CHICAGO — After consecutive weeks of opposing quarterbacks being awarded for their performance against the Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams claimed NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 3.

The second-year quarterback was selected Wednesday for his 298-yard, four-touchdown performance in Sunday’s 31-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — There are a lot of reasons that this once-promising Miami Dolphins rebuild has turned into such a dumpster fire that they’ve lost 15 of their past 25 games. But the No. 1 reason for the downturn is the Dolphins, led by coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier, badly misread the results of the 2023 season, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — I still remember the first day of pads of the 2010 Pitt football training camp like it was yesterday.

Dave Wannstedt and Greg Gattuso had built the Panthers defensive line into something pretty special during their first four years. Wannstedt's motto was always "I've never been around a great defense whose defensive line didn't ...Read more

ATLANTA — In the aftermath of the Falcons’ 30-0 blowout loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers, my mind didn’t shift.

Bad loss, yes. End of the season, no.

Throw in the towel, not at all.

For me, there’s no rooting interest for the Falcons — or any other team, really. Being in the media strips that fandom away, for the most part.

It�...Read more

DENVER — Can we really call Bo Nix’s feet “happy” when they make Broncos Country so miserable?

If I’m Sean Payton, the first thing I’m doing with Nix is sitting the quarterback down in my office. The second thing is popping open my laptop. The third is showing Nix a clip of the last 45 seconds from the first half of Broncos-...Read more

SEATTLE — Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman can avoid criminal prosecution if he completes a treatment plan in his second DUI case, a King County judge ruled Tuesday.

A Washington State Patrol trooper pulled Sherman, 37, of Maple Valley, over on Feb. 24, 2024, for going 79 mph in a 60-mph zone on Interstate 405. The trooper said ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders minority owner Tom Brady is pushing back on a report by the founder of Barstool Sports about how much money he will make from his Saudi Arabia flag football deal.

The 48-year-old Brady announced last week he is coming out of retirement to play in the Fanatics Football Classic, a flag football tournament that will be played...Read more

BALTIMORE — They trust themselves, and that’s all that really matters.

But it matters even more in moments like this. On the road in Baltimore, where the darkness usually wins. On "Monday Night Football," where the Ravens almost never lose. And here in the fourth quarter, where most NFL games are either won or lost.

Dan Campbell wasn’t ...Read more

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants are planning to start rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll are benching veteran Russell Wilson after an 0-3 start to the season in which the Giants scored fewer than 10 points in two of their three defeats.

Dart, a Giants first round pick in April, was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley left the Giants, rushed for 2,005 yards with the Philadelphia Eagles, took home Offensive Player of the Year and won the Super Bowl.

Daniel Jones left the Giants and immediately began shattering Peyton Manning’s records for the undefeated Indianapolis Colts (3-0).

Jones is the first NFL quarterback since 1970 to ...Read more

MIAMI — Optimistic Miami Dolphins fans — assuming there are any left right now; forgive the presumptuousness — could find a way to be (relatively) encouraged coming out of Thursday night’s game.

Sure, yeah: 0-3. But the Fins had gotten better or if you prefer less worse each game, right? The last one against the Super Bowl-favorite ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — As a group, the Steelers are not concerned about a couple dubious streaks continuing to haunt their defense, not when they still manage to win the game.

But there may be signs that is about to change. And a lot of that has to do with the return of their No. 1 pick.

Derrick Harmon’s debut with the Steelers was a smash hit — ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Entering a prime-time matchup against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium, the Baltimore Ravens hadn't allowed a touchdown drive of 95 yards or more in their home stadium since 2001.

The Lions had two in a 38-30 win in Baltimore on Monday night.

After a fast-paced, high-flying 52-point outburst against the Chicago Bears a week ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you rewatch Andy Reid’s opening remarks after the Kansas City Chiefs’ unsightly 22-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, his subdued demeanor would more likely suggest he was addressing a loss than a win.

With good reason after a game the Chiefs’ head coach termed at times “hard to watch”...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Ike Hilliard, a former NFL player and longtime coaching veteran, was fired by the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.

Passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume Hilliard’s duties.

Also, cornerback C.J. Henderson was released from the practice squad.

Hilliard has been with the Falcons since being hired by coach Raheem ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters not to "make too much" of the sideline spat between him and star tight end Travis Kelce during the second quarter of the team's 22-9 win over the New York Giants on "Sunday Night Football."

NBC's cameras caught the two men yelling at each other, with Reid at one point appearing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Deion Sanders confirmed that son Shedeur Sanders was called by at least three teams during the 2025 NFL draft and suggested that the former Colorado quarterback turned two of them down before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round.

Shedeur Sanders had been considered by many to be a potential first-round pick ...Read more