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Insiders recap Sunday action, Earl Thomas' injury, Cam Newton's benching and Lions' impressive win vs. Saints. es.pn/2hb1SXJ
Insiders recap Sunday action, Earl Thomas' injury, Cam Newton's benching and Lions' impressive win vs. Saints. es.pn/2hb1SXJ
Falcons WR Julio Jones is dealing with a turf toe injury that he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs. es.pn/2gvpdzu
Ben McAdoo says "there were a few times yesterday that [Beckham] may have been interfered with." He says the team will have "plenty of use" this week of the process of sending plays to the league for explanations.
In fact, as noted this morning, #NFL has smartly and quietly toned down its No Fun rhetoric in past six weeks. espn.com/blog/nflnation…
#NFL should make an easy adjustment here. The republic survived the weekend with custom cleats. Can edure one more. twitter.com/paulkuharskynf…
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz on not blocking Vontaze Burfict on Carson Wentz scramble in first quarter: "I could see that Carson was easily going to make it out of bounds, and thought the play was over by the time I reached Burfict. Carson & I have discussed it and there are no issues. Our full attention is now on beating Washington."
Tom Brady passed Peyton Manning to lead the NFL in all-time wins yesterday. Here are some other numbers comparing t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Bears coach John Fox was asked how close to the team was to activating former 1st round pick Kyle Fuller on Sunday. Fuller was designated to return off of IR, but he has not yet been added to the active roster. "It's like horseshoes and hand grenades," Fox said. "Close doesn't really count."
The Bears are trying to send messages to some of their younger players -- particularly 3rd round pick Jonathan Bullard, who was a healthy scratch on Sunday. "I think there's a variety of ways to motivate young people," coach John Fox said. "He's a player that we do like, that we're trying to bring the best out of him like we do all our players." Second year safety Adrian Amos also missed the 49ers game with a foot injury, but he's another young player that's struggled in recent weeks.
Bears rookie Leonard Floyd flashed again on Sunday, recording a pair of sacks to push his season total to seven -- the third-highest number of sacks for a rookie in Bears' franchise history. "What was impressive about Leonard was being able to put maybe a couple of not some of his better plays behind him yesterday," coach John Fox said. "I thought he responded really well in the second half."
Redskins center Spencer Long is in the concussion protocol and that might force the team to sign another center in case he can't play. John Sullivan would take his place in the starting lineup and the emergency backup would be Shawn Lauvao. But he has not worked at center in a while so the Redskins would sign someone as a backup (or promote Kory Lichtensteiger off injured reserve, if they feel his calf injury has healed and he's ready). They also have center Ronald Patrick on their practice squad.
DeMarco Murray's toe is better. He's one of best backs in the league. "We're not going to change something good... espn.com/espn/now?nowId…
No Detroit Lions in the Top 5 in Pro Bowl fan voting at any position thus far -- that includes QB Matthew Stafford, P Sam Martin, K Matt Prater, returner Andre Roberts and ST players Johnson Bademosi and Don Carey.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh called Monday night's game in New England as the "toughest challenge" of the season. "We need to play our best football in New England to win the game," Harbaugh said. "We do believe we have a chance to do that."
LSU All-American RB Leonard Fournette plans to bypass his senior season and enter the upcoming NFL draft. es.pn/2gZT9Hg
Redskins tackle Trent Williams will return from his four-game suspension this week and will return to his starting job on the left side. Ty Nsekhe replaced him for the four games and did well, though he had some issues Sunday – perhaps because he's been dealing with a sprained ankle and struggled to anchor and use his strength. "He's our starting tackle and he's the best in the business," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said.
The Titans are not allowed to wear their personalized cleats for a cause Sunday, despite having a bye on the NFL's chosen Sunday. Doesn't seem fair. WATCH Jason McCourty's thoughts. He'll take a fine and wear his.
The Movember mustache is gone. Marcus Mariota declined to let me take a picture, so you will have to take my word for it!
Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel & Teddy Bridgewater all drafted ahead of him. Oops twitter.com/espnnfl/status…