Ravens look to improve to 3-0 when they host Indianapolis, backup QB Gardner MinshewVideo
BALTIMORE — The last time the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts met, it was a prime-time showcase for Lamar Jackson and Jonathan Taylor. Only one of those two stars is available this week when the teams face each other again. For a while, Jackson’s contract dispute with the Ravens was...
49ers extend coach Kyle Shanahan, GM John Lynch
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers gave coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch multi-year contract extensions Friday. The duo joined the 49ers together in 2017 and by their third season built up a team that had won just two games the year before they arrived into...
Panthers rule out QB Bryce Young for Week 3; veteran Andy Dalton to start vs SeahawksVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Andy Dalton will start for the Carolina Panthers at quarterback Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after rookie Bryce Young was ruled out with a sprained ankle. Jake Luton will serve as Carolina’s backup quarterback. Panthers coach Frank Reich said Young is expected to miss one to two...
Bengals’ Joe Burrow returns to practice ahead of Monday’s showdown vs. RamsVideo
CINCINNATI — Quarterback Joe Burrow participated in practice Friday, a good sign for the Cincinnati Bengals that a lingering calf injury may not keep him out of the Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow walked to the practice field in full pads and afterward the team listed...
Browns hope to keep moving without Nick Chubb against Titans
CLEVELAND — As the brutal reality of losing star running back Nick Chubb for the rest of this season sunk in, the Cleveland Browns only needed to trace the recent history of their opponent Sunday to know that everything could turn out OK. Tennessee has been there, done that. Two...
Giants RB Saquon Barkley specifies injury as high ankle sprainVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley says he suffered a high ankle sprain late in the fourth quarter in the comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals. Barkley did not practice this week, and he was listed as out for Thursday night’s game in California...
Panthers’ Andy Dalton ready for start; Bryce Young ‘isn’t expected to play’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers veteran quarterback Andy Dalton admits he’s having a little more fun this week knowing he’s likely to start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. The Panthers said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that rookie QB Bryce Young “isn’t expected to play ” after missing his...
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out for the season with torn ACLVideo
DALLAS — The Cowboys have lost Trevon Diggs for the season. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback suffered an ACL tear during a 1-on-1 period at Thursday’s practice, a person familiar with the situation said. He was seen afterward on crutches. The team is proceeding with the expectation Diggs is out...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow unsure if calf injury will keep him out Monday nightVideo
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he’s day-to-day and doesn’t know yet if a lingering calf injury will keep him out of Monday’s night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow said he “tweaked” the calf injury late in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens. He wore a compression sleeve...
Fast starts prove key for high-flying Ravens defenseVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Geno Stone intercepted a pass around the goal line and returned it 36 yards before veering out of bounds — and it looked like he might’ve scored if he’d cut back to his right. “Gave him a little grief, but at the end of the day...
Raiders place Chandler Jones on reserve/non-football illness list
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders placed defensive end Chandler Jones on the reserve/non-football illness list Wednesday, meaning he will miss at least the next four games. Jones criticized owner Mark Davis, coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler in a series of social media posts, which he...
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, set to face Steelers, seeking breakout gameVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Almost lost in the Chandler Jones situation is the effect his absence has had on the Raiders defensive line. In trying to make up the difference at one of the defensive end positions, Las Vegas has used a tackle in Jerry Tillery, an undersized Malcolm Koonce and...
Vikings acquire RB Cam Akers in trade with RamsVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart. The Vikings sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft...
Browns re-sign running back Kareem Hunt after star Nick Chubb lost for season with left knee injury
BEREA, Ohio — Kareem Hunt ran right back to the Browns. Desperate to find a quality running back after losing star Nick Chubb for the season, the Browns have reunited with Hunt, who was available as a free agent and is expected to be able to help Cleveland’s offense immediately....
Autopsy finds man punched at Patriots game before he died had medical issue
BOSTON — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Police and safety personnel responded to...
Analysis: Browns QB Deshaun Watson’s rough start vs. Steelers raises major questionsVideo
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson doesn’t look elite, composed or anything close to resembling a $230 million quarterback or franchise savior at the moment. Not even close. Two games into his first full season with the Browns, there remain major questions about whether Watson can be the same player who led...
Witness said man was punched before he died at a New England Patriots gameVideo
DEDHAM, Mass. — Police are investigating the death of a New Hampshire man at a New England Patriots home game, after a witness said he saw a Miami Dolphins fan punching the man in the head. Police and personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11...
Giants coach Brian Daboll not ruling RB Saquon Barkley out for Thursday
TEMPE, Ariz. — Saquon Barkley’s sprained right ankle is showing signs of improvement, and New York Giants coach Brian Daboll on Tuesday refused to rule him out for a game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night. “He’s a lot better than I thought he would be today,” Daboll...
Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates headline list of new nominees for Pro Football Hall of FameVideo
Three-time All-Pros Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates headline the list of nine first-year eligible players picked among the 273 nominees for the 2024 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other first-year eligibles are receivers Brandon Marshall and Jordy Nelson; running back Jamaal Charles; offensive linemen T.J. Lang,...
Browns star Nick Chubb to undergo surgery on season-ending knee injury sustained against SteelersVideo
CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb’s gruesome left knee injury will require surgery, a devastating blow for the Cleveland Browns star running back who will have to go through another arduous rehabilitation to continue playing. Chubb sustained the season-ending injury in Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A four-time Pro Bowler...
Tony Jones Jr. scores twice; Saints defense shuts down Panthers, Bryce YoungVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Jones Jr. ran for two touchdowns, rookie Blake Grupe kicked two field goals and the New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers, 20-17, on Monday night, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2013. Jones replaced the injured Jamaal Williams late in the first half...
Analysis: Bills’ Josh Allen heads list of QBs to rebound in Week 2Video
Josh Allen was back to himself after a terrible opener. Daniel Jones and Ryan Tannehill also rebounded from awful games to lead comeback wins. Patrick Mahomes and Geno Smith got back on the winning track. Sunday was filled with impressive bounce-back performances. The Bills, Giants and Titans avoided 0-2 starts....
Analysis: Lamar Jackson, Ravens make big strides offensively in Week 2Video
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson certainly shook off the rust quickly. If last weekend’s game is any indication of his comfort level in Baltimore’s new offense, the Ravens could be on their way to quite a season. Jackson went 24 of 33 for 237 yards and two touchdowns and...
ABC will air an additional 10 ‘Monday Night Football’ games because of writers and actors strikes
LOS ANGELES — ABC will be airing more “Monday Night Football” games than originally planned. An additional 10 games originally set to appear only on ESPN will be simulcast on ABC. The additional games will be on network television because of the ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America...
Giants RB Saquon Barkley suffers sprained right ankle, expected to miss timeVideo
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has a sprained right ankle and his status for Thursday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers is uncertain. ESPN, though, reported he is expected to miss three weeks. Giants coach Brian Daboll had said earlier in the day he did not know...
