Can Dillon Gabriel beat the odds and win in Pittsburgh? cleveland.com PITTSBURGH — Now that the drama over the Browns’ backup QB is over … I can’t believe I wrote that sentence. That was a first in all my decades writing about the Browns. Anyway, Shedeur Sanders is backing up Dillon Gabriel. Here are scribbles in my notebook as the …
Read More »Travis Hunter had a big catch as a receiver on Monday night catch, and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars an injury scare as a cornerback. One of the concerns with Hunter playing both ways was the additional exposure to injury. He held up fine in the first four games, but early in the fourth quarter he had to leave the game. …
Read More »Travis Hunter had a big catch as a receiver on Monday night catch, and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars an injury scare as a cornerback. One of the concerns with Hunter playing both ways was the additional exposure to injury. He held up fine in the first four games, but early in the fourth quarter he had to leave the game. …
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers are placing rookie running back Omarion Hampton on injured reserve with an ankle injury, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. Hampton will now miss at least the next four games. He will not be eligible to return until Week 10, when the Chargers host the Pittsburgh Steelers for a Sunday night game. “He’s …
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The Giants brought the “Dart Show” to the Big Easy. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart picked up where he left off Sunday following last weekend’s win over the Chargers in his first-career start, throwing two touchdowns in New Orleans to put the Giants up over the Saints early in the first half, 14-3. Moments after tossing his second touchdown of the …
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Myles Garrett raves about Dillon Gabriel.cleveland.com LONDON — Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel got a ringing endorsement Friday from Alpha Dawg Myles Garrett, which is a great way for him to head into his NFL debut Sunday against the Vikings here. The future Hall of Famer and 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Garrett doesn’t dole out praise gratuitously, …
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There’s always a learning curve for rookies making the jump from college football to the NFL. The speed of the game, the size of your opposition and the scale of your team’s larger operation all take a pretty big leap forward once you go pro. Sometimes that learning curve shows up in big ways, such as quarterbacks needing to learn …
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The Red Sox’s season is riding on the left hand of a rookie with 19 ⅓ major-league innings under his belt. Southpaw Connelly Early, who only debuted Sept. 9, takes the ball for the decisive Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. He will be the first pitcher to ever start a …
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NEW YORK — Alex Cora watched from the Boston Red Sox dugout on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees knocked around his starter, Brayan Bello. There was only one out in the third inning, but the manager had seen enough. It is Cora’s belief there can be little leeway given to a young starter struggling to find his rhythm …
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Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel will get his first NFL start on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns face the Minnesota Vikings in London. The Browns announced on Wednesday that they were benching Joe Flacco after he struggled to lead the offense in the first four games. “From the second he’s been here, he’s been working very hard, very intelligent young man,” …
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