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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Will Levis returned to practice Wednesday, testing his recovery from a sprained right shoulder as the Tennessee Titans targeting the second-year quarterback’s return in time for Sunday’s home game against the Indianapolis Colts. Levis said he feels good but will have to see how he progresses over the past week. kickoff on Sunday. “It sucks any time you get hurt, but especially when it hits a body part that is so crucial to your career and your life and what you do, it’s scary,” Levis said. “And I’m glad I left the field with a diagnosis…
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix passes during a win against the Raiders on Sunday. Nix and the Broncos will put their three-game winning streak on the line Sunday against Justin Herbert and the Chargers. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)He was a record-setting quarterback at Oregon. A first-round pick on an AFC West team mired in mediocrity. He played for a coach in his first year with the franchise.Bo Nix knows Justin Herbertthe path.”He’s one of those guys you look up to playing at Oregon,” Nix, the Denver Broncos quarterback, told reporters Wednesday before the former Oregon Ducks stars face off in a…
Kris Rhim, ESPNOctober 9, 2024, 8:25 p.m. ETEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After four games in which the Los Angeles Chargers’ (2-2) offense veered between electric and terrible, coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert acknowledged Wednesday that execution would be essential to a successful season.Herbert said “nobody’s panicking” and Harbaugh is determined to fix the Chargers’ offensive woes before Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos.”What does improvement look like? For us, it’s getting sharper, sharper on offense,” Harbaugh said.Through the first two weeks of the season, the Chargers were undefeated and executing what Harbaugh said they would when he took…
It’s time for Spencer Rattler to make his NFL debut.New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen announced Wednesday that Rattler will start in their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, Fox). He will start in place of regular starter Derek Carr, who is expected to miss several games with an oblique injury.Carr was lost Monday night in the Saints’ 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with an oblique injury. He took a hard hit while trying to throw a pass late in the fourth quarter, and he is now expected to miss several games…
October 9 — Four National Football League teams stand out from the rest.Those teams are the 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings and the 4-1 Houston Texans and Washington Commanders. Everyone has a record of 3-2, 2-3 or 1-4.Surprisingly, we haven’t seen any team go winless after Week 4. The Jacksonville Jaguars picked up their first win in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts as the last team to win a game.There’s been more parity in the NFL so far and that’s good because, well, predictability can get a little old, even for a guy like me who thinks…
After a terrible start to the season defensively for the Dallas Cowboys – they allowed an average of 29.3 points and 372.7 yards per game through the first three games – defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s group responded with back-to-back strong efforts and two wins. thanks to giving up just 16 points and 264.5 yards per game.Much of that rebound can be attributed to eighth-year starting cornerback Jourdan Lewis, who leads the team in pass coverage, according to Pro Football Focus, with a grade of 81.3 while allowing only 86 of the team’s defense’s 972 passing yards. through five matches.In a…
Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is drawing heat for some of his 2024 free agent signings, particularly linebacker Devin White – who was released before even playing a game for the Eagles – and the invisible smuggler Bryce Huff. Another move that was celebrated in March but seemed to be going in the wrong direction was reuniting the Eagles with safety CJ Gardner-Johnson. CJGJ’s first stint in Philadelphia, during the 2022 season, was great. He had a career year with 67 solo tackles and six interceptions as the Eagles headed to Super Bowl LVII. Returning to Philadelphia after a…
EAST RUTHERFORD – Brian Daboll walked into the locker room and he was far from satisfied.Maybe his New York Giants expected a soft touch from their players’ coach, who watched his team dominate the first half of Sunday’s game against legitimate playoff contenders the Seahawks on the road in Seattle.Daboll generally keeps things as calm as possible at halftime, ensuring the focus remains on what needs to change, what needs to continue and allowing the team itself to settle into the game and find your own way.Not this time.”Honestly, [Daboll] came here yelling at us, saying we couldn’t do the…
It’s easy to see the most surprising and improved aspect of this Bears team thus far. It’s not secondary, because everyone expected them to be this good and they were. An NFL-best passer rating of 68.2, leading the Vikings by 2.1 points, makes it clear they’re succeeding, and they’re tied for third in takeaways with 11. That’s their line defensive, hands down. When the Bears completed talent acquisition in the offseason, general manager Ryan Poles’ work was considered a failure in some ways, as the only edge players they added were rookie Austin Booker and fellow veteran Jacob Martin. Martin…
ALLEN PARK – The Detroit Lions received a bye week boost, opening the week of practice with all 53 players represented, even opening the practice window for rookie Christian Mahogany.All-Pro center Frank Ragnow (pectoral) was back on the field, as were versatile defensive back Brian Branch (illness) and rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (hamstring). Mahogany missed all of training camp and the preseason due to illness, so the team will see where the rookie offensive lineman is in his recovery. He is on the NFI list, so the Lions will have 21 days of practice to see how things progress…