LAS VEGAS — It was a great decision. One the Las Vegas Raiders needed to make.

They got from Kirk Cousins everything they bargained for and more, and trading him to Minnesota for a third-round pick on Tuesday was the next plausible step in rebuilding for the future.

Sure. It’s the R word. It’s one general manager John Spytek and coach ...Read more

ESPN analyst and former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in for booking on Wednesday after he allegedly ran over the feet of two pedestrians while driving his pickup truck, according to the Nashville Police Department.

Ryan, 63, is charged with six misdemeanors connected with allegedly striking the pedestrians just before midnight Tuesday on ...Read more

Two days before playing his former team for the first time since being traded this summer, Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown told reporters he had "nothing to talk about" with ex-teammate Jayson Tatum.

Apparently he meant it — and it might have had something to do with lamb chops. Figuratively speaking.

Before Tuesday's game at ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— No change at kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs this week.

Harrison Butker, whose seven missed field goals are the most by an NFL kicker this season, will continue to handle the kicking duties when the Chiefs visit the Atlanta Falcons, Andy Reid said Wednesday.

“As far as the kicking part goes, I’m going to stick with ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins’ biggest fears about playing a smallish, agile quarterback have been realized.

Malik Willis, listed at 6 foot 1, 225 pounds, the same dimensions as Miami previous oft-injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, is injured.

Willis’ groin injury, which has dogged him for at least two weeks, has reportedly ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver Broncos almost Goedert done.

Alas, as of late Tuesday afternoon, as the 2026 NFL trade deadline came and went, tight end Dallas Goedert remained a Philadelphia Eagle. And running back Jonathan Taylor was still the best thing about a 2-7 Indianapolis Colts squad.

Instead of taking a home-run swing for quarterback Bo Nix ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Into NFL Week 10 all of a sudden, the Chiefs at 6-2 already have matched their victory total of last season — dismal as that 6-11 campaign was.

Brutal as each loss was in its own way, they have been to the reigning Super Bowl champion Seahawks and Denver — which may have been in that Super Bowl if not for having to play...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Ready or not, Fernando Mendoza has been thrust into the starting quarterback role for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Mendoza will make his first start against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday and going forward, Raiders general manager John Spytek announced Tuesday.

The organization had been taking ...Read more

Some fantasy leagues have standings. One of mine has a traffic jam.

Seven teams entered Week 9 at 4-4, tied for second in a 10-team league. The leader was 6-2. The other two were 3-5.

The good news? Nobody’s out of it. The bad news? Nobody can afford to waste a roster spot.

Week 10 is where short-term survival meets long-term ambition. The ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Monday night meltdown represented the point of no return. Hope, as the saying goes, is not a strategy.

The Minnesota Vikings had no other option than to trade for a quarterback because they don’t have one on the roster capable of operating at a basic, functional level. Continuing down that path would be organizational ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have added to their wide receiver group.

The Chiefs sent a fourth- and a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NFL draft to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for wide receiver Josh Downs and a 2027 seventh-round pick, a source confirmed to The Kansas City Star.

Downs, 25, entered the league as a third-round ...Read more

Kirk Cousins is returning to the Minnesota Vikings more than two years after the team allowed the veteran quarterback to leave as a free agent.

The Vikings announced Tuesday that they have acquired Cousins, pending a physical, from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2027.

A 15-year player, Cousins played for the ...Read more

The groin injury for Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis has worsened to the point that he will miss significant time on injured reserve.

The Dolphins placed Willis on IR, the team announced Tuesday afternoon, which will sideline him a minimum of four games.

Willis had been receiving treatment on a groin injury the past two weeks. He ran ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers traded linebacker Daiyan Henley to the Denver Broncos on Tuesday for a 2027 fourth-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, according to a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly.

Henley, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, was sent to the Broncos just before ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is old.

That hasn’t been a problem for the Pittsburgh Steelers this year. It will be come February.

This is Rodgers’ final season. His looming departure serves as a rallying point for now, inspiration for the Steelers to send an all-time great out on top.

But when he’s gone, the franchise will again find ...Read more

MIAMI — This Miami Dolphins team isn’t good, but if we’re being hand-to-the-Bible honest, nobody expected them to be.

The team general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan is building has talent, but an ultra-thin roster.

They have a few impact players, talents such as Zach Sieler, Aaron Brewer and Jordyn Brooks, but most of the roster lacks ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just when the Carolina Panthers thought they could call the tune, the Denver Broncos changed the Key.

How do you rack up an NFL-record 16 one-score wins in a row? How do you go from humbled in Week 1 to 7-2 and leading the AFC West heading into Week 10? Because your players trust each other. Because the coaches trust players...Read more