MINNEAPOLIS — Christian Darrisaw was wearing something strange following a recent Minnesota Vikings practice.

A smile.

It prompted the following question:

“Did you have any fun last year?”

“At times, yes,” he said. “At times, no.”

The Vikings left tackle missed seven games. Of the 10 he played, he left five early. Many times, ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Every now and then you meet a player who gets your attention because of their outlook on football and life. Ex-Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Kendall Lamm was one of those guys. It was the same for current Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks.

And now there’s linebacker Jackson Woodard, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound second-...Read more

BALTIMORE — Toward the end of the Baltimore Ravens' practice Sunday, I reached for my phone to type another note and discovered it had overheated.

The heat index had climbed into the 90s, and the device had spent more than two hours baking under the late-morning sun. My scorching work phone tapped out before the Ravens did.

Players pushed ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks hosted free-agent cornerback Terrion Arnold for a visit Sunday, The Seattle Times confirmed.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz of The Schultz Report first reported news of the visit Sunday afternoon.

Arnold, the 24th overall pick of the 2024 draft out of Alabama, was waived by the Detroit Lions on June 29 after being ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton should drive Jonah Coleman like he stole him. Because, by golly, did he ever.

Fourth round? $885,000 base salary? $1.19 millon cap hit? For the guy who’s been arguably the Denver Broncos’ best runnner in camp since they put pads on?

Bargain of the draft.

With soft-tissue injuries mounting, it’s not a stretch to ...Read more

OXNARD, Calif. — The Dallas Cowboys and star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams have agreed on a three-year contract extension worth $105.9 million in a deal that locks him in with the team through the 2030 season, sources confirm to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. NFL Network was the first to report the deal.

The extension officially kicks in ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The encouragement and hugs started as Eric Bieniemy made his way to the field at Chiefs training camp at Missouri Western. Two weeks after leaving the team to deal with a family tragedy, the team’s offensive coordinator was back on the turf.

“The energy that he brings onto the practice field,” Chiefs tight end Jake ...Read more

ALLEN Park, Mich. — The Detroit Lions’ biggest investment during the 2026 offseason is set to miss significant time this season.

Lions coach Dan Campbell on Monday announced that center Cade Mays, who inked a three-year deal in free agency with Detroit in March, suffered a wrist injury in Sunday’s practice and is set to miss a “...Read more

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

LOS ANGELES — A few hours after their season-ending defeat in the NFC championship game last January, the Los Angeles Rams boarded a plane for their flight home from Seattle.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford was seated a row in front of veteran receiver Davante Adams, who once again had fallen just short of finally reaching the Super Bowl.

"He's...Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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