Новости за 11.09.2018

The Packers placed receiver/returner Trevor Davis on injured reserve Tuesday. They added him to the injury report Sunday with a hamstring injury, listing him as inactive for the season opener. Green Bay claimed cornerback Deante Burton off waivers from Falcons to take Davis’ roster spot. Burton signed with the Falcons as an undrafted rookie free [more]

The Patriots needed a running back and now they have one. Kenjon Barner is expected to sign with New England, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. The Patriots were expecting running back Jeremy Hill to play a major role in their offense this season, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week One. Barner, who [more]

The UEFA Nations League rolled on Tuesday with a pair of big names earning blowout wins, one more surprising than the other.

From the moment the Steelers unveiled their online depth chart for 2018, Le'Veon Bell appeared on it as the first-string running back. Now, two days after James Conner generated nearly 200 yards from scrimmage in the Week One game against the Browns, Bell’s name is nowhere to be seen. The team has removed Bell’s name [more]

Washington made official receiver Brian Quick‘s signing. Quick, who caught six passes for 76 yards in 11 games for Washington last year, will replace Cam Sims on the roster. The team placed Sims on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain. Washington cut linebacker Josh Keyes after only a week on its roster. He was inactive [more]

The 20-year-old now has five goals for England.

NASCAR America's experts will break down the 16 playoff drivers and discuss who are the favorites and long shots.

Sunday’s “home” game for the Chargers looked more like the famed Kansas City “Sea of Red,” with Chiefs fans taking over the soccer stadium where the other L.A. team will spend the next two seasons. The Chargers aren’t faring much better on TV, in their new home or their old one. According to the San [more]

The Lions made a change to their roster a day after opening the year with a 48-17 loss to the Jets. They have claimed offensive lineman Jamil Demby off of waivers from the Rams. Wide receiver Bradley Marquez was waived in a corresponding move. Demby was a sixth-round pick by the Rams this year and [more]

The Texans worked out several offensive tackles in the wake of Seantrel Henderson‘s season-ending injury. In the end, they decided they liked one of their own better. Houston will promote Roderick Johnson from the practice squad, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. The Texans claimed Johnson off waivers from the Browns on June 20, [more]

The Ravens blew out the Bills so easily on Sunday that they probably could have won doing just about anything they wanted, but the game provided a glimpse of how Baltimore plans to use both quarterback Joe Flacco and his athletic rookie backup, Lamar Jackson. Jackson got the ball once on the Ravens’ first offensive [more]

"Didier Ndong has shown no interest in returning to the football club whatsoever, we don't even know where he is."

The Colts placed offensive tackle J’Marcus Webb on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. He started at right tackle in place of Denzelle Good, who is nursing knee and wrist injuries, and injured his hamstring on the next-to-last of the Colts’ 82 offensive snaps against the Bengals. It is another blow to the team’s offensive [more]

The Falcons made it through an entire offseason and preseason without a major injury. One week into the season, they’ve now put their second defensive starter on injured reserve. The team announced that linebacker Deion Jones needed foot surgery and was headed to IR. “Following the game last Thursday, Deion reported soreness in his foot, [more]

A former Cowboys quarterback has concerns about the team’s current offense. And the team’s current ownership doesn’t seem to be impressed by that. A day after Hall of Famer Troy Aikman questioned the creativity of the team’s offense during Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Panthers, Cowboys COO Stephen Jones adopted a dismissive tone. “I just [more]

For each driver, there is a key question as they enter the playoffs.

The Jets rolled to a 48-17 win over the Lions on Monday night and that would be reason for optimism about the year to come  under any circumstances. That the win came with quarterback Sam Darnold shrugging off an interception return for a touchdown on his first pass and returning to play well for the [more]

Grading the Utah Jazz's offseason

Jared Cook had a career-high 180 yards on Monday night in the Raiders’ loss to the Rams. It set the team’s single-game receiving yards record by a tight end. He also owns the same record for the Rams and Titans, Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Cook caught eight passes for 169 yards [more]

The Buccaneers added some depth to their secondary Tuesday, agreeing to terms with former Saints defensive back Marcus Williams. No, not that one. The Williams the Bucs added was the cornerback from North Dakota State, not the safety whose missed tackle led to Vikings wideout Stefon Diggs‘ game-winning touchdown in the playoffs. The one the Bucs [more]

The Dolphins re-signed tight end Gavin Escobar last week. He was inactive Sunday and released Tuesday. The team announced the move, which was necessary to sign center Travis Swanson to the 53-player roster. It marks the second time in 11 days that the Dolphins have cut Escobar. He was released out of the preseason, too, [more]

The Titans remain unhappy with hits by the Dolphins that injured offensive tackle Taylor Lewan and quarterback Marcus Mariota. According to Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald, footage from the game appears to show Dolphins defensive end Andre Branch yelling “body bag” after his hit to Lewan knocked out Lewan with a concussion. Mike Vrabel [more]

Julien BriseBois was a coveted executive. Now he must show why.

The Texans won’t get right tackle Seantrel Henderson back this season due to an ankle injury he suffered in last Sunday’s loss to the Patriots, so they spent some time Tuesday looking at potential additions to the roster. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team worked out several veteran tackles. The group included [more]

Panthers tight end Greg Olsen announced he has fractured the same foot that required surgery during the 2017 season. Thus, as was reported earlier Tuesday, the Pro Bowler will miss significant time. Olsen, though, said he hopes to return this season, forgoing surgery in favor of rehab. Here is the statement Olsen released on Twitter: [more]