QB Caleb Williams will play for the Chicago Bears in their upcoming game against the Buffalo Bills today. (James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The drought was the very worst … but football season is (un)officially back with the 2024 NFL preseason. Tonight, the preseason continues with a match-up between the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills. This will be …
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John Harbaugh hopes coaching kickoffs the right way makes new rule an advantage for Ravens
John Harbaugh says it’s on him to make sure the Ravens make the most of the NFL’s new kickoff rule. Harbaugh, who was a special teams coordinator before becoming a head coach, said he believes the Ravens can use the new rule to their advantage, and it’s up to the coaches to make sure the players fully understand the rule …
Read More »Tank Dell scores preseason TD, feels good after injury and offseason shooting
Tank Dell is back. Dell, the Texans wide receiver whose rookie season was cut short with an injury and who then suffered minor injuries in an offseason shooting, returned to the field and scored a touchdown in the Texans’ preseason win over the Steelers. “To come out here healthy, feeling good, 250 days since I stepped on the field and …
Read More »Sauce Gardner to Jayden Daniels: Man, you’re gonna be real good
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels picked up an admirer after Thursday’s joint practice with the Jets. It was the first time that Daniels has faced an opposing NFL defense in any setting and reports from the session said that there were highs and lows for the rookie in rainy conditions in New Jersey. Some of the lows could be attributed to …
Read More »“Hawk-Eye” technology fails to impress in Lions-Giants game
The NFL has finally decided to experiment with moving away from two sticks and 30 feet of chain link to determine whether a first down was earned. Last night, it didn’t go particularly well. Via AwfulAnnouncing’s Twitter feed, an effort to use the new “Hawk-Eye” technology to determine whether a first down had been earned in the Lions-Giants preseason game …
Read More »Ryan Kelly: Anthony Richardson’s leadership has really started to come out
Anthony Richardson didn’t have much playing time as a rookie before going down with a season-ending shoulder injury, starting just four games. But he’s healthy heading into his second season and is in a good position to excel in 2024. Veteran center Ryan Kelly told reporters earlier this week that he’s seen Richardson exhibit more qualities of an established starter …
Read More »Report: Eagles plan to play starters for a series in first preseason game
Philadelphia will have its key players on the field for Friday’s preseason opener against Baltimore. Per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles plan to play their starters for a series in the exhibition contest. That could change depending on how things go, with the full unit perhaps getting more time. There are also select starters who could get …
Read More »Dak Prescott not practicing Friday due to ankle soreness
Friday’s practice at Cowboys training camp was missing an unexpected member of the roster. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been absent for all of camp as he looks for a new contract, but quarterback Dak Prescott had been with the team at every practice despite being in the market for a deal of his own. Prescott missed Friday’s session, however, …
Read More »Stephen Jones: CeeDee Lamb is not going to play anywhere but with the Cowboys
On Thursday, at the same time Jerry Jones was making headlines with his “no urgency” quote about CeeDee Lamb’s contract, Stephen Jones was reassuring Cowboys fans that the star receiver isn’t going anywhere. Stephen Jones joined the Doomsday podcast and said negotiations are “cordial” between the Cowboys and Lamb’s agent, who just returned from the Paris Olympics this week. “We …
Read More »Report: CBS will produce the Netflix games on Christmas Day
When Netflix swooped in and stole a pair of Christmas games from the NFL’s existing partners, Netflix had one small problem. It has no in-house capacity to produce football broadcasts. Now, it does. According to Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal (via Sports Business Daily), CBS Sports will produce the two games to be broadcast by the streaming powerhouse …
Read More »Matthew Berry’s Overall Top 200 for 2024 fantasy football season
Here are my Top 200 overall players for the 2024 fantasy football season. Some quick notes: These are re-draft rankings for managed PPR leagues. If you’re playing best ball, you can still use these for reference, but keep in mind that players with extremely high single week upside, as well as rookies, move up significantly in that format. Similarly, if …
Read More »Markus Golden retires a week after re-signing with Steelers
The Steelers placed linebacker Markus Golden on the reserve/retired list on Friday, the team announced. Golden, 33, signed with the team last week. He spent last season with the Steelers, the third team he played for in nine seasons, and totaled 20 tackles, four sacks, six tackles for loss, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. His four sacks ranked …
Read More »Jarrett Stidham will start Broncos’ preseason opener, Bo Nix will start next week
Jarrett Stidham is the Broncos’ starting quarterback for the first week of the preseason, while rookie Bo Nix will get the job next week. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said today that Stidham will start this Sunday against the Colts. Nix will start on Sunday, August 18, against the Packers. Payton did not say who will start the Broncos’ third …
Read More »Should the NFL settle the Sunday Ticket case?
It’s been eight days since Judge Philip Gutierrez did the NFL a $14.1 billion favor by throwing out the jury’s verdict in the Sunday Ticket antitrust case. With an appeal inevitable, should the NFL try to settle the case? Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal raised that issue in his weekly newsletter, with quotes from Jodi Balsam, a professor at …
Read More »Steelers’ first-round tackle Troy Fautanu suffers knee injury in preseason debut
Steelers rookie Troy Fautanu, the 20th overall pick in the 2024 draft, made his preseason debut on Friday night. At some point while playing, he suffered a knee injury. Via Jeff Hathhorn of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, Fautanu’s left knee was wrapped after the game against the Texans. Coach Mike Tomlin said the team will have more information on …
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