CHICAGO — Ben Johnson didn’t just leave breadcrumbs that Braxton Jones’ standing as the Chicago Bears left tackle was potentially a short-term proposition. He outlined things with reflective road tape.

In mid-August, the Bears coach said a decision on the Week 1 starter is “not final for the season.”

“It could be that we have to ...Read more

WARE, ENGLAND — The Vikings’ laborious travel party — consisting of nearly 200 coaches, players and staffers — made the trip from Dublin to London without much of a hiccup, completing the NFL’s first international commute to play back-to-back games in other countries.

That doesn’t mean the trip was easy or without surprise.

A bird ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins, even with the backdrop of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s gruesome knee injury, were allowed to relish their first win of the season.

The Dolphins (1-3) salvaged themselves from a winless September by beating the New York Jets, 27-21, on Monday night, but immediately Tuesday, especially with a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a potentially season-ending injury after making a sideline catch during his team's 27-21 win over the New York Jets on "Monday Night Football."

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after the game that Hill had dislocated his left knee and would remain hospitalized overnight for ...Read more

MIAMI — The Dolphins moved quickly to replace injured receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday, reaching a deal with former Dolphins receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr., according to a league source.

Miami is plucking Wilson off the Saints practice squad, likely to fill Hill’s roster spot. Hill will miss the season after sustaining a dislocated knee and torn...Read more

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

DUBLIN — The Guinness was tasty — and clearly different out of an Irish tap. Croke Park was rocking. The entire trip was a smashing success, with the Steelers on Sunday punctuating it with a 24-21 victory over the Vikings where they re-established some important facets of their game.

But something else happened along the journey, a point ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No doubt there were many reasons the Chiefs woke up the echoes and restored a certain sense of order on Sunday with a 37-20 clobbering of visiting Baltimore, a presumptive rival for the AFC berth in the Super Bowl.

The trajectory of the game flipped on Leo Chenal’s interception of Lamar Jackson as the defense muzzled one ...Read more

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — One of these days, I’ll come to a Rams game and write a column on a topic other than Puka Nacua.

Sunday was not that day.

The Rams’ best receiver – wait.

Hold on. Let’s try that again.

The NFL’s best receiver had himself another huge day. Another tone-setting save-the-day day. His fingerprints all over every ...Read more

DENVER — Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 28-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 at Empower Field:

— Bo’s back!: He read the rush. He set his feet. And that second-quarter laser to Marvin Mims Jr. for 28 yards on the two-minute drill? Chef’s kiss. Bo Nix is back, baby! Probably. We think. The second-year QB1 eased at least ...Read more

MIAMI — The howling, snarling wolves are at bay. They have quieted, for now, but what holds them in is weak.

They are not gone.

The Miami Dolphins climbing from winless to 1-3 on Monday Night Football was a low bar to hurdle on the excitement scale, but there likely aren’t many Dolfans complaining today about that. They’d have taken a ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins might have come out on top, but their first victory of the season doesn’t feel sweet at all.

Miami beat the New York Jets 27-21 but lost star wideout Tyreek Hill to what many believe to be a dislocated left knee.

The play occurred early in the third quarter after the star receiver caught a 10-yard pass. When ...Read more

MIAMI — Tyreek Hill sustained an apparent left leg injury in the third quarter of the Miami Dolphins’ Monday night matchup against the New York Jets.

The Dolphins quickly ruled out the star receiver with a knee injury.

“Tyreek Hill has been ruled out with a knee injury,” the franchise tweeted Monday evening. “He is being taken to a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson took the blame Monday for a tense exchange with CBS reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala during halftime of Sunday’s 25-24 win against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Bears had been held to 90 yards of offense in the first half, and Kinkhabwala asked, “Do you think you need to change what you’re doing?”

The...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Less than 24 hours after his star receiver posted a cryptic scripture verse on social media, Nick Sirianni was asked if he was sure A.J. Brown wants to remain a member of the Eagles.

“Yeah, yeah,” Sirianni said. “Obviously A.J. is very important to this football team. I know he wants to contribute and do the things that ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The foundation of the play is a “hug rush,” followed by an add-on rush, a combination that will make a little more sense in a moment. The important thing for now is the Chiefs put a variation of the concept into their playbook in training camp.

And on Sunday, Nick Bolton, the proverbial green-dot defensive play-caller ...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers’ season is over.

An MRI confirmed Monday that the Giants’ top receiver tore the ACL in his right knee during the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers. ESPN first reported the news.

His loss is a devastating blow for the Giants (1-3) and for rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who now must ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — You’re forgiven if you forgot what that looked like.

The New England Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.

Their quarterback kicking his feet up early in the fourth quarter.

A smile spreading wide across the head coach’s face, with most of the game – hell, maybe all of it – going exactly to plan. ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy has a sore toe, again.

After missing the prior two games, Purdy aggravated his right big toe injury in Sunday’s 26-21 home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, calling into question his availability for Thursday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams.

“Anytime guys are sore and hurting on a Monday, you usually ...Read more