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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

Wide receiver Terry McLaurin’s activation from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday doesn’t signal a change in his contract impasse with the team. McLaurin went on the PUP list due to an ankle injury, but the move came after a multi-day holdout to kick off training camp so

It’s out in only three days. And it’s been a long road. I started writing Big Shield three years ago. Like the 10 or so other novels I’ve hunt-and-pecked to completion in the past five years, I started it, finished it, set it aside, and started on the next one.

For the second consecutive preseason game, the Browns will start a rookie quarterback. But this time it’s a different quarterback. Third-round pick Dillon Gabriel gets the start today against the Eagles, the Browns have announced. Last week, fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders was the starter. Gabriel and Sanders are part of

Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury essentially said it on Friday. And it apparently worked. At some point, players who are holding in need to get to work. It’s the biggest flaw in the half measure between holding out and caving in. If a player reports for camp but declines to

The vast majority of college football coaches carve out a little time during each week of the season for a radio show. Bill Belichick is not among the vast majority of college football coaches. Via Reuters, North Carolina explained in a release on Friday that the program, previously known as

From time to time, a stray report emerges regarding the possibility of the Super Bowl being played in London. (Usually, the time for that is when the NFL is promoting its annual London games.) Most recently, the British ambassador to the U.S. made a public case to host the game.

Falcons rookie running back Nathan Carter’s attempt to leap over Lions safety Morice Norris in Atlanta’s first preseason game went awry when his knee collided with Norris’s helmet on a run early in the fourth quarter. Norris remained down and left the field in an ambulance, which led to the

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was pleased with his team’s performance in Friday night’s win over the Chiefs, at least on one side of the ball. “Offensively it’s about how you script it. Defensively I thought we would have played a little better,” Macdonald said. Macdonald was impressed with how

Titans head coach Brian Callahan says first overall pick Cam Ward is showing everything a franchise quarterback needs to show in his first two preseason games. Callahan said after the Titans played the Falcons Friday night that Ward played well, although Callahan wished the offense would have played better around

Current and former pro athletes continue to be targeted by thieves. Via Michael Shapiro of the Houston Chronicle, Hall of Fame receiver Andre Johnson recently was victimized by burglars. Among other things, his Hall of Fame ring was stolen. “Andre Johnson is my brother,” rapper and Houston native Lil Keke

Bears second-round pick Shemar Turner is back on the field. Turner injured his ankle in the first practice of training camp in July and the defensive tackle has missed the last few weeks of on-field work while recovering. Reporters at Friday’s joint practice with the Bills shared that Turner is

As it relates to college football, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will be attacking no days with an enthusiasm known to mankind. At least for a decade. The NCAA has imposed a 10-year “show cause” order on Harbaugh as part of the final punishment issued in connection with the Connor Stalions

On Friday morning, the NCAA imposed a 10-year “show cause” order against former Michigan coach, and current Chargers coach, Jim Harbaugh. Neither the league nor the Chargers have any comment on the matter. Both declined comment in response to requests from PFT. That doesn’t necessarily mean the league will do

Sam Darnold got his feet wet, playing 10 plays on one possession in the Seahawks’ second preseason game. The quarterback, who signed with the Seahawks in the offseason, did not throw the ball down the field with air yards of minus-5, minus-1, 1 and 4 yards on his four attempts.

Falcons rookie edge rusher Jalon Walker didn’t play in the team’s second preseason game Friday night. His absence was a surprise. Coach Raheem Morris said after the 23-20 loss to the Titans that Walker tweaked his groin near the end of Wednesday’s joint practice with the Titans. The Falcons expect

The Broncos have made a pair of moves at defensive back. According to multiple reports, Denver is signing cornerback Micah Abraham. A Colts sixth-round pick in 2024, Abraham did not make the team and was cut in late August. He landed on Cincinnati’s practice squad in October and remained with

Shemar Stewart didn’t mean to do it, but his bump into Joe Burrow set off a scuffle at practice Wednesday. The rookie edge rusher addressed what happened 48 hours later, saying “the ground gave way” under his foot on a stunt, and he lost his balance while rushing Burrow up

Buccaneers backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wishes he weren’t in the NFL right now. Bridgewater signed with the Buccaneers only after he was suspended from Miami Northwestern High School for what Florida high school officials call improper benefits to players and he calls simply trying to help out kids who needed

The Browns will evaluate Dillon Gabriel’s hamstring Saturday morning, but they are optimistic the rookie will start the preseason game against the Eagles, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Gabriel strained his hamstring Aug. 2 and didn’t return to full participation in practice until this week. Veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny

Cam Ward played three series, throwing for 42 yards as the Titans gained 55 yards in 11 plays. He completed 2 of 7 passes, though Van Jefferson dropped what would have been a big gain. Ward’s first pass was a 35-yard completion to Elic Ayomanor, which was the highlight of

The NFL’s international games can carry an important caveat, for some players and other team employees. Certain circumstances may prevent the player from either leaving the country or entering a new one. Mark Maske of the Washington Post raised on Thursday the question of whether Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice’s recent

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a note or two for Netflix. In an interview with Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, Jones expressed surprise over the decision of producers of the soon-to-be-released Cowboys documentary to overlook one specific aspect of the formation of the Cowboys team that won three Super