He called Matt Ryan “overrated” and A.J. Green “Charmin soft.” He declared rookie Josh Allen to be “trash,” announced that Joe Flacco “sucks” and wrote off Tyreek Hill as a kick returner masquerading at receiver. Over his two seasons in the NFL, Jalen Ramsey has applied a scorched-earth approach to trash
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With the help of a strong supporting cast around him and an impressive defense, Drew Brees has been able to dial it back and not be forced to carry the Saints by himself. The result could be Brees leading New Orleans to a second Super Bowl.
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We're just a bit over halfway through the 2017-18 English Premier League season with 22 of 38 matchdays now in the books. But that doesn't mean it's too late to take stock of where things stand in the league and dole out a few midseason awards.
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It is difficult to come up with a more perfect season than what the Georgia Bulldogs have given their fans this year. On Monday in Atlanta against Alabama, Georgia now has the chance to make its long-awaited dreams come true.
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On Monday in Atlanta, Nick Saban will try to win his sixth national championship, and fifth at Alabama. If he does, it will only solidify that there has never been a better coach in college football than he is, as far back as you want to go.
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Expectations have been ramped up for a young Bucks team with playoff hopes. With Giannis Antetokounmpo taking another step forward and Eric Bledsoe bringing new speed and scoring ability to the team, Milwaukee looks ready for the challenge.
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Within 30 minutes of one another, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen and Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold announced they will enter the NFL Draft. The Los Angeles rivals have a chance to be the first two quarterbacks taken.
3 min 55 sec
The national championship is still to be decided, but 39 bowl games are in the books. Although the bowl season started off slowly, it picked up steam and ended up featuring several thrillers. Let's look back at the best games and performances.
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You might have noticed that baseball's Hot Stove season is far from finished, so here are five teams whose winter work appears especially incomplete, and some thoughts on next moves they may consider in the very near future.
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Arizona has fired football coach Rich Rodriguez after a notice of claim was filed with the state attorney general's office alleging he ran a hostile workplace. Rodriguez went 43-39 in six seasons coaching the Wildcats.
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Alabama and Georgia won College Football Playoff semifinals on Monday, and they'll meet next Monday for the national title. That's it for college football's national championship race, and despite pleas to expand the playoff, that's all the sport needs.
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New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod's newborn daughter has died, he said in a tweet Saturday, writing, "My heart has been broken."
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Melvin Gordon, dealing with a hamstring injury, is questionable for the Chargers' overseas game against the Titans on Sunday morning.
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Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was fined $112,000 for multiple plays that constituted unnecessary roughness in Cincinnati's Week 6 game against the Steelers.
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Rob Gronkowski, dealing with an ankle issue, stayed behind in New England as the Patriots traveled to Chicago for Sunday's game, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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Receiver Terrelle Pryor, who has a tear in his groin and is expected to miss two weeks, has been released by the Jets.
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The injured Falcons will at least get vertical threats Calvin Ridley and Mohamed Sanu back, along with defensive players Grady Jarrett and Derrick Shelby, back for Monday's game.
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Amy Schumer says she has told her reps she won't appear in a Super Bowl commercial and called on white players to join in kneeling during the national anthem to protest against racism and police brutality.
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Dick Modzelewski, a star defensive tackle for the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and '60s, has died at 87.
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In Melvin Gordon, the Chargers finally have someone who can salt away games in the fourth quarter, when he's averaging 8 yards per carry.
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Carolina's 1997 first-round draft pick has spent 17 years behind bars. What happened? How is his son doing? Why should fans care? Here's what to know.
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Unless you're a David Johnson fantasy owner, the Broncos-Cardinals Thursday night game looks like a snoozer, but eight games on Sunday pit two teams at .500 or better against each other: Titans-Chargers, Patriots-Bears, Texans-Jaguars, Vikings-Jets, Panthers-Eagles, Cowboys-Washington, Bengals-Chiefs, and maybe the biggest game of the week, New Orleans traveling to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. Use this thread to discuss them all.
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Well, that's one way to get more carries for Nick Chubb and his (very limited sample size) 10.8 yards per carry. Carlos Hyde is apparently going to Jacksonville for a fifth-round pick. This also would suggest Leonard Fournette's hamstring injury is more of a long-term problem and he's not coming back anytime soon.
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Recapping all the baby-makin', Lambeau-leapin', job-savin', non-tacklin', anti-tankin', text-leavin', dehydratin', rhyme-droppin' activity of the last seven days of the NFL.
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Could the days of constantly running David Johnson straight into a pile of defenders be over? The Cardinals fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy this morning, replacing him with Byron Leftwich. It's the second straight season that McCoy has been fired in the middle of a season; the Broncos fired him halfway through last year. Leftwich is a Bruce Arians disciple, so the hope here is that we'll get a more exciting Cardinals offense that a) uses Johnson smarter and b) throws downfield more often.
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We start this week's podcast by playing "Real or Fake" about the Chargers, Bears, Seahawks, Eagles, and Panthers. Then game previews of Week 7's most important games: Texans-Jaguars, Cowboys-Redskins, and Chiefs-Bengals. (Click for audio link.)
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Paul Noonan at Acme Packing Company has compiled a list of which teams call their timeouts early, and which do a good job of saving them for the end of the half. As you might expect, considering this was written for a Green Bay blog, the Packers lead the league in early timeouts, and Noonan shows specific examples this season how the early use of timeouts has cost the Packers points and, potentially, wins.
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Saturday's biggest game has Nick Fitzgerald and the Mississippi State Bulldogs squaring off against LSU. Other notable matchups include Michigan-Michigan State, Oklahoma-TCU, and Ohio State-Purdue.
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The Chargers quarterback has been flying under the radar this season, but he's playing some of the best ball of his career and has Los Angeles primed to return to the postseason.
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This week's ESPN Upset Watch looks at how the Jets can use their improved defense to take down the Minnesota Vikings at home. Cover Watch looks at the Giants and Falcons on Monday Night Football.
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Football Outsiders' preseason projections had eight of the top 12 teams coming out of the NFC. Yet six of those teams are now 3-2-1 or worse. What are their chances for rebounding and getting into the postseason? You may be surprised by the relative odds for Green Bay and Minnesota in particular.
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HIGHLIGHTS: Bowman finds Vasher for Texas Texas Touchdown
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The NFL has been fined Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict $112,000 for multiple unnecessary roughness penalties in Cincinnati's loss to Pittsburgh last Sunday
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The Atlanta Falcons will have defensive tackle Grady Jarrett active for Monday's game against the New York Giants
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49ers promote defensive back Tyvis Powell from the practice squad, waive quarterback Tom Savage
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New York Jets release injured WR Terrelle Pryor, sign Deontay Burnett from practice squad
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Bills rookie receiver Ray-Ray McCloud ruled out for Colts game for 'non-injury reason'
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Chargers RB Melvin Gordon questionable for Sunday's game vs. Titans
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Nate Solder knows the Giants haven't played up to expectations this year, and it's on him to be part of the solution
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J-Mac is back with his Week 7 picks, including Chicago making New England sweat as a home underdog and a surprising pick in San Francisco's matchup with undefeated Los Angeles.
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Flexing its muscle: NFL shifts Bengals-Chiefs showdown between division leaders to prime time
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Houston Texans left tackle Duane Brown was absent Tuesday as the team prepared to leave for training camp in West Virginia, according to NFL Network's James Palmer.
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The Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday that first-round draft pick Malik Hooker will open training camp on the PUP list. Hooker injured his hamstring during Monday's conditioning test.
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead was arrested and charged with misdemeanor petty larceny in June after he was accused of shoplifting in Virginia, according to court and police records.
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Ravens RB Kenneth Dixon enters Year 2 facing more adversity. After earning a four-game ban for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing drugs, Dixon is slated for knee surgery Tuesday.
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Former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned. For his ex-teammate in San Francisco, Jeremy Kerley, that's a shame. Because for Kerley, Kaepernick "knows how to get" a team back to the Super Bowl.
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The Broncos have reached an agreement with general manager John Elway on a new five-year deal through 2021, the team announced Monday.
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Cowboys star receiver Dez Bryant may have shown up late to training camp, but that didn't stop him from professing his love for the organization that drafted him.
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Veteran pass rusher Tamba Hali took to Twitter to vent some frustration he has with fellow Chiefs teammates. Coach Andy Reid said Hali "doesn't need to go there and do all that."
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The Colts will open training camp with their franchise quarterback on the sideline. GM Chris Ballard announced Monday that Andrew Luck will be placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.
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With the help of a strong supporting cast around him and an impressive defense, Drew Brees has been able to dial it back and not be forced to carry the Saints by himself. The result could be Brees leading New Orleans to a second Super Bowl.
3 min 55 sec
We're just a bit over halfway through the 2017-18 English Premier League season with 22 of 38 matchdays now in the books. But that doesn't mean it's too late to take stock of where things stand in the league and dole out a few midseason awards.
3 min 55 sec
It is difficult to come up with a more perfect season than what the Georgia Bulldogs have given their fans this year. On Monday in Atlanta against Alabama, Georgia now has the chance to make its long-awaited dreams come true.
3 min 55 sec
On Monday in Atlanta, Nick Saban will try to win his sixth national championship, and fifth at Alabama. If he does, it will only solidify that there has never been a better coach in college football than he is, as far back as you want to go.
3 min 55 sec
Expectations have been ramped up for a young Bucks team with playoff hopes. With Giannis Antetokounmpo taking another step forward and Eric Bledsoe bringing new speed and scoring ability to the team, Milwaukee looks ready for the challenge.
3 min 55 sec
Within 30 minutes of one another, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen and Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold announced they will enter the NFL Draft. The Los Angeles rivals have a chance to be the first two quarterbacks taken.
3 min 55 sec
The national championship is still to be decided, but 39 bowl games are in the books. Although the bowl season started off slowly, it picked up steam and ended up featuring several thrillers. Let's look back at the best games and performances.
3 min 55 sec
You might have noticed that baseball's Hot Stove season is far from finished, so here are five teams whose winter work appears especially incomplete, and some thoughts on next moves they may consider in the very near future.
3 min 55 sec
Arizona has fired football coach Rich Rodriguez after a notice of claim was filed with the state attorney general's office alleging he ran a hostile workplace. Rodriguez went 43-39 in six seasons coaching the Wildcats.
3 min 55 sec
Alabama and Georgia won College Football Playoff semifinals on Monday, and they'll meet next Monday for the national title. That's it for college football's national championship race, and despite pleas to expand the playoff, that's all the sport needs.
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Serena Williams has recorded a version of the Divinyls' 'I Touch Myself' for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The post appeared on the tennis star's Instagram account.
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Novak Djokovic accidentally hits the ball into the back of playing partner Roger Federer during their Laver Cup doubles match.
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Andy Murray says he decided to end his comeback season early as he wants to be in "the best shape possible" for the start of the 2019 season.
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Watch five great shots as Cameron Norrie gives Great Britain a 3-1 victory in their Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan by winning his singles match against Sanjar Fayziev in Glasgow.
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Watch the best shots from Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot's Davis Cup win over Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin and Sanjar Fayziev.
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Watch the best action from Dan Evans's epic Davis Cup World Group play-off win over Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin.
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Watch as Serena Williams calls umpire Carlos Ramos a "liar" and a "thief" during the 2018 US Open final.
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The tennis great has accused the umpire of sexism in docking her a game in the US Open final and denied cheating.
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Watch the weird and wonderful moments from this year's Wimbledon, featuring a Johnny Deep lookalike, celebrities galore and a masterclass from Novak Djokovic.
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Roger Federer needs to play more tournaments or consider retirement, says former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash.
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In terms of NFL DFS pricing for Week 7, it's Todd Gurley and then everybody else. Gurley is $9,800 on DraftKings, $1,200 more than any other player, and $10,200 on FanDuel, $1,500 more than everybody else. If you're going to pay up for a player like Gurley or another high-priced option like Adam
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Chapman, in his 22nd year with BBC Sport, said he has noticed an increase in U.K.-based football podcasts and independent fan blogs in recent years and bigger crowds in sports bars showing the 6 p.m. Sunday games.—.1 p.m. on the East Coast. Coverage of the NFL has matured with the fans following it,
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This week in Pro Football Fan Index, we're asking fans to decide which NFL team has the best touchdown celebrations. FOX Sports' Shannon Sharpe picked Odell Beckham Jr's #Giants, who are near the top of the leaderboard this week. To make sure your selection wins each week's category,
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He didn’t fly to Chicago with his teammates, but there’s still a chance he’ll make it to Soldier Field and suit up on Sunday, in theory. The Patriots have officially downgraded tight end Rob Gronkowski to doubtful, with back and ankle injuries. Gronkowski hasn’t missed a game this year, and he played
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Mike Triplett ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Follow on Twitter Can you really buy low on three New England Patriots pass-catchers at once? Sure you can
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For the second straight year, the Patriots gave tight end Rob Gronkowski a contractual adjustment that hinges exclusively on playing and producing. Which means that, if he can't play and/or produce, he won't make the money. The news that Gronk didn't fly with his teammates to Chicago and
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Having been continually overlooked by England, despite being the Premiership’s third-highest try scorer of all time, Christian Wade has taken the bold but admirable move of quitting rugby union to try his hand in the NFL.
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Seahawks young secondary 'off to a good start' The Seattle Seahawks have a new look defensive backfield this season, but the young players are stepping up and contributing right away. Friday Round-Up: Portland Trail Blazers Pay Tribute To Paul Allen The Portland Trail Blazers used their regular-season
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Saints coach Sean Payton is known for his offensive play calling and his offenses have been ranked in the Top 6 in every year he has been in New Orleans. Another thing he has been known for is his lack of patience with kickers. Up until the point when the Saints picked up placekicker Wil Lutz, Payton
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More clarity’s emerging on the Broncos’ future. Brittany Bowlen had yet to make a comment about a desire to become the Broncos’ controlling owner but did so Saturday night. “I do have ambitions and goals to one day be controlling owner of the Denver Broncos,” Bowlen said, via Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. Brittany Bowlen, 28, has been viewed as the frontrunner to succeed her father for a while now. Some members of the Broncos organization and some in the league office have high hopes for Brittany Bowlen’s ability to thrive in this role, in the event she ends up as her father’s long-term successor, per Albert Breer of SI.com. However, Brittany Bowlen acknowledges she’s not ready for such a role just yet, telling Jhabvala, “I’m not there yet, but I really believe I can get there” one day. Brittany Bowlen (video link via Denver7’s Troy Renck) does not have a timetable for a potential ascent to the position her father made famous. While Brittany Bowlen is viewed as the heir apparent...
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Chris Ballard‘s operational style through two offseasons has the Colts in rebuilding mode. They possess the second-most cap space ($51M) and are projected to hold an NFL-high $126M in 2019. However, the Colts are 1-5 and may be set for their worst two-year stretch since the Jim Harbaugh-to-Peyton Manning transition produced six wins between the 1997-98 seasons. Ownership isn’t wavering on the Ballard hire, though, per Zak Keefer of the Indianapolis Star. Ballard’s been intent on building from within, with Keefer pointing out the Colts were never a serious Le’Veon Bell trade contender nor were they going to entertain a Dez Bryant signing. Only one defensive starter, Clayton Geathers, remains from the Ryan Grigson era. Although, especially during T.Y. Hilton‘s absence, the Colts have been reeling at wideout. They let Donte Moncrief walk and didn’t address the position when promising rookie Deon Cain was lost for the season, so the GM deserves some blame for the state of this spot,...
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Eddie Pleasant worked out for four teams in the past month. The Cardinals weren’t one of the franchises that brought the veteran safety in for an audition, but they’re signing him nonetheless. The Cards and Pleasant agreed on terms Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN.com reports. Pleasant spent camp with the Patriots but was released in late August. Prior to spending barely a month in New England, Pleasant played six seasons in Houston. The Texans used the 29-year-old veteran as a backup safety during those six years. Pleasant played in 78 games for the Texans from 2013 to 2017. Despite not starting any games, Pleasant made a career-high 49 tackles last season, the second of a two-year deal he agreed to in 2016 to stay in Houston. Pleasant worked out for the Packers this week, and since the start of the season, he's traveled to Atlanta, San Francisco and Seattle for workouts that did not lead to signings. The Cardinals were without Tre Boston in a loss to the Broncos on Thursday but now...
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski looks like a no-go for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Gronkowski has not traveled with the team to Chicago and is considered “highly unlikely” to play. There hadn’t been any real indication that Gronkowski was in danger of missing this one. He’d been dealing with a lingering back injury, but it hadn’t appeared serious enough to keep him out until Friday, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. The back issue has been plaguing Gronkowski for some time, but he’s played through it. He hasn’t been ruled out yet and we’ll have to wait for more information, but it appears likely to cost him at least one week.
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Rob Gronkowski is listed as questionable on the Patriots’ injury report. That designation may soon change. The Patriots departed for Chicago, and the Boston Globe’s Jim McBride reports Gronkowski was not with the team. Thus, he stands to miss New England’s Week 7 game. Gronk is listed on the Pats’ injury report with ankle and back maladies, with NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport noting the back trouble surfaced Friday. While he could conceivably take a later flight to the Windy City, not traveling with the team is almost always a sign a player will not participate in a game. The Patriots are still not ruling Gronk out for Sunday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but it certainly seems a long shot he’ll play. The 29-year-old tight end’s played in all six Patriots games thus far this season but is a perpetual injury risk, having missed extensive time in the past. Back trouble has plagued him in the recent past, too, with Gronk having missed much of New England’s 2016 Super Bowl title season with back...
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With his cancer in remission, Andre Hal was cleared to practice this week. It looks like the Texans safety will make his season debut on Sunday. The Texans announced they’ve activated Hal from the reserve/non-football illness list in advance of their Week 7 game against the Jaguars. The team had three weeks to activate Hal after he returned to practice on Wednesday. Doing so in three days represents another conquest for a safety who has overcome plenty this year. Hal was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in June. By late September, the cancer was in remission. This is a remarkable recovery for the 26-year-old safety, who had already beaten long odds in his career by emerging as a regular starter from a seventh-round draft position. Hal started 38 games for the Texans over the past three seasons, including all 16 last season. He may not return to a starting role immediately, but with Tyrann Mathieu and converted cornerback Kareem Jackson in place at safety, Houston is now deep on...
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Vontaze Burfict was reportedly fined $112,000 by the NFL for what Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports was “multiple” instances of unnecessary roughness in Week 6. Burfict appeared to intentionally go after Antonio Brown in the game, and Pittsburgh Steelers players were very upset about his continued dangerous hits. At least one Steelers player advocated for the NFL to suspend Burfict once again, and it’s hard to argue against that logic. Given the man’s extensive history of eschewing player safety, not to mention pure head-hunting, it’s hard to understand why the NFL isn’t coming down harder on Burfict.
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The New England Patriots will likely not have Rob Gronkowski for Sunday’s road game against the Chicago Bears, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the tight end didn’t travel and is “highly unlikely” to play. Gronkowski has been dealing with a back injury and popped up on the injury report on Friday. If Gronk isn’t able to play, it would obviously be a big loss for New England’s offense. Despite the fact that he hasn’t been catching touchdown passes of late, Gronkowski’s presence on the field is a huge reason why other receivers get open. Opposing teams often have two, if not three defenders bracketing the talented receiver. All said, so far this season, Gronkowski has caught 26 passes for 405 yards and one touchdown.
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New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod announced his infant daughter, Jordyn Lynn Bushrod, passed away on Thursday. Bushrod announced the tragic news in a heartbreaking Twitter post, sharing, “She was only here a week but we were ready to love her unconditionally.” Our thoughts and prayers are with Bushrod and his family as they mourn her passing. Rest In Peace, Jordyn Lynn.
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Saints wide receiver Ted Ginn‘s season may not be over. New Orleans views the veteran wide receiver as a player who has a good chance of returning from injured reserve. Sean Payton said, via NOLA.com’s Josh Katzenstein, the possibility of Ginn coming back this season is “very realistic.” A Ginn knee injury prompted the Saints to move him to injured reserve, but he’s already undergone arthroscopic surgery, Katzenstein notes. Ginn played through the injury early in the season before inflammation shelved him, and he now won’t be able to return until Week 15. The Saints can attempt to rely on Cameron Meredith and Tre’Quan Smith as their top sidekicks for Michael Thomas, but Ginn played well in this role a season ago. New Orleans has not brought anyone off injured reserve yet, making the 33-year-old wideout a logical choice to be one of the two players who resurfaces in 2018. The 12th-year veteran posted 787 yards last season, his most since 2008, and caught four touchdowns. He’s in...
