KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drue Tranquill is positioned near the entrance of the Chiefs’ locker room Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, a group of reporters as his audience, when he’s asked about the team’s running game.

More specifically, someone would like to know what Tranquill, a linebacker, thinks about the Chiefs’ tone-setting offensive line ...Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jim Harbaugh paced the sideline with his hands on his hips. He stomped on the grass at State Farm Field as the Arizona Cardinals ran the clock down. The Chargers head coach had no other answers.

The Chargers’ top-ranked defense folded in the most critical moment, losing 17-15 to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday as the ...Read more

DETROIT — Jameson Williams' breakout season has reportedly been put on pause.

The Detroit Lions' wide receiver is facing a two-game suspension for violation of the league's Performance-Enhancing Substances (PES) policy, ESPN's Eric Woodyard reported Monday night.

Williams, 23, had 17 catches for 361 yards and three touchdowns this season.

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With his second-quarter touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, tight end Mark Andrews became the Ravens’ all-time leader in career receiving touchdowns with 42.

It took the veteran tight end seven seasons to reach that mark, passing former Ravens tight end Todd Heap, who took a decade to reach 41. Andrews is also one ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is headed to injured reserve after suffering a fractured right thumb, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday.

O’Connell was injured in the first quarter of Sunday’s 20-15 loss to the Rams at SoFi Stadium. The second-year pro could potentially return this season but he ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There was no shortage of corrections on Kevin O’Connell’s mind Monday, a day after he felt the Vikings offense wasn’t good enough at certain points in a 31-29 loss to Detroit.

And the Vikings coach gets no extra time to right the ship with a four-day turnaround before Thursday night’s kickoff against the Rams in Los ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — This wasn’t the Tua Tagovailoa the football world expected to welcome back Monday.

This was an angry Tua.

“I’m frustrated,” he said. “Do I want to be known for (concussions)? No, I don’t. But these are the cards I’ve been dealt with.”

This was a defiant Tua, dismissing any health risk to his return to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick harshly criticized the Giants and GM Joe Schoen’s roster moves Monday on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show while analyzing their decision to let Saquon Barkley walk to the rival Philadelphia Eagles.

“The Giants thing I don’t really understand,” Belichick, 72, said of their Barkley ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – There are so many reasons the 49ers lost to the Chiefs on Sunday. Too many reasons to count, perhaps.

And frankly, this reason seems trivial compared to Brock Purdy’s three interceptions, the Niners’ defense’s failure to stop Patrick Mahomes on third down, and the lopsided mismatches that Kansas City boasted on ...Read more

BALTIMORE — They scored 100 points over three games, and the Ravens needed almost every one of them to get past the AFC’s top two seeds and the NFC’s No. 2 seed to win the Super Bowl.

Every so often, you’ll hear some lunkhead claim that Joe Flacco was carried to a Lombardi Trophy by the vaunted Baltimore defense. Anyone who watched ...Read more

NEW YORK — For the first time since April 1, Haason Reddick is back at the Jets facility.

Reddick reported to the Jets facility on Monday after he had been holding out since the spring due to a contract dispute after he was traded from the Eagles to the Jets.

On Sunday, Reddick ended his holdout after agreeing to an adjusted contract with ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Going into the bye week, Jalen Hurts led all quarterbacks with 11 turnover-worthy plays, a metric from Pro Football Focus that accounts for passes that have a strong likelihood of getting intercepted and snaps that demonstrate poor ball security. Among them were four interceptions and five fumbles (three lost) through four games...Read more

SEATTLE — Seven weeks in, and it finally happened.

On the heels of three consecutive losses that surely had some fans longing for his predecessor, Mike Macdonald broke through.

No, this wasn’t the first time the Seahawks coach got a victory in his first year at the helm, but Seattle’s 34-14 vanquishing of the Falcons on Sunday in Atlanta...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks could be without receiver DK Metcalf for Sunday’s game against Buffalo after he suffered a sprained MCL injury against Atlanta. But coach Mike Macdonald didn’t rule out that Metcalf could make it back and said the good news is that Metcalf escaped a significant injury.

“He’s got a minor MCL [injury],” ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers’ worst suspicions were confirmed Monday when it was learned Brandon Aiyuk was lost for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

The news, first reported by Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz, came as no surprise given coach Kyle Shanahan’s dire prognosis of a torn ACL following a 28-18 ...Read more