The NFL returned to our lives this past weekend and served up the usual drama proving that, no matter much we talk and speculate in the offseason, few of us really know what is going to happen when the games are played for real. There were quite a few eye-raising performances and results and that…
The National Football League has announced the expansion of the practice squad for all 32 clubs beginning in 2024 to include one international player, helping to create more opportunities for talented athletes from around the world to be identified and developed in the game of football. Since 2017, select divisions have been allocated international players…
The New York Jets don’t have to look far for lessons on how to deal with a starting quarterback going down with injury in Week 1. Bill Parcells knows exactly what Robert Saleh is dealing with after Aaron Rodgers‘ season ended after four snaps. In 1999 — Parcells’ third and final season with the Jets…
Brock Purdy continued the immaculate start to his career, moving to 6-0 as a regular-season starter with Sunday’s blowout win in Pittsburgh. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback became the only signal-caller since at least 1950 to start 6-0 and throw multiple pass touchdowns in each of his first six career starts. On Tuesday, wide receiver…
The Los Angeles Chargers continue to put on a good show but come up shy with the game on the line. In Sunday’s thrilling back-and-forth 36-34 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Justin Herbert and the offense had the chance to swipe the game on the final drive, getting the ball back with 1:45 left. However,…
Running back D’Andre Swift and tight end Dallas Goedert had two touches on Sunday. Not apiece, but combined. In the Philadelphia Eagles’ sluggish 25-20 win over the New England Patriots, their offense sputtered as a whole. Still, the lack of usage for Goedert and Swift in particular was eyebrow-raising. It certainly wasn’t lost on new…
After two seasons away from the NFL, running back Tarik Cohen is making a comeback attempt. Cohen, who has not played in the league since 2020 due to injuries, plans to sign with the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday evening. Though he does not have a spot on the…
Humiliated. Destroyed. Demolished. Wrecked. Shellacked. Smashed. Humbled. Laughed-off-the-field. Pick your word to describe the New York Giants’ 40-0 skunking at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys. Star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence chose his own: “Embarrassed.” “We got embarrassed,” Lawrence told Jared Schwartz of the New York Post. “But you’ve got to own it and move…
New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson (illness) should be able to play Sunday versus the Eagles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. But wide receiver DeVante Parker, who had been listed as questionable with a knee injury, is not expected to play this week, per Rapoport. Stevenson missed Friday’s practice due…
Marcas Grant and Michael F. Florio are back with a full fantasy recap of all the action from Week 1. The guys start off the show discussing J.K. Dobbins’ season-ending Achilles injury and how fantasy players should pivot. Afterwards, the duo goes through its list of Week 1 performances fans shouldn’t overreact to. Next, the guys talk about…
