Game week begins for the Ravens as they prepare for the NFL’s season opener at Kansas CityVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Game week has arrived for John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens returned to practice Friday after three days off, and the focus turns to Thursday’s season opener at Kansas City. The Chiefs earned the right to play in that game as the defending Super...
AFC South preview: Young QBs aim to challenge powerful TexansVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Looking at the recent history of the AFC South makes it easy to envision the Tennessee Titans winning the division, if only because they have Brian Callahan as their new coach. Doug Pederson capped his first season coaching Jacksonville watching his Jaguars grab the AFC South title...
AFC West preview: Teams make major changes in bid to knock off ChiefsVideo
The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled the AFC West since two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes was still slinging it at Texas Tech. They’ve won the division every year since 2016. What the back-to-back Super Bowl champs are really out to accomplish this season, though, is something that’s never been done before:...
AFC East preview: Jets, Dolphins, Patriots looking to end Bills’ 4-year reignVideo
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have sat atop the AFC East for four straight years. Their drive for five could prove to be the toughest task of all. A ton of roster turnover has provided plenty of questions — and doubts. Especially with Aaron Rodgers back with the New...
AFC North preview: Bengals, Browns hope for better QB health as teams chase RavensVideo
Football’s top division wasn’t even at full strength in 2023. With better luck at the quarterback position, it could be quite a race for the AFC North title this season. Lamar Jackson stayed healthy last year and won his second MVP, helping Baltimore to the best regular-season record in the...
Bettors banking on Eagles resurgence, Cowboys regression as NFL season begins
LAS VEGAS — The Philadelphia Eagles looked as if they were ready to return to the Super Bowl last season after beating the Buffalo Bills, 37-34, in overtime to move to 10-1. Then Philadelphia fell apart, losing six of its final seven games, including a 32-9 stinker in the playoffs...
Browns releasing QB Tyler Huntley, leaving them with 3 on rosterVideo
BEREA, Ohio — The Browns have thrown away one of their quarterbacks. Cleveland is releasing quarterback Tyler Huntley, who was signed as a free agent in March after the team was ravaged by injuries last season and was forced to start five QBs. Huntley became the odd-man out after second-year...
Brandon Aiyuk agrees to new deal with the 49ers to end contract ‘hold in’Video
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk’s long contract dispute with San Francisco came to an end Thursday when the star receiver agreed on a four-year, $120 million contract extension to stay with the 49ers. Two people familiar with the deal says the sides came to the agreement Thursday after Aiyuk...
Jacoby Brissett is selected Patriots starting quarterback for Week 1 against CincinnatiVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is putting the keys to his offense in the hands of the veteran quarterback on his roster over the franchise’s potential quarterback of the future. Mayo selected Jacoby Brissett as the starting quarterback for New England’s season opener at Cincinnati, one of the...
QB Ryan Tannehill, former Steeler Patrick Peterson among NFL’s notable free agentsVideo
Joe Flacco watched football from his couch last season before joining the Cleveland Browns in November, leading them to the playoffs and earning the AP Comeback Player of the Year award. Several accomplished free agents are in a similar position waiting for a call this season. Ryan Tannehill, who went...
Browns cornerback Denzel Ward is back practicing after suffering 5th known concussion in NFLVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Denzel Ward has almost moved past another concussion. Cleveland’s three-time Pro Bowl cornerback returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering at least his fifth documented concussion while playing in the NFL. Ward remains in the league’s concussion protocol, but he has entered the final...
49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk misses practice despite being cleared by team doctorsVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco star receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasn’t at the start of practice on Wednesday despite the team saying he was cleared by doctors to participate, raising the temperature of a contract “hold in” that has been a cloud over the 49ers since the offseason. Aiyuk had...
Kadarius Toney and Caleb Farley, 1st-rounders from 2021, let go on NFL roster cutdown dayVideo
Kansas City receiver Kadarius Toney and Tennessee cornerback Caleb Farley, both first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft, were among the cuts Tuesday as teams trimmed their rosters for the regular season. Toney, who figured to be on the roster bubble, was on his second team since the New York...
NFL owners newly endorse private equity stakes of up to 10% in teams by league-approved firmsVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — NFL owners voted their carefully crafted approval Tuesday to private equity investors in their teams, putting in place a new rule that lets certain league-sanctioned firms buy a stake of up to 10% in the 32 franchises that are steadily soaring in value. At a special meeting...
‘New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce’ podcast lands deal with Amazon’s Wondery
LOS ANGELES — Amazon’s podcast studio, Wondery, on Tuesday announced it has landed a multiyear deal with “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” as it continues to add more audio programs to its ad sales and distribution portfolio. The deal includes global distribution rights to audio and video episodes...
Browns rookie Mike Hall goes on list as NFL investigates domestic violence incident
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List on Tuesday while the NFL continues its investigation into a domestic violence charge filed against him. Hall was arrested Aug. 13 after his fiancee told police he threatened her with a gun during...
QB starters Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix lead list of NFL rookies to watch in 2024
Three rookie quarterbacks drafted in the first round are set to start on opening day with Chicago’s Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels of Washington and Bo Nix for Denver. If that sounds familiar, it is. Happened last year with three of the first four picks — Carolina’s Bryce Young, Houston’s C.J....
Ravens coach John Harbaugh remembers Aliquippa native Joe D’Alessandris: ‘An inspiration’Video
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — When John Harbaugh reflects on the life of Aliquippa native Joe D’Alessandris, the stories that stand out are about a period of time long before he became an NFL offensive line coach. “He was working in the steel mill when he was 17 and 18 years...
Bills’ Josh Allen enters 7th season focused on increasing leadership roleVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There remain many signs of Josh Allen being his familiar playful self. Whether it was opening training camp boasting of his latest Catan board game conquest; celebrating touchdowns with leaping hip-checks with teammates; and name-dropping Tiger Woods in detailing his offseason golf course encounters: The Buffalo...
Prescott’s time with the Cowboys, Russell Wilson’s fading career among the hot QB questions in 2024Video
Dak Prescott figures to get paid, either by Dallas or another team willing to go north of $50 million per year if the Cowboys let his contract expire after this season. Russell Wilson hasn’t been announced as the starter for Pittsburgh’s opener in what’s shaped up to be the nine-time...
Chiefs sign wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to provide veteran depth ahead of roster cutsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs signed wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster on Monday, reuniting with a veteran wide receiver who helped Kansas City win the Super Bowl two years ago just one day before all NFL teams must reach the 53-player roster limit. Smith-Schuster was back in his familiar No....
Reports: Cowboys agree to 4-year, $136M deal with WR CeeDee LambVideo
FRISCO, Texas — CeeDee Lamb’s monthslong holdout with the Dallas Cowboys is over, and the All-Pro receiver is a close second to Justin Jefferson as the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Lamb and the Cowboys agreed Monday on a $136 million, four-year contract with $100 million guaranteed, three people familiar...
Browns star running back Nick Chubb to begin season on PUP list, will miss at least first 4 gamesVideo
CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb’s comeback needs more time. As expected, Cleveland’s star running back will remain on the physically unable to perform list to start the season while he recovers from two surgeries on his left knee, keeping him out for at least the Browns’ first four games. Chubb has...
Ravens OL coach, Sewickley native Joe D’Alessandris dies
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Joe D’Alessandris, whose nearly half-century of coaching offensive linemen eventually brought him to four different NFL teams, has died. He was 70. The Baltimore Ravens, D’Alessandris’ employer since 2017, announced that he died Sunday. He was hospitalized earlier this month with an unspecified illness, and that...
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase returns to practice after ‘hold in’
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase ended his contract “hold in” and practiced for the first time this summer on Sunday, two weeks before Cincinnati opens the season against the New England Patriots. The Bengals sent out photos from the closed practice on social media showing Chase participating...
