Browns QB Deshaun Watson selected as 1 of 5 team captains
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson is one of the Cleveland Browns’ captains. The quarterback, who was suspended 11 games last season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, was one of five players elected by their teammates. Watson was banned by the league after more than two dozen women accused him...
Gil Brandt, who helped build Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91
DALLAS — Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No cause of death...
Trey Lance starts over at ‘square zero’ with Cowboys
FRISCO, Texas — Trey Lance didn’t have a nameplate in the locker room the first day it was open to reporters after the quarterback’s trade to the Dallas Cowboys. His new No. 15 was there the second day, without Lance’s name. Baby steps for the player who, in his own...
Chiefs GM hopeful All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones reports by opener next week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have picked up communication with Chris Jones and his representatives in recent days, and general manager Brett Veach is optimistic the All-Pro defensive tackle will be on the field when the Super Bowl champions kick off the NFL regular season against Detroit...
Ravens’ John Simpson has gone from practice squad to starting LG
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Simpson started every game of the 2021 season for the Las Vegas Raiders. Less than a year later, he was cut. It was understandable for the third-year offensive lineman to feel a few doubts about his future. “I lacked confidence, and I just didn’t really...
Dolphins GM Chris Grier calls talks with Colts about RB Jonathan Taylor ‘exploratory’Video
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Wednesday that conversations with the Indianapolis Colts about 2021 All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor were “exploratory,” and no official offers were exchanged between the two teams. The Dolphins had been linked to Taylor in recent weeks as the Colts...
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow back at practice for 1st time since July 27Video
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow was back at practice Wednesday, more than a month after he was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle. The Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback put on the pads and participated for the first time since he pulled up limping and then went down during a...
Browns WR Marquise Goodwin ‘grateful’ after returning from blood clot scare during camp
BEREA, Ohio — Marquise Goodwin never allowed himself to consider the alternative, that his football career might be over. Not for a single second. Diagnosed with blood clots in his legs and lungs at the start of his first training camp with the Cleveland Browns, the speedy wide receiver had...
Trades dominate day as NFL teams trim rosters to 53 players
A slew of trades highlighted roster cutdown day in the NFL on Tuesday. Kicker Wil Lutz is reuniting with coach Sean Payton in Denver. The Eagles got tight end Albert Okwuegbunam from the Broncos. Veteran kicker Nick Folk went from New England to Tennessee. Defensive end Boogie Basham, defensive tackle...
Safety Damar Hamlin makes the 53-player cut after Buffalo Bills pare roster, AP source says
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made the cut, a person with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not announced their final cuts in paring their roster to 53...
Officials say gas explosion destroyed NFL player Caleb Farley’s home, killing his dad
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Fire investigators have determined that a natural gas explosion destroyed Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s North Carolina home, killing the NFL player’s father and injuring a family friend, officials announced Tuesday. It wasn’t clear where the gas leak originated, and the remaining structure is so unstable that...
Cardinals release QB Colt McCoy, leaving position in flux as regular season approachesVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have released their expected starting quarterback Colt McCoy less than two weeks before the team’s season opener against the Washington Commanders. The Cardinals announced the move on Monday. The 36-year-old McCoy had a 3-3 record in spot starts as the backup to Kyler Murray...
Commanders RB Brian Robinson feels ‘night and day’ better a year after being shotVideo
ASHBURN, Va. — Brian Robinson Jr.’s introduction to the NFL a year ago was humming along smoothly, with his training camp and preseason performances putting him on course to be the Washington Commanders’ top running back. Then, on a Sunday evening, that trajectory stopped in an instant. Robinson was shot...
Dolphins WR Daewood Davis released from hospital after being carted off with injuryVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Daewood Davis was released from a Jacksonville hospital Sunday morning and is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after he was carted off the field during the fourth quarter of Miami’s preseason game against the Jaguars on Saturday night. Miami coach Mike...
The 49ers’ heavy investment in Trey Lance backfires, but it hasn’t destroyed the franchiseVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Few teams ever have invested as much capital into acquiring a player as the San Francisco 49ers did when they traded three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance. And few teams have ever cut ties with a highly drafted quarterback as quickly as San Francisco did...
Josh Jacobs agrees to one-year deal worth up to $12 million with the Raiders, AP source saysVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs took to social media Saturday to say, “I’m back,” after agreeing to a one-year deal to play for the Las Vegas Raiders this season. The contract is worth up to $12 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press. The person...
Browns trade backup QB Joshua Dobbs to Cardinals
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns shook up their quarterback room Thursday, trading backup Joshua Dobbs to the Arizona Cardinals, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The Browns are getting back a fifth-round selection in 2024 from Arizona for Dobbs and a seventh-round pick, said the person...
Vikings’ Jordan Addison admits to lesser charge, will lose license for driving 140 mph
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison agreed to plead guilty to driving his luxury sports car 140 mph in St. Paul last month, an admission that will cost him a fine and the loss of his driving privileges. Terms of the agreement filed Wednesday in Ramsey County...
Former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman joining ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’ studio showVideo
LOS ANGELES — Julian Edelman is joining “Fox NFL Kickoff” for the upcoming season. Edelman, who won three Super Bowl titles in 12 seasons with the New England Patriots, is replacing Sean Payton on the show, which airs at 11 a.m. Sundays during the season. Payton did television for one...
Broncos top receiver Jerry Jeudy carted off field with apparent hamstring injuryVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos top receiver Jerry Jeudy was carted off the field with an apparent right hamstring injury after pulling up during an 11-on-11 play against the Los Angeles Rams in a joint practice Thursday. Jeudy was running an end-around when he pulled up near the right sideline...
Jason Kelce center of attention in offseason, center of Eagles’ Super Bowl hopes
PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kelce spent an offseason striking drums, pounding beers, fighting off retirement and knocking out podcasts with his NFL tight end brother. From elite center for the Philadelphia Eagles to center of attention from Sea Isle City to Saturday Night Live, Kelce has reveled in the man-of-the-people touches...
Browns’ Deshaun Watson knows he must prove he still belongs among NFL’s elite QBsVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson still has so much to prove — on and off the field. While he tries to repair an image marred by sexual misconduct allegations, Watson is attempting to move back among the NFL’s elite quarterbacks, a status he once held but has since relinquished. Watson...
Ezekiel Elliott says time in free agency left him ‘anxious’ and ‘ready to ball’ with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Ezekiel Elliott’s diminishing output and price tag helped hasten the end to his Dallas Cowboys tenure. After spending the spring and most of the summer in the NFL’s free agency wilderness, he landed with the New England Patriots, a team calling on him to be a complementary...
Sam Darnold wins backup QB job for 49ers, putting Trey Lance’s status in doubtVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sam Darnold has won the backup quarterback job in San Francisco, putting Trey Lance’s status with the 49ers in doubt less than three years after the team traded three first-round picks to draft him. Coach Kyle Shanahan told flagship radio station KNBR on Wednesday that Darnold...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa fires back at ESPN analyst Ryan Clark’s criticism of bodyVideo
MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday gave a sharp response to ESPN analyst and former NFL player Ryan Clark’s criticism of his body during an appearance on “NFL Live.” On Monday, Clark said of the fourth-year player: “Let me tell you what he wasn’t doing; he wasn’t in...
