Josh Sweat Won't Play After Life-Threatening Situation

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat (illness) will not play in Sunday's wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after overcoming a "life-threatening" situation this week. Sweat was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday night and underwent an emergency procedure, but he will not be able to take the field on Sunday. The 24-year-old missed […]

Derek Carr Backs Rich Bisaccia As Head Coach

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby both endorsed Rich Bisaccia retaining the head-coaching job permanently after their 26-19 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the wild-card game on Saturday. Bisaccia was promoted from special teams coordinator to interim head coach when Jon Gruden resigned on Oct. 11. "I […]

Bill Belichick Plans To Return For 2022 Season

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said he plans to return for the 2022 season after the 47-17 blowout loss to the division-rival Buffalo Bills in the wild-card game on Saturday night. In Belichick's 22-year reign as the head coach in New England, he had never before lost by more than 19 points in […]

Mason Rudolph, Dwayne Haskins Expected To Compete In 2022

With Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledging already that this is his final season, the Steelers will head into the offseason knowing that they need a franchise QB. Outgoing general manager Kevin Colbert, who is expected to retire after April's draft, has traded a first-round pick for a player just one time, and he's traded […]

Brian Flores The Favorite To Become Texans Head Coach

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is viewed as the strong favorite to land the head-coaching job for the Houston Texans after he interviewed with the team on Friday. The Texans fired previous head coach David Culley late in the week after Miami moved on from Flores. Flores has strong ties to Texans general […]

Dan Quinn Emerging As Head-Coaching Favorite For Broncos

Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has become the front-runner for the Denver Broncos head-coaching vacancy, and he's expected to interview for several head-coaching positions, including the Broncos, next week. Quinn has done a great job with Dallas' defense this year and took the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl in his second season as […]

Bruce Arians Expected To Return Next Season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is expected to return for next season. There was some speculation that Arians would ride off into the sunset after the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl last year, but that turned out not to be the case. And some were speculating that the 2021 season would be his […]

Jets Hope Mekhi Becton Will Be Ready This Spring

The New York Jets expect left tackle Mekhi Becton (knee), who only played in one game this year due to a frustrating knee injury, to be ready for offseason workouts this spring. Weight has been an issue for Becton since before he entered the NFL, and it sabotaged his rehab this season. The second-year left […]

J.J. Watt Traveling To Los Angeles For Monday's Game

Arizona Cardinals star pass-rusher J.J. Watt (shoulder) is making the trip to Los Angeles for Monday's wild-card game against the division-rival Rams, paving the way for him to be activated from Injured Reserve and play. It would complete a dramatic recovery for Watt after he suffered a serious shoulder injury earlier in the season. The […]

Matthew Stafford Has Potential For A Big Game Monday

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (toe) practiced in full all week and will play on Monday night against the Arizona Cardinals to close out super wild-card weekend. Stafford picked up a minor toe injury in the Week 18 regular season finale, but it shouldn't affect him in the first week of the postseason. He's […]

Questionable Tag For Van Jefferson

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (shoulder) was limited in practice for the second straight day on Saturday and is questionable to play in Monday's wild-card tilt against the division-rival Arizona Cardinals. Jefferson will be a low-cost DFS sleeper if he's active on Monday night against a Cardinals defense that he torched in two […]

Rondale Moore Questionable On Monday Night

Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Rondale Moore (ankle) was limited in practice all week and is questionable to play on Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card game. Moore has been out since Week 15, so even if he's able to return for the first round of the playoffs, he'll likely have […]

Chase Edmonds Will Play Against Rams

Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds (ribs, toe) practiced in full on Saturday and was removed from the final injury report for Monday's wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams. Edmonds was confident earlier in the week that he would play after he missed the Week 18 regular season finale. He could be a fine […]

James Conner Officially Questionable For Monday Night

Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner (ribs) was able to practice on a limited basis on Saturday after two missed practices earlier in the week, and he's officially questionable to play on Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams. Conner will be a game-time decision, making him an extremely shaky DFS play, especially at his […]

Jakobi Meyers Active For Wild-Card Game

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (thigh) is active for Saturday night's wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills. Meyers practiced all week and wasn't in any real danger of sitting out this weekend. He was tops among all Patriots receivers in targets from rookie quarterback Mac Jones, but he was only able to find […]

Damien Harris Active Against Buffalo

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris (hamstring) is officially active for Saturday night's wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills. Harris was limited in practice all week and was never really in danger of missing this game. He has been New England's lead back late in the season and went for over 100 rushing yards […]

Derek Carr's Future Tied To Head-Coach Hire?

It appears that the future of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr will be closely tied to the team's decision on what they do at head coach in the offseason. The Raiders and Carr have a mutual decision to make this offseason, and sources say the choice of the head coach will be a factor. […]

Dolphins Expected To Build Around Tua Tagovailoa

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to be the team's starting QB in 2022, barring an unforeseen occurrence, according to sources. The organization's belief in him as their starter moving forward is considered significant. The hope is that the Dolphins will find a new head-coaching candidate who believes in Tagovailoa and is willing to […]

Dolphins Chances Of Acquiring Deshaun Watson Are Diminished

With head coach Brian Flores now out, the chances of the Miami Dolphins pursuing or acquiring Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson are greatly diminished, if not gone, according to sources. Flores had an interest in exploring a Watson deal, but others in the organization, including owner Stephen Ross, did not. Even though Miami missed the […]

Baker Mayfield Should Regain Pre-Injury Form

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (shoulder), who will have surgery on Jan. 19 to fix a completely torn labrum and fraying in his left shoulder, is expected to regain his pre-injury form, even if the fracture of his humerus bone requires repair. "The odds are in his favor in terms of getting back to playing, […]

Nick Folk Has Impressive Streak Going

New England Patriots kicker Nick Folk hasn't missed a field goal inside 50 yards since Week 1 of the 2020 season, which is a streak of 55 consecutive regular season makes. That's impressive. The 37-year-old ended the regular season as the No. 1 kicker in fantasy points. Folk made 36 of his 39 field-goal attempts […]

Jalen Mills Won't Play Saturday

New England Patriots cornerback Jalen Mills wasn't activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list by the deadline on Friday, which means he won't be eligible to play in Saturday's wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills. Mills went into the league's COVID protocols on Tuesday and didn't travel with the team to Buffalo. D'Angelo Ross and Daniel Ekuale […]

Melky Cabrera Announces His Retirement

Long-time outfielder Melky Cabrera announced his retirement on Friday. Cabrera hadn't played in the major leagues since 2019, but he had played in winter ball each of the last two years. The switch-hitter broke into the bigs in 2005 with the New York Yankees. He spent the first five seasons of his career in the […]

Tony Pollard Looks Back To 100 Percent

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard (foot) practiced in full all week for the first time since he tore his plantar fascia on Dec. 2, and he will play in Sunday's wild-card game against the San Francisco 49ers. Pollard was rested in the Week 18 regular season finale last Saturday against the Philadelphia Eagles. "Tony […]

Van Jefferson Downgraded To Limited Practice

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (shoulder) was downgraded from a full practice on Thursday to a limited participant on Friday. It's unclear if Jefferson actually suffered a setback that might put his status in question for Monday night's wild-card game against the Arizona Cardinals, but we'll have a better idea of his availability […]

No Injury Designation For Jimmy Garoppolo

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) is not on the final injury report for Sunday's wild-card game against the Dallas Cowboys. Garoppolo returned to a full practice on Thursday, and although he'll still be managing his thumb sprain, the 30-year-old looks to be much healthier than he was going into the Week 18 regular […]

Elijah Mitchell Cleared For Sunday's Game

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) wasn't listed on the final injury report for wild-card weekend and will play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. With a couple high-priced running backs looking like potential busts this weekend, Mitchell is one of the better value plays at the position at a price tag […]

Isaiah Wynn Downgraded To Out

New England Patriots left tackle Isaiah Wynn (ankle, hip) has been downgraded from questionable to out for Saturday's wild-card game against the division-rival Buffalo Bills. Wynn missed practice all week after playing only nine snaps in the Week 18 regular season finale against the Miami Dolphins. The 2018 first-round pick started 15 games and played […]

J.J. Watt Trending Toward Playing Monday

Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt (shoulder) had no issues after returning to practice on Thursday and is trending toward playing in Monday night's wild-card game against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams. Watt's practice on Thursday was his first since suffering a shoulder injury that required surgery in late October, so even if he's active […]

Chase Edmonds Puts In Another Limited Practice

Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds (ribs, toe) was limited in practice on Friday for the second straight day this week. James Conner (ribs) and Jonathan Ward (knee) have yet to practice this week. Edmonds was held out of the Week 18 regular season finale, but he's on track to play this week and expects […]