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With Jayden Daniels out, Commanders turn to one-time Chiefs adversary Marcus Mariota

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ next opponent was dealt some bad news Wednesday.

Multiple outlets reported that Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss the Commanders’ “Monday Night Football” game against the Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Daniels left the Commanders’ game on Sunday at Dallas because of a ...Read more

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Mike Preston: Ravens need to beat Bears, but it won't be easy

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BALTIMORE — Chicago’s football franchise is no longer the sad news Bears.

They aren’t going to win a Super Bowl title in 2025, but Chicago is good enough to cause a lot of problems for the Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in a “must-win” situation for Baltimore.

Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, only four teams have started the ...Read more

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Marcus Hayes: Can the return of Brandon Graham fill the leadership void on the Eagles defense?

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PHILADELPHIA — After the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, Jeffrey Lurie told some NFL folks close to him that his greatest concern for the upcoming season had little to do with the talent level that would return, even with personnel losses looming. He didn’t worry about the salary cap, though it presented gnarly challenges, nor did he worry about ...Read more

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'They know how I feel': Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers says trade request still stands

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LAS VEGAS — Nothing about the way the Raiders’ season has gone has changed wide receiver Jakobi Meyers’ mind.

He still prefers to be traded.

“For sure,” Meyers said Tuesday when asked whether his offseason request still stands. “I’m a professional at the end of the day. I’m just trying to play good football. If I’m here, I’...Read more

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NFL upholds one-game suspension for Broncos ILB Dre Greenlaw

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DENVER — The NFL isn’t budging on its stance to suspend a key member of the Broncos’ defense.

On Tuesday night, NFL spokesman Michael Signora announced that the league upheld its one-game suspension of Dre Greenlaw, a day after multiple sources told The Denver Post that Greenlaw would appeal the suspension.

The Broncos will now be down ...Read more

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Sean Keeler: Broncos coach Sean Payton needs to bench Broncos play-caller Sean Payton

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DENVER — Hasn’t Broncos Country seen enough of this sheet show? Sean Payton’s offense had 10 plays inside the Giants’ 10-yard line this past Sunday. Eight were passes.

Six of those plays inside the 10 took place before the Broncos eventually scored. The first five of those particular six were throws. Three of them fell incomplete, ...Read more

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Analysis: J.J. McCarthy's long-term future remains the Vikings' guiding principle

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MINNEAPOLIS — Carson Wentz is coming off his worst game of the season, having thrown two interceptions and misfired on numerous passes while playing with a harness on his left shoulder. Max Brosmer has thrown just four passes in an NFL game.

They will be the Vikings’ top two quarterbacks against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night ...Read more

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John Romano: A special season for Bucs is now in doubt after Mike Evans goes down

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TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Evans will eventually recover from his broken clavicle.

But will the 2025 Buccaneers?

I’m not sure if that’s a riddle or a lament. It’s quite possibly both.

You see, the history of clavicle injuries in the NFL suggests players usually return to the field without career-altering complications. In that sense, it’s ...Read more

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Former Broncos QB Russell Wilson blasts Sean Payton as 'classless'

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DENVER — Russell Wilson heard Sean Payton on Sunday.

Apparently, he wasn’t impressed.

Wilson, who spent two years in Denver, including the 2023 season playing for Payton, responded to apparent shade thrown by Payton after Denver’s win Sunday against the New York Giants, where Wilson was benched after an 0-3 start.

“Classless … but ...Read more

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Fantasy football Week 8: Add and drop

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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

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Jets owner Woody Johnson rips QB Justin Fields for poor play, backs coach Aaron Glenn

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NEW YORK — Jets coach Aaron Glenn is mulling a quarterback change.

If it were up to owner Woody Johnson, the Justin Fields era likely would be over.

On Tuesday, during the NFL fall meetings in Manhattan, Johnson said the decision is “completely up to” Glenn. However, while backing Glenn, Johnson ripped Fields’ performance, which has ...Read more

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Paul Zeise: Steelers still control the AFC North, but Week 7 loss to Bengals could linger

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PITTSBURGH — Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers went into "Thursday Night Football" with the ability to take a massive four-game lead over every other team in the AFC North.

That wouldn't have been insurmountable, but it sure would have been a daunting climb for the rest of the division to catch them.

They then lost to Joe Flacco and the ...Read more

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Mistake-prone Seahawks take down Texans on 'Monday Night Football'

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Many came Monday night to Lumen Field hoping to celebrate two victories.

They sadly got just one.

And they had to endure a bit more torture than felt like was necessary to even get that one as a mistake-filled Seahawks offense kept giving Houston life every time they seemed on the verge of turning it into a rout.

Finally, the Seahawks held on...Read more

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'It's really tragic': Details emerge after former NFL star Doug Martin's death in Oakland police custody

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Retired NFL star Doug Martin spent his final moments alive Saturday morning wandering in the dark through the backyards and banging on the front doors of his neighbors’ houses in the Oakland hills, sources told the Bay Area News Group.

Martin’s subsequent death — after what police described as a “brief struggle” ...Read more

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Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans expected to miss most of season with shoulder injury

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DETROIT — The return of Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans was short-lived.

Back in the lineup for the first time in about a month, Evans sustained a concussion and broken collarbone while attempting to catch a deep pass from Baker Mayfield late in the first half of Monday night’s loss to the Detroit Lions.

He is expected to be out most of the...Read more

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Lions' patchwork secondary shuts down Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers in 24-9 win

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DETROIT — Cornerback Arthur Maulet, who’s been with the Detroit Lions less than two weeks, ran onto the field after quarterback Jared Goff threw an interception with 28 seconds left in the first half.

With Goff’s head drooping, Maulet stuck out his hand, as if to say, “We got you.”

If that was the message, he wasn’t lying — even ...Read more

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Vikings' Isaiah Rodgers says he received racist messages on social media after loss to Eagles

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MINNEAPOLIS — After the Minnesota Vikings’ 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, cornerback Isaiah Rodgers wrote on social media that he received “some of the most racist comments I ever seen or read since I entered the league.”

In screenshots shared on his Instagram account, Rodgers, who is Black, revealed an expletive-...Read more

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Brandon Graham set to come out of retirement to rejoin the Eagles

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PHILADELPHIA — Seven months after he gave a tear-filled speech announcing his retirement following 15 seasons with the Eagles, Brandon Graham is set rejoin the team, league sources told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Momentum toward a deal was building over the weekend, and league sources confirmed to The Inquirer Sunday that the wheels were on ...Read more

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Broncos ILB Dre Greenlaw suspended one game after he 'verbally threatened' referee postgame

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DENVER — Dre Greenlaw played one game for the Denver Broncos. Now he’s been suspended for a game by the NFL.

The league announced Monday that Greenlaw has been suspended for Denver’s Sunday home game against Dallas. According to the league, “After the conclusion of the Giants-Broncos game, Greenlaw chased after referee Brad Allen and ...Read more

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Ravens return to work from bye week 'still searching' for answers

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BALTIMORE — Ravens players were back to work Monday afternoon in Owings Mills, Md. Quarterback Lamar Jackson was still not, however.

Jackson was absent from Monday afternoon’s practice, Baltimore’s first since returning from its bye week. The two-time NFL Most Valuable has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury in the third ...Read more