Football Page 141 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reports: Saints signing S Julian Blackmon to 1-year deal
One day after losing Tyrann Mathieu to retirement, the New Orleans Saints are in agreement with safety Julian Blackmon on a one-year deal worth up to $5.5 million, according to multiple reports. ,Blackmon, 26, has 10 career interceptions, 21 passes defensed and 300 tackles in five seasons with the I...
Bucs WR Chris Godwin no guarantee Week 1
Slot receiver Chris Godwin is on the physically unable to perform list and it's too early for Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles to declare his status for Week 1 of the regular season in September. ,Godwin, 29, is itching to get back on the field. He spent the past nine months working to be ready, re...
Texans taking S Jimmie Ward's status 'day by day'
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the team is letting the legal process play out while staying in communication with the league about the status of safety Jimmie Ward, who was arrested last month on a felony assault family violence charge.,Ward was in the building as the Texans report...
Bills GM throws support behind accused first-round pick Maxwell Hairston
Bills general manager Billy Beane is going to bat for first-round pick Maxwell Hairston Jr. ,The 30th overall pick in April, Hairston was sued by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Hairston at the University of Kentucky in 2021.,Beane made it a personal mission to meet Hairston's close...
Vikings LT Christian Darrisaw (ACL, MCL) cleared for camp
Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw will not begin training camp on a restricted list, signaling his rapid recovery from torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and a positive omen as Minnesota introduces another new starting quarterback.,Darrisaw is already active in individual an...
Bengals to play QB Joe Burrow 'more than ever' in preseason
Training camp plans call for no limits on Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who has thrown a total of eight passes in preseason games the past four years.,But limiting Burrow in July and August in recent years might have been a factor in the troubling trend of slow starts, head coach Zac Taylor explai...
Tua Tagovailoa: Tyreek Hill rebuilding trust with QB, Dolphins
Before Tyreek Hill can run a nine route or post pattern, his quarterback and Miami Dolphins' teammates are eager to cover some other ground. ,Tua Tagovailoa said Hill is starting to rebuild relationships left somewhere between fractured and entirely flamed when the 31-year-old wide receiver removed ...
Texans place RB Joe Mixon (ankle) on non-football injury list
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list Wednesday.,A Pro Bowl selection during his first season in Houston, Mixon has yet to participate in practice during organized team activities and minicamp due to an ankle injury.,Mixon, who turns 29 on Thursday, rushed ...
Jaguars start Travis Hunter at WR, CB reps coming soon
On the first day of training camp, the answer to questions regarding whether Travis Hunter would play offense or defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars was unchanged. ,Both. ,Hunter was an early arrival on the practice field in a bright teal No. 12 jersey, the color signifying he'd play with the offen...
Dolphins OL Bayron Matos airlifted to hospital after injury in practice
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos sustained an undisclosed injury late in the team's first training camp practice and was transported to a local hospital via helicopter.,Matos, 24, is in stable condition, per the team.,Born in the Dominican Republic, Matos joined the NFL International Pl...
Giants tab Russell Wilson as QB1; Malik Nabers to practice
Russell Wilson is the New York Giants' starting quarterback as the team begins training camp, head coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday.,"These guys will be out here competing, but Russ is our starter," Daboll said.,Also Wednesday, Daboll said wide receiver Malik Nabers will fully participate in p...
Commanders put absent Terry McLaurin on reserve/did not report list
The Washington Commanders placed holdout wide receiver Terry McLaurin on the reserve/did not report list on Wednesday.,McLaurin was not present Tuesday for a required conditioning test ahead of Wednesday's first practice.,Under the collective bargaining agreement, McLaurin faces a daily fine of $50,...
Browns place Deshaun Watson on PUP list
Competition for the starting quarterback job in Cleveland will not include the Browns' highest-paid QB, Deshaun Watson. ,Watson was officially placed on the physically unable to perform list as training camp gets underway in Berea, Ohio, with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and rookies Shedeur Sanders an...
NFL Training Camp Fantasy Questions: Rookies, Rehabs, and Redemption Hopes
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Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill focused on being 'better leader'
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill spent the offseason healing. ,"I feel back to being myself. No pain," Hill said Tuesday, assessing his physical recovering from wrist surgery. "No complaints.",The 31-year-old led the NFL with 1,799 receiving yards in 2023. But last season was largely a disappointm...
Reports: S Jamal Adams signing with Las Vegas Raiders
Three-time All-Pro safety Jamal Adams signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, reuniting with former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.,Adams, 29, was once one of the league's premier safeties, making three consecutive All-Pro teams from 2018-2020 with the New York Jets and Seahawks. Sin...
Lions LB Alex Anzalone ‘disappointed’ with contract talks
Detroit Lions linebacker and team captain Alex Anzalone is at training camp this week, but he's frustrated with how his contract negotiations with the front office are going.,Anzalone has reached the final season of his three-year, $18.75 million deal signed in 2023 but believes he is underpaid rela...
Reports: Commanders WR Terry McLaurin absent from training camp
Washington Commanders All-Pro wide receiver Terry McLaurin did not report to training camp Tuesday amid a contract dispute, per multiple reports.,McLaurin, 29, was not present for a required conditioning test that unofficially marks the start of training camp. He is the only Commanders player absent...
Cowboys: Micah Parsons to 'participate' in camp with contract unsettled
Wearing a helmet, shorts and a long sleeve compression shirt underneath a dark blue No. 11 jersey, Micah Parsons removed the mystery from his training camp plan on Tuesday by joining teammates on the field in Oxnard, Calif., for the first full team workout. ,Parsons stretched with the team and parti...
Bucs place WR Chris Godwin, LT Tristan Wirfs on PUP list
Star wide receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs were among the five players the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the outset of training camp Tuesday.,Players who are placed on the PUP list during the summer can be activated from it at any m...