Former NFL player Myles Jack was arrested in Texas after firing a gun inside a home, police said Wednesday.

Jack, 30, was booked on one felony count of deadly conduct-discharging a firearm and one misdemeanor count of firing a gun in a certain municipality, the Frisco Police Department said in a press release.

Officers responded to the ...Read more

Here's a look back at Week 15's action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 15 RECAP

Falcons 29, Buccaneers 28: Kyle Pitts exploded for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 11 receptions in Atlanta’s come-from-behind victory at Tampa Bay. Pitts is currently playing the best football of his five-year career. He’s the overall TE1 across ...Read more

CHICAGO — The likelihood the Chicago Bears would be missing two of their top receivers Saturday against the Green Bay Packers is now a reality.

Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden III (ankle) were nonparticipants for a third straight day in Thursday’s final practice report and were ruled out for Saturday’s game at Soldier Field.

It’s ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The best part of grandpa Philip Rivers’ return to the NFL at age 44 came when Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald sought out the Indianapolis Colts quarterback Sunday after Seattle’s 18-16 home-field victory as a 13.5-point favorite.

“Great game plan,” said the coach. “You had us on tilt.”

A pinball machine pushed off ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua apologized for performing a gesture "antisemitic in nature" during a livestream, stating he originally had no idea it "perpetuated harmful stereotypes against Jewish people."

"I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 16 of the NFL season.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted a 9-7 (.563) record. Through the first 15 weeks of the season, he is 145-79 (.647).

Using point spreads with the scores Farmer ...Read more

Enjoyed one of our best all-round weeks of the year last week at 11-5 straight-up and 10-6 vs. the spread. Missed only two of 16 games both ways. We nailed another Upset of the Week (”Aawwk!”) with Broncos over Packers, and had a big four other ‘dog-with-points on covers by the Falcons, Chargers, Saints and Colts. It’s been an unusually ...Read more

MIAMI — For once, we have some evidence South Florida’s NFL franchise isn’t run by morons.

Someone is actually thinking about the future of this franchise and pushing the organization in that direction.

Whether it’s interim general manager Champ Kelly, or owner Steve Ross finally making his desires known, I no longer care. And you ...Read more

The Raiders, Titans and Giants all lost in Week 15, but New York jumped from the third overall pick up to the first overall pick because it has a slightly lower strength of schedule (.577) than Las Vegas (.579) or Tennessee (.597).

According to The Athletic’s playoff predictor, the Raiders still stand a 47% chance of getting the first pick ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Puka Nacua thinks NFL referees are “the worst.”

He feels they fabricate calls just so their friends can see them on TV.

But, to be honest, the Rams star receiver doesn’t seem too upset about the situation.

During a livestream Tuesday with YouTubers N3on and Adin Ross, Nacua was asked if he thought referees might bend the...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When Mike Evans crumpled to the turf eight weeks ago at Ford Field in Detroit, his collarbone fractured and his head clouded by a concussion, the belief hit harder than the pain: his season might be over.

With it, Evans feared, went his streak of 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. And since he’s in the final year of ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are considering a move to northwest Indiana amid growing concerns that Illinois lawmakers will not approve the financial incentives needed to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a top team official told the Chicago Tribune.

In an exclusive interview, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren confirmed the ...Read more

SEATTLE — Sean McVay might truly qualify as sleepless in Seattle.

After the Los Angeles Rams' victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, the Rams coach left SoFi Stadium for the hospital and the birth of his second son, who arrived Monday morning. Then McVay game-planned for Thursday night's showdown with the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is officially on the mend.

Mahomes suffered injuries to both his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ligament) late in Sunday’s Week 16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Dallas-based orthopedic surgeon Daniel E. Cooper performed surgery on Mahomes on...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I don’t understand how Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel could survive a housecleaning unscathed when former general manager Chris Grier and demoted starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa have paid a price for the underachievement and disappointment of the past three-plus seasons.

Nothing is decided for certain with ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 16 THURSDAY PICK

RAMS (11-3) at SEAHAWKS (11-3)

Line: LAR by 1 1/2.

Cote’s pick: SEA, 23-20.

TV: 8:15 p.m., Prime Video.

Upset (”Aawwk!”)! What probably is the Game of the Week comes early to christen King Sport’s Week 16 Thursday night. Rams and Seahawks are the two Super Bowl favorites, per DraftKings. The ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa and handing their starting quarterback job to rookie Quinn Ewers, per league sources.

According to a league source, Ewers had meetings with coaches late into the evening at Dolphins headquarters on Tuesday. Ewers will start Sunday against visiting Cincinnati.

Mike McDaniel opted for ...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