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Josh Tolentino: Ravens invite chaos with C.J. Gardner-Johnson

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BALTIMORE — When you’re a sinking ship in the middle of a grueling NFL season, you’ll try anything.

For the Ravens (1-4), that means adding one of the sport’s loudest trash-talkers and trading a former first-round draft pick on the same day.

Baltimore signed veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the practice squad Tuesday and later ...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Lose to Chargers and Dolphins should trade players for picks

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MIAMI — We’re approaching the point of no return.

The Miami Dolphins can either push all their chips in the center of the table this month, or we begin the process of tearing this poorly built roster down and sell it off piece by piece.

Either beat the injury-depleted Los Angeles Chargers (3-2), who are starting backups at both tackle ...Read more

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3 things we learned from Bears, including how Tyrique Stevenson grew from viral Hail Mary ordeal

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have been preparing this week to play the Washington Commanders — this season’s version, not last season’s.

One thing has become clear this week at Halas Hall: Not many are interested in relitigating the heartbreaking 18-15 loss last October at Northwest Stadium, in which Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson ...Read more

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Stefon Diggs, Patriots trying to turn the page after big win at Buffalo

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — By almost every metric, the New Orleans Saints are worse football team than the Buffalo Bills.

Win-loss record, points allowed, points scored, yards, you name it.

Just don’t tell the New England Patriots.

Several veteran players, including Stefon Diggs, stressed Wednesday they cannot let up after their big win at ...Read more

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How Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield's wins are rewriting his narrative

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TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield walked into Seattle already hearing it from the crowd, and he gave it right back.

When a Seahawks fan tried to heckle the Bucs as they waited to take the field last Sunday, holding a sign that read, “YOU LADIES ARE STUCK WITH MAYFIELD!” the quarterback returned fire with some choice words, promising the fan ...Read more

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Jets QB Justin Fields doesn't think average time to throw is a 'credible stat'

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NEW YORK — At his previous stops in Chicago and Pittsburgh, Justin Fields was criticized for holding the ball too long.

That continues to be the case for the fifth-year quarterback during his first month with the Jets.

When told he has the longest average time to throw in the NFL this season, Fields said he didn’t believe the stat is a ...Read more

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Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick

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EAGLES (4-1) at GIANTS (1-4)

Line: PHI by 7 1/2.

Cote’s pick: PHI, 30-10.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

NFC East duel (albeit a lopsided one) kicks off NFL Week 6, and I’m going a bit against form on this pick. Standard thinking is that 7 1/2 points is a lot to gift a home ‘dog in a rivalry — especially in what hints at a low-...Read more

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Broncos' Sean Payton mum on plan to replace LG Ben Powers

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ENFIELD, England — As the Denver Broncos prepare for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, they’re also adjusting to life without left guard Ben Powers.

Denver will have a new player in place of the veteran offensive lineman, who is headed to injured reserve after a Monday surgery to repair a biceps tear.

“With a starting player, it...Read more

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Dolphins' Tyreek Hill denies wife's physical abuse allegations, court records show

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MIAMI — Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill denied physically abusing his wife on eight occasions, which she detailed in a divorce filing, according to court records reviewed by the Miami Herald on Wednesday.

Attorneys for Hill on Monday filed a brief response to Lakeeta Vaccaro’s amended divorce petition, in which Vaccaro accused Hill ...Read more

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Matt Calkins: Seahawks made right calls on Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, Pete Carroll

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SEATTLE — The result of Sunday's game might haunt the Seahawks, but the performance shouldn't worry them.

Yes, the Bucs dissected their defense in a 38-35 win, but we've seen what that side of the ball is capable of when healthy. Seattle's defense looks good overall. Its offense looks even better. But you know who else deserves an "A" grade ...Read more

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Sam McDowell: The Chiefs lost a game they never lose. That's frustrating -- but not entirely.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid is standing behind a lectern 15 minutes after a loss, and before we can even fire off a question, he captures its essence in 11 words.

“You can out-stat them to death,” he said, “but it doesn’t matter.”

The Chiefs’ head coach exits the interview after a handful of minutes and returns to the locker ...Read more

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As the week begins, it's still status quo on Buccaneers injury front

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TAMPA, Fla. — Head coach Todd Bowles had nothing new to say about Buccaneers injuries on Monday.

The way things have been going this season, that may qualify as a cause for celebration.

The Bucs had no new injuries coming out of Sunday’s 38-35 win at Seattle, but there’s still no word on whether previously sidelined players might be ...Read more

Eagles' Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and Saquon Barkley have private meeting as offense searches for identity

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PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and Saquon Barkley had a conversation Monday that the quarterback characterized the next day as a discussion “about how we move forward as a team so we continue to find ways to win games.”

The conversation lasted about an hour, a team source told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Barkley emphasized that it...Read more

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Saquon Barkley, dealing with 'general soreness,' will play in Eagles' Thursday night game at Giants

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PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley popped up on the Eagles’ injury report Monday with what the team called a knee injury.

The Eagles, of course, didn’t practice a day after their 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos, but were required to release an estimated report ahead of Thursday night’s game at the New York Giants. Barkley was upgraded to a ...Read more

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Tom Krasovic: Just as Jim Harbaugh starts getting things done, Chargering bites back

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SAN DIEGO — Which relentless force will prevail — Chargering or Jim Harbaugh’s obsessive football genius?

That fascinating wrestling match began two winters ago, when Dean and John Spanos finally saw the light.

As top bosses of the Chargers, the Spanoses provided the power and money needed to hire Harbaugh. They also agreed to stop ...Read more

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones fined $250K for obscene gesture

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite a commanding 37-22 win over the New York Jets on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys’ trip to MetLife Stadium in Week 5 wasn’t entirely successful.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was seen on a viral social media video giving a middle finger from his owners box suite to fans sitting below. After the NFL ...Read more

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Ex-Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reveals positive PED test last season

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Free agent NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who spent last season with the Miami Dolphins, revealed in an interview released Tuesday that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for 2024.

Beckham told NFL podcast “The Pivot” of the positive drug test that would’ve occurred while he was with the Dolphins.

The one-time star ...Read more

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Fantasy football Week 6: Add and drop

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Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free-agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

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Giants' Cam Skattebo: Fumble 'was on me 100%,' not gloves

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NEW YORK — New York Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo went viral for screaming “ I need new gloves” on the sideline after losing a fumble that cost the Giants the game in Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

The scene wasn’t a great look. Skattebo was raising his hands in the air yelling as assistant director of ...Read more

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Source: Ravens trade OLB Odafe Oweh to Chargers for safety Alohi Gilman

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BALTIMORE — On Monday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there were “a lot of decisions to make” following Baltimore’s 1-4 start. Just over 24 hours later, they began to take shape in a big way.

The Ravens are trading outside linebacker Odafe Oweh and a future seventh-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for safety Alohi ...Read more