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Is Minshew mania back?

The Ravens manhandled their division rivals on Sunday.

The NFL and DISH Network have reached a new carriage agreement that restores NFL Network and NFL RedZone to Dish TV and Sling TV. New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell’s return is considered doubtful because of a hamstring injury, the team announced early in the fourth quarter of its game at the Buffalo Bills. The Buffalo Bills are down two starting linebackers with Tremaine Edmunds being treated on the sideline with a right shoulder injury.

The 49ers won’t have Ben Garland or Brandon Aiyuk vs. the Arizona Cardinals.

The former NFL wide receiver is high on Terry McLaurin.

Two of the Raiders’ most important offensive players went down with injuries in the first half of Sunday’s game.

Aaron Rodgers washed up? Maybe in the far-flung future, but based on his first two TD passes of 2020, he’s far from that.

Jamie Collins appeared to forget one of the cardinal rules of football on Sunday.

Matt Harmon looks at several pressing questions all fantasy managers and football fans should ask themselves heading into Week 1’s full slate.

* Athletes across the US have been protesting against racism * Fans at Kansas City had booed ‘moment of unity’ on ThursdayTeams across the NFL chose to stay in the locker room for both the Star-Spangled Banner and Lift Every Voice and Sing, commonly known as the Black national anthem, during the opening Sunday of the league.Only one NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, admitted fans on Sunday due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Jaguars stayed in the locker room for the anthems, while their opponents, the Indianapolis Colts, stood on the goalline. Their head coach, Frank Reich, was the only member of the team to kneel. Indianapolis Star reporter Joel Erickson estimated half the crowd stood for Lift Every Voice and Sing.The Jaguars said in a statement similar to those issued by other teams that they had decided to stay in the locker room “to continue raising awareness of racial injustice against the Black community. We understand that not everyone will agree with our position and demonstration, we hope that all will seek to understand the reason for it.” Elsewhere, Washington players decided to kneel on for the anthem, while their opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, left the field.> Washington is on field for the national anthem. Philadelphia is not. All Washington players and coaches appear to be standing. pic.twitter.com/4A3awSWTbo> > — Les Carpenter (@Lescarpenter) September 13, 2020The NFL’s opening weekend came after months of anti-racism protests, following the police killing of George Floyd in May. When another black man, Jacob Blake, was shot in the back by police last month the protests moved to the sports world with the NBA, WNBA, MLB and MLS among the leagues postponing games in protest.In the NFL’s opening game on Thursday night, fans at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium booed a “moment of unity” when players from both the home team and the visiting Houston Texans linked arms while messages such as “We must end racism” and “We choose unconditional love” were displayed on the scoreboard.Houston’s star defensive end, JJ Watt, who is white said: “I mean the booing during that moment was unfortunate. I don’t fully understand that. There was no flag involved. There was nothing involved other than two teams coming together to show unity.”Player protests have been a huge storyline in the NFL since Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem to highlight racial injustice during the 2016 season. Kaepernick soon found himself out of the NFL and many believe he has been blackballed by the league’s owners because of his political stance.In June, the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, admitted the league should have listened to its players earlier on the subject of racism and police brutality against black people. Around two-thirds of NFL players are black, while 29 of the majority owners of the league’s 32 teams are white.

Jack Driscoll joins a list of nine previous Eagles rookie offensive linemen since 1980 whove started a season opener

There won’t be any celebration over a win in Week 1 for Kansas City. They’ve got more work to do.

Daniel Snyder said the only deadline for the organization to choose a new name is that they “get it right,” and he left the door open for the temporary name to become permanent.

At a time when NFL players worried that speaking out would jeopardize their careers, five Rams took the field with raised arms to protest racial injustice.

Let’s take a look at Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons, a 2021 NFL draft prospect who could pair with Shaq Thompson and create one of the more dynamic off-ball duos in the league.

Here are five things to watch during the Buffalo Bills – New York Jets 2020 Week 1 game and a prediction.

The Rams and WR Cooper Kupp have made significant progress on a large new contract extension, per me and @MikeGarafolo, and there is a real chance they finalize it before the team kicks off. – Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2020 The Rams …

Though history points to this AFC North showdown being hotly contested, experts are picking the Baltimore Ravens over the Cleveland Browns

As good as Aaron Rodgers has been throughout training camp, Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he has been even better off the field with the rookie QB.

The Bears open the season vs. the Lions on Sunday, and there are sure to be fireworks from both sides. Here are our bold predictions.

New York Giants LB Markus Golden (illness) returned to practice on Friday as WR Golden Tate (hamstring) remained limited.

The Browns have ruled four players out, but they do appear to have a chance to get their starting center back on the field. The team announced that center JC Tretter was questionable for Sunday’s game against the Ravens, after he returned to practice this week following a procedure on his knee. He hasn’t missed [more]

Jalen Ramsey called Aaron Donald “the best football player ever.”

The Cowboys avoided paying market rate for Dak Prescott, but now the quarterback’s value has skyrocketed. Suddenly, $40M a year doesn’t seem so crazy.

Buffalo Bills 2020 NFL season predictions from the Bills Wire staff.

Davis might only be a one-year starter for the Buckeyes, but he has the physical traits and the technical skill to be one of the first 32 selections.

The Chargers’ status as a playoff contender complicated decisions on breaking in rookie QB Justin Herbert. The coronavirus-altered calendar added other variables.

Our Free Press sports writers predict who many wins the Detroit Lions get in 2020, and whether they’ll qualify for the new expanded playoff format:

There was some good and some bad, but most of all, there was actual football which provided a bit of insight on what we can expect going forward.

Lauren Carpenter recaps Week 1 Thursday Night Football featuring the Texans at the Chiefs as well as injury updates and news from around the league. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)