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Raiders reuniting WR Tyler Lockett with Pete Carroll
The Las Vegas Raiders have signed wide receiver Tyler Lockett, reuniting him with head coach Pete Carroll, the team announced Monday afternoon.,Lockett, 33, played for Carroll with the Seahawks from 2015-23. He also played with Raiders quarterback Geno Smith in Seattle from 2020-24.,The Titans grant...
Business manager: Antonio Gates 'not involved' in rigged poker game
Denise White, the business manager representing Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates, denied allegations he hosted and played in a fixed poker game organized by Curtis Meeks. ,Meeks was indicted by federal investigators last week along with Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and others with mafia t...
Vikings QB Carson Wentz (shoulder) placed on IR
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz has been placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury, the team announced Monday.,Wentz, who replaced J.J. McCarthy after he sustained a high-ankle sprain in Week 2, started the last five games for Minnesota. He appeared to be in obvious pain during T...
Falcons coach understands angry fans: 'Our job to make them like us'
It's fair to say that Atlanta Falcons fans have little faith in the current direction of the franchise.,After the team split its first six games, Atlanta limped to a 34-10 loss to the previously one-win Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A day after the sparse home crowd booed the Falcons off the field, Atla...
Bills DT Ed Oliver to have surgery for torn biceps
Buffalo Bills star defensive tackle Ed Oliver tore his biceps in Sunday's win at Carolina and will undergo surgery, sidelining him indefinitely, coach Sean McDermott said Monday.,Oliver, 27, was injured on a 3-yard rushing play by Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard just before the two-minute warnin...
Week 8 MNF: Commanders-Chiefs Preview, Props, Prediction
The Washington Commanders are double-digit underdogs on the road Monday night as they wrap up the Week 8 slate against the resurgent Kansas City Chiefs.,The Commanders (3-4) enter the game without injured quarterback Jayden Daniels, while the Chiefs (4-3) have won consecutive games and are working t...
Giants' Daboll: Cam Skattebo's 'got a road ahead of him' after surgery
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that running back Cam Skattebo underwent successful surgery for a dislocated right ankle but that a recovery timetable remains undetermined.,"He's got a road ahead of him," Daboll said during his media availability Monday.,Skattebo was admitted to a Phila...
Former Raiders S George Atkinson dies at 78
Former Oakland Raiders safety George Atkinson, who helped the team to five consecutive AFC Championship Games, has died, the team announced. He was 78.,Atkinson's cause of death was not revealed.,Atkinson was a seventh-round draft pick by the Raiders in 1968. In his first two seasons with the Raider...
Who wants the AFC North? Third-place Ravens (2-5) are new favorite
The new favorite to win the AFC North through eight weeks of the season bears a striking resemblance to the old favorite. ,The two-time defending division champ Baltimore Ravens are again the pick of oddsmakers to claim the crown despite a 2-5 record and uncertainty surrounding quarterback Lamar Jac...
Packers’ Jordan Love Outshines Aaron Rodgers, Ties Brett Favre Record
Jordan Love completes 29 of 37 passes for 360 yards, three touchdowns, and ties Brett Favre’s franchise record for consecutive completions in a primetime victory....
Reports: Rams acquire CB Roger McCreary from Titans
The Los Angeles Rams acquired cornerback Roger McCreary and a sixth-round draft pick from the Tennessee Titans on Monday in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports Monday.,McCreary, 25, is expected to help a Rams defensive secondary that has used safety Quentin Lake in s...
Report: Bengals LB Shaka Heyward has fractured fibula
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Shaka Heyward sustained a hairline fracture to his left fibula in Sunday's loss to the New York Jets, NFL Network reported Monday.,Heyward, 25, will be sidelined at least four weeks and could be headed to injured reserve, per the report.,Primarily a special teams player...
Report: Browns LB Carson Schwesinger has high-ankle sprain
Testing confirmed a high-ankle sprain for Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger, ESPN reported Monday.,Schwesinger, who leads Cleveland with 64 tackles, was injured during Sunday's setback at New England and could be sidelined for four or more weeks. He was wearing a boot on his righ...
Report: Bills fear torn biceps for star DT Ed Oliver
The Buffalo Bills are awaiting MRI results but fear defensive tackle Ed Oliver tore his biceps in Sunday's win at Carolina, ESPN reported Monday.,Oliver, 27, was injured on a 3-yard rushing play by Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard just before the two-minute warning in Buffalo's 40-9 victory.,Oliv...
Report: Raiders reuniting WR Tyler Lockett with Pete Carroll
The Las Vegas Raiders are signing wide receiver Tyler Lockett and reuniting him with head coach Pete Carroll, ESPN reported Monday.,Lockett, 33, played for Carroll with the Seahawks from 2015-23. He also played with Raiders quarterback Geno Smith in Seattle from 2020-24.,The Titans granted Lockett's...
Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson (hip) makes early exit in loss to Jets
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson was ruled out of Sunday's game after he reaggravated a right hip injury during the first half of the 39-38 home loss to the New York Jets.,Hendrickson was returning after a one-game absence following a hip injury that sidelined him last week against ...
Jordan Love outplays Aaron Rodgers as Packers top Steelers
Jordan Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns and outplayed former teammate Aaron Rodgers while leading the Green Bay Packers to a 35-25 victory over the host Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.,Love, the understudy to Rodgers for three seasons, matched Brett Favre's 2007 franchise record o...
NFL roundup: Jets stun Bengals for first win this season
Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and also tossed the go-ahead 4-yard scoring pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left to lift visiting New York Jets to their first win of the season, 39-38 over the shocked Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.,Justin Fields, who started for the Jets after Tyro...
Carol Davis, Raiders co-owner and widow of Al, dies at 93
Carol Davis, the Las Vegas Raiders' longtime co-owner and matriarch of the franchise, died Friday at 93, the team announced Sunday.,"Carol provided unbridled support and unparalleled guidance to the Davis family and the Raiders organization for over 60 years," the Raiders said in a statement. "Her d...
Bo Nix, RJ Harvey lead Broncos to 5th straight win in rout of Cowboys
Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Denver Broncos cruised to a 44-24 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.,RJ Harvey had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown for Denver (6-2), which won its fifth game in a r...