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Dieter Kurtenbach: Shanahan's doghouse might not be big enough to contain rookie De'Zhaun Stribling
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver room might as well be the infirmary.
With Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and Jacob Cowing nursing ailments on the sideline, and with Ricky Pearsall already out for the season, what might have been the deepest position on the team coming into training camp is suddenly feeling more than a ...Read more
Panthers sign QB Kyle Trask with Haynes King hurt, waive two other players
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers made three roster moves Sunday morning.
And one of them involved a quarterback head coach Dave Canales has known for years.
The Panthers announced that they’ve signed veteran signal-caller Kyle Trask to their training camp roster. The move comes after Haynes King suffered a hamstring injury during ...Read more
Teddy Bridgewater, veteran quarterback, stepping away from Lions
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is stepping away from the Detroit Lions, coach Dan Campbell said Sunday.
The Lions placed Bridgewater on the reserve/retired list shortly after Campbell's announcement.
Asked whether this was it for Bridgewater's playing career, Campbell said, "I think only he can truly answer that, ...Read more
Josh Dobbs signs with Lions as Teddy Bridgewater replacement
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have already found their replacement for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, adding veteran Josh Dobbs to the roster on Sunday, according to Dobbs' agent, Mike McCartney, on social media.
Dobbs, 31, is familiar with both the team and new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing. He spent more than two weeks on Detroit's ...Read more
Mike Preston: Ravens-Steelers 'death struggle' enters new era
LATROBE, Pa. — In one corner, there is former Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, a Super Bowl champion who reached three AFC championship games, won six AFC North titles and posted a 193-124 record in 18 seasons in Baltimore.
In the other is Mike Tomlin, another Super Bowl champion who made it to three AFC championship games, claimed eight...Read more
Adam Hill: Raiders coach Klint Kubiak passes first big test with flying colors
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak faced one of his first major challenges as an NFL head coach this weekend.
He passed the test with flying colors.
Kubiak watched chaos ensue on the field late in Friday’s practice when veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins momentarily snapped on star teammate Maxx Crosby and Kubiak took firm, ...Read more
Sam McDowell: The Chiefs revamped their running back room. I still have two questions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kenneth Walker looks terrific.
That’s the first sentence of this column, because it shouldn’t get lost in the remainder of the words, sentences and paragraphs that will follow.
He clearly has a different ability than the Kansas City Chiefs have recently employed in the backfield, even if that’s not the highest of ...Read more
Troy Renck: Time for Broncos' defense to take No. 1 ranking. It starts with taking the ball away.
DENVER — Davis Webb is over there. And Vance Joseph is still here.
When last season ended on a refrigerated afternoon at Empower Field, neither was expected to be in charge in training camp.
Sean Payton figured to give up his ATM PIN before surrendering his call sheet. Through collaboration, conversation — and perhaps a contract extension ...Read more
Larry Fitzgerald Jr. puts spotlight on Minneapolis, Vikings and family in Hall of Fame speech
CANTON, Ohio — Minneapolis and its most popular team played prominent roles on Saturday as Larry Fitzgerald Jr. grabbed pro football’s brightest spotlight at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and swung it onto his family, his hometown and his first job as ballboy for Dennis Green’s Minnesota Vikings.
“Martin Luther King Park in Minneapolis ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Kyle Shanahan was forced to cut the fluff. It might be the best thing for him, the 49ers.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan is back.
Though behind the scenes, he was never really gone.
On Saturday, Shanahan took to the dais inside Levi’s Stadium for this first time since his July car accident — for the first time since the beginning of training camp — to deliver a message to the media he’s been sitting on for at least a...Read more
Chip Scoggins: This is why Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was just inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
MINNEAPOLIS — A group of NFL players from various teams huddled at the end of an exhausting workout for a final message. They had come to Minneapolis to train alongside Larry Fitzgerald Jr. It was the morning of July 3.
Good work, Fitzgerald told them. See everyone tomorrow morning.
“They’re like, ‘Wait a minute. That’s July Fourth,�...Read more
Eagles tackle Lane Johnson says 2026 will 'probably' be his final season
PHILADELPHIA — Lane Johnson is considering retiring following the 2026 season, the five-time All-Pro right tackle said Saturday.
“As you get older, things change in your life,” Johnson said at a news conference. “Priorities. Your children get older, parents get older. It puts things in perspective. So it’s looking like, potentially, ...Read more
Ravens WR Zay Flowers exits practice with leg injury, is 'day to day'
BALTIMORE — Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers left practice early on Saturday with what coach Jesse Minter described as a quad contusion.
Minter said the star wideout is considered “day to day.”
Just over one hour into Saturday’s practice, during the 7-on-7 period, Flowers collided with safety Jaylinn Hawkins while trying to catch a ...Read more
Scott Fowler: Panthers great Luke Kuechly's Hall of Fame induction speech made perfect sense
CANTON, Ohio — Luke Kuechly gave his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday, and it was just as authentic and appropriate as you’re imagining.
The former Carolina Panthers linebacker spent his 15 minutes deflecting credit and thanking others, showering dozens of people from his life with praise. The speech was as well-...Read more
Raiders' Kirk Cousins, Maxx Crosby disciplined for practice skirmish
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Kirk Cousins and star defensive end Maxx Crosby did not participate in team drills Saturday, a day after an on-field skirmish late in practice.
Rookie first-round pick Fernando Mendoza got his first extensive action with the starting offense in Cousins’ absence.
“As you know, we didn’t...Read more
Eddie Brown: What we still don't know about all 32 NFL teams
Welcome back to the NFL, where every veteran is “in the best shape of his life” and every rookie is ahead of schedule.
Optimism overflows in training camp, when hope and promise pass for hard currency.
Every offensive line has been rebuilt, the new offensive coordinator has simplified the playbook and the defensive coordinator is revealing...Read more
Vahe Gregorian: How Eric Bieniemy is exerting influence on Chiefs camp even in physical absence
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — From the outside looking in, anyway, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been conspicuous by his physical absence since July 26 in the wake of a family tragedy. In some ways, there is just no substitute for the real thing.
From the proving grounds of training camp at Missouri Western, the blaring and hypercritical...Read more
Raiders' Friday camp observations: Cousins, Crosby have dustup in practice
LAS VEGAS — Leave it to Kirk Cousins to confront Maxx Crosby toward the end Friday morning of Las Vegas Raiders practice at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
As the Raiders tested their two-minute offense with Cousins quarterbacking their starting unit, the star defensive end hit his arm — triggering a testy confrontation. Cousins ...Read more
Undrafted Panthers rookie quarterback Haynes King was star of Hall of Fame game. Can he make the team?
Haynes King is an NFL star.
That is, the Carolina Panthers undrafted rookie quarterback is an NFL star in early August after exactly one preseason game.
Sure, Thursday's Pro Football Hall of Fame game between the Panthers and Arizona Cardinals was nothing more than a meaningless exhibition in which few, if any, actual starters played.
But NFL...Read more
Company suing Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes over steakhouse name fire back at motion to dismiss
NEW YORK — Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are facing pushback in a federal lawsuit over the name of the Kansas City Chiefs stars’ restaurant.
The tight end, 36, and 30-year-old quarterback — who are pals as well as Super Bowl-winning teammates — are being challenged by 1587 Sneakers as they move to dismiss the shoe company’s New ...Read more
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