LOS ANGELES - Since signing with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, Robert Woods and his production have ranked among some of the NFL's elite receivers.

But he has not been paid like one.

Based on comments Thursday from Woods and coach Sean McVay, that situation could change before the Rams play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln ...Read more

Take football away from a football player, and you have what Jaguars safety Josh Jones describes as "a dark place."

He's seen the light in Jacksonville.

Jones, cast off by Green Bay and Dallas within a four-month span last year, got new life with the Jaguars in a system he said he has long admired and believes takes the best advantage of his ...Read more

Frank Reich isn't walking through that door, and neither is Nick Foles, and maybe those are good things, because Reich just lost to a tanking team and Foles is on the bench behind Mitch Trubisky. When you look at the Eagles' Week 1 struggles in that light, it should be easier to entertain the possibility that the biggest thing that their loss to...Read more

Week 1 of the NFL season offered much to dissect. Here's a recap of last week's games, followed by Week 2's best bets:

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WEEK 1 RECAP

Chiefs 34, Texans 20: The most interesting thing about rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire's debut - besides the 138 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown - was he didn't receive a single target (he's an exceptional...Read more

Text messages were flying among the Louisiana Tech football coaches and players last Thursday. One of theirs, L'Jarius Sneed, not only pulled a starting assignment in his NFL debut but landed the Chiefs' first interception.

"I was quiet though," Bulldogs secondary coach Jeff Burris said. "I was nervous, watching his first game."

Afterwards?

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LOS ANGELES - The Chargers lost center Mike Pouncey for the season Thursday because of a hip problem he has been dealing with for years.

The team announced Pouncey would have surgery sometime this month.

"On top of being a Pro Bowl talent, he's the ultimate captain, teammate and competitor," general manager Tom Telesco said in a statement. "...Read more

In what was a "crushing" decision, the Charlotte 49ers game at 12th-ranked North Carolina on Saturday has been canceled due to a contact tracing quarantine on the 49ers' offensive line.

According to a statement released by the 49ers, several members of the offensive line are in quarantine following UNC Charlotte's COVID-19 contact tracing ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. - The Bucs' plan was to surround Tom Brady with two Pro Bowl receivers. Two weeks into the season, that plan has become complicated.

Receiver Chris Godwin did not practice again Thursday and remains in concussion protocol, putting in doubt his status for Sunday's home opener against Carolina.

Godwin sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady kept his response short if not necessarily sweet Thursday when asked about his reaction the public critique he received from Bucs coach Bruce Arians about his performance in the 34-23 loss to the Saints.

"You know, he's the coach, so ... I'm a player. Just trying to win a game," Brady said tersely.

Arians was publicly ...Read more

As Dolphins starter Ryan Fitzpatrick led only one scoring drive and threw three interceptions in Miami's season-opening loss to New England, rookie Tua Tagovailoa was on the Dolphins sideline observing and taking in as much as he could.

With his helmet fastened for most of the game, Tagovailoa listened intently to the play calls communicated to...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS - Chris Streveler made his first college start at quarterback as a Gophers freshman in 2014 against San Jose State. He completed one pass. It netted 7 yards. That glorious moment came with 6 1/2 minutes left in the game.

The Gophers coaching staff showed so little faith in Streveler's passing ability as a dual-threat quarterback ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. - It's been a few years since Hayden Hurst took the field for South Carolina football, but the tight end affectionately nicknamed "Garnet Thor" remains a popular figure among the Gamecock faithful.

And just a few days after Hurst made his debut with the Atlanta Falcons with a spectacular grab in Week 1 of the NFL season, he ...Read more

A broken record.

It's the phrase Doug Pederson used when asked if Carson Wentz was amenable to correcting his tendency of holding the ball too long. The Eagles quarterback is in his fifth season, and yet there were multiple times in Sunday's loss when he unnecessarily tried to extend a play and it hurt his team.

He has often made the argument ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Patrick Mahomes had the fourth-lowest yardage output of his career in the Chiefs' 34-20 season-opening win Thursday, and the reason that needs to be stated first is because of what came next.

As he assessed the performance with his backup quarterbacks afterward, they told him it was one of the best games he'd ever played.

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TAMPA, Fla. ? Tom Brady fans from the Berkshires to Bradenton were shocked ? a few were outraged ? when he was called out by Bucs head coach Bruce Arians for throwing two interceptions in the team's 34-23 loss at New Orleans Sunday.

They have wondered aloud if there is trouble in paradise brewing between Brady and Arians.

But on Wednesday, ...Read more