to the day to mark Thrower becoming the first Black quarterback to take a snap in an NFL game....
Browns QB Deshaun Watson can’t put timeline on return from injury
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s return is either imminent, a day or two away or not happening for another few weeks. Nothing is certain at the moment with the Cleveland Browns’ $230 million starting quarterback. Dealing with a “tricky” injury he described as a strain — and not a bruise...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: League still needs to hire more minority coaches
NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still needs to hire more minority head coaches. The latest rule change was aimed at increasing opportunities. Owners voted Tuesday to push in-person head coaching interviews back one more week, until after all divisional playoff games have been completed, to...
Patrick Mahomes says he ‘jumped’ at the chance to invest in Formula One’s Alpine team
AUSTIN, Texas — Patrick Mahomes “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, along with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, golfer Rory McIlroy and former heavyweight champion...
Colts QB Anthony Richardson opts for season-ending surgery on injured throwing shoulder
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson has taken the final snap of his rookie season, opting to have season-ending surgery on his injured throwing shoulder. Coach Shane Steichen confirmed the decision before Wednesday’s practice. Steichen said the team consulted multiple medical officials, weighed the long-term health of Richardson...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets contract extension through March 2027
NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell received his long-expected contract extension Wednesday. “The Compensation Committee updated the full ownership today that an agreement has been reached to extend Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract for three years, through March 2027,” the league announced in a statement. A person familiar with the...
Justin Herbert must be better late if Chargers want to rebound
During his first three seasons, Justin Herbert came up big when the Los Angeles Chargers needed a winning drive late in the fourth quarter or overtime. Herbert will need to rediscover that clutch gene if the Chargers hope to get back to the playoffs for a second straight season. With...
New Castle native Geno Stone evolves into valuable component on Ravens defense
It was late in the third quarter, and the Ravens were clinging to a five-point lead in what was an all-too-familiar scenario. Four minutes earlier, safety Kyle Hamilton had been ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Titans receiver Chris Moore. The personal foul moved Tennessee to the Ravens’ 15-yard line,...
Rams sign RB Darrell Henderson to practice squad, add Royce Freeman ahead of Steelers gameVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams re-signed Super Bowl-winning running back Darrell Henderson to their practice squad and promoted Royce Freeman to the active roster. The Rams made the moves Tuesday after top running backs Kyren Williams and Ronnie Rivers left Sunday’s 26-9 victory over Arizona with injuries....
Aaron Rodgers providing Jets with some inspiration as he continues to recoverVideo
It was all like something out of some sort of feel-good sports movie. Aaron Rodgers ditched the crutches and walking boot, strolled onto the field during pregame warmups Sunday and the New York Jets quarterback started throwing passes again. Less than five weeks after tearing his left Achilles tendon. His...
Carolina Panthers’ rising star play-caller never wanted to coach
At various points throughout his playing career, Thomas Brown had to resort to a similar refrain when talking to his insistent and loving father. “Dad,” Brown would say, “there’s no way in the world I’m ever going to become a coach.” “When I’m done playing,” he’d continue, “I’m going to...
Report: 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey’s injury not considered long-term
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Running back Christian McCaffrey’s oblique injury is not expected to be a long-term issue, ESPN reported Tuesday. McCaffrey scored in his 15th consecutive game Sunday before pain in his oblique and ribs forced him out before the fourth quarter of a 19-17 loss at Cleveland, the...
NFL considers eliminating hip-drop tackles, will review ‘tush push’ again after seasonVideo
NEW YORK — The NFL is looking to eliminate the hip-drop tackle and will again discuss the “tush push” in the offseason. League executive Jeff Miller said Tuesday the hip-drop tackle increases risk of injury by 25 times the rate of a standard tackle. Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith briefly left...
Anthony Richardson ‘probably going to be gone for the year,’ Colts owner says as QB mulls surgery
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay believes rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson may need season-ending surgery on his injured throwing shoulder. Irsay told ESPN that Richardson and the team’s medical staff were still mulling treatment options for Richardson’s sprained AC joint, but a final decision had not been made —...
Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in 4th quarter for a 20-17 victory over the Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dak Prescott threw for 272 yards and a touchdown, and the Dallas Cowboys rebounded from a rout a week ago, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 20-17 Monday night. Prescott completed 21 of 30 passes and also had a rushing TD. He became the 30th quarterback in NFL...
Inconsistent Bengals will try to work out offensive issues and get healthy during bye week
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals get an extra week to figure out why their offense has been so confoundingly inconsistent. The bye week is arriving at a good time for the Bengals, who managed to hold off the Seattle Seahawks, 17-13, on Sunday — mostly because of a superlative effort...
The Baltimore Ravens have been starting fast all season. They also closed strong Sunday in LondonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens closed out this game just fine. There was a brief stretch in the third quarter when another lead started slipping away, but Jackson steadied his team quickly and the Ravens went on to a 24-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans...
Rams starting cornerback Derion Kendrick arrested on concealed weapon charge hours after game
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams starting cornerback Derion Kendrick was arrested early Monday morning on a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Los Angeles County jail inmate records indicate Kendrick was arrested after a traffic stop in Hollywood, several hours after the Rams’ 26-9 victory over Arizona at...
Former Steelers WR Antonio Brown arrested in Florida
Former Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested Sunday night in Florida, according to local reports. Brown, 35, reportedly neglected to pay child support to the mother of one of his children. He was arrested around midnight Sunday outside his home after he entered a taxi, Local 10...
Buffalo Bills hang on — barely — in a 14-9 win over the New York Giants
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen patiently oversaw two lengthy second-half scoring drives, capped by a 15-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Morris with 3:58 remaining, and the Buffalo Bills defeated the undermanned but gritty New York Giants 14-9 on Sunday night. What was anticipated to be a Bills blowout turned...
Struggling offense, costly mistakes continue to haunt Patriots in loss
LAS VEGAS — The New England Patriots finally found some offense. Unfortunately for them, they also ran into the same self-inflicted mistakes that have haunted them most of the season during Sunday’s 21-17 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Patriots are 1-5 for the first time with Bill Belichick...
