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Many Cleveland Browns fans won’t like who the team named the starting quarterback, nor should they.  On Monday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported the Browns named Deshaun Watson QB1 over Shedeur Sanders for Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 13 (CBS, 1 p.m. ET). That’s a massive mistake for Cleveland.

Before Saturday’s preseason contest between the Browns and Bills, a report indicated Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson had the edge over Shedeur Sanders in the club’s starting quarterback competition. In light of Watson’s performance and his postgame press conference, the Browns may have no choice but to give the QB1 mantle to

The Seattle Seahawks title defense will not be easy as they’ll have to navigate a schedule featuring a Super Bowl LX rematch, clashes with teams like the Bears, Broncos and Eagles and perhaps the league’s toughest division featuring many fans pick to lift the Lombardi this season – the Los

Training camp and the preseason roll on around the NFL, and recent days have continued to produce a number of interesting developments. In case you missed any of this week’s top stories, here is a quick recap: Bucs, Vea Reach Resolution: The standoff between Vita Vea and the Buccaneers came to an end thanks to

 “You know, I’m still trying to convince him to go into physics,” Shastri joked, via Nolan Schmidt of Minnesota-Moorhead’s website. Why did Jack Strand go undrafted?  Strand already faced an uphill battle as a DII prospect (a level below the FBS and FCS). His chances of hearing his name called

The NFL is doing everything it can to keep a portion of the long-running Brian Flores lawsuit in arbitration rather than allow it to proceed to open court. The league’s efforts in that regard fell short with respect to Flores’ claims against the Broncos, Giants, and Texans (“BGT”), and its

Once a first-round pick hyped to be the face of the Chicago Bears‘ franchise, Justin Fields is now looking to prove himself during the preseason with the Kansas City Chiefs.  While Fields didn’t make any major mistakes in his start on Saturday, he also failed to lead his team into

The Dave Canales era brought an unexpected playoff berth in Year 2, as the Panthers made a climb from 2-15 in 2023 to an NFC South title in two years. Yes, the caveat of the NFC South setting a historically low bar was central to this underdog story. But the

The only thing more pathetic than Deshaun Watson at quarterback is Watson in front of a microphone. On Saturday, the 2017 first-round pick did all he could to take his name out of an open Cleveland Browns quarterback competition with a dreadful performance on and off the field. Deshaun Watson

As has been well-documented up to this point, the 49ers are no stranger to injury, but that does makes the team uniquely well-prepared for recovery situations. As they near an earlier season opener than usual, several players are making progress, but a few just aren’t likely to be ready for

Former Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday night, ending a career that was equal parts brilliance and frustration. The 30-year-old might be one of the great “what if” players in the modern NFL era, and certainly for the Browns. 

A four-time Pro Bowler in eight years of NFL play, former Browns and Texans running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from football on his Instagram account this evening. The 30-year-old finishes his career with the third-highest rushing total in Browns history (behind only Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly) and the

The last time the Denver Broncos saw starting quarterback Bo Nix on the field, they watched him lead the team to a massive divisional-round playoff win, only to find out after the game that he broke his ankle, ending his season. That injury kept him out of the AFC Championship

The Seahawks entered the 2026 offseason with a second Super Bowl title to their name but a looming ownership change and several key roster decisions to make. Like with all champions, a few notable departures have taken place over recent months. For the third time in the three-year Mike Macdonald

A July report indicated that NFL teams weren’t all that interested in taking a flier on former Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill amid Hill’s ongoing recovery from the gruesome knee injury he suffered on Sept. 29, 2025. During a Friday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” big-name

The 2026 NFL schedule features former players returning home, coaches confronting the teams that fired them and one immediate Super Bowl rematch. Some reunion games feel manufactured. These three NFL revenge games arrive with enough history and hostility to sell themselves. Tennessee opens its season against the New York Jets

Several NFL rookies have been granted temporary restraining orders that would allow them to return to college football despite signing professional contracts this year, per ESPN’s Dan Murphy and Pete Thamel. A federal judge ruled in July that athletes from the high school class of 2022 who began their college

Tight end Sam LaPorta played in only nine games last season for the Detroit Lions. He missed the final eight games of the season because of a fully herniated disk in his back that required surgery. He’s now at risk for missing time in 2026, though the good news for

Eight months removed from a December 2025 Achilles tear, Cardinals cornerback Garrett Williams is ready to return to practice. The Cardinals activated Williams from the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Thursday. Although Williams was recovering from a torn ACL at the time, the Cardinals took a third-round

Shortly after Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell named free-agent signing Kyler Murray the team’s Week 1 starting quarterback, whispers surfaced suggesting that veteran Carson Wentz could enter the regular season as the Vikings’ primary backup over 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy.  According to O’Connell, McCarthy will head into the Vikings’

Money can’t fix everything, but it can fix a lot of things. Especially when it comes to professional sports teams and keeping star players happy.  Defensive lineman Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the latest team to prove that reality on Wednesday afternoon. Buccaneers reach deal with star

The Buccaneers have reached an agreement with star defensive tackle Vita Vea on a one-year, $30MM contract extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ending a lengthy standoff with the team that featured a trade request and a “hold-in” at training camp. According to Schefter’s ESPN colleague Jeremy Fowler, $6MM of Vea’s

The Philadelphia Eagles just won the Super Bowl a few years ago, but that seems like an eternity in Philly. This team, spearheaded by quarterback Jalen Hurts, is absolutely determined to get back to the big game as soon as possible. One of the most important positions in the NFL

The Buccaneers may be moving closer to a resolution of defensive tackle Vita Vea‘s contract situation and trade request. The 31-year-old sought an exit from Tampa Bay at the beginning of training camp after reaching an impasses in contract negotiations with the team. The defensive tackle market exploded this offseason,

A Tuesday update hinted that veteran Deshaun Watson remains on track to win the Cleveland Browns‘ starting quarterback job over second-year pro Shedeur Sanders ahead of Cleveland’s joint practice with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday. During a Wednesday appearance on ESPN Cleveland, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler agreed that Watson leads the quarterback battle following

11:39pm: The Seahawks were hoping that Arnold could play in the preseason, per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, but a placement on the commissioner’s exempt list will preclude that. He will have to spend one day on their active roster before moving to the exempt list, so the team

Highly touted Dallas Cowboys rookie safety Caleb Downs bit the dust for, perhaps, the first time in his football career on Tuesday.  The Cowboys hosted the New Orleans Saints in a joint practice ahead of their preseason matchup on Friday (8 p.m. ET). Downs guarded Saints wide receiver Chris Olave for much

Former Cowboys guard John Niland has passed away at the age of 82. “An All-Pro guard, John was at the core of Tom Landry‘s greatest team and a Super Bowl champion,” the team said in a statement. “A tough, dedicated, team-first player that battled relentlessly on the line and represented

The Minnesota Vikings have their starting quarterback in Kyler Murray. It’s official. He’ll get the start when September rolls around, and now the future of J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota is really in question. But just because Murray is getting the start, that doesn’t mean he can relax. Just the opposite.

Several veterans recently worked out for the Commanders. Maurice Hurst Jr. was among them, and the veteran defensive tackle is now in the fold. Hurst signed with Washington on Tuesday, per a team announcement. The 31-year-old will now look to carve out a depth spot on the roster ahead of cutdowns later

Everybody thinks their NFL team has the best fans. Nielsen decided to actually put that claim to the test, and some of the results are pretty surprising. The Nielsen Scarborough NFL Fandom Index compared markets using eight different measurements, ranging from attendance and merchandise purchases to TV viewing, streaming, radio and social

Less than a year after Shane Steichen reunited with ex-Chargers pupil Philip Rivers, he will add another prominent ex-Charger to his Colts roster. Keenan Allen is signing with Indianapolis, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports. Allen agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.32MM on Monday night, per Schultz. This

The New York Giants are one of the more talented teams in the NFL, but they haven’t been able to realize their potential yet thanks to injuries. Quarterback Jaxson Dart was in the medical tent far too often last year, while running back Cam Skattebo’s season was cut short by

Najee Harris met with the Seahawks in March, but no deal was produced as a result. The veteran running back is still unsigned well into August, although his next visit has been lined up. Harris will meet with the Giants today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. This represents the first known visit

A June report indicated that the Green Bay Packers and star tight end Tucker Kraft would come to terms on a contract extension before the 2026 NFL season gets underway.  However, Kraft remains in the final year of his rookie contract as he works to fully recover from the torn ACL he suffered

10:59pm: The Cowboys announced that they have agreed to terms with Miller. 8:06pm: Free agent edge defender Von Miller lobbied to join the Cowboys in July. A month later, it appears Miller will get his wish. He is expected to sign with Dallas, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It will

The Minnesota Vikings knew the injury sustained by defensive back Jamal Adams on Saturday was not good. On Sunday, they received confirmation. Adams is going to miss the entire 2026 season with a knee injury, according to multiple reports on Sunday, including The Athletic. Adams suffered a non-contact knee injury

The Raiders announced the signing of Noah Brown on Monday, signaling that the veteran wide receiver is back at full health after an injury-marred 2025 season. Brown, 30, appeared in four games for the Commanders last year, his second in Washington. He was carted off the field during minicamp but

The NFL is awaiting word on whether retired defensive lineman Aaron Donald is coming back this season. It may have to wait even longer.  On Saturday, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay fielded questions about a Donald comeback attempt following the team’s 20-12 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He

After a woeful follow-up to their NFC runner-up campaign, the Commanders made major coaching staff tweaks. Our Offseason Outlook covered the rise of David Blough — in a banner year for recent second- and third-string QBs-turned-coaches — and the Daronte Jones DC hire. Dan Quinn‘s team soon made a host

It didn’t take long for Beanie Bishop Jr. to impress his new team, as he hopes to solidify Chicago as his next NFL home.  The former All-American from his final college season at West Virginia made sure to be in the right place at the right time on Saturday in

AUGUST 15: Johnson said in a statement the suspension stems from his decision to take a fertility medication which includes one of the league’s banned substances. Exceptions exist for therapeutic uses of such medications, but Johnson did not seek authorization from the league prior to taking it. As a result, he

The Cleveland Browns are proving doubters right. On Saturday, quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders underwhelmed in a 34-10 preseason Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears. Watson, entering the final year of his onerous five-year, fully-guaranteed $230 million contract, was an efficient 11-of-15 for 126 yards but also lost

By Nikhil Mehta | at August 15, 2026 10:36 am The Seahawks made Jaxon Smith-Njigba the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL in March, and now, they have agreed to a new contract with Devon Witherspoon that will top the cornerback market. The two sides have agreed to a four-year, $132MM

Atlanta Falcons edge-rusher James Pearce Jr. has received a significant suspension from the NFL stemming from his offseason arrest. The NFL announced Friday that Pearce has received an eight-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.  The suspension stems from his offseason arrest following a domestic dispute with ex-girlfriend

The NFL has acted on the James Pearce Jr. matter. Pearce’s offseason arrest will produce an eight-game suspension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Pearce will not appeal the ban, according to The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones and Josh Kendall. This expected news comes days after Jalon Walker‘s ACL tear, changing the complexion of

The Atlanta Falcons brought in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this offseason as an insurance plan for Michael Penix Jr., who the team planned on being the franchise signal-caller. While that may end up being the case still, the 2024 first-round pick has a concerning injury history that reared its ugly head

A third Friday-afternoon suspension announcement has now come out. This one involves Commanders defensive end Dorance Armstrong, whom The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala reports will draw a one-game ban for a personal conduct policy violation. Going into the final season of a three-year, $30MM contract, Armstrong spent his offseason rehabbing an

It’s not unusual to see teams hold out their starters from preseason games, especially the first one. That’s why not watching Christian Gonzalez take the field on Thursday night’s 13-13 tie to the Indianapolis Colts wasn’t surprising. Nevertheless, given his contract stalemate and the fact that he also missed some

Close-game magic played a central role in the Bears to a quick turnaround in 2025. Chicago, however, saw an immediate impact from a transformative coaching hire, as ex-Lions OC Ben Johnson was the driving force of change for a Chicago team that had not produced a winning record since 2018.