1. The no-spin zone: There was a Cordarrelle Patterson sighting in Tampa.Patterson, who had only one carry in the Falcons’ first six games of the season, had 10 carries for 56 yards Sunday and ran over a few Bucs defenders along the way.With Bijan Robinson sick, ...

Frank Reich feels it coming.You may not feel it, and I sure don’t feel it, but Reich said late Monday night after Carolina’s 20-17 home loss to New Orleans that rookie quarterback Bryce Young and the Panthers’ offense are very close to succeeding.“I’ve seen this ...

Derrick Brown said it “hurt everybody.”Brian Burns prays “it’s not season-ending.”Kamu Grugier-Hill, who stepped up admirably to fill the role created after Shaq Thompson’s ankle injury, could pretty much only muster words of despondence like everyone else.“For ...

Panthers head coach Frank Reich didn’t have a particularly encouraging update on cornerback Jaycee Horn’s hamstring injury on Wednesday morning.“We’re still kind of working through that,” Reich said. “He’s working through getting other opinions, and just seeing ...

9/5/2023C.J. Stroud is a little ticked off.Not with anybody else. With himself.He’s a perfectionist who’s learning that he’s not going to be perfect. That he doesn’t have to be perfect.Being a quarterback in the NFL isn’t easy. Let alone doing it as a rookie for ...

At last, the NFL’s regular season is upon us. And after one of the most fascinating offseasons in recent history, with all kinds of comings and goings and highly anticipated acquisitions, we’re about to see how it all unfolds.Whether it’s familiar faces in new ...

There’s a tendency to measure Brock Purdy against those who came before him on the most quarterback-centric franchise in the NFL.I’ve been around long enough to see Joe Montana and Steve Young in practice and in games, quarterbacks who by the time I was around ...

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers launch a new era in franchise history on Sunday when they visit the Chicago Bears.While the Packers have had a run of Hall of Fame-worthy quarterback play since 1992 with two players, the Bears have started dozens in that time, ...

The Carolina Panthers will open the 2023 regular-season at 1 p.m. Sunday against the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. But before those NFC South foes can clash to begin the season, our experts wanted to weigh in on what is to come during the first season ...

The Tennessee Titans play the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season.Our game-by-game predictions for the Titans feature early key games vs. the Bengals, Browns and Ravens.Is The Tennessean picking the Titans to reach the playoffs in its 2023 NFL season ...

READY FOR TAKEOFF? It isn’t often that a team with the longest active playoff drought in the sport becomes the most fascinating one in the league in the span of one short offseason, but that’s what has happened to the Jets with the acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. ...

By D. Orlando LedbetterFLOWERY BRANCH — As projected last week after the cutdown to the 53-man roster, the Falcons listed Bijan Robinson at RB1 for season opener on the first official depth chart of the season Tuesday.Running back Tyler Allgeier, who rushed for ...

Alex Zietlow and Langston Wertz Jr. talked about what they expect from the Carolina Panthers first few games. To hear more listen to Processing Blue on your favorite podcast platforms!Scott Fitterer, the Carolina Panthers’ general manager, doesn’t think a team ...

Justin Fields runs on Saturday.The most important decision of Ryan Poles’ career will play out over 17 games this season.The Bears general manager will be monitoring every Justin Fields decision, throw and result to try to answer the most important question facing ...

The initial Chiefs roster stands at the required 53 players after Tuesday’s cuts, and even if today’s 53 might not be tomorrow’s 53 or next week’s 53, they did make some decisions that are less subject to change. Some decisions that reveal a little bit more about ...

The Carolina Panthers have waived quarterback Matt Corral, the team announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know:The Panthers traded up to select Corral in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss. Carolina gave up a 2022 fourth-round pick and ...

The Panthers continued to morph their 53-man roster on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after making more than two dozen roster cuts, the Panthers claimed three players off waivers.Carolina claimed former New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Calvin Throckmorton, former ...

The Panthers brought back several familiar faces to their practice squad on Wednesday.Following the closing of the waiver wire, the team announced the signing of 11 players to the 16-man squad. Defensive lineman Raequan Williams, pass rusher Eku Leota and safety ...

1. The no-spin zone: Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder played only 17 snaps during the exhibition games.Is he ready to elevate the NFL’s 31st-ranked passing attack into at least the top half of the league?“I’m good,” Ridder said. “I’m great. I’m excited. Ready ...

28-35 minutes 8/29/2023C.J. Stroud is officially the Week 1 starter for the Texans. He began taking all the first-team reps in practice on Aug. 5. He started in all three preseason games. But what did the No. 2 overall pick out of Ohio State reveal? What can be ...

Last week, The Athletic draft guru Dane Brugler teed up his preseason 2024 NFL Draft rankings. This week, Austin Mock released his projected win totals for every NFL team.The natural next step? Our first mock draft of the season.And, no surprise here, the quarterback ...

Scott Fitterer likes to be aggressive when it comes to making roster moves ahead of the NFL cut deadline. The third-year Panthers GM is known for his wheeling and dealing ways as the hourglass runs out of sand and the minutes dwindle closer to the league-mandated ...

The Panthers have constructed the initial 53-man roster of the Frank Reich era.Following a mass exodus on the waiver wire, the Panthers reached the league-mandated roster limit on Tuesday.While there are likely to be a few changes made over the next couple of days ...

By D. Orlando LedbetterFLOWERY BRANCH — Early in training camp, Falcons coach Arthur Smith discussed how much tougher it would be to make the team in 2023.The Falcons cut their roster from 86 players to 53 on Tuesday to meet the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline. The Falcons ...