Month: October 2022

5:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit alleging the NCAA failed to protect a former USC football player from repeated concussions is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated Thursday in what could become a landmark case. The suit filed by Matthew Gee’s widow says the former USC
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3:49 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott is back. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback said he will start Sunday against the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium after going through a full practice on Thursday for the first time since fracturing his right thumb in the season opener. He even made a thumbs-up for the cameras
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4:39 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney remains sidelined with a second hamstring injury he says occurred several weeks back while running. “When you go hard, stuff happens,” said Toney, who has missed the past four games. He’s almost certainly going to miss Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville
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4:04 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady opened his Thursday weekly news conference by apologizing for a comment he made in his “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray on Monday, comparing the NFL season to military deployment. “Earlier this week, I made a statement about playing football and the military
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4:35 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was limited in practice Thursday, the second consecutive day his hamstring injury has curtailed his workload. Backup quarterback Brett Rypien has taken a large portion of the snaps with the starters over the past two days and although he declined to dive into specifics
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1:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals tight end Hayden Hurst has had Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons circled for a while. Hurst spent the previous two years with the Falcons before signing a one-year deal worth $3.5 million with the Bengals in the offseason. The former first-round draft pick contrasted the lack of playing
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2:33 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore, who has expressed frustration over his lack of involvement in the offense, was excused from practice Thursday amid growing speculation about his relationship with the team. Coach Robert Saleh, in brief comments to reporters on the field, said Moore took “a
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