Browns star Myles Garrett suffers sprained shoulder, strained biceps in car crashVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and minor cuts when he flipped his Porsche in a frightening single-car accident Monday. Garrett, who spent several hours being treated at a hospital, rolled his car on a rural road after practice. He was...
CeeDee Lamb redeems himself in Cowboys’ win over Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — CeeDee Lamb was angry with himself in the second quarter after dropping a wide-open pass and costing the Dallas Cowboys a possible touchdown. It was just embarrassing. The star receiver more than made up for it with the game on the line, making a one-handed TD...
Wilson’s return could be spark, but Jets need more solutionsVideo
NEW YORK — Zach Wilson is on his way back to leading the New York Jets’ huddle. It could be this week, or maybe next week. Coach Robert Saleh wasn’t sure yet what the doctors will say. But the key thing is it’s soon, and that’s good news for everyone...
Browns’ Garrett released from hospital after scary crashVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was released from a hospital late Monday night after he was injured when he rolled over his Porsche while driving on a rural road following practice. Garrett suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the one-car wreck. He had been taken to the hospital,...
Analysis: Backups, be ready. NFL’s QB carousel is spinningVideo
The NFL’s quarterback carousel might start spinning a bit faster. Mac Jones, Tua Tagovailoa and Josh Allen got banged up Sunday. Justin Herbert and Jameis Winston played hurt. Already, Dak Prescott and Trey Lance have gone down. Backups, be ready. Jones’ leg injury appears most serious. The second-year pro hopped...
Joe Burrow leads Bengals to 1st win of season over Joe Flacco, Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Joe Burrow played it cool all week, urging Cincinnati Bengals fans to not panic. The quarterback then started rolling quickly and gave them something to cheer about. Burrow threw three touchdown passes and the defending AFC champions got their first victory of the season, rolling past...
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
JACKSON, Miss. — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show. The governor at the...
Jackson accounts for 5 TDs as Ravens hold off Patriots; Jones hurtVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Lamar Jackson has spent his career doing things nobody in the NFL has ever done. The Ravens quarterback added another outstanding performance with his arm and his legs Sunday. Jackson threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to help Baltimore (2-1) hold off the New...
NFL Week 3: Dolphins halt Josh Allen, survive ‘butt punt’ to beat BillsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins’ defense stopped Josh Allen and the Bills at the goal line late, then held again after punter Thomas Morstead bizarrely kicked the ball off a teammate and out of bounds for a safety in a 21-19 win over Buffalo on Sunday. Tua Tagovailoa...
Packers’ Sammy Watkins, Buccaneers’ Christ Godwin ruled out
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers will be working without some of their top receivers Sunday when the seven-time Super Bowl winner and four-time MVP face off. The injury report released Friday ruled Green Bay’s Sammy Watkins and Tampa Bay’s Chris Godwin out for...
Joe Flacco’s time as Jets’ top QB winds down with Zach Wilson on way backVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Zach Wilson is getting closer to playing again for the New York Jets. That means Joe Flacco’s time as the starting quarterback is coming to a close. It could be next week. Or maybe a few weeks. Either way, when Wilson’s knee is totally healthy, he’ll...
Analysis: Browns in good hands with Jacoby Brissett while Deshaun Watson suspendedVideo
CLEVELAND — Jacoby Brissett’s assignment is clear: keep the Browns competitive and in contention while Deshaun Watson’s away. He’s doing much more than that. During a 29-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night, Brissett, who has zero illusions about his role with Cleveland, effectively moved the offense with...
Bills face challenge in Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kaiir Elam has lost track of just how many friends and family members will be at Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. “So many I can’t even count,” Elam said. The homecoming for Buffalo’s first-round pick has the potential to be both special and quite the...
Buccaneers’ Mike Evans loses appeal of 1-game suspensionVideo
TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Green Bay Packers without leading receiver Mike Evans, whose appeal of a one-game suspension for his role in an on-field brawl was denied Wednesday. The NFL disciplined the eight-time, 1,000-yard receiver for “violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules” after...
Browns’ Nick Chubb regrets final TD run before Jets’ comebackVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb pointed the finger at himself, taking the blame for a touchdown run that should have put away the Jets. Instead, it gave them hope. “I probably shouldn’t have scored right there, honestly, looking back at it,” said Chubb, whose Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers on...
Fan arrested for allegedly throwing bottle at Browns owner Jimmy HaslamVideo
BEREA, Ohio — A fan was arrested for allegedly throwing a plastic water bottle and hitting Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during the closing moments of Sunday’s 31-30 home loss to the New York Jets. Cleveland police said Tuesday that Jeffrey Miller, 51, of Rocky River, was charged with assault,...
Bills CB, ex-Pitt standout Dane Jackson avoids major injury, out of hospital
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A photo of cornerback Dane Jackson smiling alongside safety Micah Hyde as both players left the hospital was all it took to ease the mind of Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott on Tuesday morning. “Nate sent me a picture as I was heading home,” McDermott said,...
Stefon Diggs strikes for 3 TDs as Bills rout Titans
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes, including three to Stefon Diggs, and the Buffalo Bills rolled past Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans 41-7 in their home opener on Monday night. The Bills followed a season-opening 31-10 rout of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams...
QB Jalen Hurts torches Vikings in Eagles win
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts rolled to his right, scampered down the sideline and stutter-stepped to the 5-yard-line, where he was wrapped up by a defender with another in pursuit. Hurts twisted his body, lowered his head, dragged two defenders with him and powered his way in for an adrenaline-filled 26-yard...
Bills’ Dane Jackson has full movement in limbs after neck injuryVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson suffered a neck injury in a collision with a teammate Monday night and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Jackson had full movement in his limbs, but coach Sean McDermott didn’t have an update beyond that on the player’s condition...
Analysis: Browns make same mistakes, suffer inexcusable loss to JetsVideo
CLEVELAND — There are losses that can linger and leave marks, some that don’t heal so quickly. The Browns might have suffered one with an unimaginable giveaway Sunday. Less than two minutes from a 2-0 start before a raucous home crowd in what’s supposed to be the “soft” portion of...
Police investigating allegation that fan struck Cardinals QB Kyler MurrayVideo
LAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas said Monday they’re investigating allegations that a fan in the stands struck Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators at Allegiant Stadium following Byron Murphy Jr.’s game-ending fumble return on Sunday...
49ers QB Trey Lance out for season with broken ankleVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right ankle Sunday. Lance went down after running the ball on the second drive of a 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks. A cart came out on the field, and...
Maher kick lifts Rush, Cowboys over Burrow, Bengals, 20-17Video
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brett Maher kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired, and the Dallas Cowboys held on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-17, on Sunday after losing a two-touchdown halftime lead. Joe Burrow got the Bengals even at 17-17 by leading a 19-play, 83-yard drive in the fourth...
NFL Week 2: Giants 2-0 for 1st time in 6 years, beat Panthers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With Brian Daboll as their coach, the New York Giants are doing something they haven’t done for more than five years: They’re finding ways to win consistently. Graham Gano kicked a 56-yard field goal with 3:34 to play, and the Giants ignored being booed off the...
