Player Notes

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - New England PatriotsPLAYER NOTES --S Duron Harmon: Harmon had two interceptions against the Steelers last week. Harmon will need to be aware of where Josh Allen is at all times. Allen is a mobile QB and the Patriots safeties must get to the line of scrimmage quickly in order to prevent him from having big gains on the ground. --T Marcus Cannon: Cannon struggled against Steelers ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - New England Patriots--Wide receiver Josh Gordon has left the Patriots amid reports he will be suspended indefinitely for another violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. Gordon was traded by the Browns to NewEngland on Sept. 18 after he reportedly was late for a meeting on the day the team was laving for a road game in New Orleans. He had missed most of training camp, saying ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - New England PatriotsBills usually a get-well card for Patriots The Bills playing the New England Patriots nine days before Christmas is perfect timing. Every year the Bills bring Patriots fan happiness because of their ineptitude. Patriots fans complaining about their team's 9-5 record should remember the Bills have not been 9-5 since 1999. Tom Brady is 29-3 against the Bills ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Arizona CardinalsPLAYER NOTES --QB Josh Rosen will start each of the Cardinals' final two games, head coach Steve Wilks said, even though the rookie has been taking a beating and will be going up against two very physical defenses when Arizona meets the Rams and the Seahawks. Rosen said he would be angry if he didn't get to play these final two games. "I don't really want to speak ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals--The Cardinals on Wednesday claimed third-year wide receiver Pharoh Cooper off waivers from the Rams. He was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection last season as a return specialist after appearing in all 16 games and finishing with 932 kickoff return yards (27.4 average) and 399 punt return yards (12.5). His 1,331 combined return yards in 2017 led the league. "They're ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Arizona CardinalsWR Fitzgerald insists his future in undecided If Sunday's game against the Rams at State Farm Stadium is going to be the last home game of his brilliant 15-year NFL career, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald isn't saying. That's because the future Hall of Famer swears he doesn't know if this will be his last year or not. "No clue," he said. Typically, ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Buffalo BillsPLAYER NOTES --QB Josh Allen, per ESPN, has been off target on 22.9 percent of his pass attempts, taking away throwaways and spikes. Part of the problem is he is the second-most pressured QB in the NFL, taking into account sacks, hits and hurries. His figure is 38.9 percent of his dropbacks. --RB Keith Ford rushed for 46 yards in his NFL debut, the seventh-highest ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills--The Bills were one of three teams who were shut out in the Pro Bowl balloting that was announced Tuesday, joining the Buccaneers and Raiders. The Bills are a five-win, non-playoff team that plays in Buffalo, so this should not have been a surprise to anyone. It is a team mostly devoid of elite-level talent and there isn't anyone who truly deserved to be voted in. ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Buffalo BillsFord a Bills diamond in the rough In what has essentially become a second preseason for the Buffalo Bills, running back Keith Ford became the latest player to come out of nowhere and make a key contribution. Last week against the Lions, Ford carried 14 times for 46 yards and was the last remaining healthy running back on the roster by the second quarter of Buffalo's ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 20, 2018

NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsPLAYER NOTES --LB Eric Kendricks was the only player not practicing as the team returned to the field on Wednesday. Kendricks was listed on the team's injury report with a hamstring injury. Kendricks was on the injury report last week with a rib injury but played in Sunday's game. --TE David Morgan returned last week after missing four games with a knee injury. ...

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