Новости за 16.08.2022

Bears center Doug Kramer‘s rookie season has come to an early end. The Bears placed Kramer on injured reserve Tuesday, which means the sixth-round pick will not be eligible to return to the active roster at any point this season. He played 48 snaps against the Chiefs in the preseason opener, but suffered a lower [more]

Some of the Broncos’ roster moves were reported earlier in the day, but the team made them official Tuesday afternoon. The Broncos reached the league-mandated 85-player roster limit ahead of the deadline by waiving five players. Denver cut running back Max Borghi, wide receiver Kaden Davis, wide receiver Travis Fulgham, safety Jamar Johnson and tight [more]

The Texans seem to be smitten with fourth-round running back Dameon Pierce. He had a solid preseason debut, and coach Lovie Smith hasn’t ruled out Pierce becoming the Week One starter. On Tuesday, offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton was asked about the first-year sensation who could help give the Houston offense an element it needs, with [more]

The Rams cut five players to get to the 85-man limit on Monday, but they didn’t wait long to churn their roster again. They announced on Tuesday that they have claimed defensive lineman T.J. Carter off of waivers. Wide receiver Warren Jackson was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Carter was waived [more]

The Saints waived receiver Easop Winston on Monday. The Browns claimed him Tuesday, Zac Jackson of TheAthletic.com reports. Winston, 25, played 24 snaps in the Saints’ preseason game and made one reception for 12 yards. He signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2020 but was cut out of the preseason. He [more]

The Titans have added a player for their defensive backfield. Tennessee has claimed cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr., according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. Johnson had been with the Chiefs in training camp but was waived on Monday. This will be his third team since the start of the offseason program, as Kansas City acquired [more]

USMNT star Christian Pulisic is the target of a potential loan move to Newcastle United, according to reports.

The Eagles are down to 85 players on their roster. They cut a couple of players to get the ball rolling on Monday and completed the job by dropping three others on Tuesday. Wide receiver Lance Lenoir, safety Jared Mayden, and cornerback Jimmy Moreland were all waived with injury designations, so they will revert to [more]

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin has taken another significant step in his recovery from last year’s torn ACL. Godwin did seven-on-seven work for the first time in training camp today. Reporters on the scene said Godwin looked good running and cutting. Godwin tore his ACL on December 19, so he’s not yet eight months removed [more]

The Jets hadn’t completely ruled out offensive tackle Mekhi Becton for the season, leaving open the slim chance he could get some better news from Dr. Neal ElAttrach. Instead, the orthopedic surgeon, who is the team doctor for the Rams and Dodgers, performed surgery on Becton, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Becton will miss [more]

Football continues to be king. The latest proof comes from the performance of a Week One preseason game on NFL Network versus regular-season baseball on Fox. Via Anthony Crupi of Sportico.com, the Seahawks-Steelers game had an average audience of 2.16 million viewers on NFLN. Fox generated an average audience of 2.08 million for a nationwide [more]

In 2007, two brothers led the field. They crashed. One died. Jimmy Blewett doesn't let one tragic day define him. He still races. So does his son.

Chargers safety Derwin James has been engaged in a hold-in at Chargers training camp, present but not practicing as his representation and the team negotiate a contract extension. Head coach Brandon Staley has spoken positively about James throughout training camp, saying it’s important for both sides to get the negotiation right. On Tuesday, Staley continued [more]

Quarterback Brett Hundley‘s time with the Ravens has come to an end. The Ravens released Hundley on Tuesday as they moved to bring their roster to 85 players by the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline for all teams to be down to that number. The Ravens also placed linebacker Trent Harris on IR after making a [more]

The 49ers got down to 85 players on Tuesday by releasing a former first-round pick. The team announced the departure of defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche ahead of the deadline to drop their roster to the 85-man limit. The 49ers had parted ways with four other players on Monday. Nkemdiche signed with the 49ers in late [more]

The Broncos have waived second-year safety Jamar Johnson, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The team made Johnson a fifth-round draft choice last year, and he led the Broncos with seven tackles in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Cowboys. Johnson made the 53-player roster as a rookie despite an illness and an injury, but he [more]

There wasn’t much discussion about Antonio Gibson‘s role in the Commanders offense this offseason because he seemed like a clear choice for the starting running back job, but a couple of recent developments led to questions for head coach Ron Rivera on Tuesday. Gibson fumbled in the preseason opener, which led Rivera to say that [more]

After Jets quarterback Zach Wilson hurt his knee last Friday, word was that he needed to have his meniscus trimmed surgically and that he’d miss a few weeks while recovering. Those reports cautioned that doctors could do a more extensive surgery if they did not like what they found in the knee, but Wilson has [more]

The Vikings have made some moves to get their roster down to 85 players. Minnesota has released cornerback Tye Smith and waived fullback Jake Bargas, outside linebacker Andre Mintze, defensive lineman Tyarise Stevenson, and receiver Thomas Hennigan. Both Stevenson and Hennigan were waived with injury designations. Smith has the most experience of the group. He [more]

The Commanders announced a handful of roster moves on Tuesday morning that dropped their roster to 86 players and they made one more in the afternoon ahead of the deadline for all teams to get down to 85 players. Defensive back Troy Apke was released in the final move of the day. Apke was a fourth-round [more]

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The Falcons have dropped to 85 players ahead of the Tuesday afternoon deadline for NFL teams to get to that number. Cornerback Cornell Armstrong was placed on injured reserve after being injured in the preseason opener. He had a tackle while playing 22 defensive snaps and eight special teams snaps. Armstrong appeared in 30 games [more]

The Steelers put a pair of veteran players on injured reserve Tuesday. Safety Karl Joseph and wide receiver Anthony Miller will not be playing for the Steelers this season as a result of the moves. They could be released with injury settlements if they’re healthy enough to play for someone else at some point this [more]

Kyler Murray called plays rather than executing them as the Cardinals quarterback during the team’s preseason opener and it looks like that will be as close as he gets to the field in the second game of the summer as well. Murray told reporters at his Tuesday press conference that he will not be playing [more]

The Browns lost a couple of centers to season-ending knee injuries in recent days and they formally removed both of them from their roster on Tuesday. Nick Harris and Dawson Deaton have both been placed on injured reserve. Harris was expected to be the starter at center this season, but got hurt on the first [more]