TAMPA, Fla. — Now that it’s official — now that the Buccaneers have opted to move rookie Jalon Daniels to No. 2 on the quarterback depth chart — there are a couple of worrisome issues heading into the regular season.

No. 1, Baker Mayfield gets hurt and needs to leave a game.

No. 2, Mayfield gets hurt and refuses to leave a game.

...Read more

SEATTLE — The Los Angeles Rams don’t make excuses. Let’s all remember that.

So when coach Sean McVay bemoaned, “I’ve never quite seen anything like what happened on the two-point conversion,” after Zach Charbonnet’s instantly infamous recovery swung a 38-37 overtime loss to the Seahawks last December, it wasn’t an excuse.

And ...Read more

MIAMI — Outside of the inconsistent, if not lackluster quarterback play that has plagued the Miami Dolphins franchise, talent evaluation, player acquisition and roster development are at the core of what have kept South Florida’s NFL franchise on the mediocrity merry-go-round for two-plus decades.

This past training camp we have seen signs ...Read more

NEW YORK — Giants fans don’t have to buy a new Odell Beckham Jr. jersey.

OBJ finally reclaimed his rightful place on the numerical roster at Tuesday’s practice, donning the No. 13 jersey he made famous during his soar to stardom from 2014 through 2018 as a Giant.

Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt had the number, but he was released Sunday and ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Pro Football of Famer Emmitt Smith is in some hot water this week, as he is being accused of scheming $2.5 million from an investor tied to a Native American group, according to a report from Front Office Sports.

A lawsuit filed in Delaware’s Chancery Court on Monday by Kituwah LLC,...Read more

NEW YORK — The tone of Malik Nabers’ comeback changed a bit Monday.

The Giants’ top wide receiver said his surgically repaired right knee feels “real good” two weeks out from the regular-season opener, but he was non-committal about playing Sept. 13 in their Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

“My mind is focused on playing the...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson has steadfastly declined to discuss Kyler Gordon this summer, and on Tuesday morning — 12 days before the first game — general manager Ryan Poles couldn’t commit with any certainty to the nickel cornerback playing this season.

Gordon is on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, and the ...Read more

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he is taking full responsibility for his 'recent personal failure' after entering a no-contest plea to a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating while intoxicated (OWI). He also received citations for having an open ...Read more

The San Francisco 49ers spent roster cutdown day and the 24 hours that followed engaging in their favorite annual tradition: “outsmarting” everyone in the league, including themselves.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch looked at an offensive line with all the structural integrity of a crumbling Pacifica sea wall, stared down a schedule featuring...Read more

DENVER — The NFL had the decency to do what the Denver Broncos wouldn’t.

Roger Goodell placed Jonathon Cooper on the commissioner’s exempt list on Sunday. Hopefully, he closed the door when doing the Broncos’ dirty work.

The team chose to support Cooper as he faced a felony assault charge for strangulation, along with three other ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Here’s what I like about this Miami Dolphins rebuild — it continues to be a rebuke of everything that was done previously, on and off the field. We’re seeing major change in this organization. Maybe it’s not a 180-degree change, but it’s about 170 degrees.

The revamped 53-man active roster is the most recent ...Read more

Since the advent of the award in 1972, only nine men have won NFL Defensive Player of the Year more than once.

There have been only four multi-time recipients this millennium.

In a harrowing reality for the rest of the NFL, two of them are now set to occupy the same defensive line this season.

Aaron Donald officially came out of retirement ...Read more

So does this mean the Los Angeles Rams are ruining the NFL, just like their L.A. neighbors are supposedly ruining baseball?

Even in a salary cap league, the rich can get richer. Or look at it this way: It didn’t take the Rams long after returning to Southern California to discern that with so many fan options to choose from, the teams that ...Read more

DENVER — Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty to a felony assault charge for allegedly strangling his ex-girlfriend and other lesser charges in Douglas County District Court on Monday afternoon.

Cooper, 28, appeared in a black dress shirt, tie and slacks alongside his attorney, Harvey Steinberg, and did not speak ...Read more

Josh Jacobs' court appearance on two misdemeanor charges resulting from an alleged altercation with his girlfriend in May isn't until Nov. 27. The Green Bay Packers, the team for which he stars at running back, will have played 11 regular season games by then.

That means the NFL will likely determine whether to let him play before knowing the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Six-time Pro Bowl receiver Keenan Allen was arrested Sunday in downtown Indianapolis on suspicion of drunken driving.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers observed a vehicle parked in a no-parking zone on the 100 block of South Meridian Street shortly after 1 a.m. and conducted a traffic ...Read more

AUBURN — Chris Carson came back.

But don’t call it a comeback, because that’s not what this is. The former Seahawks running back was forced to retire in 2022 due to an unrelenting neck issue. After five seasons, 49 games, 3,502 rushing yards, 31 total touchdowns and untold attempted tacklers strewn in his wake, Carson’s playing career ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders have uncharacteristically done a lot of things right this offseason.

That doesn’t mean they are going to be a contender in coach Klint Kubiak’s first year as head coach.

In fact, it’s more likely they will lose more games than they win. And that’s OK. For now.

General manager John Spytek was ...Read more