Новости за 19.11.2016

The good news for the NFL is that, because last year’s Week 11 Thursday night game was televised only on NFL Network, there’s no apples-to-apples comparison that would generate another ratings dip of the type that would prompt the league’s critics to ask how it likes them apples. The good news for NBC is that…

Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro has been fined $9,115 for unnecessary roughness in last week’s loss to the Broncos, PFT has confirmed. Vaccaro was penalized for hitting Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian as Siemian headed out of bounds on a fourth-quarter run. The penalty cost the Saints 15 yards and led to a field goal, though the…

William Byron has been fastest all day in the Truck Series at Homestead.

From Western Conference bottom feeders to MLS Cup favorites(?), Nicolas Lodeiro was the Seattle Sounders' savior.

With the NFL artificially preventing college football players from entering the league due to trumped-up concerns that they aren’t physically ready to compete with grown men, the decision of Alabama coach Nick Saban to use former NFL players on his scout team undercuts that principle — and exposes it for the nonsense that it is.…

Browns rookie Emmanuel Ogbah was fined $18,231 for a roughing the passer penalty against Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in last Thursday’s game. Flacco had stepped up in the pocket and delivered a throw before the hit. The penalty and the fine came because Ogbah contacted Flacco’s head. Ogbah, a second-round pick last April, has played…

They both play angry.

Falcons safety Keanu Neal wasn’t penalized after making helmet-to-helmet contact with Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews in last Sunday’s game and he said he didn’t think he made contact with Matthews’ head, but the league has reaffirmed that it disagreed with his assessment. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said that the league told him that Neal…

Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan was fined a little more than $30,000 for being ejected from last Sunday’s win over the Packers for making contact with an official and that was the biggest fine handed down for an infraction during that game, but it wasn’t the only one. Titans cornerback Perrish Cox revealed that he…

Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler was fined $9,115 for unnecessary roughness in last week’s loss to the Texans, PFT has confirmed. Fowler hit Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler out of bounds as Osweiler was scrambling late in the first half. The hit brought immediate flags, costing the Jaguars 15 yards and costing Fowler a nice chunk…

Saints kicker Wil Lutz keeps getting kicks blocked, and he says there’s no one to blame but him. Saints coach Sean Payton doesn’t necessarily agree. Even though Payton was upset with the latest blocked kick (which was nearly returned for a touchdown by the Panthers, a week after an extra point was blocked and returned…

“Any time you’re sending a guy back early on a trip to get looked at there’s concern."

The Colts list cornerback Patrick Robinson as doubtful and defensive lineman Kendall Langford as out for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans. Robinson was injured in practice earlier this week. The Colts didn’t play last weekend, and Colts coach Chuck Pagano said his team’s overall health is “pretty darn good” for this point in the season.…

The Chiefs may get a key defensive player back in the lineup this weekend, but they’ll be without their top wide receiver for the second straight game. Jeremy Maclin has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup with the Buccaneers after missing the entire week of practice with a groin injury. The injury kept Maclin out…

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will not play on Sunday in San Francisco. Gronk isn’t traveling with the team as he continues to recover from a chest injury that he suffered on Sunday when he was hit by Seahawks safety Earl Thomas. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the injury is a perforated lung.…

A big test will come tonight against the defending champs from Pittsburgh.