Lamar Jackson won’t sign a last-minute contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens before the team’s 2026 season begins on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jackson has been “reluctant” to negotiate a long-term extension “for whatever reason” despite the Ravens being willing to make him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, per Schefter. Jackson is […]

The Atlanta Falcons are having a shocking start to the 2026 season before even playing a game. Specifically, the quarterback position is already in a state of disarray. Michael Penix Jr. remains out as he continues to recover from an ACL injury. That led to Tua Tagovailoa to be named the starter, only for him […]

I said it this week on PFT Live. And I’ll say it again now. Anyone who supports the Protect College Sports Act opposes player rights. Those who are speaking out in support of the bill won’t admit it. We’ll do it for them. Under the guise of ending chaos tracing to decades of antitrust violations […]

Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was reportedly the Steelers’ No. 1 extension priority in April, but he remains without a new contract five months later. Meanwhile, teammates and fellow 2023 draftees Keeanu Benton, Darnell Washington and Nick Herbig all received big-money extensions in recent months. As a rule, the Steelers do not negotiate contracts during the […]

One day before kicking off the 2026 NFL season, the Detroit Lions restructured the contracts for Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell to clear cap space. Per Spotrac’s Michael Ginnitti, the restructures cleared $35.6 million against the cap for the Lions. Detroit now has the second-most cap room available at just over $39 million. The […]

Happy 37th birthday to four-time Pro Bowler, 2018 Comeback Player of the Year and 2012 NFL first-overall draft pick, Andrew Luck! After a legendary college career at Stanford, Luck was seen as perhaps the most sure quarterback prospect since Peyton Manning. Appropriately, he was selected with the top pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by […]

The Bears have still never had a quarterback with 4,000 passing yards in a single season. They also have had only one quarterback with multiple passing touchdowns in eight straight games. By Sunday evening, they could have two. Via NBC Sports research, Caleb Williams is one game from tying Sid Luckman for the franchise record […]

The Atlanta Falcons confirmed some expected news on Friday when they announced that veteran backup Cooper Rush will be the team’s starting quarterback over first-choice option Tua Tagovailoa for this coming Sunday’s Week 1 game at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tagovailoa suffered a reported oblique injury on Thursday, which led to Rush taking all of the first-team […]

Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and Bengals has an intriguing subplot. Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has never lost to Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow. Mayfield is 3-0 against Burrow as a starter. All three matchups happened in 2020 and 2021, when Mayfield played for the Browns. And, yes, Mayfield faced Burrow in 2022, when Mayfield […]

The Chargers entered free agency with nearly $100MM in cap space, but the team revealed a conservative free agency blueprint will be the norm this year. After low-cost outside investments populated the first two Charger payrolls under Jim Harbaugh and GM Joe Hortiz, the organization did not bolster its roster with splashy outside additions. Instead, […]

The NFL has suspended free agent linebacker Xavier Thomas for the first three weeks of the season, according to the league’s personnel notice. It is unclear why the NFL suspended Thomas. Thomas, 26, was waived from injured reserve by the 49ers on Aug. 26. He spent time in the offseason with the Texans before reaching […]

The Las Vegas Raiders got some tough injury news about star tight end Brock Bowers ahead of their Week 1 clash against the Miami Dolphins. Without Bowers, even more of a load could fall on the shoulders of second-year running back Ashton Jeanty, who is  expected to be good to go after dealing with an ankle […]

New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a high-ankle sprain last Wednesday against the Seattle Seahawks, meaning he will miss at least the next four games. From a fantasy football perspective, here’s a look at some potential waiver wire additions for players who need to add a […]

A.J. Brown’s high ankle sprain will indeed result in a notable stretch on the sidelines. The Patriots are placing their No. 1 receiver on injured reserve, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Brown will now miss at least New England’s next four contests (against the Steelers, Jaguars, Bills and Raiders) as a result of today’s news. The […]

The Jonathan Gannon-Kyler Murray partnership in Arizona ended with both men moving on after the 2025 season, but they’ll be back together for the first game of their new starts. Gannon is now the Packers’ defensive coordinator, which means he’ll be charged with slowing Murray down in his debut as the Vikings’ starting quarterback. In […]

Even before the final seconds of the Los Angeles Rams’ 27-7 Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, ticked off the clock, NFL fans posting on social media started roasting Rams head coach Sean McVay for his team’s travel schedule. While the 49ers arrived in Australia a week before the game to fully adjust to the time difference, the Rams arrived […]

Myles Garrett had a concerning debut for the Los Angeles Rams as the star defensive end had no sacks, tackles or pressures. After the 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, he admitted that he isn’t 100 percent following knee issues during training camp. “This was the worst version of myself that I’ve put out […]

Leading 10-0 early in the third quarter, the Patriots were on their way to pulling an upset in Wednesday’s season-opening Super Bowl LX rematch with the Seahawks. The wheels came off in the fourth quarter during a 13-10 defeat, though, and now New England will go without its top receiver for a while. A.J. Brown, […]

Matthew Stafford hasn’t looked like the MVP he was last year. Yet. The Rams quarterback completed only 4 of 11 passes for 65 yards and an interception in the first half. Forty-one of those yards came on one throw to Puka Nacua that set up their only touchdown. Stafford’s passer rating is 19.1. The 49ers […]

A Wednesday report indicated that the status of cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Week 1 home game against the Atlanta Falcons is “up in the air” amid Porter’s desire for a contract extension.  During a Thursday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared a new update on the Porter situation that Steelers fans […]

New England Patriots star wide receiver A.J. Brown has reportedly suffered a high-ankle sprain in team’s season-opening 13-10 loss against the Seattle Seahawks. Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL network reported the update on Brown, noting he will under go an MRI to determine a timeline for his return: Brown suffered the injury while […]

The Falcons could be forced to start Cooper Rush at quarterback on Sunday against the Steelers following an injury to starter Tua Tagovailoa. He appeared to hurt his back early in Thursday’s practice, per ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, giving Rush all of the first-team reps with just three days until Atlanta’s regular-season opener. Tagovailoa, 28, was […]

Jets running back Breece Hall was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, which puts him on track to play against the Titans in Week 1 after missing a chunk of time this summer with a groin injury. Given Hall’s missed time, it makes sense that offensive coordinator Frank Reich was asked at a […]

Early in the fourth quarter of the NFL’s season opener, the Seattle Seahawks had scored just three points and were without starting quarterback Sam Darnold.  Then, Drew Lock hit reigning Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a short completion on a fourth-and-one from the Patriots 46.  JSN did the rest, outrunning no fewer than […]