A look at the Bengals’ roster after their Thursday night preseason opener in Philadelphia. QUARTERBACKS (4) Burrow, who came in fourth in the NFL MVP vote last season, began his campaign with a brisk rally against the Eagles’ backup defenders while sifting nine of his first 10 passes for two touchdowns and 123 yards in the season’s first 12 minutes. …
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It’s no secret that the San Francisco 49ers could use some help at wide receiver. With Brandon Aiyuk likely out for the early portion of the season and Jauan Jennings recovering from a calf injury that has him sidelined in camp, the Niners are lacking pass catchers in a big way. It’s even more painful that they could have drafted …
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Browns fans will be calling for Shedeur Sanders to win the starting job after his performance Friday night. The rookie quarterback created a buzz by completing 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Sanders led the Browns on three touchdown drives on his nine series, not counting a kneel down before the half. He left with 2:12 …
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It doesn’t matter how you get to the NFL. Really, the only thing that matters is what you do when you get there and are given an opportunity. For Shedeur Sanders, who famously fell from a projected top-five pick all the way to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, he made the most of his NFL debut and …
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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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Days after the draft, which saw the Giants trade up to select Dart and pair him with Abdul Carter in the first round, the incoming rookie connected with the Bills quarterback. Two months earlier, Allen won his first league MVP award. It was the individual high point of a career that started with Daboll as his offensive coordinator in 2018. …
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Ravens rookie cornerback Bilhal Kone was injured with 12 seconds left in the first quarter of Thursday night’s preseason game. He immediately grabbed his left knee, and his teammates motioned for the training staff. The sixth-round draft pick had his leg placed in a vacuum splint and was carted off the field. John Harbaugh went on the field while the …
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Preseason football is here. Rejoice freaks, I know you love this. While the preseason is not a great way of judging a team, it can really help coaching staffs, front offices, and fans take a look at some of the younger guys on a squad. Rookies will face unfamiliar opponents in a game situation for the first times ever, dealing …
Read More »CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rookie Shedeur Sanders will start Cleveland’s preseason opener Friday night against the Carolina Panthers. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Tyler Huntley, who signed with team earlier this week, is also expected to play if he can get up to speed with the playbook. Joe Flacco, Cleveland’s projected starting quarterback this season, is healthy but will not …
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