Justin Fields participates in 7-on-7 drills at Jets practice, 2 days after dislocating toe
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in 7-on-7 drills at training camp Saturday, two days after being carted from the field with a dislocated toe. Fields threw passes during quarterback positional drills and then again in a session with wide receivers, including tossing a perfectly...
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson sidelined with ‘very mild’ hamstring strainVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will keep wide receiver Justin Jefferson off the field for a while because of a mild strain of his left hamstring. Coach Kevin O’Connell said before practice Friday that Jefferson would be re-evaluated next week. The two-time All-Pro, who has the most receiving yards...
Former college teammates Lamar Jackson, Jaire Alexander reunite with Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasted little time putting Jaire Alexander to the test during training camp. “He tried to throw a back-shoulder on me with ‘D-Hop’ (DeAndre Hopkins), so I had to give him a little jazz about that,” Alexander said. “I said, ‘Come on, man. I know...
Rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart ends holdout, signs $18.97 million deal with Bengals
Shemar Stewart and the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a contract Friday, ending the rookie defensive end’s three-day holdout from training camp. Stewart’s agent, Zac Hiller of LAA, said the four-year deal is worth $18.97 million guaranteed, including a $10.4 million signing bonus. The Bengals and Stewart were deadlocked over contract...
Shedeur Sanders unfazed by lack of first-team reps at Browns camp
BEREA, Ohio — If Shedeur Sanders is frustrated about not receiving any snaps with the first team during the first week of the Cleveland Browns’ training camp, he isn’t showing it. Sanders said Friday that it is out of his control and not his place to answer why he has...
Jets quarterback Justin Fields returns a day after dislocating toe, but doesn’t practice
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Justin Fields was back on the field for the New York Jets, but he didn’t practice Friday. But it still was a welcome sight for fans who were holding their breath 24 hours earlier. The quarterback dislocated a toe on his right foot early in practice...
Jordan Hicks retires, leaving Browns with more concerns at linebacker
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns’ situation at linebacker became a bigger concern Friday after Jordan Hicks announced his retirement. Hicks missed the first two days of training camp with what the team called a personal matter. The 33-year-old Hicks, who played 10 seasons, posted his retirement announcement on Instagram...
With new contract, Ja’Marr Chase already going all out at Bengals training campVideo
CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase didn’t participate in training camp last year as he tried to negotiate a contract extension. While he went on to become the sixth wide receiver in the Super Bowl era to lead the league in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches in the...
NFL fining more than 100 players for selling Super Bowl tickets above face value, AP source says
The NFL is fining about 100 players and two dozen club employees for violating league policy by selling Super Bowl 59 tickets for above face value, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because...
Desmond Watson, NFL’s heaviest player, placed on injury list because of weight
TAMPA, Fla. — Desmond Watson’s quest to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will get a late start. Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said the heaviest player in NFL history is day to day after starting camp on non-football injury list because of his weight. “It’s just about trying to get him...
Which NFL team has best chance to go from worst to 1st?
A team going from worst to first in the division is nearly an annual occurrence in the NFL. With last-place teams getting advantages like favorable schedules and higher draft picks, there have been 25 teams since the 2002 realignment that followed up a last-place finish with a division title the...
Raiders release DT Christian Wilkins over recovery plan for broken footVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders released prized free-agent signee Christian Wilkins on Thursday, blaming the defensive tackle for not giving the organization an acceptable recovery plan for his broken foot. Wilkins was injured in Week 5 last season and had some sort of setback in his recovery that...
Giants’ busy offseason got stamp of approval from standout young WR Malik NabersVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Like what the New York Giants did this offseason? Thank Malik Nabers. No, the wide receiver coming off an impressive rookie year didn’t add co-general manager with Joe Schoen to his responsibilities. But Nabers did give coach Brian Daboll some input during a busy spring that...
Bills RB James Cook confident he’ll get payday next year, in Buffalo or elsewhere
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — James Cook had no second thoughts about reporting for training camp despite the lack of progress in the Buffalo Bills running back’s bid to land a lucrative contract extension. One way or another, Cook is confident he’s going to get his big payday once his current deal...
Browns GM Andrew Berry indicates unsigned rookie Judkins may not be at camp soon following arrest
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry indicated Thursday that he doesn’t expect to see Quinshon Judkins on the field at training camp for a while. The rookie running back remains unsigned after he was arrested July 12 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a charge of battery and...
DC council set for vote on Commanders stadium after Trump threatened to block it
ASHBURN, Va. — The D.C. Council is set to vote Aug. 1 on revised legislation that could allow the Washington Commanders to return to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium, Chairman Phil Mendelson announced Thursday, describing the updated proposal as a win for the city and its...
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields carted off practice field with toe injury
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields has a dislocated toe on his right foot and will be evaluated by the team on a daily basis. The team announced the diagnosis a few hours after Fields limped off the practice field Thursday morning and was carted into...
Pat McAfee issues on-air apology to Ole Miss student after spreading false internet rumor
ESPN’s Pat McAfee apologized to a University of Mississippi student Wednesday after he advanced a viral story about the woman’s sex life during an episode of his show in February. The rumor turned out to be untrue. The 19-year-old and her family ended up posting a response to the internet...
Ravens’ John Harbaugh on White House visit with Trump: ‘I root for our president’
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh described his recent visit with President Donald Trump as simply another great opportunity to meet a chief executive. Harbaugh and several family members — including his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh — were invited to the White House earlier...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson declines to comment on arbitration case that stemmed in part from his free agency
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasn’t at all interested in discussing the arbitration case that’s helped cause so much upheaval within the NFL Players Association. In January, arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of collusion by owners in contract negotiations with quarterbacks after the Cleveland Browns gave...
Browns open training camp with rookie RB Quinshon Judkins’ status undeterminedVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has to deal with uncertainty during training camp about a second-round draft pick for the second straight year because of an off-field incident. Stefanski said the Browns were still gathering more information on Quinshon Judkins after the rookie running back was arrested...
Vikings’ Jordan Addison waits for potential NFL suspension after drunken driving plea dealVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison’s off-the-field trouble, the Minnesota Vikings believe, is fully behind him. There is one more pressing matter to resolve, leaving the team and the third-year wide receiver and former Pitt star to wait on potential punishment from the NFL as training camp unfolds. After Addison avoided...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa says rebuilding trust with WR Tyreek Hill is ongoingVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill’s work to regain the trust of his Miami Dolphins teammates remains ongoing after the All-Pro wide receiver took himself out of the 2024 regular-season finale and indicated he wanted to play elsewhere. After the Dolphins wrapped up the first day of training camp, quarterback...
Giants open camp with Jaxson Dart in spotlight, but Russell Wilson still starting QBVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jaxson Dart is squarely in the spotlight as someone the New York Giants hope will be their quarterback of the future. The future is not here yet. For all the attention Dart is getting as a first-round draft pick, coach Brian Daboll made it clear when...
Browns place Deshaun Watson on PUP list; expected to miss season
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson was placed on the physically unable to perform list by the Cleveland Browns as veterans reported to training camp Tuesday. Watson could miss the entire season while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in January. That occurred three months after he initially injured it...
