CHICAGO — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since straining his hamstring Sept. 28 against Kansas City.

That’s particularly relevant to the Chicago Bears, who will take on the Ravens at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Baltimore.

Since injuring his hamstring, Jackson missed two games and the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A day after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson criticized his play this season, Justin Fields took the high road.

The fifth-year quarterback, who was not aware of Johnson’s comments until Wednesday, said he will not reach out to Johnson, nor does he expect him to do the same. However, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn noted he discussed...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton said he didn’t intend for his comments about the New York Giants’ quarterback situation after Sunday’s win to be taken as a slight to Russell Wilson.

The former Broncos quarterback, benched earlier this year by Giants coach Brian Daboll in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart, clearly didn’t see it that way.

He took to ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice Wednesday in Owings Mills for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury nearly a month ago.

The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player jogged onto the field late in the open portion of the session. After loosening up, he dapped up fullback Patrick Ricard, hugged offensive ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Evans has elected to have surgery on his broken right collarbone in the hopes it could help him return to the playing field more quickly, perhaps before the end of the regular season.

The Bucs Pro Bowl receiver also suffered a concussion while attempting to make a catch in the second quarter of Monday night’s 24-9 loss at...Read more

NFL WEEK 8 THURSDAY PICK

VIKINGS (3-3) at CHARGERS (4-3)

Line: LAC by 3 1/2.

Cote’s pick: LAC, 24-20.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

The NFL’s Week 8 kickoff in prime time gets two quality(ish) teams that are playoff hopeful but haven’t always looked it, with both coming off losses, albeit to good opponents in the Eagles and ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ next opponent was dealt some bad news Wednesday.

Multiple outlets reported that Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels will miss the Commanders’ “Monday Night Football” game against the Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Daniels left the Commanders’ game on Sunday at Dallas because of a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Chicago’s football franchise is no longer the sad news Bears.

They aren’t going to win a Super Bowl title in 2025, but Chicago is good enough to cause a lot of problems for the Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in a “must-win” situation for Baltimore.

Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, only four teams have started the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, Jeffrey Lurie told some NFL folks close to him that his greatest concern for the upcoming season had little to do with the talent level that would return, even with personnel losses looming. He didn’t worry about the salary cap, though it presented gnarly challenges, nor did he worry about ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Nothing about the way the Raiders’ season has gone has changed wide receiver Jakobi Meyers’ mind.

He still prefers to be traded.

“For sure,” Meyers said Tuesday when asked whether his offseason request still stands. “I’m a professional at the end of the day. I’m just trying to play good football. If I’m here, I’...Read more

DENVER — The NFL isn’t budging on its stance to suspend a key member of the Broncos’ defense.

On Tuesday night, NFL spokesman Michael Signora announced that the league upheld its one-game suspension of Dre Greenlaw, a day after multiple sources told The Denver Post that Greenlaw would appeal the suspension.

The Broncos will now be down ...Read more

DENVER — Hasn’t Broncos Country seen enough of this sheet show? Sean Payton’s offense had 10 plays inside the Giants’ 10-yard line this past Sunday. Eight were passes.

Six of those plays inside the 10 took place before the Broncos eventually scored. The first five of those particular six were throws. Three of them fell incomplete, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Carson Wentz is coming off his worst game of the season, having thrown two interceptions and misfired on numerous passes while playing with a harness on his left shoulder. Max Brosmer has thrown just four passes in an NFL game.

They will be the Vikings’ top two quarterbacks against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Evans will eventually recover from his broken clavicle.

But will the 2025 Buccaneers?

I’m not sure if that’s a riddle or a lament. It’s quite possibly both.

You see, the history of clavicle injuries in the NFL suggests players usually return to the field without career-altering complications. In that sense, it’s ...Read more

DENVER — Russell Wilson heard Sean Payton on Sunday.

Apparently, he wasn’t impressed.

Wilson, who spent two years in Denver, including the 2023 season playing for Payton, responded to apparent shade thrown by Payton after Denver’s win Sunday against the New York Giants, where Wilson was benched after an 0-3 start.

“Classless … but ...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

NEW YORK — Jets coach Aaron Glenn is mulling a quarterback change.

If it were up to owner Woody Johnson, the Justin Fields era likely would be over.

On Tuesday, during the NFL fall meetings in Manhattan, Johnson said the decision is “completely up to” Glenn. However, while backing Glenn, Johnson ripped Fields’ performance, which has ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers went into "Thursday Night Football" with the ability to take a massive four-game lead over every other team in the AFC North.

That wouldn't have been insurmountable, but it sure would have been a daunting climb for the rest of the division to catch them.

They then lost to Joe Flacco and the ...Read more

Many came Monday night to Lumen Field hoping to celebrate two victories.

They sadly got just one.

And they had to endure a bit more torture than felt like was necessary to even get that one as a mistake-filled Seahawks offense kept giving Houston life every time they seemed on the verge of turning it into a rout.

Finally, the Seahawks held on...Read more