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Bears’ Justin Fields to play vs. Lions after four-game absence, says thumb still ‘not 100%’ but ‘feels good’

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 …

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Diontae Johnson did not practice Wednesday with thumb injury

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 …

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Does Cowboys QB Dak Prescott belong in NFL MVP conversation?

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 …

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Matthew Stafford will be a full participant in practice

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 …

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Sabres’ Tage Thompson (wrist) out ‘less than a couple of months’

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 …

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‘Tyreek’s Hill’: Nick Wright’s NFL wide receiver rankings

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 …

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Chargers place Chris Rumph on injured reserve, sign Justin Hollins

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 …

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Is this Brandon Staley’s last stand as Chargers head coach?

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 …

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Bears say QB Justin Fields is healthy enough to start against Lions

The Chicago Bears will have Justin Fields back at quarterback Sunday against the Detroit Lions for a stretch of games that could be critical to his future with the team. Coach Matt Eberflus announced the move Wednesday following four missed starts by Fields because of a dislocated right thumb. “Our plan is to start him on Sunday,” Eberflus said. “He …

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Bengals rule out WR Tee Higgins, DE Sam Hubbard for Thursday night; Ravens will play without LT Ronnie Stanley

The Cincinnati Bengals have ruled out wide receiver Tee Higgins and defensive end Sam Hubbard for Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. Defensive end Trey Hendrickson was listed as a full participant at Wednesday’s practice after hyperextending his knee in Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans. His availability for Thursday’s game would come as a surprise on a short turnaround …

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