CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It isn't Donte Jackson's job to study the San Francisco 49ers defense, but even he can see what's going on in the Bay Area.

"That pass rush is crazy, man. Pass rush is really good," Jackson said Monday. "They get after the quarterback and make life easy for the back end."

Then the light bulb came on, and he added with a fat ...Read more

DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions traded safety Quandre Diggs and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The Lions will receive a fifth-round pick in the 2020 draft in the deal, the NFL Network reported.

Diggs was in his fifth season with the Lions after being ...Read more

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Willie Brown, one of the legendary figures in Raiders history and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died, the club announced Tuesday.

The cause of death has not been released. Brown was 78 years old.

The Raiders issued the following statement:

"Willie Brown will forever be cherished as a true Raider. He ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Emmanuel Sanders, to the rescue? The 49ers (6-0) obviously don't need a savior but they did need to bolster their wide receiver corps, and they've done so via a Tuesday trade with the Broncos.

It's apparently costing the 49ers plenty of 2020 draft capital -- third- and fourth-round picks -- to obtain the 32-year-old wide ...Read more

The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots are 7-0 and have defeated their opponents by a margin of 175 points this season.

It's the largest point differential through seven games in the NFL since 1920, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Still, the sheer dominance of the Patriots won't stop coach Bill Belichick from praising ...Read more

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- The NFL hit Odell Beckham Jr. in the wallet, and the Browns wide receiver fired back Tuesday, verbally blasting the league over fining him $14,037 for a uniform violation.

The superstar player made the comments after spending part of his day off bowling with 45 students from the Canton City School District at AMF Brookgate ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It would be easy to pin Sunday night's ugly 37-10 Eagles loss strictly on Jim Schwartz's inept defense.

After all, the Eagles gave up scores on five of the Cowboys' first six possessions, got run over by Ezekiel Elliott, couldn't cover Amari Cooper, missed a ton of tackles, and failed yet again to muster much of a pass rush ...Read more

CHICAGO -- The Bears added defensive line depth Monday when they agreed to terms with veteran Brent Urban, he and his agency tweeted.

Urban, 28, was a 2014 Ravens fourth-round draft pick, and he spent five seasons there, recording 31/2 sacks. He started a career-high 16 games in Baltimore in 2018, with 27 tackles, two for a loss, a quarterback ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- No sense wasting time.

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera announced Monday that following the team's bye week, quarterback Kyle Allen will start Sunday against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback Cam Newton, who last took the field in the team's Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay, will continue rehabbing the Lisfranc injury...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs appear to have dodged a bullet on quarterback Patrick Mahomes' right knee injury, which he suffered in Thursday night's 30-6 win over the Denver Broncos.

Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder on Monday provided an update on Mahomes' MRI procedure, which was administered Friday, and sounded ...Read more

The Raiders are trading former first-round pick Gareon Conley to the Texans, a team source confirmed Monday afternoon.

In exchange, Oakland will receive a third-round pick in the 2020 draft, giving them three selections in that round.

Conley has played in all six games this season, including Sunday's loss in Green Bay. He was carted off the ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Bears coach Matt Nagy met with the media Monday afternoon after reviewing the film of Sunday's 36-25 loss to the Saints.

Here are highlights from that session.

On what he saw from quarterback Mitch Trubisky's performance

The number one thing that I came away with was footwork. I thought footwork was just OK. And then the footwork ...Read more

A Buffalo Bills fan has accused Bobby McCain of spitting on him and threatening to spit on a 13-year-old after the Bills' 31-21 win against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A day later, Brian Flores said the Dolphins are disciplining the safety "internally."

The incident, which The Buffalo News reported Monday, was brought up to Flores at the ...Read more