PHILADELPHIA — Zoom out from the end-zone slant zipping toward Ainias Smith. Cross the street from Lincoln Financial Field to the NovaCare Complex. Wind the clock back a week. There’s Smith, after practice, catching slant after slant after slant in the end zone from Jalen Hurts. “How many reps are you trying to get?” the Eagles quarterback asks. He’s already …
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Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on what we are seeing at practices. For this preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, the Lions have suggested that they plan on continuing to rest their starters—they rested 28 players against the Chargers—though they are considering playing …
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was crushed on a sack in the first quarter of Thursday’s preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens and suffered a dislocated pinkie finger on his right hand. The third-year pro has been ruled out for the rest of the game. The Ravens blitzed, and the Colts didn’t adjust, which allowed Ravens linebacker David Ojabo to …
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Bilhal Kone’s rookie season with the Baltimore Ravens is over after one quarter of preseason action. The cornerback, a sixth-round product out of Western Michigan, tore a ligament in his knee against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday. 6 Rookie Kone was carted off in the first quarter of Thursday’s preseason gameCredit: Getty Kone made a play battling a wide receiver …
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The Detroit Lions continue their preseason schedule on Friday night, facing off against the Atlanta Falcons. It’s a good opportunity to put last Thursday’s rough-looking preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers behind them. While most starters are expected to sit, there are plenty of reasons to still watch. Hendon Hooker is expected to make his first start of the …
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The Detroit Lions will get their first chance to prove that their depth is better than it looked during last week’s preseason opener in the Hall of Fame Game. On Friday, the Lions will take on the Atlanta Falcons in their second of four exhibition matches to get ready for the 2025 NFL season. The Lions are not expected to …
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Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders clearly still has a healthy sense of humor, even after all he’s been through in the past year. Sanders was one of the first to react to his son Shedeur earning starting quarterback duties in the Cleveland Browns’ preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday. He did what any proud father would do: share …
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The Kansas City Chiefs open their 2025 preseason schedule on Saturday night when they take their show on the road to square off against the Arizona Cardinals. With just three preseason games on the docket this year, the decisions teams are making regarding which regular starters suit up and participate in these exhibitions are as intriguing as ever. While fans …
Read More »Anthony Richardson Sr. got the first start for the Indianapolis Colts in the preseason. It didn’t last long. On Richardson’s first dropback of the Colts’ second series, he never saw Baltimore Ravens linebacker David Ojabo blitzing him from his right. Ojabo blasted Richardson for the sack. Richardson got up slow, and went to the sideline with what was later announced …
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After months of wheel-spinning debates and tortured attempts to find new takes on the same 2024 data, the 2025 rankings are finally beginning to shake loose. With training camp raging and the preseason beginning in earnest, the process will only accelerate over the next few weeks. I will do my best to stay on top of it, including offering detailed …
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