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Raiders intercept Jordan Love 3 times, hold on to beat PackersVideo
LAS VEGAS — Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers 17-13 on Monday night to stop a three-game skid. The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22 of...
Flag football set to be included at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
First, Taylor Swift. Next, the Olympics. The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost Monday when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32...
Burrow connects with Chase for 3 TDs as Bengals roll past CardinalsVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Joe Burrow threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns to Ja’Marr Chase, who finished with a season-high 192 yards receiving, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals, 34-20, on Sunday. It was a much-needed offensive performance for Burrow, who signed the NFL’s richest contract during the...
NFL Week 5: Travis Etienne, Jaguars go 2-0 in London, beat listless BillsVideo
LONDON — Travis Etienne rushed for 136 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the jet-lagged Buffalo Bills 25-20 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Jaguars (3-2) won back-to-back games in London, ended Buffalo’s three-game winning streak and proved they can hang with an AFC powerhouse....
Von Miller set to make season debut after Bills activate him from PUP listVideo
Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller is set to play against Jacksonville on Sunday in what would be his first game since tearing a ligament in his right knee 10 months ago. The Bills (3-1) activated the NFL’s all-time active sacks leader from the reserve-physically unable to perform list on...
RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts agree to 3-year, $42M extension
All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts agreed on a contract extension Saturday, the team announced. The deal is worth $42 million, with $26.5 million guaranteed, over three years, according to reports. San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey ($16 million annually) and New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara ($15 million) are now...
Giants’ Saquon Barkley questionable for game against Dolphins
NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley seems like he’s trending toward missing a third straight game with his high right ankle sprain, although the Giants listed him as questionable for Sunday’s road game against the Miami Dolphins. “I’d definitely say I’m in a better spot than where I was last Thursday,”...
Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo cleared to return for ‘Monday Night Football’
LAS VEGAS — Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has cleared concussion protocol and will return against the Packers on “Monday Night Football.” Garoppolo entered the NFL’s protocol after a loss to the Steelers on Sept. 24 and missed last week’s loss to the Chargers. “It was a tough game,” Garoppolo said...
Bears trade former Steelers WR Chase Claypool to DolphinsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Chicago traded former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player’s brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, the...
Can a spotlight on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce help the NFL draw more Gen Z and female fans?
Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Not orchestrated by the...
11-time Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald now helping young players maximize earning potential
Larry Fitzgerald is attacking the board room the same way he took on cornerbacks during a sensational NFL career. The 11-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who caught more passes for more yards than every player in league history other than Jerry Rice has transitioned smoothly to the corporate world since...
Fields, Moore lead the Bears to their 1st win of the seasonVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Music blared from the Chicago Bears locker room after a victory for the first time in almost a year, and players danced and jumped around with joy. All thanks to Justin Fields and DJ Moore being perfectly in tune. Fields and Moore connected eight times for 230...
Browns running game spinning its wheels since losing Nick Chubb
CLEVELAND — Moments before the season kicked off, Nick Chubb trotted on to the field inside a roaring Cleveland Browns Stadium while toting a No. 32 flag to honor Jim Brown, the legendary running back who died in May. Chubb ran to the opposite end zone and handed it to...
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80Video
CHICAGO — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an exaggeration. Butkus,...
Too much Taylor? Travis Kelce says NFL TV coverage is ‘overdoing it’ with Swift during games
Maybe there’s too much Taylor, not enough Travis. Travis Kelce agreed Wednesday with the idea that NFL TV coverage has been “overdoing it” with the amount of times Taylor Swift has been on screen while attending his Kansas City Chiefs’ games the last two weeks. Swift was in a suite...
Colts waiting to make decision on RB Jonathan Taylor after All-Pro returns to practiceVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor returned to the practice field Wednesday for his first workout in 10 months. Now he must prove to the Indianapolis Colts coaches he can carry the workload Sunday against Tennessee. The All-Pro running back and 2021 NFL rushing champion was activated from the physically unable to...
Rams WR Cooper Kupp returns to practice, enters IR activation windowVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is returning to practice this week after missing the first four games of the season with a hamstring injury. Kupp rejoined his teammates Wednesday when the Rams (2-2) began their preparations to host unbeaten Philadelphia on Sunday. The Super Bowl...
Aaron Rodgers says he also has an ankle injury, won’t rule out return this season
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday he has an ankle injury in addition to the torn left Achilles tendon that he is rehabbing after surgery. During his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the New York Jets quarterback said he is dealing with a deltoid issue. The...
Giants coach Brian Daboll claims tablet toss wasn’t showing up QB Daniel Jones
NEW YORK — Brian Daboll said he wasn’t showing up Daniel Jones when he frustratedly tossed a tablet after reviewing Jones’ interception on the bench. “Yeah, I’m not doing that,” Daboll said on a Tuesday conference call. The head coach pointed something out on the play to his QB and...
Seahawks’ Pete Carroll: Geno Smith ‘lucky’ to escape serious injury after ‘dangerous’ tackle
SEATTLE — Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith should be OK after suffering a knee injury in Monday night’s win over the New York Giants, coach Pete Carroll said during his weekly radio show on Seattle Sports 710. “I think so,” Carroll said. “He went back in the game and was able...
Patriots edge rusher Matt Judon to have surgery on torn biceps
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots edge rusher Matt Judon has elected to have surgery to repair a torn biceps, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Judon is scheduled to have the procedure Wednesday and be out indefinitely, said the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on Tuesday...
Rookie Devon Witherspoon scores on 97-yard pick-six as Seahawks D leads Seattle over GiantsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie cornerback Devon Witherson scored on a 97-yard interception return late in the third quarter and the Seattle Seahawks tied a team record with 11 sacks in a 24-3 victory over the struggling and offensively inept New York Giants on Monday night. Geno Smith threw a...
Chase Claypool won’t be with the Chicago Bears in Week 5, coach Matt Eberflus says. And perhaps beyond.Video
Chase Claypool’s days with the Chicago Bears appear to be numbered. During a news conference Monday at Halas Hall that was at times tense and awkward, coach Matt Eberflus said Claypool has been asked to stay away from the team this week — and perhaps permanently — as the Bears...
Browns hobble into the bye week after being stung by a rash of injuries in the first 4 weeksVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett left the stadium wearing a protective boot, a fitting accessory for a Browns team limping into its bye week. Cleveland’s first four games left a mark. The Browns lost star running back Nick Chubb and two-time All-Pro tackle Jack Conklin to season-ending knee injuries in the...
The Ravens suddenly have the healthiest AFC North QB, and the standings reflect thatVideo
As long as Lamar Jackson is healthy, Baltimore can withstand a lot of problems. Right now he is, and it’s the Ravens’ rivals who are dealing with injuries to their top passers. Jackson and the Ravens did exactly what they needed to against a Cleveland team that was without quarterback...
