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Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd has yet another hamstring injury, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Lloyd, who returned to practice from a groin injury Monday, left Saturday’s game early in the second quarter. He finished with six carries for 15 yards and one catch for 33 yards.

Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston was transported to a local hospital for precautionary reasons after suffering a concussion during Saturday’s preseason matchup with the Rams, head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters after the game. With the Chargers’ starters playing, Johnston exited the contest after the third play of the game when

Dak Prescott has missed 26 games the past five seasons. For most of the games he missed, the Cowboys turned to Cooper Rush and felt pretty good about their chances. Rush went 9-5 as the team’s starter, including 4-4 last season in Prescott’s stead. On Saturday night, the Cowboys saw

Cowboys wide receiver Jonathan Mingo injured his right knee the play after a 49-yard reception. He left the game and did not return, with the team ruling him out. After the game, Mingo walked to the locker room without a noticeable limp and without anything on his knee. But Todd

Kyle Allen and Hendon Hooker are competing to be the backup to Jared Goff. While it’s not over, one of them is leading. Asked if it’s Allen’s job to lose, coach Dan Campbell said, “He’s playing better,” via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “He’s playing better,” Campbell added.

The NFL and the Chargers officially had no comment on the NCAA’s 10-year “show cause” order on head coach Jim Harbaugh when both parties were reached on Friday. Harbaugh himself reflected that same sentiment during his press conference after Saturday’s preseason matchup with the Rams. “Like I told you last

It’s a good thing for the Jets that the annual preseason game against the Giants no longer has the Snoopy trophy up for grabs. On Saturday night, the Giants won easily, 31-12. The word of the night for first-year head coach Aaron Glenn was “sloppy.” That’s what he said at

Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston’s head bounced off the turf after he took a big hit on an incomplete pass. On the third offensive play of the game against the Rams, quarterback Justin Herbert threw deep toward Johnston, who was covered by A.J. Green. Rams safety Tanner Ingle then arrived

Teddy Bridgewater would rather be coaching high-school football. He still has a little something to give to pro football. Despite being listed as “other” on the team’s depth chart, behind Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask, and Connor Bazelak, Bridgewater got the start at quarterback for the Buccaneers in their Saturday night

ESPN Films had commissioned Spike Lee to create an eight-part documentary regarding former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The series, however, will not be released. Via Reuters.com, both ESPN and Lee said on Saturday that the docuseries is dead. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer

49ers right guard Dominick Puni is believed to have injured his posterior cruciate ligament and could miss a few weeks, coach Kyle Shanahan said after Saturday’s preseason game. Puni was injured on the starters’ lone drive. Left guard Ben Bartsch not not play against the Raiders because of an elbow

A week after throwing 68 passes and five days after not practicing because he wasn’t feeling great, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was due to work out again on Saturday. Did he? Via Adam Grosbard of the Los Angeles Daily News, a Rams spokesman declined to comment on whether the workout

Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig played only three snaps in Saturday’s preseason game against the Buccaneers. Herbig was in and out of the sideline medical tent, getting examined by Dr. James Bradley, Mark Kaboly of The Pat McAfee Show reports. Herbig went to the bench and pointed to his leg

This year’s collection of hold-ins included kicker Chris Boswell. His hold-in has ended as quietly as it began. Boswell is playing on Saturday night for the Steelers, in their preseason game againt the Buccaneers. He handled the opening kickoff. Under contract through 2026, the 34-year-old Boswell is due to make

Packers safety Omar Brown won’t be traveling back to Green Bay with the team on Saturday. Brown left the field during Saturday’s game against the Colts wearing an oxygen mask and head coach Matt LaFleur gave an update on his condition after the game. LaFleur said that Brown will remain

A comment Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel made during a halftime interview at Saturday’s game against the Eagles became fodder for questions at his postgame interview. Gabriel was asked by Browns sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala about handling outside noise and Gabriel said that “there are entertainers and there are competitors and

CeeDee Lamb drew a penalty, but he will not receive a fine for interfering with an official last week. Lamb was not playing and dressed in street clothes when he went out to the white part of the sideline reserved for officials during game action. He was hit from behind

Colts head coach Shane Steichen said this week that he wants to make a decision about the team’s starting quarterback sooner rather than later and it looks like that has a good chance of happening. Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson both saw action in Saturday’s game against the Packers and

The 49ers played their starters to open Saturday’s game against the Raiders, but one member of the group had to leave with an injury. Right guard Dominick Puni exited the game and the 49ers announced that he was ruled out with a knee injury. More information about Puni’s outlook should

When Panthers rookie edge rusher Nic Scourton left a joint practice with the Texans this week, heat-related symptoms were given as the reason for his exit. Scourton did display those symptoms, but his actual issue turned out to be different. Panthers head coach Dave Canales said after Saturday’s game that

The Colts saw a pair of offensive tackles leave Saturday’s game against the Packers with injuries. Right tackle Braden Smith suffered a groin injury and the Colts announced that he would not return to the contest. The Colts opened the game without left tackle Bernhard Raimann as he is out

Second-round pick Tyler Shough will be the first man up at quarterback for the Saints on Sunday. The team announced that Shough will be the starter for their home game against the Jaguars. The rest of the plan at quarterback has not been revealed at this point. Spencer Rattler started

After a couple of joint-practice days in which the Vikings seemed to get the better of the Patriots, the Patriots sent their starting offense out for the first two drives of Saturday’s preseason game in Minnesota. The No. 1 unit punted once and then scored a touchdown. The first drive

Regardless of whether the NFL should have immediately set a hearing in the Rashee Rice disciplinary case the instant he pleaded guilty to two felonies on July 17, the league and Rice haven’t been able to strike a deal on suspension. The league, as recently noted by Tom Pelissero of

Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said on Friday that the team needs to get wide receiver Terry McLaurin on the field in order for the offense to be ready for the start of the regular season and they took a step toward making that happen on Saturday. McLaurin has been

Quarterback Tanner McKee played well for the Eagles against the Bengals in the preseason opener and it looks like the team has seen enough to know they want to keep him healthy for the regular season. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that McKee is not expected to play