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Raymond Summerlin checks in on T.J. Yeldon, Chris Godwin, and the best wavier adds for Week 2 of the fantasy football season.

The NFL spent a lot of time and effort in the offseason simplifying what constitutes a catch and trying to make the game safer with new rules that require both offensive and defensive players to use their heads and not their helmets. Take Rob Gronkowski’s spectacular 28-yard catch between two Texans

Bruce Irvin followed his former teammate’s monster night with an impressive defensive play of his own Monday. 

The NFL’s head of officiating said Monday that Browns defensive end Myles Garrett should not have been called for roughing the passer in the second quarter of Cleveland’s 21-21 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Garrett took down Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a third-down

Relive the career of former Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and New York Jets safety and ball hawk Ed Reed in original broadcast footage.

Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett was flagged for a hit on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday that the NFL now says was legal. NFL V.P. of Officiating Al Riveron told NFL Network that Garrett did not land with most of his body weight on Roethlisberger and shouldn’t have been flagged. “The

Undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay was a surprisingly important piece of Denver’s gameplan in the opener. He’s a priority pickup ahead of Week 2.

Week 2 of the season is right around the corner, so who should you target in order to improve your roster? 

For the first time in a long time, San Francsico 49ers Jimmy Garoppolo was part of a loss as a starting quarterback.

The Arizona Cardinals have signed running back David Johnson to a three-year contract.

Former NFL player Jameel Cook allegedly stole $100,000 from a NFL fund used to help retired players with medical expenses.

The astonishing journey of Efe Obada – the refugee abandoned in London as a child now playing in the NFL

Will a revitalized Bengals squad force Andy Dalton into production? Yahoo fanalyst Liz Loza believes it’s an early-season possibility. To review … all of these players are owned in less than 60 percent of Yahoo leagues (at time of writing) and/or are a significant value in our daily game.

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles play host to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday in the first game of the 2018 regular season. The game was scheduled to kick off at 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC, with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth in the booth, and Michele Tafoya on the sideline. Unfortunately, weather

For the last four seasons, the New Orleans Saints have started the regular season 0-2, and only last year were they able to climb out of that deep, early hole, to make the playoffs, winning eight consecutive games to get there. The Saints came within one bizarre defensive breakdown in the final seconds

Redskins QB Alex Smith allows himself to eat only between noon-8 p.m. Smith says his former teammate Nick Foles is a big believer in fasting and drinking bulletproof coffee too.

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this, but the NFL is back. Real football, none of that preseason stuff. We get to see the defending world champions begin their title defense … kind of. We get to see the best running backs in the world … most of them. We’re finally done watching

The Supreme Court ruling that allowed every state to legalize sports gambling is expected to have a major impact on NFL revenues in the coming years and sponsorships from casinos are one way that teams will be able to cash in. The Cowboys became the first team to announce such a sponsorship on Thursday

Tom Brady turned 41 years old last month and has said he wants to play until he’s 45. Fresh off winning his third NFL Most Valuable Player award in a season that culminated with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII, Brady and the New England Patriots open the season against the Houston

Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns has vowed to make his team and one of the oldest, most bitter rivalries in the NFL more competitive, and he already has had a little success at the latter heading into Sunday’s opener against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. (ET) at FirstEnergy

Mike Vrabel makes his head coaching debut with Tennessee, taking the Titans to Miami to face the Dolphins for a 1 p.m. game on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. The Titans made the playoffs for the first time since 2008 last season and are looking for a big season from quarterback Marcus Mariota, who is

The Jacksonville Jaguars rode a stingy defense to the cusp of a Super Bowl appearance last season while injuries and dysfunction marred the 2017 campaign of the New York Giants. The Jaguars’ defense will test its mettle on Sunday (1 p.m. ET) at MetLife Stadium against a Giants’ offense that

One of the league’s most legendary – and in some circles notorious – hitters laments the end of old-school football. Yet, he’s for the rule change.

“Colin has been a Nike athlete since 2011,” Nike spokeswoman Sandra Carreon-John said on Monday. “Colin is one of a number of athletes being featured as part of our 30th anniversary of Just Do It.” She said Nike unveiled the campaign last week by releasing a film featuring Serena

The NFL’s revision of the catch rule figured to grab the spotlight this season. Then the league altered the regulations on using the helmet when making contact on both sides of the ball, basically making it a 15-yard penalty no matter where on the helmet strikes an opponent. Suddenly, the Dez Bryant

Week 1 of the 2018 NFL regular season will start Thursday with Eagles vs. Falcons, and everybody from Average Joes to professional bettors are already making their picks. NFL odds are shifting dramatically as sportsbooks take plenty of action on a full slate of 16 games.  The defending champion Philadelphia

After being released six times by four teams, DeAndre Carter made the Eagles’ 53-man roster. By Reuben Frank 

Oakland Raiders cornerback Daryl Worley has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s policy on substance abuse and personal conduct. Worley will be eligible to return to the team Oct. 1. Worley pleaded guilty in June to misdemeanor charges of driving under the

Our picks for this season’s breakout candidate for each NFL team.

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