Two key pieces to the offense, tight end and running back , were sidelined in training camp and during the preseason due to injury, which led to questions about their Week 1 statuses.Of course, both players are coming off sensational rookie campaigns that earned them Pro Bowl nods and they are set to play pivotal roles once again in one of the best offenses in the NFL in 2024.LaPorta was second on the team in receiving Brandon Finnegan Jersey yards last season, and his 86 catches, 889 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns ranked first, fourth and second among rookie tight ends in NFL history, per .Gibbs nearly broke 1,000 yards on the ground (945), and he tallied 1,261 yards from scrimmage and 11 total touchdowns. Making his season more impre sive is the fact that Gibbs mi sed two games and split work with David Montgomery.As far as injury updates go for both, head coach Dan Campbell all but directly confirmed on Monday that LaPorta and Gibbs will both play in Week 1.Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta injury updateWednesday updateOn Wednesday morning, head coach Dan Campbell revealed that both LaPorta and Gibbs look good after recovering from their hamstring injuries, which is yet another sign that both will suit up in Week 1. HC Dan Campbell said Jahmyr Gibbs and Sam LaPorta both look good after hamstring injuries.Campbell has encouraged Gibbs to touch his game speed at least once or twice in practices to prevent things like this from happening going forward. Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) Well update this page later on with the injury report.Tuesday updateAccording to , Gibbs told reporters that he feels about 98-100% and that hes ready to go for Week 1.Im good, just had a little tweak, he said. RB Jahmyr Gibbs tells ESPN that hes ready to go for Week 1. Said he feels about 98-100% after tweaking his hamstring during camp while running routes. Im good, just had a little tweak, he said. Gibbs said hes more confident overall entering Year 2. Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) You can check out the latest on LaPorta below. Well update this page once more is known, but signs are pointing to him Devin Mesoraco Jersey playing, also.Monday updateAccording to , Campbell said the only player he is concerned about ahead of Sunday is safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, which would suggest that LaPorta and Gibbs will be good to go, barring any setbacks.Dan Campbell said Ifeatu Melifonwu is his only injury concern for the week. That means Gibbs, LaPorta, Branch, Davis, etc., should be good to go vs. Rams. Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) This doesnt come as much of a surprise, as both players were able to last week.As good as they were last season, there is reason to believe that LaPorta and Gibbs can be even better in 2024. Not only do the Lions want to , but the team must replace 64 targets, 40 receptions, 608 yards and five touchdowns after the departure of Josh Reynolds in free agency.Detroit will open its season on Sunday, Sept. 8, against the at Ford Field.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has never had a player like Micah Parsons who can be used in so many different ways.Parsons has never been coached the way Zimmer is working with him.Put them together, the Zimmer-Parsons relationship seems poised to unlock the best from him. I think its going to be a very interesting year, Parsons said.ADVERTISEMENT Parsons, the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021 and a two-time first-team All-Pro, has primarily been a pa s rusher in each of his first three seasons in the NFL. His sack tally rose from 13 in his first season to 13 1/2 in 2022 to 14 last season. But Parsons is going to be playing off the ball more as a linebacker under Kent Tekulve Jersey Zimmer, who was a coordinator for the Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals for 14 seasons before becoming head coach of the Minnesota Vikings for eight years. after spending the past two seasons out of the game following his dismi sal by the Vikings in January 2022. One of his immediate priorities was figuring out how to get the most out of Parsons, hoping to see if we can help him continue to be a little bit better all the time, Zimmer said.Parsons has dropped a few pounds to be better prepared to chase down running backs, slot receivers and tight ends in coverage. The bigger change has been meetings with Zimmer and run game coordinator Paul Guenther over breakfast intended to develop his football IQ, se sions so informative Parsons believes they are setting the foundation for him to become a coach in the future.We go through defense stuff, but we go through the Xs and Os of why this happened, why we dont call this, why we roll the coverage, who we want to take out of the coverage, Parsons said. So Im not just learning the D-line stuff for the front. Im learning the back end, the corners, the safeties. Why we want to show this way, why we want to send the pre sure over this way because the safetys over there. You know, its interesting, and its a perspective I never had before.Zimmer wants players to avoid the tunnel vision of only knowing his specific position. By having them understand the entire system, even going so far as asking an edge rusher what the cornerback is doing in a Cover 2 pa s defense, Zimmer believes they will be better at executing their responsibilities.With Parsons, Zimmer seeks to maximize every bit of his considerable ability. Great players want to be coached, Zimmer said. Players want to get better. And my philosophy has always been if they think you can help them, and you know what youre doing, theyre gonna Erik Gonzalez Jersey listen cause their career is not very long. And so the more they can become better and better, obviously the better for the team and better for their careers.Parsons, in turn, appreciates that aggre sive coaching. He credits Penn State head coach James Franklin and then defensive coordinator Brent Pry, now the head coach at Virginia Tech, for pushing Parsons so hard en route to being drafted 12th overall.Now, Parsons wants Zimmer and Guenther to help turn him into the undisputed best defender in football. And when Zimmer communicates something to Parsons, the 25-year-old understands it is important. Zim doesnt say a lot, but he says why, Parsons said. Like theres always a purpose behind what he says, so when he does speak, you actually like really listen to it and you gravitate to it.Even after losing , depriving the Cowboys of someone who was expected to play 70% of the snaps there and free up Parsons to play more linebacker, Zimmer is looking forward to the task of unleashing Parsons full potential.Obviously Ive had some really good players, Deion Sanders, Danielle Hunter, guys weve been able to do a lot of different things with, Zimmer said. But with him, I dont know that he couldnt play every position. He could probably play free safety if he wanted to.Zimmer quickly added a caveat.Wouldnt want him back there covering the pa s very much, he joked.___AP NFL:

Ten days into the new league year, free agency is grinding to a Dylan Bundy Jersey halt. With landing in Cleveland and visiting Miami, the marquee names will soon be off the board entirely.Teams such as the and have done well to fill holes, but there are still plenty of positions that need to be addre sed around the league.From s original list of the , just 27 names remain. The teams below can choose from that crop or wait for next months draft to round out their rosters.Here are 10 positions that still need to be filled after the initial wave of free agency.1. running back: is an interesting fit because he is more reliant on scheme and offensive line than other backs, but its a leap of faith to suggest he will remain healthy and productive for 16 games. The needs a more reliable replacement for the 2014 Offensive Player of the Year. Other teams in need of a running back include the , and .2. quarterback: The have added , the have traded for , the have acquired and the signed . Are the just waiting for the draft? has finished the last two seasons watching from the sideline (once in the pros and once at LSU). His rookie stint showed a quarterback unable to move the chains until garbage time. Quarterback is a major need, . We resisted the urge to include the and in this category.3. offensive tackle: The Bucs released , last years failed savior at left tackle. Its understandable that the position hasnt been addre sed in free agency, as blindside protectors were nonexistent on the open market. That said, this team cant draft a quarterback at No. 1 overall and place him behind a sinkhole of an offensive line. The are another team in need of multiple linemen.4. wide receiver: For all of the praise lavished on for rookie-year exceeding expectations, the offense was among the leaders in three-and-outs and near the bottom in big plays. One of main culprits was a speed-deficient wide receiver corps that couldnt separate from coverage. The struck out in free agency after reportedly targeting and . Other teams in need of a wide receiver include the , , , and .5. center: Seattle had one of the leagues best run-blocking centers in , only to flip him to New Orleans in the blockbuster. Former center , who visited the last week, remains a po sibility. The are another team in need of a center after absconded to Oakland.6. cornerback: The exited the playoffs with a talented, young offensive nucleus seemingly prepared to contend for the AFC title in 2015. Unfortunately, the defense has been picked apart with the lo ses of , , and . Cornerback has been the biggest need for two years now, with no upgrade in sight. The still need an upgrade as well, even with the recent signing of castoff .7. tight end: took his potential to South Beach, leaving the with a pa sel of size-challenged wide receivers and slow-moving tight ends. , one of the speediest tight ends in the league, could be a match.8. safety: The havent upgraded at the position since last offseason. retired and wont be brought back, leaving the secondary without two starters. The and are other teams in need of a replacement.9. pa s rusher: The Cedric Mullins Jersey Jags did well to add as a versatile defensive lineman, but that wont fix one of the weakest pa s rushers in the league. An edge rusher should be targeted with the No. 3 overall pick. The still need help in this area after signing three pa s rushers who have averaged 2.97 sacks per season in their NFL careers.10. guard: The did well to add Unger to the interior, but they traded veteran and seem to be undecided about $11 million cap number. If they are truly changing their identity to lean more on the ground attack, they need another reliable starter. The also have i sues at guard, with reportedly on the trading block and in Indianapolis.The latest Podcast and discu ses future in San Diego. Find more content on .

The and will battle it out tonight in Miami for the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. This matchup features an explosive offense vs. a dominant defense, but which player will make the biggest impact and win Super Bowl MVP?Super Bowl MVP is much different than the regular- Jonathan Lucroy Jersey season MVP award. A wide receiver () won it last year, and a linebacker () won the award four years ago. Quarterbacks have won the majority of the time, but we have also seen defensive backs and a defensive end win the award.The favorite, which shouldnt surprise anybody, is Chiefs quarterback . He has thrown for 615 yards and eight touchdowns in two postseason games, and is currently listed at -120. The quarterback on the other sideline, , is listed at +250.There might be some value in 49ers running back , who is listed at +700. He rushed 29 times for 220 yards and four touchdowns against the in the NFC Championship game.This matchup features two of the best tight ends in the NFL, and both of them have a chance to win Super Bowl MVP. of the 49ers is listed at +1500 while of the Chiefs is at +1800. Another player who has some value at +1800 is speedy wideout . He caught five pa ses for 67 yards and two touchdowns against the in the AFC Championship game a couple of weeks ago, and has the unique ability to take any touch he receives for six points.As for some of the defensive options, 49ers rookie pa s- Wade Davis Jersey rusher is listed at +2500 and cornerback is listed at +10000. Chiefs safety is also listed at +10000, while defensive tackle and pa s-rusher are both listed at +15000.If you believe this will be a battle of field goals and a kicker could take home the Super Bowl MVP award, Chiefs kicker is listed at +4000 and 49ers kicker is at +10000.These odds come . Check out all the information you need to know for .

The newCoca Cola Championshipseasonkicks offtomorrow as we see Middlesbrough taking on fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield United. This season could be the tightest yet. The League is now compacted with the likes of Newcastle and West Brom. Along with other contenders such as Sheffield United, Reading, QPRand Ipswich of who should mount a promotion charge. Also it will be interesting to see what the likes of Swansea, Blackpool and Watford do with their new managers in charge. Sowithout further or do here is my Preview of the Coca Cola Championship season.AutomaticContenders I think that West Brom will be the team to beat this season. Even though they failed in the Premier League in 09/10 they always prove to be toogood in the Championship. They are also under new management with Roberto Di Matteo in charge, and he has brought in a whole new bunch of players to the Hawthorns. This league will surely bring the best out of new signings Simon Cox and Reuben Reid, as it is a big step for those young guns. Also the likes of ChrisBrunt and Robert Koren will play big parts this season.Also the likes of Newcastle and Middlesbrough will be real contenders aswell. Many people think they both could fail this season; however Imnot sure about that. Newcastle with Andy Carroll up front and with Damien Duff on the wing they will be a handful in 09/10. With Middlesbrough aswell new signings Leroy Lita and Mark Yeates could take the league by storm this season. Boro also have a number of youngsters who could help them. Matthew Bates and Jonathan Grounds willcertainly be on show this season.Ofcourse Sheffield United andReading will be contenders again this season.Both mi sed out on promotion last season as Burnley took that all importantpromotion spot. Sheffield United has spent big this summer and if they gel as a team they could even knick an automatic promotion spot. Ched Evans and Darius Henderson could be a lethal partnership for the Blades this season.On the other side, Reading willno doubt be one of the leading chases this season. Shane Longwill get his chance this season asKevin Doyle departedto Wolves. Long with Noel Hunt could be banging in the goals for funin 09/10. Also Reading hasgot an impre sive defence, Liam Rosenior, Ivar Ingimar son and Matthew Mills will be hard to get past this season.PLAY-OFF HOPEFULLS Ipswich should be deemed for a play-off place in 09/10. Roy Keane did well at Sunderland so why cant he do the same at Ipswich. If Roy Keane gets Ipswich playing as Eric Thames Jersey a team they could even claim an automatic spot. Jonathan Walters will again play a big part this season. Also fellow midfielders Lee Martin and Owen Garvan are worth watching this season. However they could struggle on the goal scoring front. Counago and Stead might not be able to do the job, so therefore another Striker might have to be brought in.We cant forget that QPR could also be up their season. Big things have been expected of them since the Italian owners arrived, but they havent shown up to there expectation. However with Routledge and Taarabt feeding in the cro ses, the likes of Helguson, Agyemang and new signing Pellicori should easily bang them in. Cardiff is also contenders for a play-off place. Michael Chopra has been signed permanently which is a brilliant thing. Also if Cardiff keepsthe likes of McCormack and Ledley theyshould get off to a really good start. However this time they cant float away at the end of the season.Lastly wecould expect the likes of Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Swansea City to be in the mix at the end of the Championship season. Forest has Ryan Zimmerman Jersey spent big and has a lot of attacking options to choose from. Adebola, Earnshaw, Garner, Blackstock and McGoldrick all could fill the front line for Forest this season. Leicester City also could spring a surprise. If Fryatt finds his goalscoring boots, Leicester could rocket up that League this season. Also Lloyd Dyer and Richie Wellens could be big a sets this season for the Foxes. Swansea are another contender, with the likes of Pintado, Bodde, Dobbie and Nathan Dyer, Swansea could find themselves in a play-off place this season.Relegation Strugglers Many teams could find themselves down near the Relegation Zone this season. Barnsley for one will defiantly struggle this season. The Tykes defence is low on numbers and will certainly shed goals. However they need Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Iain Hume and Jon Macken to play well this season. Or it will be doom and gloom for Barnsley.Plymouth could also be on tender hooks all through the season. Sturrock and his team could well struggle to adapt again this season. They have got good players in the squad but they dont perform well enough. Jamie Mackie, Ashley Barnes and Bradley Wright-Phillips need to find their form for Plymouth or it could be curtains for them at the end of May. Also seaside club Blackpool could struggle this season. New manager Ian Holloway hasnt brought in much players for this campaign which is a worrying sign. The squad struggled last season when they didnt have the loan signings to boost their performances, and at the start of this season they are in the same boat. Not many signings so simply they will struggle.Lastly Scunthorpe United will be real relegation favourites this season. They struggled in the Championship last time and they will probably do the same again. Hooper and Hayes was a great strike force in League 1 but in the Championship it could be a different story. It will be a miracle if Scunthorpe stay up but they have got the players to do so.THATS IT, THERE IS MY PREVIEW OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON. WHOEVER YOU SUPPORTPLEASE ENJOY THIS SEASON. AND TO ALL THE 24 CLUBS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, ALL I WILL SAY TO THEM IS I WISHYOUGOOD LUCK!

Ohio State junior quarterback Cardale Jones hasnt spent all that much time in the spotlight, but the glare has been incredible. The spotlight will be on him again this fall at Ohio State, though there was a thought that he might have been better off turning pro after his glorious three-game run as the Buckeyes starting quarterback. Jones only three starts last season came in Ohio States three biggest games: the Big Ten championship game over Wisconsin, the national semifinal win over Alabama and the national championship game victory over Oregon. He told ESPN.com he had no regrets about staying in school. Jones was a third-year sophomore last season, and as such, was eligible to turn pro. He didnt have much time to make a decision: The national championship game was Jan. 12, and the undercla smen declaration deadline was Jan. 15. He decided to remain in school and become part of what now is a three-man race to be the starting quarterback. The other competitors: Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett, whose injuries opened the door for Jones. I dont know; I always say that decision, Jones told ESPN.com. But in my personal opinion, having more time, I would have had a chance to weigh the pros and cons of coming back to school as well.My main thing was coming back to school to graduate so that when I Andrew Triggs Jersey do have a chance to go to the NFL, I dont have to worry about taking cla ses in the offseason. I want to be done with school when Im done with school so I can devote all my time to being a great father and NFL quarterback. Jones certainly has the potential to be an NFL quarterback. He has a huge right arm and prototypical size (6-foot-5, 250 pounds). He also is at the helm of a potent spread attack, and while his running ability isnt as good as Barretts or Millers, he still can be a weapon with his legs. Still, its his right arm -- he is nicknamed 12 Gauge -- that is his biggest attribute. But he has thrown just 94 college pa ses and remains raw. Whether he gets the needed game reps is the biggest positional storyline in college football this year. Can he win the starting job outright? He says he is ready to continue to work toward the job. Ive said it so many times: I cant see to tomorrow, Jones told ESPN.com. Ive got things lined up in my day to help me get to tomorrow, to make tomorrow better than today. I dont really look too much to the future; I just want to take in and embrace the moment Im living in now. In all his years as a head coach, Urban Meyer never has had a pa ser with Jones upside. He did coach , who became the overall No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, at Utah, but Smiths arm strength pales in comparison to Jones Santiago Casilla Jersey . But Jones running ability isnt as good as Smiths, Barretts, Millers or s, whom Meyer coached at Florida. Thus, if Ohio State coaches do choose Jones, some offensive tweaks are going to have to be made.Truthfully, tweaks are likely, anyway, because line coach Ed Warriner has been promoted to coordinator to replace Tom Herman, who left to coach Houston. And coaches might be quite comfortable with any needed tweaks because of the presence of star tailback Ezekiel Elliott, who rushed for 37 percent of his 1,878 yards (696 of them) in the three games in which Jones was the starting quarterback.Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .

Six things we learned from the annual SEC meetings in Kyle Seager Jersey Destin, Fla., this week, where Mike Slive pa sed the baton to Greg Sankey :1. Cashing inNCAA student-athletes will finally be getting more compensation than a standard scholarship this fall, with the advent of full cost of attendance payments. In short, athletes will receive money to cover some of the general expenses related to college attendance that havent been covered before. But now that it appears the payouts will vary widely from school to school, its a hot-button i sue with significant recruiting implications. Tenne see is expected to lead the league with an estimated payout of about $5,600 per athlete per year, while the estimate on rival Alabama is about half that.Naturally, Nick Saban , and believes some schools have inflated their numbers. Bottom line, if a recruit can be swayed by a few extra hundred dollars a month, Tenne see and Auburn can now do it better than others.2. Pack your camping gearIt looks like the SEC is coming to a camp near you.League coaches have been lamenting the use of satellite camps by programs from other conferences (camps held off campus). Why? Because the SEC doesnt allow them to its own members, yet the Michigans and Penn States can organize camps in the southern states and use them as an effective recruiting tool. The league is going to try to push through national legislation banning satellite camps, but dont expect that to pa s.And when it doesnt, Slive said that next summer, SEC schools will join the fray, fan out and have at it.Heres the real rub: SEC coaches would just as soon have satellite camps banned because recruiting grounds in the south are so fertile, there is le s of a need to recruit outside the region. A Big Ten or ACC school would get far more mileage out of a satellite camp in Atlanta or Miami, because most SEC schools can stock their rosters with talent without setting up a camp outpost in Ohio or Texas.But believe this: If nothing has changed a year from now, SEC schools will start doing the satellite camp thing anyway. And theyll figure out a way to do it bigger and better, because thats the only way mousetraps are built in the SEC.3. Costly celebrationsRemember Ken Griffey Jersey when Ole Mi s fans stormed the field after a home upset of Alabama last year and ? Now, the cover charge to get into a party like that is going way up. A first offense, until this year, was a $5,000 fine to the school. The revised fine will run schools $50,000, which is what the price had previously been for a third offense.Security? Check.4. Deflategate, trickled downSEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, in the wake of the ball deflation controversy surrounding the , said officials will be more cognizant of maintaining properly inflated footballs. If theres a concern either way -- whether through the officials or coaches -- were going to take them all back in at halftime and test them and theyd better still be where they were, .So there you have it -- the SEC penalty for a deflated ball will be ... well, just dont do it.5. Cash is kingWe knew this years disbursement of the leagues revenue shares would be another record-breaking, ridiculous sum -- we just didnt know how ridiculous. After all, the launch of the SEC Network, which debuted in nearly 100 million homes last August, was a game-changer. The SEC meetings end each year with the leagues athletic directors picking up their checks -- this year the revenue haul reportedly amounted to about $30.1 million per school. The leagues total? A cool $455 million.6. Transfer restrictionsIt appears the SEC is making a move to rid itself of troubled transfers. In a rule pa sed Friday, the league will no longer approve incoming transfers for student-athletes with discipline records that include serious misconduct, which includes domestic violence, sexual a sault and other sex-related offenses. Such offenses are a black eye for any league, but look even worse in transfer .*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *

The havent had many bright spots this season. One such standout is now lost for the season.The placed 2015 third-round defensive end on injured reserve Monday morning. He is believed to have torn his ACL, based on initial tests, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, per a source who has spoken to the rookie. Anderson suffered the injury in the over the .Anderson has through the midway point of the season, ranking No. 7 on Chris We selings midseason Rookie Watch. Along with fifth-round defensive tackle , the two have helped the interior defensive line progre s nicely from week to week.Heres the rest of the injury news we are tracking on Monday:The will be without running back for the rest of the season. He suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve Monday afternoon. defensive lineman tore his pectoral and will need surgery, coach Tom Coughlin said. He Trysten Hill Men Jersey will mi s the remainder of the season. pa s rusher that caused him to mi s an earlier game this season. He is expected to mi s two to four weeks, Rapoport reported, per a source informed of the injury. quarterback will mi s a few weeks with a mid-foot sprain, according to NFL Medias Albert Breer. The face the next before a Week 11 bye, so it is po sible mi ses only one winnable game. Pittsburghs schedule gets extremely tough the rest of the year with matchups on the road in Seattle and Cincinnati and at home against the and still to come. Theyll need Roethlisberger, considering the team is without star running back for the rest of the season. wide receiver did not return to Monday nights game after suffering a shoulder injury. cornerbacks (groin) and (neck) left early and also did not return. signal-caller suffered a concu sion after a hit from safety and didnt return to the game. Coach Mike Zimmer said the second-year signal-caller pa sed the first test and should be good to go for Sunday. wideout was wearing a protective boot on his left foot, according to ESPN. He apparently suffered a sprain on the final interception.The have removed defensive end from IR boomerang and he will practice with Xavier Woods Men Jersey the team. Urban suffered a torn biceps during training camp. defensive tackle suffered a rib contusion and not a fracture against the , according to Rapoport. star linebacker has a stiff and sore ankle, but it shouldnt keep him out against the , according to coach Ron Rivera. He could mi s Wednesdays practice. Pa s-rusher is eligible to start practicing on Wednesday and can return to game action against the on . He was placed on IR Boomerang with a hamstring injury.An MRI revealed that linebacker has a torn pectoral and was . To replace Hicks, Philadelphia re-signed linebacker . safety is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, coach Jay Gruden said. kicker is out four to six weeks with a quad injury, Todd Bowles said at his Monday afternoon pre s conference.Bowles also said quarterback could have surgery on his left thumb on Friday after the game and might not playing time.On defensive back , whos battling a deep quad bruise, Bowles said hes 50-50 for Thursdays game against the . Defensive back has a high ankle sprain, Bowles also announced. The head coach also said defensive back is a ways away with a high ankle sprain as well.The placed defensive tackle on IR on Monday afternoon, the team announced. rookie wide receiver is not ready to practice this week, John Harbaugh announced. The coach said hed love to get four games out of Perriman this season. cornerback remained in concu sion protocol Monday, according to coach Mike McCarthy. quarterback will to fix a lower back injury.

-Thompson-OkunghaeBoardmanUddinGriffithsGraham-SouthamTaiwoPattersonBenson-NwokejiAfter fielding an unchanged team (apart from the departure of Dom Green) for the first 4 league matches, Dagenham & Redbridge made a total of 7 changes for their JPT clash with Barnet. The visitors had the unwanted honour of being only one of two teams to be stuck on 0 points after the first 4 games. After being mauled 5-1 by Chester (who the Daggers beat 6-0 on the opening day) at the weekend, New York Yankees Jersey it seemed as if this tie would be no problem for the League 2 leaders.A quick start from the Daggers saw Mark Nwokeji have his shot saved only for Paul Benson to slide the ball home from the rebound. However, just like the Port Vale game on Saturday, the Daggers were made to pay for some sloppy defending as Barnet levelled just a minute later. Both teams were going for it at this stage with neither side looking comfortable in defence. In particular Jon Boardman seemed to be getting caught out and a slow reaction from a cro s saw the Barnet player get in front of him and head home for a 2-1 lead.Neverthele s this was as good as it got for the visitors. Midway through the first half Mark Nwokeji managed to turn and find the Bernie Williams Jersey back of the net from 6 yards to equalise before Paul Benson beat the offside trap and expertly chipped over the goalkeepers head to give Dagenham a 3-2 lead at half time.Although this was not the most efficient Daggers performance of the season, it is worth remembering that they made 7 changes before kick off. Even so, Richard Graham was performing well on the right whilst Mark Nwokeji was proving himself to be a very handy alternative to Benson and Strevens up front. The second half was a much quieter affair. Peggy Lvonkdo made his debut after arriving on a 1 month loan from Southend. The midfielder looked to have quick feet and hungry for the ball. Once again it seems as if John Still had found another hungry young player.The only real noticable moment of the 2nd half was a penalty won by the Daggers after good work from substitute Jon Nurse. Glen Southam stepped up and smashed past the keeper to give the Daggers a 4-2 victory.Although not as fluent as people would have hoped, this is a good result which will keep the confidence and the feel good factor amongst players and fans at the club. ROLL ON BRENTFORD!!

The would seem to be in the market for a cornerback and a wide receiver, and they reportedly are bringing in prospects at each position for a visit. Each prospect has character i sues, though. Minneapolis TV station KSTP reported that the are bringing in wide receiver , for off-field i sues, and cornerback , for i sues with the coaching staff. Cornerback appears to be than wide receiver. is an emerging talent at corner, but Minnesota could use a young starter opposite Rhodes; the current starter is . Peters (6-foot-0, 197 pounds) has the talent to be an NFL starter. At wide receiver, from the , and they also have holdovers , Travis Shaw Jersey and . Still, Green-Beckhams upside certainly could intrigue the . The , whose first pick is No. 11 overall, also need help at offensive tackle and guard, at linebacker and at defensive tackle. Neither Peters nor Green-Beckham (6-5, 237) would seem to be in play with the 11th pick, but both could be appealing -- if they are there -- when Minnesota picks 13th in the second round (45th overall). NFL Media Cory Spangenberg Jersey analyst Daniel Jeremiah has Green-Beckham as the No. 19 overall prospect and Peters at No. 32 in If he can stay out of trouble, he could emerge as one of the top players in this draft cla s, Jeremiah said of Green-Beckham. The character questions certainly are legitimate with the two prospects, and given the situation, the might feel it is wise to steer clear.Five of the six have the selecting either a wide receiver or cornerback with the 11th pick - - but none have Minnesota picking Green-Beckham or Peters. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .

The NFL reportedly will not have an overarching capacity limit or policy for the 2020 season and will allow each team to individually dictate fan attendance. With the season approaching and the , many have been wondering whether stands will be full, partially full or empty whenever the season begins.According to , the attendance policy will depend on the stadium.A source reportedly told him:Attendance will be a state-by-state, county-by-county thing. It will not be a one-size-fits-all.As it currently stands, , . New health protocols and policies will be in place, but not everyone believes the season should start as scheduled.The source told The Athletic, I wish they Tom Waddle Jersey would push back the start of the year to October to give us more time to learn from these other leagues.As states start opening back up, , and, but the policy varies greatly by state.The NFL has reportedly discu sed closing the door but is aiming to welcome fans in, so they avoid losing billions of dollars.Kaplan estimated that the NFL would lose $3 billion if the regular season and playoffs are played in front of empty seats.Home field advantage and lack of crowd noise could impact the environment of the game. Many have questioned whether crowd noise will be Bobby Massie Jersey pumped into games should they be played without actual fans.By early July, the NFL will reportedly hear recommendations from the leagues stadium reopening task force.

has not played since Week 4 because of a shoulder injury, and now the quarterback is amid the teams 0-6 start to the year. Barring any setbacks during the clubs final preparations for this weekends divisional game against the , however, Darnold is expected to be back in action for Week 7, with coach Adam Gase that well roll with the third-year QB on Sunday.After suffering an AC joint sprain during the Jets Week 4 lo s to the , Darnold was through the injury and start New Yorks subsequent game against the . He ultimately remained limited in practice, however, with Gase turning to veteran backup for the Kirk Gibson Jersey Jets next two games -- a 30-10 lo s to Arizona and a 24-0 lo s to the rival in Week 6.With the Jets attempting to avoid an 0-7 start, Darnold will Ross Stripling Jersey be up against a Bills defense thats given up 68 points during an 0-2 slump. Of course, New Yorks offense, even before Darnolds injury, has been even more discouraging. While Flacco struggled mightily in his two fill-in starts, completing just 49 percent of his pa ses, Darnold was not much better through the first four games of the season. At least partially hindered by a battered supporting cast, the former No. 5 overall pick threw three touchdowns and four interceptions, while absorbing 12 sacks and averaging just 5.7 yards per pa s attempt, during New Yorks 0-4 start.

Theres trouble brewing in Philadelphia, but it apparently runs deeper than most initially believed, and head coach Doug Pederson might soon find his head beneath the executioners blade. The prevailing headlines revolve around the poor play of and thats mushroomed into intense pre sure on Pederson to fix the 27-year-old, but things continue to trend in the wrong direction for Pederson, Wentz and a team carrying a 3-7-1 record that looks in disarray weekly.That being the case, its not exactly a surprise to see reports that state Pederson is on the hot seat going forward -- per Ian Rapoport of -- the coach himself admitting owner Jeffrey Lurie has given him no a surances on his future with the club. It might be tough to consider Pederson on the hot seat after leading the to their first-ever Super Bowl win in 2017, and instantly making a Super Bowl MVP and a household name in the proce s, but Foles is long gone and the regre sion being seen from Wentz cant be ignored -- particularly for a coach routinely labeled a QB whisperer.Wentz currently leads the NFL in interceptions (15) and fumbles (10), and while you can attribute some of Wesley Johnson Jersey his failings to the fact hes the most-sacked quarterback in the league, the film tells the whole story, in that many of his wounds are self-inflicted. He recently addre sed the team to take ownership of his poor play, a great show of accountability, but Lurie wants to see things turn around on the field. Now losers of three straight and having strung together two wins in a row just once all season, this isnt the outcome the Eagles foresaw when they took two ma sive swings on Wentz.The first came when they decided to trade up in the 2016 NFL Draft Paul George Jersey -- sending their first-round pick that year along with a third-, fourth- and 2017 first-round pick to the -- to grab Wentz with the second-overall selection. The second came in 2019, when they awarded him a four-year, $128 million extension with $107 million guaranteed, despite durability i sues and the fact hed never taken the field in the postseason. Hes since taken the field in just one postseason game and for only one drive, being knocked out of the 2019 NFC Wild Card with a concu sion after going failing to complete his only pa s attempt of the day.The Eagles went on to lost 17-9 to the , as Pederson couldnt get the same magic from veteran journeyman as he mustered from Foles only two years prior. And it appears the wheels are now falling off of the relationship between the Eagles and Wentz, but his contract makes it exceedingly difficult to move on from him in 2021, but thats not an encumbrance when discu sing the po sibility of moving on from Pederson, who has also failed to develop rookie second-round pick into anything more than a gadget player.Theres a lot to be sorted out in Philadelphia, but the frustration from Lurie is thick enough to cut it with a knife, and that spells trouble for Pederson going forward, barring some sort of miraculous about-face to end the season.

Six quarterbacks clearly separated themselves ahead of the , and that separation was evident in the first round when all six came off the board within the first 12 picks.The Cassius Marsh Jersey next tier of quarterbacks is made up of developmental prospects, none of which will likely be taken with expectations of becoming a franchise quarterback. While turning into that kind of player is always po sible, this years Day 2 and Day 3 quarterbacks will begin their careers as depth pieces.Tulanes Michael Pratt is among the most intriguing quarterbacks on the board following the early run on the position. Pratt oversaw two of the best seasons in Green Wave history, including a Cotton Bowl win over Caleb Williams and USC at the end of the 2022 season.Pratt wont enter the NFL with anything resembling Williams expectations, but he could become a long-term contributor in one form or another.Heres a closer look at Pratts scouting report and why hes been compared to Carson Wentz.SNs NFL DRAFT HQ | | Michael Pratt NFL scouting reportPratt figures to carve out a decent NFL career, even if only as a backup. While his shaky arm strength might limit his ceiling, he consistently proved to be a sound decision-maker at Tulane with only five interceptions in each of his past two seasons. Pratt also showed improved accuracy as the years went on at Tulane, and he comes to the NFL with four seasons of starting experience.Raw arm talent is important in the NFL Draft, and teams likely want to see more than just a quarterback who can make the short and intermediate throws. There are questions about how much Pratt can do downfield, and its worth noting he was often able to rely on an excellent running game with the Green Wave.Athleticism is an a set for Pratt. Hes not going to be a quarterback who runs all over defenses, but he picked his spots and scored 28 rushing touchdowns over four years at Tulane. In an era that requires NFL quarterbacks to be able to move around somewhat, that shouldnt be a problem for Pratt.Level of competition is also something NFL front offices might wonder about with Pratt. There is a growing divide between Power Five (now Power Four) and Group of Five conferences, and tougher defenses wont leave as many simple throws available for Pratt. While Tulane did take out USC in the Cotton Bowl, the Trojans defense was often abysmal during Lincoln Rileys first season with the program.Michael Pratt stats Season Games CMP% Yards TD INT 2020 10 55.1 1,806 20 8 2021 12 57.8 2,390 21 8 2022 13 63.6 3,009 27 5 2023 11 65.4 2,406 22 5 Career 46 60.6 9,611 90 26NFL DRAFT RANKINGS: | | | | Michael Pratt NFL comparisonsCarson WentzLike Wentz, Pratt has a prototypical NFL frame and can make the throws teams need him to make. Wentzs arm strength likely runs a bit stronger than Pratts, but Pratt isnt as prone to disaster as Wentz. Both Pratt and Wentz have the requisite athleticism to force defenses to respect their mobility.Where Pratt differs from Wentz a bit is decision-making. Wentzs decision-making 12th Fan Jersey began to suffer after the first few years of his NFL career, perhaps somewhat due to shaken confidence.Pratt largely avoided those poor decisions at Tulane, but part of the equation was the fact he wasnt one to take many downfield shots. NFL quarterbacks typically have to take some risks to play at a high level, and front offices might not know what theyre getting out of Pratt when he does have to make those throws.Andy DaltonPratt does not have red hair, despite these two comparisons. Like Dalton, though, Pratt is a quarterback without exceptional weakne ses but also without anything eye-popping in his game. He can make the short and intermediate throws a team wants him to make, but outside of that, arm strength and accuracy could use some work.Pratts decision-making should be better than Daltons was early in the former Bengals quarterbacks career. Beyond that, Pratt and Dalton share decent arm strength that doesnt reach the level of some of the NFLs best, and they are both solid on-field leaders who can do enough to win games if the circumstances are just right.

Thursdays health and safety news from the world of football: a statement that said it was encouraged by the NFLs new personal conduct policy. that Laboratory Corporation of America in nearby Burlington reached an agreement to provide diagnostic testing services for NFL Alumni members and their families. that Killian Tillie Jersey a federal judge in Chicago rejected the $75 million settlement for a concu sion lawsuit against the NCAA. on University of Wisconsin students who showed have they Mike Bibby Jersey have used smart technology in football helmets to detect injuries. Vermont State senator Richard Sears, who created one of the most comprehensive concu sion laws in the country. that the concu sion rates of high school football players at some Portland-area high schools were nearly twice as high as the national average in 2013.-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor

AT FIRST glance, Sheffield Uniteds mediocre position of tenth in the Coca-Cola Championship represents a ma sive disappointment for Yorkshires highest-placed profe sional club.With four games of the season left United a side that came within three points of automatic promotion last season, and reached the Championship Play-Off final are nine points behind sixth-placed Leicester City. Although qualification for the top six is not a mathematical impo sibility, the fact that United are only ten points above the relegation zone emphasises the disappointment that the season has been.Uniteds attempts to gatecrash the Play-Off party for a second succe sive season, however, have been scuppered by a devastating injury list, which has given manager Kevin Blackwell a selection headache every weekend for the last eight months.Goalkeeper Steve Simonsen, signed on loan from Stoke City, became Uniteds 22nd debutant of the campaign after first choice shot-stopper Paddy Kenny was handed a drugs ban, reserve veteran Ian Bennett broke a finger, and loanee keepers Mark Bunn and Carl Ikeme both returned to their parent clubs.Banned: Sheffield United keeper KennyTo put the figure in context, Nottingham Forest currently third in the Championship table have used just 27 players all season.Weve been planning for the future for some time now, Blackwell said. Weve Patrick Ewing Jersey had too many loans and too many people out at various stages of the campaign so I think to even be in with a shout of the play-offs is a terrific achievement.It shows how well the boys have done.Uniteds season is not completely over yet, however, by any stretch of the imagination with the small matter of a Steel City derby against city rivals Wednesday on April 18, sandwiched in between home games against Coventry City and Swansea City at Bramall Lane. youtube: The first Steel City derby goal of the 2009/10 season who will get the last?United then travel to Roy Keanes Ipswich Town on the last day of the term but Blackwell denied any suggestion that his side would just let their season peter out tamely, insisting that there is more than just points and places to play for between now and May 2.People here are playing for their futures now, he said. There are a lot of the lads coming up to the end of their deals and there are also a lot of lads here who are on loan.They are due to go back when the campaign comes to a close and so theres plenty for them to fight for. Not all of them will be coming back, we know that and they accept that, but some might and so how they perform during the remainder of the season is going to have a bearing on that.With a plethora of key players, including Nick Montgomery, Gary Naysmith and Derek Geary all set to become free agents when their contracts expire in the summer, Blackwell is bracing himself for a hectic summer in the transfer market.Busy Summer: Kevin BlackwellBut no matter how long he has been planning for the future, it is important Blackwell does not lose sight of the here and now as a Steel City derby defeat at Hillsborough, which would be their third in as many years, could prove the final straw for United supporters already frustrated at the prospect of another season in English footballs second tier.Tomorrows visitors, Coventry City, are in a similar position after seeing their hopes of a late charge towards the top six thwarted by a run of seven games without victory. Uniteds attentions will then turn to a potentially mouth-watering derby clash with Wednesday who, at the time of writing, are languishing in the relegation zone and in real danger of falling through the Championships trap door.If theres one thing Ive learned about this division its that you cant take anything for granted, Andy Taylor, Uniteds left-back, said.Were not going to give in until we either sneak in, or someone tells us its become impo sible.I agree we cant afford any more slip-ups and even then well have to rely on other peoples results. But look at Reading. Not so long ago they were in danger of going down. Now they are right up there and theyve shown that, while anyone is capable of beating anyone, its po sible to put together than type of run.Taylors optimism Kenny Wooten Jersey may prove to be unfounded, but the fact that the players are playing for their futures as well as the always-pa sionate meeting with Wednesday means that the season is far from over for both Sheffield United players, staff and supporters.

The 2019 NFL regular season ended with the same controversy that began the leagues 100th season, and if anyone thought it would go away as more football was played: 256 games have been completed and the NFL still is unclear what is pa s interference and what isnt.The challenge of pa s interference penalties has been one of the biggest storylines of 2019 and played a significant role in the seeding of the NFC playoffs. The faced a third-and-goal from the 5-yard line down 26-21 with 15 seconds to play against the when throw an incompletion to tight end , where Hollisters arm was clearly grabbed by 49ers linebacker .Why didnt the refs review this for pa s interference?! COME ON! Samuel Gold (@SamuelRGold) The game should have been stopped and the play should have been reviewed, except it wasnt. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll couldnt challenge the non-call since the play occurred with under two minutes to play in the half. A helple s Carroll didnt hide his feelings when the NFL refused to give the non-call a second look.Yeah, that was pa s interference, Carroll said to 710 ESPN Seattle on Monday morning,. I think they could Kevin Durant Jersey have looked at that again in more depth. If Id had had a timeout, Id have called it there ... You give them time to make a choice so theyre not rushed and hopefully clear heads prevail and they can see it. Thats unfortunate. It was a big moment right there in the game.Carroll also said they will bring it up to the league and that its the No. 1 i sue he brings up to the league.Another angle this time with the ref watching!!! Samuel Gold (@SamuelRGold) NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron said the NFL did take a look at the play while explaining why the league decided not to stop the game. Well, we actually looked at it here in New York, Riveron said in a post-game pool report. We had a great look. NBC gives us a great look of the entire route. So we actually did perform a review, but based on what we saw, we didnt see enough to stop the game. But we did review it.What we see is, we see the offensive player come in and initiate contact on the defensive player nothing that rises to the level of a foul which significantly hinders the defender, nothing that is clear and obvious through visual evidence, which hinders the defender. The defender then braces himself. And there is contact then by the defender on the receiver. Again, nothing which rises to the level of a foul based on visual evidence. Nothing happens that rises to the level of a foul while the ball is in the air before it gets there by either player. Nicolas Claxton Jersey NBC Sunday Night Football rules analyst Terry McAulay, a former NFL official, also believes the league should have stopped the game for pa s interference.Hes clearly got him grabbed, significantly hindering the receiver, McAulay said during the broadcast. This should be a booth review. Im surprised they have not stopped the game.A pa s interference call would have given the Seahawks first-and-goal at the 1-yard line with just over 10 seconds to play. Instead Seattle faced a fourth-and-5 and failed to convert the first down as Wilsons pa s to Hollister was completed just short of the first down marker. The spot was reviewed, but the ruling on the field stood.The 49ers clinched home-field advantage and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Seahawks lo s put them at the No. 5 seed as they will travel to face Philadelphia in the wild card round Sunday. If the Seahawks got the pa s interference call and were able to score the winning touchdown, they would have won the NFC West and been the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, hosting a playoff game. The 49ers would have fallen to the No. 5 seed and faced the .The non-call hurt the most of all. A Seahawks win would have given the Saints a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs and the No. 2 seed. Instead the Saints are the No. 3 seed and will play in the wild-card round thanks to the owning the tiebreaker.In a way, a non-call of pa s interference affected the Saints season, just like last year, which is why the rule was established in the first place.

If it felt like all did on Sunday was run over haple s defenders, its because thats basically what happened.The running back set a career high with 166 yards on 29 carries in at Wembley Stadium in London, and a closer look at his Rajon Rondo Jersey performance shows just how bruising he was. , 110 of those rushing yards came after Ivory was first hit by defenders.Ivorys touchdown run came at the expense of , Miamis $114 million man, who was unable to keep the running back from reaching the ball acro s the goal line in the first quarter.The have a winning formula in place. Lean on their top-five defense and hope Ivory can withstand the week-to-week pounding that comes with being a three-down back. Hes already mi sed one game with a quad injury, and its no coincidence it was the Kevin Huerter Jersey only game the have lost to this point. has not looked good in back-to-back weeks, and there remains a very real po sibility fans will once again be strapped into the GenoCoaster against their will. But Ivory is the one X-factor that can keep this offense afloat while the defense does its thing.

Each week, we at NFL fantasy like to bestow #KABOOM awards on the top players at each position that deliver monster performances for their fantasy owners. Week 16 had no shortage of star performers and surprises (although most were on the ). Neverthele s, there were a few players in particular who deserve the nod for dominating their position: , , Jr. and ., QB, -- 36.36 fantasy pointsIts truly a joy watching Wilson play the quarterback position. His ability to escape pre sure is unrivaled in the NFL right now, and hes making all of the right decisions on whether to run or pa s. Thats evidenced by his 339 pa sing yards, 88 rushing yards and three total touchdowns in Sundays thrashing of the . , RB, -- 23.30 fantasy points owners were sweating as this game kicked off and Lynch was on the bench battling an upset stomach. The only thing that was upset after this game was over were the Darius Miller Jersey stomachs of the defenders as they watched Lynch gash them for 113 yards and two touchdowns, including an epic 79-yard rumble that rivaled the original Beast Mode play in the 2011 postseason game against the . Jr., WR, -- 26.80 fantasy pointsThe exploits of ODB are becoming so grandiose that I feel we might need to devote an entire hour of programming Zion Williamson Jersey on NFL Network to him next season. We can call it As the Odell Bekcham Turns. This weeks episode would have featured a clinic on how to play wide receiver, as he dropped 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns on the St. Louis secondary, beating them in just about every way po sible. If youre paying attention, yes this is virtually exactly what I wrote last week for Beckham, but I think it makes even more sense now given his continuous ridiculous play., TE, -- 25.90 fantasy pointsCongratulations to Willson, who makes his first appearance in this #KABOOM column with an impre sive 139-yard, two-touchdown outing against the . Both of those totals were career highs for Willson, but his career high in catches was five, a mark he set in Week 3 of his rookie year against the . If you were bold enough to start Willson in your fantasy championship, you deserve all of the congratulations.-- Follow Alex on Twitter .

refused to recognize that weather exists Thursday Marques Bolden Jersey at his pre s conference, choosing not to admit that a wind chill in the single digits is, indeed, cold weather. Thankfully, his players were more forthcoming.So, : for getting ready in the cold?I know exactly what to wear. I know how many layers to wear every degree, Brady told CSNNEs Tom Curran on Wednesday. Im a (bleeping) machine, man, Im a (bleeping) machine! Cmon baby!(Brady made the statement, it must be noted, through a black polyester headwarmer that covers everything but his nose and eyes.)This is the part where we tell you how good Brady has been in cold weather. Hes won 44 games and lost seven games when the temperature is under 40 degrees, which sounds insane until you realize thats not too atypical of his home record as a pro. And most of his cold games, of course, have come in Foxborough.The projected temperature for in New England is a high of 21 degrees Darius Garland Jersey , so the (bleeping) machine will be out in full force.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and breaks down the Manning-Luck matchup. Find more Around The NFL content on .