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NFL launches 'NFL PREM1ERE' jersey patch program to commemorate each rookie's first game

Today, the National Football League announced the launch of NFL PREM1ERE, the League’s first-ever jersey patch program created to recognize and celebrate each rookie’s first game in the NFL.  All rookie players on a 53-man roster to start the 2023 NFL season will wear an exclusive NFL PREM1ERE patch on their jersey during Week 1….

Bengals QB Joe Burrow on new contract extension: 'It means a lot to me. But, a lot more to do'

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will take the field on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns for the first time since he signed a five-year, $275 million deal. Burrow’s new contract extension makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history on an annual basis at $55 million per year. “Means a lot,” Burrow said on Saturday…

Expect trade talks for Colts RB Jonathan Taylor to resume

Sign up forNFL+to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports. The Indianapolis Colts’ season begins with running back Deon Jackson, originally a third-string back, as their starter for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. What began the preseason as a position of strength has turned into a big-time question mark. That…

2023 fantasy football flex rankings: Top 150 RB/WR/TE options in Week 2

Pondering some tough flex choices for your fantasy lineup? Adam Rank sorts through the running backs, receivers and tight ends to present his top 150 flex options each week for the 2023 fantasy football season, with some useful nuggets of analysis sprinkled in. The ranking is based on a 0.5 PPR scoring format. NOTE: In…

Packers to receive second-round pick in 2024 NFL Draft following Aaron Rodgers injury

Aaron Rodgers’ torn Achilles tendon will not just affect the New York Jets’ fortunes for the remainder of the 2023 season, it will also impact the 2024 draft order. The Green Bay Packers, who traded Rodgers to the Jets in April, will receive a second-round draft pick as part of the deal now that Rodgers…

Mike Tomlin: Steelers WR Diontae Johnson (hamstring) 'probably unavailable' vs. Browns

Pittsburgh will attempt to bounce back from Sunday’s disastrous Week 1 loss without its top receiver. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday announced wideout Diontae Johnson is “probably unavailable this week” against the Browns due to a hamstring injury he suffered Sunday against the 49ers. Tomlin also announced Cam Heyward is going to have…

Former Buccaneers, Bills WR Mike Williams dies at 36

Mike Williams, a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills from 2010-2014, has died after sustaining injuries during an accident while working at a construction site earlier this month, his agent, Hadley Engelhard, confirmed to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Tuesday. Williams was 36. Williams played in…

Jets QB Aaron Rodgers suffered torn Achilles vs. Bills, will miss remainder of 2023 NFL season

Aaron Rodgers‘ aspirations for resurrecting the New York Jets lasted just four snaps. Rodgers’ and the Jets’ cruelest fears were realized on Tuesday as an MRI revealed he suffered a torn left Achilles in Monday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills and will miss the remainder of the 2023 season, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport…

Chargers HC Brandon Staley on J.C. Jackson's Week 1 struggles: 'Our entire group on defense needs to improve'

J.C. Jackson‘s return from injury got off to a dreadful start in L.A. Like most of the Chargers defense, Jackson got torched during Sunday’s 36-34 shootout loss to the Miami Dolphins. Following last season’s patellar tendon tear in Week 7, Jackson played 42 snaps in Week 1 before being tethered to the sideline for the…