NFL Page 314 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
49ers' Brandon Aiyuk out for season, Deebo Samuel hospitalized
The San Francisco 49ers were hit with a double dose of rough health news regarding two wide receivers on Monday.,First, the team learned that Brandon Aiyuk tore his ACL and MCL on Sunday in San Francisco's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and is done for the season.,Later, coach Kyle Shanahan announce...
Reports: Saints sign WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
The scuffling New Orleans Saints signed veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, NFL Network and ESPN reported Monday.,Valdes-Scantling, 30, joins a Saints squad that has lost five straight games since a 2-0 start. He was released by Buffalo last week after the Bills acquired receiver Amari C...
Reports: 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk (knee) out for the season
San Francisco 49ers standout wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk tore his ACL and MCL in Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and is done for the season, according to multiple media reports on Monday.,NFL Network reported that an MRI on Monday confirmed the ACL and MCL injuries to the right knee, which o...
Raheem Morris takes ownership of Falcons' 'flat' loss to Seahawks
As exciting as the Atlanta Falcons' three-game winning streak was entering Week 7, Sunday was a reminder that it's easy to be humbled in the NFL.,Atlanta (4-3) had won three in a row over NFC South foes before a lackluster showing in a 34-14 home defeat to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The Falcons...
Buccaneers place CB Jamel Dean (hamstring) on IR
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed starting cornerback Jamel Dean (hamstring) and rookie wide receiver Kameron Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve Monday before their home game against the Baltimore Ravens.,In corresponding moves, Tampa Bay also activated defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV from IR and e...
Report: Seahawks WR DK Metcalf has sprained MCL
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is week-to-week with a Grade 1 MCL sprain, ESPN reported Monday.,Metcalf departed Sunday's 34-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury in the fourth quarter after catching four passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.,He was seen briefly attempting to ...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (rib) labeled week-to-week
Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is "week-to-week" with a rib injury suffered early in Sunday's victory over the Carolina Panthers, head coach Dan Quinn said Monday.,Quinn said of the injury, which he did not describe in specifics, "It's not going to be something that's going ...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'willing to play the odds' in return
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is set to return from his latest concussion, ushered back from injured reserve after clearing NFL protocol for head injuries. ,Neurologists and head injury experts were sounding boards for Tagovailoa to "effortlessly make this decision," Dolphins coach Mike McDani...
Interim HC: Jets paralyzed by desire to perform
Trying too hard can be as dangerous as not trying hard enough. That's the message New York Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich wants to reverberate in his locker room this week.,"There's an element right now because of the high character of our locker room and this team that there's a bit of pressi...
Broncos' Sean Payton wary of 'over-coaching' QB Bo Nix
Bo Nix's inconsistent footwork has been a consistent throughout the Denver Broncos' 4-3 start to the season, but head coach Sean Payton said that he's also wary of "over-coaching" his rookie quarterback. ,Nix threw for only 164 yards while completing 16 of 26 passes in the Broncos' 33-10 victory at ...
NFL flexes Colts-Vikings to 'SNF' in Week 9
The NFL on Monday announced that it has flexed the Indianapolis Colts-Minnesota Vikings game in Week 9 to the Sunday night slot on NBC, bumping the Jacksonville-Philadelphia game to Sunday afternoon.,The Nov. 3 game between the host Vikings and Colts was originally scheduled as a 1 p.m. ET kickoff. ...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa returns from latest concussion
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is set to return from his latest concussion, ushered back from injured reserve after clearing NFL protocol for head injuries. ,Neurologists and head injury experts were sounding boards for Tagovailoa to "effortlessly make this decision," Dolphins coach Mike McDani...
Chiefs rule out JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jaylen Watson for Week 8
The Kansas City Chiefs already have ruled out wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for their Week 8 game due to a hamstring injury.,Coach Andy Reid also ruled out starting cornerback Jaylen Watson on Monday. Watson, 26, reportedly suffered a fractured ankle and could be done for the season.,Smith-Schus...
Giants coach: Daniel Jones remains QB1
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll confirmed Monday that Daniel Jones will remain the starting quarterback in Week 8 despite benching him in Sunday's loss.,Daboll said after Sunday's 28-3 setback against the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles that he removed Jones in the fourth quarter to "create a ...
Deshaun Watson out for season, mulling Achilles surgery options
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will soon undergo surgery on the ruptured Achilles he suffered on Sunday, ending his season, the team announced Monday.,"MRI this morning confirmed that Deshaun Watson sustained a ruptured right Achilles tendon in the second quarter of yesterday's game aga...
Week 7 MNF: Chargers-Cardinals Preview, Props, Prediction
Week 7 of the NFL regular season concludes with the Los Angeles Chargers traveling to Arizona to face the Cardinals on Monday night.,The Chargers (3-2) are seeking to stay within shouting distance of undefeated Kansas City after beating Denver 23-16 last Sunday. Meanwhile, the Cardinals (2-4) are lo...
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy shakes off Aikman critique
Troy Aikman's comments "don't carry weight" with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. ,Last week Aikman, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback in Dallas who calls "Monday Night Football" games for ESPN, told regional radio station 96.7 FM The Ticket that wide receivers running lazy or inconsistent routes ar...
Pittsburgh Steelers Are Built To Last, Russell Wilson Era Begins
Despite changing quarterbacks from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers just keep finding ways to win football games....
Report: Deshaun Watson mulling Achilles surgery options
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will soon undergo surgery on the ruptured Achilles he suffered on Sunday, and the signal caller is mulling two surgical options, Cleveland.com reported Monday.,Watson sustained the injury on a non-contact play during Sunday's 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati B...
Reports: Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell (thumb) headed for IR
Las Vegas Raiders Aidan O'Connell, who had only recently ascended to starting quarterback, is headed to injured reserve with a fractured right thumb, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday.,He's expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with a chance to return this season. ESPN reported O'Connell will get a secon...