Buccaneers-Saints Preview

After a century of NFL football, this season’s Week 1 slate features the first game ever to involve two quarterbacks in their 40s: Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and New Orleans’ Drew Brees. After signing Brady, Tampa Bay jettisoned 26-year-old, 2015 first overall draft choice Jameis Winston, who responded by signing with New Orleans to learn under Brees.

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Texans lead 7-0 on David Johnson’s 19-yard touchdown run

The Chiefs scored the first touchdown. And then they didn’t. After the Texans opened the game by going three-and-out, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs right down the field. He hit Demarcus Robinson for what initially was called a 36-yard touchdown. Replay, though, showed Robinson dropped the ball. Jacob Martin sacked Mahomes on second down, and [more]

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Quenton Nelson missed practice with back injury

Quenton Nelson wasn’t on the Colts’ practice report Wednesday. He was Thursday. The two-time All-Pro left guard has a back injury that kept him out of practice. Nelson has never missed a start, playing all 32 possible games. The Colts also added defensive end Justin Houston with a calf injury. He was limited. Receiver Dezmon [more]

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Vic Beasley limited, Jadeveon Clowney full participant for Titans

The Titans practiced yesterday, but didn’t have to put out a full injury report until today since they’re opening Monday against the Broncos. And now that they’ve turned in the paperwork, we know that new defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was a full participant, but Vic Beasley was limited in Thursday’s practice, via Jim Wyatt of [more]

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Report: Packers signing defensive tackle Daylon Mack

The Green Bay Packers are set to sign defensive tackle Daylon Mack after hosting the former Baltimore Ravens fifth-round pick for a workout earlier this week, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Mack appeared in just one game last season for the Ravens and was waived by the team in August. He was claimed off [more]

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L.J. Collier primed for bigger role for Seahawks after sparse first season

L.J. Collier, the first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2019, is set to see a much larger role with the team this season after a disappointing rookie campaign. Collier has dropped weight this season and was listed as a starter at defensive end on the team’s unofficial depth chart this week after playing just [more]

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