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Jayden Daniels not practicing; Commanders sign Preston Smith to bolster defense  The Washington Post Commanders’ Daniels has knee injury, status iffy  ESPN Jayden Daniels won’t practice on Wednesday  NBC Sports 2025 NFL Week 3 Buzz: Vikings Place Aaron Jones on Injured Reserve  FOX Sports Commanders QB Jayden Daniels has knee injury, status uncertain vs. Raiders – The Athletic  The New York Times Source link

Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst matchups based on a PPR scoring system in fantasy football. This column will not cover the elite players in the NFL like Josh Allen, Bijan Robinson or Ja’Marr Chase. Instead, I’ll look at the players who could exceed or fail to meet expectations at each position. For …

Two weeks into the 2025 season, tackling has been a major problem for the New England Patriots. The defense of coordinator Terrell Williams has missed a combined 25 tackles between its games against the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins, one of the worst such numbers in the NFL. Needless to say, tackling needs to improve — and fast. Unsurprisingly, …

Steelers grades: Keeanu Benton, Payton Wilson hurting the run defense  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers Daily News & Links: Insane Aaron Rodgers Pass; Seahawks Mock Renegade  Yahoo Sports ‘That’s the Sam we know and love’: Sam Darnold showed Pittsburgh what Seattle’s offense can do  ESPN ‘I’ve just got to get better every day’: Steelers’ Kaleb Johnson reacts to kickoff blunder  Hawk Central Pre-Snap Reads 9/16: Byron …

The New York Giants spent all last week marveling about the leg strength of Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey. Coach Brian Daboll, in an unusually lengthy scouting report to start his Wednesday news conference, noted that with Aubrey, “anytime you get to midfield, it’s a chance for points.” Somehow, that focus didn’t translate to the most critical moment of Sunday’s matchup. …

By Jourdan Rodrigue, Daniel Popper and Sarah Jean Maher The Los Angeles Chargers shut down the Raiders on Monday night, limiting quarterback Geno Smith to 180 yards passing and intercepting him three times in a 20-9 victory in Las Vegas. The Chargers allowed only a trio of field goals by Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson and held Las Vegas to 218 …

Gerry Dulac: Steelers defense hasn’t been a ‘roller coaster.’ The troubling trends go straight down  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Labriola on the loss to Seattle  Steelers.com The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense wants to smash the run. It’s getting smashed instead  AP News Steelers most to blame for Week 2 loss to Seahawks  Yahoo Sports ‘I don’t like people just having their way’: Wilting Steelers defense looks for …

The Buffalo Bills defense came into Week 2 looking to prove that its struggles vs. the Baltimore Ravens just a week ago were a fluke. Head coach Sean McDermott said that they had to make things “hard” in practice this week. Playing against a New York Jets team that loves to run the ball — and had great success doing …

FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons out, Jadeveon Clowney in. Only 12 days after the Dallas Cowboys traded the former to the Green Bay Packers in a package that included the acquisition of Kenny Clark, they dipped into NFL free agency to add one of the best available pass rushers in the NFL — the former first-overall pick signing with the …