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Bengals running back Chase Brown got eight touches on Thursday night — four touches on each of the two possessions with Cincinnati’s first-string offense on the field — and Joe Burrow says that kind of workload will be the norm for Brown this season. “He’s playing a huge role for

Some believe that the Browns, by starting rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in tonight’s preseason opener, are setting him up to fail. But not even the hopelessly dysfunctional Browns-is-the-Browns are that dysfunctional. They drafted him. Why would they want him to fail? Tonight, they need him. Presumptive Week 1 starter Joe

On one level, players who want new contracts are present but not practicing, in order to leverage their teams into giving them new deals. On another level, something far more important is happening. The players are avoiding a potentially serious injury. Consider the case of Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater. Taken

If/when the “non-binding agreement” between ESPN and the NFL becomes final and binding, the NFL will own 10 percent of ESPN. As recently explained, that will inevitably impact the manner in which ESPN covers the NFL. For now, ESPN is telling its NFL reporters that it won’t. “Of course I’m

Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell burst on the scene by averaging more than eight yards per carry as a rookie in 2023, but a torn ACL cut his season short and limited him to seven lackluster appearances last season. There were signs of the old spark in Mitchell’s play on

Colts quarterback Daniel Jones was not expecting to do much in Thursday night’s game against the Ravens, but Anthony Richardson’s injury in the first quarter meant a change in plans for the veteran. Jones wound up playing 31 snaps and went 10-of-21 for 144 yards while leading the Colts to

The biggest play of Thursday’s preseason game between the Ravens and Colts came on an Indianapolis punt late in the first quarter. Ravens sixth-round pick LaJohntay Wester fielded the ball, weaved through would-be tacklers and then flew up the sideline for an 87-yard touchdown that looked like something Wester’s college

Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was supposed to play most of the first half of Thursday night’s game against the Ravens, but that plan went out the window on the team’s second offensive possession. Ravens edge rusher David Ojabo was unblocked on a passing play and he drilled Richardson for a

Micah Parsons has not practiced at Cowboys training camp this summer, but he has been in attendance in street clothes while his teammates go through drills. That changed on Thursday, however. Reporters at the practice noted that Parsons was absent from the workout. Those reporters also noted that Cowboys owner

The Seahawks intercepted two passes in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Raiders. And they followed both interceptions with unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. The interceptions were by Josh Jobe and Nehemiah Pritchett, but the penalties weren’t on them. They were on the veterans on the Seahawks’ defense who weren’t even in

Xavier McKinney has played 37 consecutive games, counting the postseason. The Packers safety insists he will keep that streak alive, promising a calf injury he irritated this week won’t keep him out of the season opener. McKinney, though, does expect to miss the rest of training camp and all three

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week that cornerback Ennis Rakestraw will be out a while because of a shoulder injury and we learned just how long he’ll be out on Thursday. The Lions placed Rakestraw on injured reserve, which means he’ll miss the entire 2025 season unless he’s

The Bengals’ first-string offense played two series in Thursday night’s preseason opener, and both series ended with Joe Burrow touchdown passes. But Burrow wasn’t satisfied afterward. “It’s good to play football again,” Burrow said. “I could’ve been better, I missed the first throw. I threw all the other ones where

Vontaze Burfict is getting back in the game, albeit at the college level. Via Justin Williams of TheAthletic.com, Burfict has joined UNLV’s staff as a defensive analyst. Burfict is working under interim defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, who was Burfict’s longtime linebackers position coach and coordinator with the Bengals. Burfict also

Colts cornerback Justin Walley, a projected starter as a rookie third-round draft pick, is out for the season with a torn ACL. Walley suffered the injury on Tuesday in a joint practice with the Ravens, and on Thursday Colts head coach Shane Steichen confirmed that the injury is season-ending. “Huge

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill did not practice on Wednesday, but whatever kept him off the field isn’t a long-term issue. Hill was present and suited up for Thursday’s practice at the Bears’ facility in Chicago. Reporters at the practice said he worked on the side for most of the

Jaguars first-round pick Travis Hunter is playing both offense and defense in his first NFL training camp and the double-duty isn’t causing him any extra stress. Hunter is used to playing both wide receiver and cornerback from his time at Colorado and it sounds like it has been business as

There’s nothing new to report about Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons’s bid for a new contract, but there is a new wrinkle to his ongoing impasse with the team. Parsons had been an observer at every training camp practice until he missed Thursday’s session. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that

Cowboys running back Jaydon Blue was injured during Thursday’s practice. Blue spun to the ground awkwardly after defensive end Sam Williams grabbed Blue’s facemask. He remained on the ground before taking a cart to the injury tent and later was escorted to the training room. Blue returned to the practice

Ravens rookie cornerback Bilhal Kone was injured with 12 seconds left in the first quarter of Thursday night’s preseason game. He immediately grabbed his left knee, and his teammates motioned for the training staff. The sixth-round draft pick had his leg placed in a vacuum splint and was carted off

It looked back when it happened. It looked bad based on John Harbaugh’s reaction. It unfortunately apparently is bad. Ravens rookie cornerback Bilhal Kone tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in Thursday’s preseason game against the Colts, Jordan Schultz reports. Kone will miss his entire rookie season.

The 2023 candidacy of former SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White to serve as NFL Players Association executive director included a question regarding a report from 2015 that he had misled the SAG-AFTRA board. The NFLPA says it has explored the issue as part of the hiring process that resulted

The Eagles traded safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Texans this offseason for offensive lineman Kenyon Green and a 2026 fifth-round pick. Both players were injured Thursday. Gardner-Johnson injured his knee in a training camp practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, and Green was carted off in the second half

Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday, the second time in three months he has landed in jail. Ward tested positive for alcohol, his lawyer, Steve Jackson, told Aaron Wilson of KPRC. In June, Ward was booked on charges of assault family violence impeding breath/circulation, a third-degree felony under Texas

Anthony Richardson has yet another injury. The Colts quarterback, who missed 17 games with injuries in his first two seasons, hurt the pinkie finger on his throwing hand in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Ravens. Coach Steve Steichen updated the injury after halftime, telling team reporter Larra Overton that Richardson

Colts rookie defensive end JT Tuimoloau had a memorable night in his preseason debut. He had two tackles, both for a loss, a strip-sack, two quarterback hits and a pass breakup. The second-round pick, though, left in the second half with a knee injury. The team ruled him out from

Caleb Williams defended himself after a fan’s video of the Bears quarterback missing his target while throwing into a net went viral. It prompted arm-chair quarterbacks to question Williams’ progress since last season. “I look at it, and I laugh at ‘em, as always,” Williams said Thursday, via Courtney Cronin