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On a rather bleak day for the franchise, the Pittsburgh Steelers did get a bit of good news on the injury front Monday. While there was no official diagnosis, the belief in the Pittsburgh locker room is that running back James Conner’s knee …
Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith is making the difficult decision to play just five days after his girlfriend was killed. Petara Cordero, Smith’s girlfriend and mother of his child, was killed on Sept. 11 after being struck by a car. …
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown could be in line for a fine after ducking the media on Sunday. Brown, like his teammates, is obligated by league rules to make himself available for the media after playing. Brown did not do so, and …
Ben Roethlisberger was ruled out for the 2019 season on Monday as it was announced he will need surgery on his elbow. There is some thought, however, that the repercussions may be even greater than that. Roethlisberger is facing a difficult rehab and …
New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur is opening the door on potentially benching quarterback Eli Manning. Manning turned in another poor performance Sunday, going 26-of-45 for 250 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in a losing effort against …
Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy is nursing an ankle injury, though it’s not thought to be serious. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, McCoy suffered the injury late in the Chiefs’ 28-10 win over the Oakland Raiders. He …
The superlative performances continued in Week 2 of the NFL season, though there were plenty of low-scoring struggles as well. In either case, someone has to be a loser, but some players and teams had tougher weeks than others. Be it fumble issues, …
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury apparently had some foreshadowing during practice this past week. Roethlisberger went down in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with an injury to …
The Miami Dolphins’ offense has been so bad through two weeks that they are already contemplating a quarterback change. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins will consider benching quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and …
After another brutal kicking day, Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri strongly hinted that he may have played his final game. The 46-year-old kicker continued his bad start to the 2019 season by missing two more extra points in the Colts’ …
Adam Vinatieri has long been one of the more remarkable stories in the NFL, kicking successfully well into his 40s. For the first time, however, it looks like time may have caught up with the Indianapolis Colts’ kicker. Vinatieri missed two …
Mike Trout’s brilliant 2019 season is over. The Los Angeles Angels announced Sunday that Trout will undergo surgery on his ailing right foot and miss the remainder of the season. Angels statement on Mike Trout. He’s having surgery later this …
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson has once again injured his wrist. Johnson was listed as questionable to return after suffering a wrist injury against the Baltimore Ravens. Reports indicated that Johnson’s left wrist was the problem …
NFL teams tend to haul a lot of hefty electrical equipment on the field for pregame introductions. Something went very wrong with that in Tennessee on Sunday. Multiple reporters shared photos and details of a pregame fire on the Nissan Stadium …
Sean Payton is further extending his New Orleans Saints tenure. Payton has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Saints, as first reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. He had been slated to enter the final year of his current deal in 2020. …
The NFL and NFLPA are taking another look at the league’s concussion protocols after New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard played through a head injury last Sunday. Shepard suffered a concussion during last week’s game against the …
