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The Colts placed defensive tackle Raekwon Davis on the active/non-football illness list with high blood pressure on July 24. They announced today that Davis has passed his physical and has returned to the roster. Davis signed as a free agent in the offseason, agreeing to a two-year $14 million deal. He appeared in 63 career games with 48 starts in …

Rams coach Sean McVay is taking every precaution with Matthew Stafford and the quarterback’s hamstring issue. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Matthew Stafford stretched with teammates. During individual drills, he rolled out and threw passes with no outward sign of a balky hamstring. Still, Rams coach Sean McVay took no chances Monday with his veteran quarterback. Stafford took off …

A week ago, Riley Patterson appeared to have the Commanders’ kicking job locked up, as the only kicker on the roster. Now? Not. Patterson missed two field goals in last week’s preseason game, and Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said on Monday that the team still needs to figure out who its kicker is going to be. “The competition for …

The Bills have several injury concerns that could potentially run into the regular season. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said in his Monday video conference that receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, receiver Curtis Samuel, and backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky are all week-to-week with their respective injuries. Given that Trubisky is dealing with a knee injury, McDermott said the Bills may address the …

Efe Obada wants to keep playing in the NFL “till the wheels fall off”. Last November, he feared that day had come. While playing for the Washington Commanders, the British defensive end was one of three players bearing down on the opposition quarterback. The Commanders managed to complete the sack but, as most of the team celebrated, Obada lay on …

The Chargers announced a series of roster moves on Monday. They have signed linebacker Frank Ginda and safety Jalyn Phillips to their 90-man roster. They cleared space for the newcomers by waiving quarterback Max Duggan — as previously reported — and wide receiver Leon Johnson. Ginda was the USFL defensive player of the year in 2023 and he remained with …

Running back Salvon Ahmed’s time is up in Miami. The Dolphins announced that they released Ahmed on Monday. He joined the Dolphins in 2020 and appeared in 38 regular season games for the team. He ran 163 times for 593 yards and five touchdowns to go with 40 catches for 274 yards and a score. Miami announced several other moves, …

The Bills have changed their plans for their preseason finale against the Panthers this week. Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters in his Monday video conference that Buffalo will not play its starters. “Right so initially the plan was to play the ones this week. Because of the injuries and lack of availability, we’re going to take the ones out, …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is back. At practice, at least. A plantar fascia injury had kept him out of practice all month, with much of his time off spent in a walking boot. He returned to practice on Monday, 20 days before the regular-season opener against the Raiders. New coach Jim Harbaugh has raved about Herbert, who received a market-value …

Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy Quarterback controversies, holdouts, hold-ins and the curious use of a Spiderman meme — all can be found in the premiere episode of McCoy & Van Noy. Two-time All-Pro Gerald McCoy and two-time Super Bowl champ Kyle Van Noy join forces for the premiere episode of their new podcast — where two legendary defensive players, …

Safety Jimmie Ward’s second season with the Texans won’t be his final one. Ward signed a two-year contract with Houston as a free agent in 2022 and multiple reports on Monday say that he has agreed to a deal that will extend his stay with the team through the 2025 season. No other terms have been reported. Ward played for …

The Panthers announced a number of transactions Monday that included placing veteran cornerback Anthony Brown and quarterback Jake Luton on injured reserve. The players will end the season on injured reserve unless the Panthers release them with an injury settlement. Luton, whose injury is undisclosed, signed Aug. 5 with Andy Dalton out with an injury. He spent time with the …

Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said last week that quarterback Josh Allen would play in the preseason game at Pittsburgh. And then Allen didn’t. McDermott explained afterward that the field in Pittsburgh was wet, the weather cut short the team’s warmup, and he ultimately decided there was no reason to put Allen on the field in conditions where an injury …

Jets receiver Mike Williams returned to practice Aug. 7 when he passed his physical. But he has only participated in individual drills at practice, while running routes on the side as he works his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Williams said Monday that he expected to be cleared for team drills soon. “I think next week I’m …

Over time, the NFL has lost the art of the quarterback battle. There haven’t been many true fights between players competing for starting QB positions, but this year was a smidge different. There were a few situations this year that had teams letting quarterbacks duke it out, with a real deal quarterback battle just now coming to a close in …