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Aaron Rodgers has hinted all season that he’ll make a historically quick recovery from a Week 1 Achilles tear, and the Jets quarterback went a step further on Sunday, telling NBC he’s targeting a mid-December return. For his part, Jets coach Robert Saleh made it clear that if Rodgers feels he’s ready, he will be in the lineup.  “Aaron’s a …

A 63-year-old former fifth-round draft choice out of Eastern Illinois has figured out modern quarterback play. Jeff Christensen, a self-described “old gray-haired grizzly bear,” is too modest to tell you that. But it is hard to understate his impact — as well as the grizzly bear’s gray hair. Christensen was part of the epic 1983 quarterback class that included John …

An already-tight four-way race for the AFC North took another twist Wednesday with the news that Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the season with a broken bone in his right shoulder. Amazingly, Watson still finished the game Sunday after suffering the injury, leading the Browns to a massive 33-31 comeback win over the division-leading Ravens. Though …

On the heels of a mini bye following their win over the Carolina Panthers on “Thursday Night Football,” the Chicago Bears are getting their starting quarterback back. On Wednesday, head coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that the plan is to start Justin Fields against the Detroit Lions in Week 11, per CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.  Fields suffered a dislocated …

One of Pittsburgh’s top receivers is again dealing with an injury. Diontae Johnson did not practice on Wednesday with a thumb issue. Johnson caught one pass on four targets for 17 yards in the win over the Packers on Sunday. He missed several games earlier this season with a hamstring injury. Johnson has 24 catches for 319 yards so far …

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are in the midst of a plausible 6-3 2023 campaign. As for the lifelong Cowboy quarterback, he entered Wednesday tied for the ninth-best odds to win NFL MVP, according to FOX Bet. On Tuesday’s edition of “First Things First,” cohost Chris Broussard argued that Prescott is being slated too low for the award. “I …

The New York Jets have struggled as of late. After an abysmal offensive showing in an overtime victory over the New York Giants in Week 8, thing got worse. The Jets have now dropped two straight games and have failed to score a single touchdown in each of those contests as the offense is letting down the defense.  Zach Wilson’s unit …

Getty Images The Denver Broncos are coming off of a huge upset victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, as Wil Lutz hit a 36-yard field goal on the last play of the game to move Denver to 4-5 on the year. Russell Wilson was impressive, as he completed 24 of 29 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford remains on track for a return to action against the Seahawks this weekend. Head coach Sean McVay said on Monday that the team expects to have Stafford back from the right thumb injury that kept him from playing in Week Nine’s loss to the Packers. On Wednesday, McVay said at his press conference that Stafford will …

Nov 15, 2023, 04:13 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without Tage Thompson for a month if not longer after their top center had a shot go off his left wrist. Coach Don Granato didn’t reveal the exact nature of the injury in providing the update following practice Wednesday. Thompson was injured a day earlier when …

Move over, “Mahomes Mountain.” We now have “Tyreek’s Hill.” Patrick Mahomes’ ex-Chiefs teammate, who’s now the NFL’s leading receiver as a Miami Dolphin, serves as the namesake for Nick Wright’s new wide receiver tiers list. Like “Mahomes Mountain,” “Tyreek’s Hill” uses a pyramid structure. So there is only one player in tier one, two players in tier two, three players …

With Deshaun Watson out for the season, the Cleveland Browns now have a giant gaping hole at quarterback. Watson was lost for the year after injuring his shoulder during the first half of the Browns’ stunning 33-31 win over Baltimore on Sunday. Although he was able to finish the game, Watson will soon be undergoing surgery that will keep him …

If this NFL season had a theme, it would be this: lesser-known and young quarterbacks starting games. There have already been 10 rookie quarterbacks to start a game this season, which is the most since 1950, excluding the strike season. Even the quarterbacks who aren’t rookies are not all seasoned veterans, and some are far from that status. Yes, we …

The Chargers placed outside linebacker Chris Rumph II on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Rumph will miss the rest of the season with a fractured foot, which he injured in pregame warmups Sunday. He made five tackles and a fumble recovery in six appearances this season. The 2021 fourth-round pick had 34 tackles, three sacks and a pass defensed …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Brandon Staley, the embattled head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, has been in this situation before. Last year, the Bolts trudged their way to a 5-5 record before getting hot late, winning five of their last seven games and reaching the playoffs. Of course, everyone remembers what happened in the postseason, as the Chargers blew …