5:06 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have been searching for a prototypical middle linebacker for their 4-3 base defense since the NFL suspended Vontaze Burfict for the remainder of the season after Week 4. They believe they have found one in Preston Brown, unemployed since last Tuesday after the Cincinnati Bengals cut
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7:30 AM ET We can safely assume that the 3-7-1 Cardinals will miss the playoffs in 2019. But it has not been a lost season in the desert. The Cardinals have found a genuinely promising young quarterback for the first time in more than 20 years. Not since Jake Plummer arrived on the scene in
2:30 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered more than a concussion when he was hit by Joe Schobert and Greedy Williams in the second quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns. Smith-Schuster also hurt his knee, and his status for Sunday’s game in Cincinnati against the Bengals is uncertain, league
1:57 PM ET Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy said Monday that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has a right hip pointer injury and that the decision to remove him from Sunday night’s game had “zero to do with his play.” The coach said Trubisky suffered the injury on a sack at the end of the second quarter
1:36 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland coach Freddie Kitchens said Monday that the Browns will continue to support suspended defensive end Myles Garrett while also not excusing Garrett for his actions Thursday against Pittsburgh. “Myles Garrett’s a good person,” Kitchens said. “We’re not going to pile on Myles. He had a bad lapse in
1:03 PM ET Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack underwent surgery on his fractured hand, coach Frank Reich said Monday. Reich did not have a timetable for when his star running back might return. The injury, a fracture of the metacarpal bone in Mack’s right hand, is not thought to be season-ending at this time,
12:24 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson began the season as a long shot to win NFL MVP. He’s now the favorite. For the first time this season, Jackson sits atop the odds to win NFL MVP. He is 7-5 at Caesars Sportsbook, after entering the season — his second in the NFL and
12:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As star tight end George Kittle works his way back from knee and ankle injuries and primary wideout Emmanuel Sanders battles through a rib cartilage ailment, the San Francisco 49ers have been left to wonder who will step up to fill the void for the offense. The answer
12:00 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — If the New York Jets trade safety Jamal Adams in the offseason, they will have to hire extra security because their New Jersey facility will be blitzed by an angry mob. Adams is the best player on the team, their best since Darrelle Revis, circa 2011. You don’t trade
12:00 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings on Sunday became the first NFL team in 97 attempts to come out victorious after trailing by 20 points or more at halftime. Their 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos has them sitting at 8-3 headed into their Week 12 bye with a 92.9% chance to make