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It gives coaches more options during an unpredictable season.

The NFL finally has reinstated receiver Josh Gordon, one of the several indefinitely suspended players who were lost in the shuffle of a new CBA that wiped out suspensions for positive drug tests. The Seahawks are looking forward to adding Gordon to a receiving corps led by DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. “He was an [more]

Solskjaer's job sounds safe (for the moment), but don't expect any big signings in January.

Rangers play it safe with the top pick of the 2020 NHL Draft.

The Broncos activated defensive lineman Shelby Harris from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday. They placed practice squad defensive lineman Darius Kilgo on the COVID-19 reserve list Thursday. Backup quarterback Jeff Driskel and return specialist Diontae Spencer remain on Denver’s COVID-19 reserve list. The Broncos made Kilgo a sixth-round choice in 2015. He has played 29 games [more]

This year the deadline is after the All-Star break.

The Raiders placed injured linebacker Tanner Muse and practice squad tight end Nick Bowers on their COVID-19 reserve list. It is unknown whether the players tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone who did. Muse went on the injured reserve list at the end of training camp. He underwent toe surgery [more]

Cam Newton popped up on the practice report for the first time this season, listed as limited Wednesday with an abdomen injury. The Patriots quarterback remained limited Thursday. He insists the Patriots have nothing to worry about. “I will be [ready to play],” Newton said Thursday. “I’m feeling as good as I should be feeling. [more]

Running back Josh Jacobs sprained his ankle in last Sunday’s loss to the Falcons and his status is in doubt for the team’s Week 13 game against the Jets. Jacobs did not practice on Thursday, which means he’s now 0-for-2 on opportunities to get on the field this week. Friday will provide a final opportunity [more]

News of wide receiver Josh Gordon’s reinstatement reached Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson as he left the practice field on Thursday. Seattle signed Gordon all the way back in September, but now Wilson knows he’ll have Gordon on the field starting in Week 16. “He’s an amazing receiver,” Wilson said, via Gregg Bell of the Tacoma [more]

At least one side of north London is smiling ahead of Sunday's derby.

Linebacker Jack Cichy is on his way to the Patriots. According to multiple reports, Cichy was claimed off of waivers on Thursday. He will have to go through COVID protocols before joining the team and won’t be in the lineup against the Chargers this weekend. Cichy was waived by the Buccaneers on Wednesday. The 2018 [more]

The Colts hosted 12,500 for each of their past four home games. That number will remain their maximum capacity for the Dec. 20 game against the Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium, the team announced Thursday. The stadium’s capacity is 63,000. The attendance number was determined following the team’s discussions with the Marion County (Indiana) Public [more]

Not many people have any idea what it was like for Kendall Hinton on Sunday, when he was called up from the Broncos’ practice squad, where he was a wide receiver, to start at quarterback. But Tom Matte knows. Matte was similar to Hinton: He had some quarterback experience in college at Ohio State, but [more]

Back in 2016, Vic Beasley led the league with 15.5 sacks as he helped power Atlanta’s defense to a conference championship. Beasley hasn’t reached double-digit sacks ever since, though he did register 8.0 in 2019 — his last with the Falcons. Though he signed a one-year deal with Tennessee, Beasley was released in early November [more]

Bears linebacker Khalil Mack said this week that “getting to the quarterback is what I’m here for” and that he needs to do more of it, but the team’s injury reports have cast some doubt about his ability to do so against the Lions this Sunday. Mack did not practice on Wednesday because of a [more]

The future of Hendrick Motorsports is now - and William Byron is looking to step up with the help of new (old) crew chief Rudy Fugle.

Linebacker Blake Cashman‘s season is over. The Jets placed Cashman on injured reserve Thursday and he won’t be able to return for the final weeks of the season because this is his second time on the list this season. Cashman has been dealing with injuries to his hamstrings. His previous stint on the list was [more]

Monday night was lousy for Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, who said he had “by far the worst game I have ever played in the league” against Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. Now there’s apparently injury added to insult. The Eagles added Slay to their Thursday injury report, listing him as limited with a calf injury. [more]

The simple truth about the lack of a home-market bubble for NFL teams is this: Collective bargaining. The league doesn’t want to have to make a concession to the union to secure the ability to take all players away from their families and put them in hotels. The union doesn’t want to offer to send [more]

The Saints added defensive end Marcus Davenport to the injury report with a concussion Thursday. He did not practice. That would seem to put his availability for Sunday’s game against the Falcons in doubt. Running back Alvin Kamara (foot) and receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) remained limited. The Saints likely will continue to be deliberate in [more]

The good news for Lions running back D'Andre Swift is that he has been cleared from the concussion protocol. The bad news for Swift and the Lions is that he remained out of practice on Thursday anyway. Swift was out because of an illness that the team said is not COVID-related. Swift missed the last [more]

Grading the Sacramento Kings' offseason.

Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown has been a regular on the team’s injury reports this season, but he didn’t appear on Wednesday’s report. Brown is back on the report Tuesday and a new body part is listed as the reason. Brown did not practice because of a hip injury. There have been other weeks this [more]