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Last-place Packers hope to find path to run through Panthers
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The last-place Green Bay Packers will try to improve from a mistake-filled defeat when they host the first-place Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.,Yes, that is correct. Last-place Green Bay, first-place Carolina.,Green Bay (4-3) lost at division rival Detroit 20-17 on a 22-yard...
Giants won't alter trade deadline strategy with RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. on IR
The New York Giants placed running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. on injured reserve Tuesday with a hamstring injury.,Tracy sustained the injury during the second quarter of New York's 27-21 overtime victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.,The move will sideline Tracy for at least four games for the Giant...
Colts keep dealing, trade DT DeForest Buckner back to 49ers
The Indianapolis Colts sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the team that drafted him, the San Francisco 49ers, in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick, ESPN and NFL Network reported Tuesday.,The move comes on the same day the Colts traded another major player to an NFC Wes...
Jerry Jones: 'Very possible' Cowboys could hire Troy Aikman
Dallas owner Jerry Jones said in a radio interview Tuesday it's "very possible" he could hire ESPN broadcaster and former Cowboy Troy Aikman for a role in the organization.,"And the answer is ... not that necessarily we're going to do something more direct with the team at this time," Jones told Dal...
Seahawks acquire All-Pro G Quenton Nelson from Colts
The Seattle Seahawks acquired eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday.,The Colts received a third-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft and a fifth-round selection in 2028 in the deal, which is pending a physical exam.,Nelson, 30, is playing in the final season of ...
Giants placing RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (hamstring) on IR
The New York Giants are placing running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, general manager Joe Schoen confirmed Tuesday.,Tracy sustained the injury during the second quarter of New York's 27-21 overtime victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.,The move will sideline ...
Bengals place TE Erick All Jr. (knee) on IR
The Cincinnati Bengals placed Erick All Jr. on injured reserve and signed fellow tight end Cam Grandy off the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on Tuesday.,All, 26, sustained a knee injury during Sunday's 35-13 win at Baltimore. NFL Network reported the injury is believed to be a torn ACL. He missed...
Reports: Colts trading G Quenton Nelson to Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are acquiring eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,The Colts will receive a third-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft and a fifth-round selection in 2028, per the reports.,Nelson, 30, is playing in the final ...
Report: Packers C Sean Rhyan (ankle) out at least a month
Packers center Sean Rhyan likely will be sidelined at least a month with a high-ankle sprain, CBS Sports reported Tuesday.,Rhyan, 26, sustained the injury during the first quarter of Sunday's 20-17 loss at Detroit and did not return to the game.,Rhyan has started every game at center this season for...
Report: Ravens G Vega Ioane dealing with MCL sprain
Baltimore Ravens rookie guard Vega Ioane is nursing an MCL sprain and is expected to be sidelined in the short term, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Ioane sustained the injury during Baltimore's 35-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. He was replaced by Emery Jones.,The 14th overall pick of...
Dak Prescott (3 TDs), Cowboys hand Eagles' fifth straight loss
Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and the Dallas Cowboys pulled away for a 38-21 road win Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles., ,The Cowboys (3-4) snapped a two-game skid as Prescott passed for 212 yards with two TDs to CeeDee Lamb a...
Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show
Jay-Z is moving from behind the scenes to center stage at the Super Bowl.,The 25-time Grammy Award winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday.,The performance comes seven year...
John Harbaugh: Giants winning because 'we didn't sulk'
The New York Giants, coming off consecutive disappointing results, blew a lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter on Sunday.,They still emerged with a 27-21 overtime win against the host Houston Texans, prompting New York coach John Harbaugh to laud the mentality of his players.,"It says so m...
Ravens coach hopeful QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) will play vs. Bills
Baltimore Ravens coach Jesse Minter is optimistic that star quarterback Lamar Jackson will return from an ankle injury to play against the host Buffalo Bills on Sunday.,Jackson has missed the past three games due to the high left ankle sprain sustained in the second quarter of a victory over the Ten...
Raiders streaking wrong way, will stick with Kirk Cousins at QB
A four-game losing streak will not force the Raiders to make a change at quarterback. ,Head coach Klint Kubiak cleared the air on Monday with a strong commitment to keeping Kirk Cousins as the starter despite Las Vegas losing for the fourth consecutive week on Sunday, 35-21, to the Rams. ,Kubiak ope...
Shane Steichen keeping Daniel Jones as Colts' starting QB
Colts coach Shane Steichen once again told reporters Monday that Daniel Jones will remain Indianapolis' quarterback for the team's game at Jacksonville this week.,Steichen said after the Colts' 16-10 loss to Minnesota on Sunday to fall to 2-5 that he had previously given no consideration to a change...
Early returns on Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed's knee injury ‘positive’
The "early returns are positive" surrounding the knee injury that Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed sustained on Sunday night, coach Mike Macdonald said in a radio interview on 93.3 KJR on Monday.,Shaheed, 28, exited in the first half of Seattle's 20-3 win over the Kansas City Chiefs with two ca...
Ex-Cowboys star Dez Bryant says police aimed gun at him
Former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant says a police officer pointed a gun at him in front of his daughters during a weekend incident in Southlake, Texas.,In an interview with Outkick, Bryant said he got into a confrontation outside a restaurant on Sunday with two other drivers who he said had been d...
Report: Vikings RB Aaron Jones (knee) avoids serious injury
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones avoided a significant knee injury on Sunday and is considered day-to-day, ESPN reported Monday.,Jones aggravated a left knee injury during the fourth quarter of the unbeaten Vikings' 16-10 home victory against the Indianapolis Colts.,Jones, 31, entered the ...
Reports: Pats releasing veteran P Bryce Baringer
The New England Patriots are releasing veteran punter Bryce Baringer, multiple outlets reported on Monday.,Baringer, 27, has been on injured reserve since the start of the season but reportedly is now ready to return.,Mitch Wishnowsky is expected to continue handling the punting duties for the 4-3 P...