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Chiefs WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown released from hospital
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was discharged from a Jacksonville-area hospital Sunday morning, hours after he sustained a dislocation of his sternoclavicular shoulder joint in his team's 26-13 preseason loss to the Jaguars. ,Brown, who was cleared to return to Kansas Ci...
Giants OT Evan Neal (ankle) activated off PUP list
New York Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal passed his physical and was activated off the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.,Neal initially was placed on the PUP list on July 23 prior to the start of the team's training camp.,He aggravated an ankle injury on Nov. 5 in a game against the Las...
NFL preseason roundup: Caleb Williams sharp as Bears top Bills
Top overall draft pick Caleb Williams passed for 95 yards over two drives and the Chicago Bears rolled to a 33-6 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday in Orchard Park, N.Y. ,Williams, who won a Heisman Trophy at Southern California, completed 4 of 7 passes. Velus Jones Jr. rushed for 34 yards w...
Chiefs WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown injures shoulder
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown departed Saturday's 26-13 preseason loss to the host Jacksonville Jaguars with a possible dislocated shoulder.,Brown was injured on Kansas City's first offensive play of the game. He made the catch for 11 yards.,Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after...
Reports: Dolphins OL Kion Smith tears ACL, out for season
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Kion Smith will miss the 2024 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, multiple sources reported Saturday.,Smith was injured during Miami's second drive of its preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, which he started at left guard. ,The Dolphins p...
Preseason roundup: Caleb Williams sharp as Bears top Bills
Top overall draft pick Caleb Williams passed for 95 yards over two drives and the visiting Chicago Bears rolled to a 33-6 victory Saturday over the Buffalo Bills in the opening preseason game for both teams.,Williams, who won a Heisman Trophy at Southern California, completed 4 of 7 passes. Velus Jo...
Report: Steelers top pick Troy Fautanu nursing minor MCL sprain
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu sustained a minor MCL sprain during the team's preseason game against the Houston Texans, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Fautanu, the 20th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Washington, was spotted wearing a brace around his left knee after...
CB Stephon Gilmore visiting Vikings on Monday
Two-time All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore plans to visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.,Gilmore told NFL reporter Josina Anderson that he is flying to Minneapolis in his bid to gain employment for the 2024 NFL season. ,Gilmore, who turns 34 on Sept. 19, recorded 68 tackles, two interceptions and...
Falcons await news after S DeMarcco Hellams, LB Bralen Trice carted off field
Atlanta Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams and rookie linebacker Bralen Trice were carted off the field due to left leg injuries suffered during a 20-13 loss to the host Miami Dolphins on Friday.,Hellams sustained the injury on the second defensive play of the preseason game while in pursuit of the bal...
Ravens top pick Nate Wiggins injures shoulder
Baltimore Ravens rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins sustained a right shoulder injury during the third quarter of Friday's preseason 16-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.,The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Wiggins, who was selected by the Ravens with the 30th overall pick of the 2...
Steelers first-round pick Troy Fautanu dealing with knee injury
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu sustained a knee injury during the team's preseason game against the Houston Texans on Friday.,Fautanu, the 20th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Washington, was spotted wearing a brace around his left knee after the Steelers' 20-12 l...
NFL preseason roundup: K Jake Elliott's reprieve lifts Eagles to win
Jake Elliott nailed a 49-yard field goal as time ran out after missing from 50 yards seconds earlier as the Philadelphia Eagles edged the host Baltimore Ravens 16-13 on Friday night.,Elliott, who also missed an extra point in the game, got his second chance for the winner when the Eagles sacked Emor...
QB Jarrett Stidham will start for Broncos in preseason opener
Jarrett Stidham will be the Broncos' starting quarterback on Sunday when Denver opens the preseason against the host Indianapolis Colts.,Stidham will receive approximately 15 to 20 plays, Broncos coach Sean Payton told reporters on Friday.,Payton said that rookie Bo Nix would start the club's second...
Broncos starting QB Jarrett Stidham in preseason opener vs Colts
Nix will be the second quarterback into the contest against the Colts. Third-stringer Zach Wilson will also see some duty.,Payton said Stidham's experience is a factor in why the 28-year-old drew the start over Nix on Sunday. Stidham started Denver's final two games last season after Payton pulled t...
Cowboys, Vikings swap CBs Nahshon Wright, Andrew Booth
Dallas and Minnesota have agreed to exchange Cowboys cornerback Nahshon Wright for Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth, according to multiple media reports Friday.,The Cowboys selected Wright in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he has played in 32 games (three starts), primarily on special tea...
49ers cut TE Logan Thomas, sign P Pressley Harvin III
The San Francisco 49ers released veteran tight end Logan Thomas on Friday.,The 49ers also announced the signings of punter Pressley Harvin III and defensive linemen Jonathan Garvin to one-year deals and placed defensive lineman Austin Bryant (leg) on injured reserve.,Thomas was signed in the offseas...
Patriots release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The New England Patriots released wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Friday.,By being released now, the 27-year-old veteran will have time to look for another team before the start of the season.,Smith-Schuster caught 29 passes for 260 yards and one score in 11 games (seven starts) in his lone sea...
Report: Giants' Drew Lock to miss time due to hip injury
New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock sustained a bad bone contusion and a strained oblique in the team's preseason win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, NFL Network reported Friday.,Lock is expected to miss some time due to the hip injury, according to the report. Coach Brian Daboll said Fr...
Report: Lions OT Connor Galvin (knee) out for the season
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Connor Galvin tore an MCL in Thursday night's preseason loss to the New York Giants and will require season-ended surgery, ESPN reported Friday.,Galvin, 24, got rolled up on during a run by teammate Jake Funk in the fourth quarter and left the field on a cart.,A two-ti...
Colts' Anthony Richardson, starters to play 1-2 series vs. Broncos
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and the majority of the team's starters will play "a series or two" in the preseason opener on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, coach Shane Steichen said.,Richardson will be under center in a game for the first time since sustaining a season-ending...