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Colts safety Julian Blackmon went down with an injury in Wednesday’s practice and it will keep him out for the rest of the season. The Colts announced on Thursday that Blackmon tore his Achilles as the team was preparing for Sunday night’s game against the 49ers. Blackmon started the first six games of the year […]

Signs continue to point toward Jimmy Garoppolo making the start at quarterback for the 49ers against the Colts on Sunday night. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Garoppolo will be a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice as he continues to make his way back from the calf injury that kept him out of Week […]

When players prepare to face their former teams, they usually answer questions about added emotion by saying some variation of it being just another game. Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner is taking a different path this week. Buckner was traded to the Colts by the 49ers in 2019 after failing to come to an agreement […]

Offensive lineman Forrest Lamp was among seven free agents the Saints had in town for workouts Monday. They are signing Lamp to the practice squad, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Lamp, 27, landed on the Bills’ injured reserve list Aug. 23 with a calf injury that kept him out most of training. The team […]

It’s unclear if the Colts will have wide receiver T.Y. Hilton in the lineup for Sunday night’s game against the 49ers, but they will have more cap room to work with this season after addressing his contract. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Colts restructured Hilton’s contract to free up $2.3 million in […]

The San Francisco 49ers are still waiting to see the full potential of 2020 first-round defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw. However, an ongoing knee issue has kept him from practicing much this season and has limited his effectiveness on the field. “It’s a big concern this year,” Shanahan said on Wednesday, via Jennifer Lee Chan of […]

The Saints cut defensive tackle Christian Ringo ahead of Sunday’s win over Washington so they could sign wide receiver Kenny Stills to the active roster. Ringo wasn’t away from the team for long, though. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that the Saints have re-signed Ringo on Tuesday. Ringo started the first four games of the […]

Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton made his 2021 debut in Week Six, but it looks like he’s going to miss Week Seven. Hilton hurt his quad in last Sunday’s win over the Texans and he missed practice time this week as a result of the injury. While he’s officially listed as questionable to play against […]

49ers players returned from their bye week on Monday and that provided the first chance to see how quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance are faring with their injuries. Garoppolo missed the team’s Week Five loss to the Seahawks with a calf injury, which allowed Lance made his first NFL start. He suffered a knee […]

Of the five quarterbacks taken in the first 15 picks of the 2021 draft, four have become their team’s starters. One has not. That one, of course, is 49ers quarterback Trey Lance. From the moment the 49ers moved from No. 12 to No. 3, the writing became sandblasted into the concrete. Jimmy Garoppolo would be […]

The Panthers and Vikings need more than 60 minutes to settle Sunday’s game. Minnesota took an 11-point lead with just over 10 minutes to play, but the Panthers drove for two scores in the final five minutes to tie the game at 28. Sam Darnold shrugged off a brutal game to come up with huge […]

The bye week of Vikings receiver K.J. Osborn was even a little better than expected. The wideout paid homage to former Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs and the Minneapolis Miracle by removing hi helmet and throwing it after scoring an overtime touchdown against the Panthers. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the league office […]

The Jets may have a couple of veteran defenders back in the lineup for their Week Seven game in New England. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said at a Monday press conference, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, that it “looks promising” for safety Marcus Maye and linebacker Jarrad Davis returning to action against the Patriots. […]

The Saints switched kickers last week by dumping Aldrick Rosas and brining in Cody Parkey, but Parkey’s time in the lineup is up. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Saints are putting Parkey on injured reserve. Parkey injured his groin in pregame warmups before the Saints beat Washington 33-22 on Sunday. He made […]

The Jets have a bye this week, which means it is time to both reflect on what’s happened in their first five games as well as look ahead to what they want for their final 12 contests. One thing the team wants to see is better play from rookie quarterback Zach Wilson, who plans to […]

Colts left guard Quenton Nelson‘s journey back to the lineup took a step forward on Wednesday. Nelson has missed the last three games while on injured reserve with ankle and knee injuries, but the team got the clock started on his return to action on Wednesday when they designated him for return. Nelson will take […]

When LSU announced earlier this week the school and its football coach, Ed Orgeron, have mutually agreed to part ways at the end of the season, Joe Brady’s name quickly was mentioned as a candidate for the job. The Panthers’ offensive coordinator was in Baton Rouge in 2019, helping direct one of the greatest offenses […]

Sunday’s game between the Lions and Rams is drawing a lot of notice because it is the first chance that Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford have to face their former teams since the offseason trade between the clubs. The two quarterbacks aren’t the only ones who are going to be taking a walk down memory […]

As a West Coast team, the Rams started Sunday’s game against the Giants at 10 a.m. on their body clocks. Maybe that had something to do with a bit of a slow start. But the sleep was fully out of the team’s eyes in the second quarter. Los Angeles scored four touchdowns in the second […]

The Washington Football Team allowed a season-low 369 yards on Sunday, but they still gave up 33 points and lost to the Saints. It’s the third week in a row that they have allowed at least 30 points to the opposition and the overall issues on defense have been a weekly talking point for head […]

Wide receiver Chris Hogan appeared to be done with playing football when he signed to play professional lacrosse earlier this year, but he reversed course to sign with the Saints this summer. Hogan’s return to the NFL has come to an end, however. The league’s daily transaction report shows that the Saints placed Hogan on […]

Running back Ameer Abdullah played against the Panthers last week and he could be in their lineup for Sunday’s game against the Giants. The Panthers announced Abdullah’s signing on Saturday. Word of the plan to sign him came earlier this week. He gives the Panthers another option out of the backfield to go with Chuba […]

The Patriots ruled cornerback Jonathan Jones out for Week Seven on Friday and they ruled him out of at least two more games on Saturday. Jones has been placed on injured reserve and must miss three games before he will be eligible to return to action. A shoulder injury is the reason for Jones’ trip […]

Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton was “doing fine” on Monday after hurting his quad in last Sunday’s win over the Texans, but he wasn’t on the practice field on Wednesday. Hilton did not participate in the team’s first on-field work of the week. That may be precautionary in order to ensure that he’s feeling well […]

Cardinals edge rusher Chandler Jones returned to the team facility Friday after passing COVID-19 protocols. The team, though, did not activate Jones from the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday, so he will not play Sunday. Jones last played Oct. 10 against the 49ers, two days before he tested positive for COVID-19. Jones has five sacks, all […]

The Saints have ruled out quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion), receiver/return specialist Deonte Harris (hamstring), rookie defensive end Payton Turner (calf) and running back Dwayne Washington (neck) for Monday Night Football. Neither starting center Erik McCoy nor starting left tackle Terron Armstead has a designation, so both should return to action this week. Armstead has not […]

The Seahawks listed running back Alex Collins and defensive end Darrell Taylor as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Saints, but head coach Pete Carroll sounded surer than that about having both players in the lineup. Collins missed practice time this week, but Carroll said, via John Boyle of the team’s website, Collins “looked […]

The Colts elevated defensive tackle Antwaun Woods to the 53-player roster from the practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. Woods has spent time on Indianapolis’ active roster and practice squad this season. He has played one game and has two tackles, seeing action on 12 defensive snaps. He has appeared in 41 career games with […]

Two weeks after free agent linebacker Mychal Kendricks visited the 49ers, he’s ready to sign. Kendricks is in the 49ers’ facility today and is expected to sign after his physical, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The 49ers previously released Kendricks with an injury settlement after he played for them in the preseason and suffered a […]

Everyone who faces the Titans knows that they are going to get a heavy dose of running back Derrick Henry, but no one has been able to come up with a way to shut him down. The Bills had done better than most in recent matchups, but they were not up to the task on […]

The Vikings fell behind the Panthers 17-12 after a blocked punt in the third quarter, but it didn’t take them long to jump back into the lead. Minnesota drove 79 yards in less than three minutes and scored a touchdown on a 16-yard run by Dalvin Cook. Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore fumbled on the […]

Dak Prescott threw for 161 yards in the first quarter. It was the most passing yards in the opening quarter for an NFL quarterback this season and the third-most passing yards in the first quarter in team history. Prescott was 13-of-14 in the opening quarter. For all the good it did the Cowboys. . . […]

The Texans activated linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis from injured reserve Saturday. He returned to practice Oct. 6, so the Texans were approaching the end of the 21-day window to activate him or return him to injured reserve for the season. Pierre-Louis has not played this season after injuring a hamstring before the season opener. The Texans […]

After spending a year with the Panthers, defensive end Stephen Weatherly elected to go back to where his career began, signing a free-agent deal with the Vikings. But now he’s headed to the AFC West. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Minnesota is sending Weatherly and a 2023 seventh-round pick to Denver for a 2022 […]

It was an expensive win for three Cowboys players last week, according to NFL Media. Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs, who had a pick-six late in the fourth quarter, was fined $7,981 for unnecessary roughness for hitting a Patriots player in the facemask after a play. Cowboys offensive guard Connor Williams was fined $16,394 for an […]

The Raiders had a lot of players listed on their injury report, only one initially had an injury status for Sunday’s matchup with the Eagles. But now there is a concern with one of the team’s top players. Las Vegas has downgraded tight end Darren Waller (knee/ankle) to questionable. Waller didn’t practice on Wednesday, but […]

Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Raiders after emails surfaced that included racist, misogynistic and anti-gay language directed at NFL personnel. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan got his first NFL job when Gruden hired him in Tampa. Shanahan served as an offensive quality control coach for the Bucs in 2004-05. Shanahan provided a lengthy […]

The Colts have made several moves on Tuesday, including cutting one of their key draftees from 2020. Indianapolis has signed kicker Michael Badgley to the 53-man roster from the team’s practice squad. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been activated off injured reserve to the 53-man roster. Receiver Parris Campbell has been placed on IR with a […]

The Titans activated running back Darrynton Evans and defensive lineman Larrell Murchison from injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. Both players are eligible to play in Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Evans injured his left knee in a preseason game, and the Titans placed him on injured reserve to start the season. He missed the […]

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has officially been called up from injured reserve to the active roster and appears set to start on Sunday against the Jaguars in London. Officially, Tagovailoa is questionable with a rib injury, but from all indications he’s feeling good and ready to start on Sunday for the early kickoff. Jacoby Brissett, […]