Month: October 2021

10:36 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team released veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins, opting for a player who last kicked in a game five years ago. The team signed Chris Blewitt, who was signed to their practice squad last week. He has never kicked in an NFL game and last played for Pitt
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11:57 AM ET The NFL is putting its voice and money behind an initiative to build a safer sports betting ecosystem in the U.S. On Wednesday, the NFL launched a responsible betting public awareness campaign that includes a $6.2 million, three-year partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). It’s the largest grant ever
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10:41 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum will get the start Thursday against the Denver Broncos in place of Baker Mayfield, who is battling a torn labrum in his left, non-throwing shoulder. A limited participant in Tuesday’s practice, Mayfield said earlier that day that he planned to start and that it
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11:48 AM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen wouldn’t commit to naming a starting quarterback for his team’s Oct. 30 game against No. 1 Georgia. Emory Jones started at quarterback during last Saturday’s 49-42 loss at LSU but did not play down the stretch as Anthony Richardson led the offense on four straight touchdown drives in
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11:44 AM ET LSU coach Ed Orgeron, who has agreed with the university to part ways with the football program after this season, wants to “finish out” the season, including any potential bowl game, with his team. “This is our team,” Orgeron said Wednesday. “I wanted to finish out with it.” Orgeron, a Louisiana native
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11:09 AM ET Former Washington State coach Nick Rolovich will be suing the university for illegal termination, in part because of “discriminatory and vindictive behavior” by athletic director Pat Chun, an attorney representing Rolovich said Wednesday. Washington State fired Rolovich and four other assistant coaches Monday night after they refused to comply with a mandate
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