NEW YORK — The Giants‘ injury report was not encouraging on Wednesday ahead of the team’s must-win Week 2 road trip to the Dallas Cowboys.

Franchise left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) sat out practice again after missing the team’s 21-6 Week 1 loss to the Washington Commanders. And top receiver Malik Nabers (back) was limited after ...Read more

ATLANTA — In May, Falcons coach Raheem Morris provided a thoughtful answer into how he wanted to develop in his second year as head coach.

Given his handling of the kicking position thus far after another costly miss by Younghoe Koo in Sunday’s season-opening loss, it’s not clear if Morris is adhering to his objectives.

“The No. 1 ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Should we have seen this coming?

No, not Ben Skowronek's 22-yard touchdown reception late in the first quarter Sunday, although the connection with Aaron Rodgers is certainly part of the storyline. I mean how the Steelers' collection of pass-catchers performed during their 34-32 victory over the New York Jets at ...Read more

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — While tight end George Kittle will miss at least the 49ers’ next four games on injured reserve, kicker Jake Moody will not suit up for them anymore.

The 49ers are signing Eddy Piñeiro after waiving Moody, a 2023 third-round pick who had 2 of 3 field-goal attempts go awry in Sunday’s 17-13 season-opening win at ...Read more

CHICAGO – In one game, we saw J.J. McCarthy at his worst, the Vikings hope.

Then we saw McCarthy respond to adversity. And the reasons to be optimistic became evident.

After his performance on “Monday Night Football” — in which he picked himself and the Vikings off the mat to score 21 points in the fourth quarter — I want more of the...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter will be available for the team’s Week 2 game Sunday in Kansas City.

Carter has been suspended one game without pay by the NFL, which ruled Tuesday that the timing of his Thursday ejection for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott served as his one-game punishment. He will ...Read more

CHICAGO — Cornerback Nahshon Wright epitomized the highs and lows of a Chicago Bears defense that played a role in squandering a 17-6 third-quarter lead to lose to the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 on "Monday Night Football" at Soldier Field.

The high: Wright picked off Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy and ran in a 74-yard touchdown to stake the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — With the knee injury to safety DeShon Elliott, the Steelers are signing safety Jabrill Peppers, a former No. 1 draft choice of the Cleveland Browns, sources told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Elliott was injured in the season opener against the New York Jets and is expected to be out a couple weeks. Peppers is being signed as a ...Read more

MIAMI — Attorneys for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill strongly deny domestic violence allegations levied by his estranged wife in a recent filing in their divorce proceedings.

Celebrity news website TMZ reported Monday that Keeta Vaccaro alleges in the filing that Hill was abusive to her several times during their 17-month-long ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — While tight end George Kittle will miss at least the 49ers’ next four games on injured reserve, kicker Jake Moody will not suit up for them anymore.

The 49ers waived Moody, a 2023 third-round pick, after two of his three field-goal attempts went awry in Sunday’s 17-13 season-opening win at Seattle.

Kittle went on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The edge in Week 1 goes to the teams that know how to win. It is as close as the regular season gets to “survive and advance.” Nobody is playing with a full deck. The first game of the season is a chance for a coaching staff to see what it actually has, in actual games, against actual opponents. How it adjusts is how the ...Read more

Apparently, we have to do this again.

So, let me try a different tactic.

After the Niners’ last preseason game, I used this very space to publicly excoriate John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan for keeping kicker Jake Moody on the roster.

Clearly, it didn’t land. They went into the season with Moody.

How’d that work out?

I, like so many of ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton had all the balance of Cosmo Kramer.

And like“Seinfeld,” the sitcom where Kramer’s falls became part of the joke, the Broncos spent most of the first half against the sloppy Titans providing a show about nothing.

Denver threw the ball on 15 of its first 19 plays. If that’s Payton’s idea of balance, I’d think ...Read more

MIAMI — It was either a moment of denial, misinterpretation or naivete.

At least that’s what I’m trying to convince myself, attempting to explain Tua Tagovailoa’s reaction to my question about why the Miami Dolphins’ starting quarterback’s turnovers tend to come in bunches during his six NFL seasons.

Tagovailoa has delivered three ...Read more

SEATTLE — On Sunday, the Seahawks had so much new to debut.

A new offensive coordinator (Klint Kubiak). A new reliance on a run-first scheme. A new quarterback (Sam Darnold), wide receiver (Cooper Kupp) and left guard (Grey Zabel). A new look at Lumen Field, where green poms were spread throughout the stadium, the 12s’ own terrible towels. ...Read more

CHICAGO — On Wednesday afternoon, as the Minnesota Vikings prepared for their first game week with their 22-year-old quarterback, coach Kevin O’Connell called to mind the ineffable quality that always seemed to make the difference for J.J. McCarthy.

The Vikings made McCarthy the highest-drafted quarterback in Vikings history, selecting him ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are acquiring Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby, a source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday night.

NFL Network was first to report the trade. The Eagles are sending 2026 fifth- and sixth-round picks for the 24-year-old who ran for 766 years and seven touchdowns for the Jags last season.

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BALTIMORE — To go, or not to go; that was the question.

It was the one the Ravens were facing late Sunday night in Orchard Park, N.Y., where they were clinging to a two-point lead over the Buffalo Bills and facing fourth-and-3 from their own 38-yard line with 1:33 remaining. It was the one still lingering uneasily less than 24 hours after a ...Read more

DENVER — Bo-lieve? More like Bo-ring!

The Broncos’ season opener lacked thunder, but featured a lightning delay. The horse was under the weather. Or perhaps he received an advanced copy of the offensive game plan.

It was one game, the first game. And the Broncos won. Can’t forget that after the previous eight seasons. But tabulating the ...Read more