Defense dominates as Packers beat Bears in NFL season opener
CHICAGO — The Monsters of the Midway showed up for the NFL’s season opener. They were wearing gold, green and white. In a defensive battle also marked by sloppy offense and penalties, the Packers used the Bears’ usual trademark, a staunch ‘D,’ and just enough from Aaron Rodgers on Thursday...
Brutal reactions to Meghan Trainor’s NFL kickoff performance
It seems many social media users were not amused that Meghan Trainor was featured in the 2019 NFL kickoff ceremony. Prior to the league’s first regular season game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on Thursday, the singer took the stage to the disapproval of many. In fact,...
Antonio Brown upset at Raiders for nearly $54,000 in fines
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Star receiver Antonio Brown said Wednesday that the Oakland Raiders have fined him close to $54,000 for missing a practice and walkthrough last month. Brown posted a letter on his Instagram account from general manager Mike Mayock saying that he was fined $40,000 for an unexcused absence...
Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott agree on $90M deal that ends holdout
Ezekiel Elliott was finishing the early stretching at the first practice since ending his long holdout with the Dallas Cowboys when the star running back was called to the front of the group. Cheers rose from teammates Wednesday before Elliott led a brief set of jumping jacks to get the...
First Call: New Coyote Phil Kessel speaks; Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott gets huge contract
Wednesday’s “First Call” features details on Ezekiel Elliott’s new contract. Phil Kessel speaks for the first time as an Arizona Coyote. Austin Meadows homers again. And two local pitchers break new ground in the Major Leagues. Kessel the Coyote Phil Kessel may have been traded to Arizona two months ago,...
Bengals sign running back Giovani Bernard to 2-year dealVideo
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals signed running back Giovani Bernard to a two-year contract extension Tuesday through the 2021 season. He could have become a free agent after this season. Bernard, a second-round draft pick in 2013, has been used to complement Joe Mixon. Last season, he carried 56 times...
Rams agree with QB Jared Goff on 4-year contract extensionVideo
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Jared Goff agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams through the 2024 season. The Rams confirmed the agreement Tuesday night. The team didn’t disclose contract terms. Goff is beginning his fourth year with the Rams, who made him the No. 1 overall...
Clock is ticking as Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott try to finalize $90M contract extensionVideo
FRISCO, Texas — There is no deal yet. But holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys are getting prepared just in case. After spending the last month training in Cabo San Lucas in a contract dispute, Elliott flew back to Dallas on Tuesday so he can be available...
Pryor reportedly reaches injury settlement, parts ways with Jaguars
It looks like Terrelle Pryor is back on the NFL free agent market again. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Pryor has reached an injury settlement with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the team has released him. The former Jeannette and Ohio State star initially had been placed on injured reserve...
First Call: Ex-Steeler Chad Brown screws up nickname; Gerrit Cole is strikeout leader; Phil Kessel to speak
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” a former Steeler gives us some bad broadcasting. A former Cowboy looks for big broadcasting bucks. Le’Veon Bell’s ironic tweet. Gerrit Cole’s huge afternoon. And Phil Kessel finally speaks. Brownout of the brain Chad Brown is now providing color commentary for the Pac-12 Network. He had...
Former Steelers star Hines Ward joins Jets as offensive assistant
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have hired former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward as a full-time offensive assistant. Ward worked with the Jets during the summer as a coaching intern and impressed coach Adam Gase and his staff. Wide receiver Robby Anderson praised Ward during camp...
Former Pro Bowler LeSean McCoy reunites with Andy Reid in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LeSean McCoy is going from a rebuilding franchise in Buffalo to a Super Bowl contender in Kansas City, and he’s reuniting with his close friend and former coach Andy Reid, too. The Chiefs and the two-time All-Pro running back agreed to a $4 million, 1-year deal,...
Bills RB LeSean McCoy among notable dismissals on NFL’s cutdown day
The cruelest day of the NFL’s long calendar arrived Saturday with teams setting their 53-player rosters. Among the more prominent dismissals were Bills veteran running back LeSean McCoy, backup QBs Brian Hoyer in New England and Kevin Hogan in Denver and receivers Laquon Treadwell of Minnesota and Demaryius Thomas of...
Jacksonville keeps Terrelle Pryor, places him on injured list
While rumors and social media posts claimed otherwise, Terrelle Pryor was not released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday as NFL teams trimmed rosters to 53 players. Instead, the veteran wide receiver from Jeannette was added to the team’s reserve/injured list. Pryor has been struggling with a hamstring injury that...
Company seeking ‘Official NFL Taste Tester’Video
Betting tips website PicksWise is looking for a few fans of both football and food. The winning “football foodie” will have a chance to earn $500 and become the company’s “official NFL Taste Tester” for the upcoming season, in a bid to find the best signature dish across the league....
Browns still not settled at right guard with opener looming
CLEVELAND — Just over a week before their opener, the Cleveland Browns still haven’t settled on a starting right guard. Coach Freddie Kitchens didn’t rule out the possibility of newly acquired lineman Wyatt Teller lining up in front of quarterback Baker Mayfield in Cleveland’s Sept. 8 season opener against the...
U mad, bro?: Carli Lloyd column angered a lot of people. Truth hurts, I guess.
I knew what would dominate “U mad, bro?” this week. I wrote a column about USWNT soccer player Carli Lloyd. She made a 55-yard field goal after an NFL practice recently. So now there appears to be a social media movement to get her an NFL tryout. After one kick...
Mark Madden: Colts fans had every right to boo Andrew Luck
After news of Andrew Luck’s retirement broke this past Saturday during a preseason game at Indianapolis, the fans present serenaded the quarterback with a chorus of boos as he left the field. Jacoby Brissett, now the Colts starter, said the reaction “sucked. Especially a guy like that, who has done...
Home turf: Browns’ Mayfield to star in ads living in stadium
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio — Baker Mayfield has a new teammate. She rocks a headband, too. The Browns’ charismatic quarterback has entered a marketing partnership with Progressive and will star alongside his wife, Emily Wilkinson, in a national advertising campaign for the insurance giant. The ad shows the couple as new...
Betty White trending, but only because of NFL promo video
Every time. It gets us every time Betty White starts trending on Twitter. Why is it we always think the worst? We should allow ourselves to consider that our favorite “Golden Girl” is just doing something incredible. Again. And this time, she is. At the ripe young age of 97,...
Suspended Browns RB Kareem Hunt won’t be with team during ban
CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt will have to spend his NFL suspension isolated from his team. The suspended Browns running back, who must serve an eight-game ban for physical altercations, will not be permitted inside the team’s facility starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Wednesday in an...
Tim Benz: If you want to see Carli Lloyd kick in NFL, make her earn it
I was going to leave this alone. I really was. I swear. When I first saw the video of Carli Lloyd kicking a field goal at a Baltimore Ravens-Philadelphia Eagles joint practice, I knew what was going to happen. .@CarliLloyd from distance. Love to see it. pic.twitter.com/FW8iZlzGCG— U.S. Soccer WNT...
Blood clots sideline Patriots center David Andrew
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With time growing short before their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New England Patriots have an unexpected hole in the middle of their offensive line following the weekend hospitalization of starting center David Andrews because of blood clots in his lung. Andrews, 27, was...
Patriots try to sort out tight end situation in post-Gronk era
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For nearly a decade, the tight end position was one of the greatest strengths of the New England Patriots’ offense. But that changed quickly. First came the retirement of Rob Gronkowski, one of the most productive tight ends in NFL history, after the 13-3 victory over the...
U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd receives offer from NFL team to kick in preseason gameVideo
As all 32 NFL teams ready for their final exhibition game on Thursday, the general sentiment from fans is a simple one: meh. Usually, starters for said teams do not participate and most who do will never make the squad. But one game could be of interest. Enter Carli Lloyd....
