NFC most disappointing players: Giants’ Daniel Jones, these NFC West QBs fizzling
Several NFC teams are suffering from subpar quarterback play — we’re looking at you, New York Giants (2-5), Los Angeles Rams (2-4), San Francisco 49ers (3-4) and Carolina Panthers (1-6) — and their records reflect it. Ahead of Week 8, Yardbarker NFL writers identify the most disappointing player on each
Lamar Jackson: Derrick Henry has “great chance” to break single-season rushing record
Ravens running back Derrick Henry is averaging 124.7 yards per game, putting him on pace for 2,120 yards. That would break Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards he set in 1984 for the Rams. Lamar Jackson, the favorite for MVP, said he believes in Henry. “It’s there,” Jackson said Wednesday,
Giants Owner Doesn’t Anticipate HC/GM Changes
With the Giants sitting at 2-5 and cruising toward another lost season, there’s naturally been speculation surrounding the job status of head coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen. The duo got a surprising vote of confidence from owner John Mara this evening. While attending a showing of NFL Network’s
John Mara doesn’t anticipate firing G.M. Joe Schoen or coach Brian Daboll after 2024 season
Bill Belichick’s barbs at G.M. Joe Schoen apparently won’t be enough to get Giants co-owner John Mara to make a regime change. Via Judy Battista of NFL Media, Mara said Wednesday that he doesn’t anticipate making a change to the coach or G.M., during or after the current season. Mara
Hall of Fame voters need to elect Antonio Gates this time around
Pro Football Hall of Fame voters should consider giving former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates a gold jacket after he was seemingly snubbed last year. On Wednesday, the HOF trimmed its list of 167 modern-era candidates to 50, and Gates made it. The HOF’s full Selection Committee will cut the
Will Levis limited, Calvin Ridley did not practice Wednesday
Titans quarterback Will Levis had a limited practice Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from a shoulder injury. Levis is unlikely to play again this week, coach Brian Callahan said earlier in the day. “The outlook is . . . we’ll probably give Will one more week,”
Robert Saleh Working With Packers
Robert Saleh turned up at Packers practice Wednesday, and it does not appear the recently fired Jets HC was merely visiting. Matt LaFleur has a role in mind for the veteran defensive coach. Crediting Saleh with helping him break into the NFL coaching ranks, LaFleur said (via ESPN.com’s Rob Demovsky)
LB Azeez Al-Shaair, S Jimmie Ward remain out of practice
The Texans were missing five defensive starters on Sunday against the Packers. Two of those aren’t back at practice and another remains suspended. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) and safety Jimmie Ward (groin) did not practice Wednesday. Ward has missed the past two games, and Al-Shaair missed Sunday’s game. Defensive end
49ers star responds to young fan worried about his fantasy team
Anyone with 49ers players on their fantasy football team this season knows how hard it is to keep a healthy roster. One player, however, went out of his way to let a young football fan know that he was going to be OK. Star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was just
Buccaneers place Chris Godwin on injured reserve
The Buccaneers have made a few roster moves, including one with receiver Chris Godwin. Tampa Bay announced Godwin has been placed on injured reserve, after suffering a dislocated ankle late in Monday’s game against Baltimore. Godwin is expected to miss the rest of the regular season. He caught 50 passes
Panthers To Start Bryce Young In Week 8
Andy Dalton was involved in a car accident Tuesday. While the Carolina starter did not need to be hospitalized, Dave Canales confirmed the veteran passer sustained a thumb sprain. Dalton is not expected to play against the Broncos in Week 8. This will push Bryce Young back into action; Canales
Andy Dalton doesn’t participate in open portion of Panthers practice
Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton didn’t need any emergency treatment after being involved in a car accident on Tuesday, but he did get checked out by the team’s medical department and it appears he was shaken up enough to need a little time to rest. Reporters at the open portion of
Reporter defends Tua Tagovailoa’s decision not to wear Guardian Cap
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since suffering the third concussion of his NFL career in Week 2. The 26-year-old addressed reporters on Monday and said that despite the trio of head injuries since the 2022 season, he doesn’t plan on wearing
Lamar Jackson becomes the favorite to win NFL MVP
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has bigger goals than winning a third MVP award. He might win it anyway. Jackson is the current favorite, +225 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is second on the list of odds, at +450. The others with odds better than 10-1 are Bills quarterback
Ravens To Open Practice Window For Keaton Mitchell
The Ravens’ league-leading rushing attack seems like it could not get any better, but Baltimore has some additional backfield help on the way with Keaton Mitchell expected to open his 21-day practice window this week, per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. Mitchell suffered a torn ACL in his left knee
Texans sign Devin White – NBC Sports
After being released by the Eagles earlier this month, linebacker Devin White has found a new home. The Texans announced on Wednesday morning that they’ve signed White. White, 26, had signed with Philadelphia in the offseason on a one-year deal after spending his first five seasons with Tampa Bay. But
DeAndre Hopkins hoping to continue Chiefs’ new WR Super Bowl tradition
Toney was selected by the New York Giants with the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and, after failing to find success with Big Blue quarterback Daniel Jones, was traded to the Chiefs in October 2022. The Florida product was crucial in Kansas City’s run to a championship
Winners and Losers From DeAndre Hopkins Trade to Chiefs Before NFL Deadline | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Bills QB Josh AllenTimothy T Ludwig/Getty Images The biggest losers in the Hopkins trade are the teams looking to unseat Kansas City as the franchise to beat in the AFC. While the Chiefs are undefeated, they’ve appeared vulnerable all season. Their defense is terrific (fifth in points allowed), but their
Browns To Start Jameis Winston In Week 8
The Browns are making another switch on their quarterback depth chart. Days after it was reported Cleveland was demoting Jameis Winston, the offseason pickup will move into the starting role. Winston is expected to take over for an injured Deshaun Watson in Week 8, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz.
Matthew Stafford on Cooper Kupp trade chatter: “It comes with the territory”
As the trade deadline approaches — and as the Rams struggle through a 2-4 season — receiver Cooper Kupp’s name has firmly emerged in trade talk. On Tuesday, reporters asked Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford how he handles such noise. “I’m a fan of the league so you hear those things,”
Former NFL DB defends Bucs HC after Chris Godwin injury
Some members of the NFL community spent the opening half of this week criticizing Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles after star wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a gruesome dislocated left ankle while playing late in what became the club’s 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Former NFL
2024 NFL Trade Deadline Tracker: Latest news, rumors and updates
The NFL trade deadline is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 5, and PFT has you covered with news and analysis of every trade, potential trade, rumor of a trade and trade that won’t be happening. Here’s what’s happening on the NFL trade front: The Chiefs and Titans are
Saints Place CB Paulson Adebo On IR
The Saints officially placed cornerback Paulson Adebo on injured reserve, ending his 2024 season after breaking his femur last week, per New Orleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. Adebo was carted off early in the second quarter of New Orleans’ Week 7 loss to the Broncos on Thursday night, requiring season-ending surgery. The
Puka Nacua hopes Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford trade talks go nowhere
Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is back at practice this week and he hopes that it’s not the final days that he’s working with teammates Cooper Kupp and Matthew Stafford. The Rams’ 2-4 start has led to chatter about trades involving Kupp and Stafford. Tuesday brought a report that that
Has Kareem Hunt created a RB controversy for Chiefs?
The Kansas City Chiefs remain the sole unbeaten team in the NFL through seven weeks, though they’re doing it in spite of QB Patrick Mahomes, not because of him. When the Chiefs successfully defended their Super Bowl title in February against the San Francisco 49ers, they did so on the
Dan Campbell says Jared Goff is like Drew Brees as a passer and a leader
In the final year of his playing career, Dan Campbell was a teammate of Drew Brees in New Orleans. Later, Campbell spent five years on the Saints’ coaching staff when Brees was there. Now Campbell is head coach of the Lions, and he has a quarterback who reminds him of
Deebo Samuel Released From Hospital; No Timetable To Return
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was discharged from the hospital after leaving Sunday’s game with an illness, per Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Samuels played just four snaps in San Francisco’s Week 7 loss to the Chiefs before leaving the game and going to the hospital once team doctors determined
ESPN doesn’t disclose audience numbers for Chargers-Cardinals game on ESPN+
For reasons neither known nor apparent, the Disney companies served up a staggered Monday night doubleheader that had Ravens-Buccaneers on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 — and Chargers-Cardinals only on ESPN+. It made no sense. And the latter game generated numbers not worth bragging about. That’s become the P.R. strategy this
49ers’ Deebo Samuel released from hospital
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was discharged from the hospital after leaving Sunday’s game with an illness, per Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Samuels played just four snaps in San Francisco’s Week 7 loss to the Chiefs before leaving the game and going to the hospital once team doctors determined he
Devin McCourty hates to see rift between Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo
Current Patriots coach Jerod Mayo and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick have exchanged some subtle, or otherwise, barbs of late. Former Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty, who knows both of them well, finds their public squabbling unfortunate. “I hate to see the way that when Mayo speaks, it kind of
Jerry Jones Criticizes Cowboys’ Offensive Scheme
Jerry Jones‘ frustration with the Cowboys’ offense boiled over into public criticism of the team’s scheme under head coach Mike McCarthy and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. “We’re designing bad plays, or we’re designing bad concepts,” Jones said, per Clarence Hill Jr. of All City DLLS. The Cowboys finished the 2023
Jerry Jones on trading Amari Cooper: “We went for the dollars”
After Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones claimed that he was “all in” (in the normal sense) for the 2024 season, it quickly became clear that they couldn’t start adding new players until they extended the contracts of receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott. The ensuing foot-dragging that lasted
Tagovailoa rejecting Guardian Cap sets worrying precedent
At a news conference, the high-profile quarterback didn’t elaborate on why he wouldn’t wear the extra layer of protection, calling it a “personal choice”. Tagovailoa also told reporters he didn’t feel symptomatic the day after the head-first collision with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, which led to his latest concussion
Down 41-24, failed two-point attempt short-circuited potential Tampa Bay comeback bid
Monday night’s Ravens-Buccaneers game provided plenty of issues to unpack and analyze. Here’s one that got no mention during the game broadcast. It got plenty of mention on Tuesday’s PFT Live. Trailing 41-18 with 3:49 to play, the Buccaneers capped a 70-yard drive with a touchdown. The score at that
Saints Reach Extension With Alvin Kamara
The Saints and five-time Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara are in agreement on a two-year, $24.5MM contract extension, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Kamara was under contract for one more year, but the Saints were not expected to carry his non-guaranteed $22.4MM salary in 2025. Kamara’s new deal will
Chargers-Cardinals drew audience of 1.8 million
The staggered doubleheader featuring one game on broadcast and cable and the other on the ESPN+ service resulted in, not surprisingly, less than stellar audience numbers for the game that was streamed, between the Chargers and the Cardinals. ESPN didn’t mention the audience numbers in the press release for the
Rodgers disputes his most embarrassing pick from Jets’ loss
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw two picks to help the Pittsburgh Steelers trounce the Jets, 37-15, on Sunday. But Rodgers’ most embarrassing pick of the day came while he was on the bench having a Gardner Minshew moment. Cameras caught Rodgers picking around his nostrils before sticking his
Rams sign CB Ahkello Witherspoon to the active roster
The Rams signed cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon to the active roster from the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. Witherspoon signed with the Rams’ practice squad Sept. 11. The team has elevated him from the practice for game day the maximum three times this season, so they needed to get him
Minor NFL Transactions: 10/22/24
Here are today’s minor moves from around the NFL: Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Detroit Lions Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Commanders The Ravens finally activated Maulet to the 53-man roster at the very end of his
Cooper Kupp on trade speculation: I’m aware of it, but I’m going to be where my feet are
Cooper Kupp is set to return to the field Thursday night, but the question is whether it will be his final game with the Rams. The Rams reportedly have spoken to multiple teams about trading Kupp. Kupp said Tuesday that the Rams have not spoken to him or his representatives
Saints take five-time Pro Bowler off trade market with extension
The Saints aren’t letting running back Alvin Kamara slip away. On Tuesday, NFL insider Mike Garafolo reported Kamara and New Orleans agreed on a two-year, $24.5M extension to keep the running back in New Orleans through the 2026 season. Insider Tom Pelissero noted with his extension, the Saints shaved $18M
Jonathan Gannon confirms Dennis Gardeck tore an ACL
Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed that edge rusher Dennis Gardeck tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Monday night’s win over the Chargers. Gardeck will head to season-ending injured reserve. “Dennis has a knee [injury], and he’s going to be done for the year,” Gannon said, via video from Tyler Drake
Teams Calling Browns On Myles Garrett; Cleveland Unlikely To Move DE, CB Denzel Ward
The edge rusher market lost Haason Reddick, who is finally on track to make his Jets debut thanks to a recent contract resolution. As teams are in need at the glamour defensive position, inquiries into two of the league’s best are already underway. Although the Raiders have said they are
Deebo Samuel has been discharged from hospital
Tuesday brought a positive update about 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s health. According to multiple reports, Samuel has been discharged from the hospital. Samuel left Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs with an illness and went to the hospital later that night. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Samuel had fluid
Mike Evans’ hamstring injury puts incredible streak at risk
Mike Evans suffered a hamstring injury during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night, and one of the most impressive streaks in sports is in jeopardy as a result. Evans dropped what would have been his second touchdown catch of the game midway through the
NFL suspends Commanders’ Kevon Seymour six games for PED violation
The NFL has suspended Commanders cornerback Kevon Seymour six games for violating the NFL’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy. Seymour will not be able to practice or play for the next six games. He will be eligible for reinstatement on December 2 following the Commanders’ Week 13 game against the Titans. The
Rams Calling Teams On Cooper Kupp
The Rams have been waiting on the returns of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, playing most of the season without Matthew Stafford‘s top weapons. Kupp is expected back in Week 8, but trade rumors surrounding the former first-team All-Pro are gaining steam. Ahead of the Rams’ Thursday matchup with the
Did failure to use timeouts in Detroit make Bucs less inclined to concede vs. Ravens?
After Monday night’s game, Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles offered up multiple reasons for the decision to have receiver Chris Godwin still on the field during the final minute of a seemingly lost cause. The best — and, really, only — explanation should be this: Crazier things have happened. The Bucs
Derrick Henry on pace to make NFL history
The Baltimore Ravens (5-2) have the best rushing offense in the NFL and it isn’t close. Through the first seven weeks of the season, the Ravens are averaging a league-leading 210.9 rushing yards per game. The next closest is the Philadelphia Eagles with 166.7 rushing yards per game. Baltimore’s success
Jonathan Gannon: James Conner put us on his back and carried us home Monday night
The first Cardinals possession on Monday night went off the rails on their sixth snap. Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart picked off a Kyler Murray pass near midfield, but running back James Conner made sure that the damage was minor. Conner knocked the ball out of Tart’s hands and the
















































