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Jeannette Belichick, the mother of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, has died. Patriots spokesman Stacey James said Belichick died Monday night of natural causes in Annapolis, Maryland. In addition to their son, Bill, she is survived by three grandchildren: Holy Cross College women’s lacrosse coach Amanda Belichick and Patriots assistants Stephen Belichick and Brian Belichick.

Wednesday’s injury report.

Ten of the 32 starting quarterbacks in Week 1 were Black, a record that shows how the color barrier at the most important position in sports is breaking down.

Colin Kaepernick was shocked and upset to find out he was in the NFL’s social justice videos, which one source called serving “their own public relations purposes.”

If New York Giants fans were hoping for a quick turnaround under new coach Joe Judge, it might be time to reevaluate. The Judge era got off to a shaky start Monday night in a 26-16 loss to Ben Roethlisberger and an impressive Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. The biggest concern on Tuesday has to be the play of the revamped offensive line and its inability to give Saquon Barkley any running room.

Ryan McDowell covers the latest NFL news, including injuries and contract disputes. (Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports)

With cornerback Nevin Lawson set to return from a one-game suspension, the Las Vegas Raiders waived safety Dallin Leavitt on Tuesday to free up a roster spot. Leavitt was an undrafted free agent signing of the Raiders in 2018 and has appeared in 17 games for the team over the previous two seasons. Last year, [more]

Jags Wire’s James Johnson and Phil Smith look back at the awesome showing in which Gardner Minshew and company had Week 1 against the Colts.

The NFL, after trying to be everything to everyone, has taken up the cause of its players in the push for social justice. Now the stick-to-sports crowd is speaking up. Loudly.

Big Ben is back, and the Steelers started the season off with a win. Scott Pianowski looks at the fantasy fallout of their Week 1 performance.

The New Orleans Saints are going to be without superstar wide receiver Michael Thomas for a few weeks. Could they reunite with Dez Bryant?

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that Detroit Lions corner Desmond Trufant avoided a “significant hamstring injury” and could play in Week 2.

The Browns haven’t drafted a QB since they took Baker Mayfield No. 1 overall in 2018. Will it be time for some competition in the 2021 NFL draft?

Our analysts reveal their fantasy football rankings for Week 2 NFL action, helping you with every matchup on tap.

AP As usual, former USC standouts were filling up the stat sheets on the NFL’s opening weekend.The big stars were the wide receivers as JuJu Smith-Schuster began what many expect to be a big bounce-back season by catching two touchdown passes on Monday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Robert Woods played a starring role for the Los Angeles Rams with 119 total yards and Nelson Agholor caught a touchdown in his Las Vegas Raiders debut.

In April, the Packers were thinking about their future when they drafted a quarterback. But on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers made it clear that Green Bay’s time is now.

A day after Tom Brady’s dud of a debut for Tampa Bay, Stephen Gostkowski failed to put all that Patriots pedigree to work in his first game with the Tennessee Titans. Unlike Brady, who lost his first game in a uniform other than New England’s, Gostkowski prevailed Monday night when he nailed a 25-yard field goal with 17 seconds left, sending the Titans past the Denver Broncos 16-14 after he missed four kicks for the first time in his career. ”I really wanted to come out and make a strong first impression,” Gostkowski said.

Bill Belichick has faced Russell Wilson three times since he took over as quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks in 2012. The fourth meeting between the two will come this Sunday night in Seattle and Belichick knows they have a massive challenge ahead in handling Wilson and the Seahawks. “We’ve had a lot of trouble with [more]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and head coach Mike Tomlin address the media after a Week 1 win against the New York Giants. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

Corey Davis did something on Monday night that he hasn’t done since Week 10 of 2018.

Maybe it was just a fluky loss that we’ll forget about later, or perhaps Jimmy Garoppolo and the defending NFC champs losing to the Cardinals is foreshadowing.

The Titans lost a key defender early in their season-opener against the Broncos.

There was one overriding reason Ben Roethlisberger worked so hard to return from a major elbow injury. Roethlisberger, who missed the final 14 games last season after elbow surgery, threw for three scores and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-16 at an empty and eerie MetLife Stadium on Monday night. ”I am excited we won the game,” Roethlisberger said.

The New York Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, but WR Darius Slayton did enough to earn our Player of the Game.

Instant analysis of the New York Giants’ 26-16 season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.

It took Ben Roethlisberger a little to warm up but he finally got it going, and the Steelers’ defense looked fierce in a big opening win.

The status of Bills starting linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano is uncertain for Buffalo’s game at the Miami Dolphins this weekend. Without going into much detail Monday, coach Sean McDermott would only say their injuries ”don’t appear to be long term.” McDermott said he would know more as the week progressed. Both were hurt in a 27-17 season-opening win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa was the only non-quarterback in the top 5.

Marlon Mack could have bristled when the Indianapolis Colts took another running back, Jonathan Taylor, in the second round of April’s draft. Instead, Mack welcomed the tag-team concept. Coach Frank Reich confirmed the Colts’ worst fears Monday, announcing Mack will miss the rest of this season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon.

The Titans will lose their No. 1 corner for at least the first three weeks.