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Will Cardinals move from Murray to Caleb Williams? ·

Could the Arizona Cardinals really decide to move on from Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback after this season should they end up with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft to select a new franchise QB in USC’s Caleb Williams?Oddsmakers project the Cardinals will finish with the worst record in the league and in addition owning their own first-round pick next year, they also have the Texans’ ...

With Titans’ 53-man roster set, here are 7 players near the top who will swing the season ·

7-9 minutes 8/29/2023NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s official, all you 53-man roster watchers: The Titans are keeping pass rusher Caleb Murphy, receiver Kearis Jackson and cornerback Anthony Kendall.Also official: Any extended discussion of those players, or guys such as Julius Chestnut and Dillon Radunz, probably means bad things for the Tennessee Titans in 2023. It’s fun to guess on rosters, watch guys battle ...

Tennessee Titans trade 7th round pick to add kicker Nick Folk ·

Nashville TennesseanThe Tennessee Titans have traded a 2025 seventh-round pick to the New England Patriots to acquire veteran kicker Nick Folk, pending a physical.The Titans have cycled through three kickers this training camp, waiving Trey Wolff, Caleb Shudak and Michael Badgley in the past two weeks. Folk will be the 16th kicker the Titans have had on roster since 2019.The Titans confirmed the trade ...

Cause of explosion at Titans CB Caleb Farley's home that killed his dad Robert Farley released ·

Nashville TennesseanOfficials say the North Carolina home owned by Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley that exploded last week — killing his father, Robert Farley, and injuring a second person — was caused by a natural gas leak.Kent Moore, the director of Iredell County Fire Services, said the point of origin for the explosion remains unknown.Further investigation into the explosion was stopped ...

Steelers cut TE Zach Gentry, keep 2 punters while setting 53-man roster ·

5-6 minutes 8/29/2023By cutting their longest tenured tight end, trading a former starting center and keeping two punters, the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized their initial 53-man roster Tuesday.The Steelers cut 16 players, including fifth-year tight end Zach Gentry, and traded Kendrick Green, their 2021 starting center, to the Houston Texans to get to the roster limit. Among the players the Steelers ...

Jets defense has everything it needs to be NFL's best ·

Defense wins championships, and when the defense might need some help, a future Hall of Fame quarterback can help push a franchise to the Lombardi Trophy.Tom Brady was the missing piece for the Buccaneers when they demolished Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, and the Jets have adopted that formula with Aaron Rodgers as their designated savior.The Jets have talked the No. 1 defense talk ...

Xavier Gipson makes roster after Jets 'tricked' him into thinking he didn't ·

3-3 minutes 8/30/2023Heartbreak became elation in a matter of moments.Xavier Gipson, an undrafted free-agent receiver and kick returner, was duped by Jets higher-ups.They thanked him for his contributions and made it seem like he wasn’t sticking around by starting the next sentence by saying “sorry,” before breaking the good news.“They kind of tricked me into thinking I was going to be released,” Gipson, ...

Aaron Rodgers shades Giants' Jihad Ward in tense 'Hard Knocks' exchange: 'Never heard of you' ·

6-8 minutes 8/30/2023During the snap last Saturday before Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers capped his preseason cameo with a touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson, Giants outside linebacker Jihad Ward poked “the bear.”And Rodgers wasn’t thrilled.As Rodgers drifted back during the first quarter of that game and completed a pass to Mecole Hardman, Ward kept rushing toward the quarterback (and “Hard Knocks” ...

Jets RB Dalvin Cook after practicing for the first time: ‘Now I feel like I’m part of the team’ ·

5-6 minutes 8/29/2023The month of August has been a whirlwind for Dalvin Cook.Not only did he celebrate his 28th birthday, but he signed with the Jets on Aug. 15.More significant than that, Cook became a first-time father as he flew back down to his home state of Florida shortly after signing his one-year contract with the Jets worth up to $8.6 million.“Now I feel like I’m part of the Jets now, now ...

Zonovan Knight, Tim Boyle among notable names released by Jets on cutdown day ·

6-7 minutes 8/29/2023Tuesday was cutdown day in the NFL for all 32 teams.By 4 p.m., teams had to trim their rosters from 90 players to 53, with the regular season beginning next week.This year, the NFL only had one cutdown day after the preseason. Last season, there were two cuts that allowed teams to gradually get their rosters down to 53 players.Despite being in his third season as the Jets coach, ...

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Jim Otto, the original Mr. Raider, dies at 86

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Calculating the 2024 Draft grades of all 257 picks

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