Head coach Zac Taylor hopes Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart will be his starting defensive ends when the Cincinnati Bengals open the season on Sept. 7 at Cleveland. The odds of both players being on the field when training camp practices open on Wednesday, though, are slim. Stewart, the 17th overall pick in April’s draft,…
Given that the Dallas Cowboys have gone 29 seasons since appearing in an NFC Championship Game — the longest drought in the conference — owner Jerry Jones has found himself occasionally considering whether to step down as general manager. “Yes, momentary,” he said Monday. “Small fractions of seconds, I promise you.” With his player personnel…
Throughout the offseason, the Titans were very intentional in how they curated Cam Ward’s acclimation process. His development was assessed through a daily lens — not measured by how close he was to starting or being a franchise quarterback. Coach Brian Callahan didn’t even name Ward the starter in the spring, even though the No….
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Terry McLaurin hasn’t announced whether he’ll attend the Washington Commanders’ training camp if the two sides can’t agree on a contract extension. He also hasn’t decided whether he’ll ask for a trade. McLaurin, an All-Pro receiver and team captain, is most interested in “trying to bring a deal together, not breaking…
The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive end George Karlaftis have agreed to a four-year, $93 million contract that includes $62 million guaranteed, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal, which locks up one of the Chiefs’ best young defensive players…
Entering the 2025 NFL season, the race for Defensive Player of the Year appears to be wide open. Following Aaron Donald’s retirement in 2024, there aren’t any active players who’ve won Defensive Player of the Year honors on multiple occasions. Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain is the most recent winner, doing so in a relatively…
More changes are coming to the leadership of the NFL Players Association, as chief strategy officer JC Tretter will resign from his post amid scrutiny over hiring former NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell, who resigned on July 18. “Over the last couple [of] days, it has gotten very, very hard for my family, and that’s…
Rashee Rice will be a full participant in training camp, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Sunday, three days after the standout wide receiver was sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities said he and another speeding driver caused a chain-reaction crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway last year….
The Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions have already kicked off training camp. Rookies for several other teams have also reported. All veterans across the league are due this week. The NFL season is underway. The road to San Francisco for Super Bowl 60 begins in the grueling summer heat. Some teams have new coaches….
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having knee surgery, a setback for a franchise that was counting on him to fill in for Alim McNeill. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement on Sunday morning, just before his team had the NFL’s first training camp practice of the year….
