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Jordy Nelson practices, Randall Cobb does not for Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy moved practice back two hours Wednesday, perhaps hoping to squeeze a little more healing time into the team's weekly practice schedule.
McCarthy said Wednesday before practice that 13 players would be listed on the injury report and take part only in rehab while the rest of the team ...Read more
Packers likely to lighten Ty Montgomery's hefty early load
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- In recent years, a popular line of questioning for Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers examined the playing time for veteran outside linebacker Julius Peppers, a physical specimen known for his durability.
At age 36 for much of last season -- he turned 37 four days before the NFC Championship game -- Peppers ...Read more
Illness takes valuable Chargers reserve out of lineup
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Valuable reserve tackle Chris Hairston was lost to the Los Angeles Chargers for the rest of the season Wednesday when the six-year veteran from Clemson was placed on the non-football illness list.
The team did not disclose Hairston's illness. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Hairston, who played left and right tackle, was sitting ...Read more
Seahawks' Richard Sherman says NFL injury reports are 'for gamblers'
Cornerback Richard Sherman legitimately had an injury last week, a hamstring issue that crept up in the Seahawks' season opener at Green Bay and caused him to miss two practices before Sunday's 12-9 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
But Sherman said he thinks there's a somewhat illegitimate reason the NFL cares so much about publicizing the ...Read more
Rams' Goff is going from bystander to commander
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The last time Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff was in Levi's Stadium for an NFL game, he stood on the sideline wearing a sweatsuit.
The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, who grew up and played college football in the San Francisco Bay Area, was inactive for the Rams' opener against the San Francisco 49ers last season. ...Read more
Cowboys' Cole Beasley: 'We're not worried' about Ezekiel Elliott
FRISCO, Texas -- Count Cole Beasley among those within the Dallas Cowboys locker room who feel Ezekiel Elliott will bounce back from his worst professional game on Sunday.
Elliott was held to just 8 rushing yards on nine carries, and drew the ire of the coaching staff for a "lack of effort" on two interceptions thrown by Dak Prescott.
Beasley ...Read more
Sam Farmer's Thursday night NFL pick
L.A. RAMS (1-1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (0-2)
When: 8:15 p.m. EDT, NBC and NFL Network.
Line: Rams by 2.
Over/under: 40.
Sam Farmer's pick: Despite losing at home to Washington, the Rams are finally dynamic on offense. They're playing with confidence. The 49ers are pretty solid, but they just can't score. Rams 23, 49ers 16
(c)2017 Los Angeles ...Read more
Steelers' Watt says groin injury 'wasn't serious'
Steelers rookie outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who left the Vikings game with a groin injury and did not return, was a limited participant in practice Wednesday. He said a scan of his injury proved the injury is minor and cannot be injured further.
Watt said he originally sustained the injury in practice last week and aggravated it covering a ...Read more
From BookDaily.com
The Empty Pulpit
Sandra ArrantsFourteen year old Sherman Thompson has stumbled upon the body of his pastor. Laid out, dead, on the front lawn of the parsonage, Reverend Archibald Temple had a voice of thunder that has been rendered silent forever. Sherman and his sister Grace are determined to find out who killed him and ...
Ben Roethlisberger on offense's slow start: 'No one is going to be perfect'
Thirty points per game was the stated goal before the season. All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le'Veon Bell were going to light up opposing defenses. The return of Martavis Bryant presence was going to add another dimension as was the arrival of rookie receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Expectations were sky-high for the Steelers ...Read more
Gase declines to elaborate on Timmons suspension, leaves door open for return
Dolphins coach Adam Gase declined to go into details on linebacker Lawrence Timmons' indefinite suspension on Wednesday, saying he prefers to keep the details in-house.
But in a key statement, Gase didn't rule out Timmons eventually returning to the team.
"It's going to be something I'm going to keep in house, and I'll decide on that later," ...Read more
Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford: 'I've been through a lot with this knee'
Though Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford said his left knee feels better than it did on Sunday, when he was unable to play in the team's 26-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it remains unclear whether he will be able to start on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Bradford said he plans test his knee throughout the week, after a noncontact...Read more
Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick
RAMS (1-1) at 49ERS (0-2)
Line: LAR by 2.
Cote's pick: LAR 20-17.
TV: 8:25 p.m., NFL Network.
Today's challenge, kids: Make this typically stinky Thursday night matchup seem interesting to those who have no wagering or fantasy investment. OK. Hmm. Here we go! Um, two rebuilding teams with first-year head coaches! No? How about this: A pair ...Read more
After two injury-plagued years, Chiefs' Justin Houston is all the way back
Shortly after his fourth-quarter interception in the Chiefs' 27-20 win over Philadelphia on Sunday, Chris Jones turned toward veteran teammate Justin Houston and did something you might not expect:
He challenged him.
"I need one -- I need a sack from you," Jones told Houston, playfully.
He did this purposely. Jones, 23, might be young, but he...Read more
Brotherly love will be put aside as LaFleurs take opposite sides in Rams-49ers game
LOS ANGELES--It's a problem a mother is proud to have, one that with a little creativity is easily solved.
Kristi LaFleur couldn't decide which son to represent when Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and San Francisco 49ers receivers coach Mike LaFleur meet in an NFC West matchup Thursday.
So mom created a team of her own: "...Read more
Jim Caldwell doesn't take issue with Odell Beckham block on Jarrad Davis
Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell did not take issue with a block by New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. that helped land rookie linebacker Jarrad Davis in the NFL's concussion protocol.
"It was a block," Caldwell said at his news conference Tuesday.
Asked if he thought the block was illegal or dirty, Caldwell said, "There was no ...Read more
Brad Biggs' Week 3 NFL power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses.
1. Falcons 2-0 (1). They continue to have the solution for the Packers, but losing pass rusher Vic Beasley for a month or so to a hamstring tear will hurt.
2. Chiefs 2-0 (3). They traded up in Round 3 to make Kareem Hunt the sixth running back drafted, and he's the most dynamic offensive player in the league...Read more
Dolphins acquire linebacker Stephone Anthony from Saints
The Miami Dolphins addressed the team's void at linebacker by trading for former Clemson standout Stephone Anthony on the same day the Dolphins suspended Lawrence Timmons indefinitely following his disappearance Saturday ahead of Sunday's game.
The Dolphins sent New Orleans an undisclosed 2018 draft pick Tuesday for Anthony, who was the 31st ...Read more
Elliott waits for next legal move on his suspension, game status unclear
Will the Dallas Cowboys have star running back Ezekiel Elliott on the field and in uniform against the Arizona Cardinals Monday?
That question has yet to be answered.
The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which is based in New Orleans, but handles Texas district courts, did not rule on the NFL's motion for an emergency stay of the temporary ...Read more
Eddie Brown's fantasy football adds and drops for Week 3
Each week I'll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football -- I define "widely available" as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues -- and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.
Here's my best bets for Week 3:
ADD
RB Chris Carson, Seahawks (ESPN: ...Read more
Panthers place Olsen on injured reserve, promote rookie fullback Armah
The Panthers have placed tight end Greg Olsen on injured reserve after undergoing surgery on Monday to repair his broken right foot.
The team confirmed the move on Tuesday. Olsen, an 11-year veteran in the NFL, has not previously missed a game since his rookie season.
"He broke the fifth metatarsal on his right foot -- it's called a Jones ...Read more
