INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterback Baker Mayfield and several other Browns starters didn't play in Saturday's 21-18 win over the Indianapolis Colts in preseason game No. 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Coach Freddie Kitchens explained he was satisfied with what the Browns accomplished during joint practices with the Colts on Wednesday and Thursday at Grand ...Read more

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has returned to Dallas from Cabo San Lucas.

And while he did not come home to a new contract -- he is still holding out and there has been no progress on a new deal with the Cowboys -- he has learned that he will not face criminal charges over his Las Vegas altercation with a security guard.

According to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The Chargers' worst fears were confirmed Saturday when they learned Derwin James will be sidelined deep into the regular season.

The team's All-Pro second-year safety will undergo surgery next week to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.

A more definitive timeline should be known after the ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers safety Eric Reid didn't go so far as to call Jay-Z a sellout, but he did consider the hip-hop mogul's foray into the NFL "despicable."

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's entertainment firm, Roc Nation, will now produce the NFL's Super Bowl halftime show, it was announced Wednesday, officially creating a partnership between Jay-Z...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. -- The period of experimentation has apparently concluded.

The Miami Dolphins will use the third preseason game as a dress rehearsal for their Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, and coach Brian Flores said that he'll likely use Ryan Fitzpatrick as his first-team quarterback this coming week as Miami prepares...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles signed veteran quarterback Josh McCown to a 1-year contract to backup Carson Wentz, an NFL source said Saturday.

McCown, an 18-year veteran, had retired this offseason. His deal is worth $2 million fully guaranteed and could be worth up to $5.4 million if certain incentives are met. The Eagles were down two healthy ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- When you have just five draft picks two years in a row, as has been the case for the Eagles in 2018-19, you have to find creative ways to bring in young talent.

The team announced Friday evening that it had signed offensive lineman Brett Toth to a three-year deal. Toth, who turns 23 on Sept. 1, was the first Army player to ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Two days after being removed from practice for his role in a fight, Bears right guard Kyle Long is not at MetLife Stadium for the team's preseason game against the Giants on Friday night.

Coach Matt Nagy said multiple times Wednesday that the matter would be handled internally, and it appears that one repercussion from ...Read more

HONOLULU -- Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is away from the team in Cabo San Lucas holding out for a new contract.

But he has apparently gotten in his work while the rest of the Cowboys were in training camp.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Elliott currently weighs in the 220-pound range, the lowest since his rookie year, and he will be...Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- At this rate, the Eagles will be forced to start Carson Wentz in the traditional preseason finale against the Jets, on Aug. 29, because they won't have any other healthy quarterbacks.

That has no chance of really happening, of course, but the team definitely is trending the wrong way at the most important position, after ...Read more

HOUSTON -- He's a car guy, so it's fitting he ended up in Detroit. And watching him run, you get a sense of what kind of vehicle he likes to let loose with on the open road.

Ty Johnson has been one of the pleasant surprises of the first three weeks of Lions training camp.

He had carries of 13 and 17 yards in the Lions' preseason-opening loss ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. -- It was Miami Swim Week and the glamorous and glitzy runway fashion shows and pop-up parties were jam-packed with celebrities, models, designers and social-media influencers.

It was a July afternoon and surely those in attendance at one particular pool-side event had no clue that one of the models was Miami Dolphins rookie wide ...Read more

WESTFIELD, Ind. -- Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is confident his talent and work behind the scenes can overcome the chances he's missing to develop chemistry with quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Dealing with a hip injury, Beckham sat out one-on-one, seven-on-seven and 11-on-11 drills Thursday in the second and final joint practice the ...Read more

Three years ago Thursday, then-49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee and launched a movement.

In a tweet, he reflected on the anniversary and his decision to protest social injustices. A video attached to the post includes graphic and disturbing content. Should you be interested, it can be found archived on Kaepernick's ...Read more